What year is Carter Yakemchuk's rookie card?

Carter Yakemchuk's rookie season was 2026-27, so the rookie cards carry that year.

How many rookie cards does Carter Yakemchuk have?

Our checklist lists 4 Carter Yakemchuk rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.

How much is a Carter Yakemchuk rookie card worth?

Parlae does not print card values. Find the year, set, card number, parallel and grade on your card, then check eBay sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.

Are collectors watching Carter Yakemchuk right now?

Collector attention is surging: Wikipedia lookups of Carter Yakemchuk are up 100% this week. That is attention, not a price.

Carter Yakemchuk rookie card: key RCs, checklist and collector interest

Carter Yakemchuk's first licensed base rookie card is the 2026-27 Upper Deck Series 1 #249. Carter Yakemchuk's rookie season was 2026-27.

Carter YakemchukOTT D

1st round, 7th overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft by the Ottawa Senators; NHL debut March 24, 2026.

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Collector attention: up 100% this week, up 451% over 30 days

Attention measures how much people are looking up this player, a leading indicator collectors watch. It is not a price. Source: Wikipedia pageviews through 2026-10-15.

Carter Yakemchuk's key rookie cards, by our criteria

First licensed base RC: The licensed base rookie card from the earliest year in the player's checklist. Where an Upper Deck Young Guns card exists, that card.
First chromium RC: The licensed chromium (Chrome, Prizm, Optic and the like) rookie card from the earliest year in the player's checklist.
Scarcest licensed RC autograph: Among licensed rookie-card autographs in the player's checklist, the one with the lowest stated print run.
First prospect card: For a player whose rookie cards are not out yet, or a baseball player's Bowman 1st: the earliest prospect card in the player's checklist. Not a rookie card.

First licensed base RC
2026-27 Upper Deck Series 1 #249
Upper Deck, base, Young Guns. Sources [1]

Which Carter Yakemchuk card is the real rookie card

Upper Deck has the exclusive NHL and NHLPA card license. He debuted late in the 2025-26 season, so his Young Guns card is in 2026-27 Upper Deck Series 1 (hobby release October 7, 2026; the posted checklist is still marked subject to change): No. 249, with Oversized Young Guns No. 249 and UD Canvas Young Guns C-91. He also has an RC-marked card No. 241 in 2026-27 Upper Deck MVP. No O-Pee-Chee Platinum or SP Authentic rookie cards for him exist yet.

Sources [1][2][3]

Carter Yakemchuk rookie card checklist with card numbers

4 rookie cards, each confirmed on the linked pages. Not every parallel is listed.

Carter Yakemchuk card checklist
Card	Type	Print run	RC	Source
2026-27 Upper Deck Series 1 #249Young Guns	Base	Not numbered	Yes	[1]
2026-27 Upper Deck Series 1 #249Oversized Young Guns, one per Series 1 Young Guns Oversized Blaster	Base	Not numbered	Yes	[1]
2026-27 Upper Deck Series 1 #C-91UD Canvas Young Guns	Insert	Not numbered	Yes	[1]
2026-27 Upper Deck MVP #241SPs/Rookies section; MVP is an early-season set with no autographs	Base	Not numbered	Yes	[1]

Carter Yakemchuk's career, in brief

Defenceman drafted seventh overall by Ottawa in 2024 after a 30-goal season for the WHL's Calgary Hitmen.
Had 40 points in 54 AHL games for Belleville in 2025-26.
Scored a goal and an assist in his NHL debut for Ottawa in March 2026.

Career facts: [1]

Grading Carter Yakemchuk cards

A PSA 10 (Gem Mint) or BGS 9.5 is the top grade most collectors look for; it means sharp corners, clean edges, centered printing and an unmarked surface. A graded card and a raw one are different cards to look up.

How PSA, CGC and Beckett grade

PSA

Top grades:: Gem Mint 10, then Mint 9 and NM-MT 8.
Half grades:: 1.5 through 8.5 since February 2008; there is no PSA 9.5.

One overall grade on the label. Centering weighs heavily in it.

Source: Sports Collectors Digest on PSA's half grades

CGC

Top grades:: Pristine 10 (virtually flawless, 50/50 centering), then Gem Mint 10 and Mint+ 9.5.
Half grades:: Yes, from Fair 1.5 up to Mint+ 9.5.

Authentic (AU) for a genuine card that cannot take a number; Authentic Altered (AA) for one that was altered.

Source: CGC grading scale

Beckett (BGS)

Top grades:: Pristine 10; a Black Label Pristine 10 has a 10 in all four subgrades.
Half grades:: Yes, 1 to 10 in half points.

Four subgrades on the label: centering, corners, edges and surface.

Source: Beckett grading

Grading scales as each grader describes them, checked Oct 16, 2026.

Population by grade

A population report counts how many copies of a card a grader has graded at each grade. Search 2026-27 Upper Deck Series 1 #249 on PSA Population Report or CGC Cards Population Report.

How to identify your Carter Yakemchuk card and check what it sold for

Find the year and maker on the back of your Carter Yakemchuk card, and the card number, usually top or bottom on the back.
Check the front and back for a serial number (for example 23/99) and for a colored or patterned finish: those mark a parallel, which is a different card from the base version.
Look for the RC logo or the word Rookie. A card from before the first pro season, such as a Bowman 1st or a college card, is a prospect card, not a rookie card.
Note any grade on the slab label (PSA, BGS, SGC, CGC). A raw card and a graded one are different listings.
Search sold listings for that exact year, set, number, parallel and grade. What a card sold for is a better guide than any asking price.

Check Carter Yakemchuk rookie cards in eBay's sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.

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Carter Yakemchuk card questions

What is Carter Yakemchuk's rookie card?: Carter Yakemchuk's first licensed base rookie card is the 2026-27 Upper Deck Series 1 #249. Carter Yakemchuk's rookie season was 2026-27.
What year is Carter Yakemchuk's rookie card?: Carter Yakemchuk's rookie season was 2026-27, so the rookie cards carry that year.
How many rookie cards does Carter Yakemchuk have?: Our checklist lists 4 Carter Yakemchuk rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.
How much is a Carter Yakemchuk rookie card worth?: Parlae does not print card values. Find the year, set, card number, parallel and grade on your card, then check eBay sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.
Are collectors watching Carter Yakemchuk right now?: Collector attention is surging: Wikipedia lookups of Carter Yakemchuk are up 100% this week. That is attention, not a price.

Card facts checked 2026-10-16. Parlae prints no card values. Set and brand names belong to their makers; Parlae is not affiliated with them.

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