The 2015-16 NHL® Rookie Class is not just about Connor McDavid. Many believe this is one of the deepest rookie classes in decades. Sam Bennett of the Calgary Flames is one key rookie made his debut late last season, but he appeared so late that he became a carryover rookie. The good news there is that there were rookie cards of him immediately at the start of the season in early Upper Deck products like MVP, O-Pee-Chee and Artifacts.
Sam Bennett has become a HUGE addition to the Calgary Flames and is one of the most highly touted rookies this season.
Here are some reasons why you want to take notice of this young star with the Flames:
- Bennett is a native of Holland Landing, Ontario which means there is strong interest in this local boy from one of the hotbeds of hockey collectors.
- As a member of Team Canada, he helped bring home gold in the 2013 World U18 Championship.
- He was picked by the Calgary Flames 4th overall in the 2014 NHL® Draft and to be playing alongside another hobby darling in Johnny Gaudreau is going to serve him well.
- In his NHL® debut, he recorded his first career point just 33 seconds into the game.
- He became a regular part of the line-up in the 2015 NHL® Stanley Cup Playoffs playing in all 11 games where he scored three goals and an assist.
- This season he’s been performing admirably as well and on January 13, Bennett lit the Florida Panthers up scoring four goals in the game!
- He is playing in a Canadian market with an EXTREMELY passionate fan base who are quickly falling in love with this young star.
- He’s got a great smile, is very charismatic and he even has some great tips on parenting!
Check out some of the cards you’ll want to hunt for of Sam Bennett now!
Bennett has a variety of cool Upper Deck Team Canada cards available in the World Juniors product!
His first rookie cards appeared in 2015-16 Upper Deck MVP which released over the summer.
Bennett also has rookie content in O-Pee-Chee. His Marquee Rookie is the key card to pick up there, but this retro rookie really pops!
In 2015-16 Upper Deck Artifacts we began to see memorabilia and autograph cards for Bennett.
Bennett had rookie content in the UD Buybacks product as well.
Collectors really took notice to Bennett when his Young Guns rookie card debuted in 2015-16 NHL Upper Deck Series One.
So highly thought of was Bennett, he appeared with Connor McDavid on the Young Guns checklist card in Upper Deck Series One.
A tougher pull, Bennett’s Young Guns Canvas card is a big draw with collectors as well.
Upper Deck’s 2015-16 NHL Full Force set provided collectors with a bevy of options to get Sam Bennett rookie card content.
One of the more unique cards in the Full Force set were the 3-D rookie cards in the set which you really need to see in person to appreciate.
Full Force also delivered awesome die-cut autograph cards of Bennett like this!
The first super-premium cards of Bennett arrived in 2015-16 NHL Black Diamond and WOW are they something to see!
This card from 2015-16 NHL Black Diamond actually has three diamonds embedded into the card!
Black Diamond also featured an overlay program that will appear in other sets this year for Exquisite Collection. These two cards are high in demand for Flames fans!
Trilogy is another new product that offers collectors a variety of options for Sam Bennett rookie card content.
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Any idea when rookie artifacts tedemptns will be ready?