Wayne Gretzky and Connor McDavid appear in the new Superman-inspired upper deck trading card – Hockey Writer – Collect Hockey

Superhero on the ice. Superheroes get it out of the way. Wayne Gretzky and Connor McDavid both appeared in Upper Deck’s DC NHL Crossover: NHL Icons Edition. This set of cards features Gretzky and McDavid (one card per player), and its design is inspired by the new movies from DC Studios Superman. It also includes original Superman-designed cards. Packaging will be available in the Upper Deck E-Pack® Store until July 24, 2025, PDT at 5:59 am.

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Each 1 card pack will contain 1 of 4 basic cards. Note the special silver parallels (1:10), golden similarities (1:25), the artist’s autograph (1:150) (1:150) (1:1500) from the esteemed artist Eric Cash and Canvas Autograph Parallels (1:1500), which contains signatures from hard signatures from Gretzky or McDavid, which will be in selected packages. These cards will be available for one week at the upper deck E-Pack® store and can be shipped home eight to 12 weeks after the card is released. The set follows another popular DC Comics superhero card set, with Upper Deck releasing the top NHL draft prospect in early July.

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If you’re lucky enough to watch Gretzky and McDavid Live, you’ll most likely accept Superman on the Ice. Many times, both players are compared with Superman. Gretzky is one of the greatest dynasties in NHL history and one of the driving forces behind the Edmonton Oilers in the 1980s. Along with teammates like Jari Kurri, Mark Messier, Glenn Anderson and Paul Coffey, Gretzky and Oilers, it’s pure offensive force that seems to be able to score at will. Gretzky entered the NHL from the Old World Hockey Association (WHA) at the start of the 1979-80 NHL season, with many question marks on his figure and ability. From the moment he first hit the hockey game on the tanker on October 10, 1979, when he assisted Kevin Lowe’s team with the first NHL goal. Gretzky never looked back and became the greatest scorer in NHL history with 2,857 points.

Many hockey fans remember their greatest achievements, including scoring 50 goals in 39 games in 1981, his 51-game winning streak and winning 200 points in four seasons in the mid-80s. He improved his game in the playoffs and led the Oilers to four Stanley Cup victories in 1984, 1985, 1987 and 1988 before being traded to the Los Angeles Kings on August 9, 1988.

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Many of Edmonton’s hockey fans are lucky enough to witness a thousand once-in-a-lifetime players like Gretzky, and then they can’t believe it when lightning hits twice in the Alberta capital. On Saturday, April 18, 2015, the Oilers won the NHL Draft Lottery and received the right to the first pick by Connor McDavid. McDavid lives up to his billing as a generation of superstars, winning the Hart Memorial Trophy (three times), the Ted Lindsay Award (four times), the Art Ross Trophy (five times) and the Maurice Richard Trophy (one time). He also won the Conn Smyth trophy in 2024 and led the Oilers to win two Stanley Cup finals in 2024 and 2025.

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McDavid can easily be the most dynamic and talented player of his time. The only question left is how many points he will accumulate and how many Stanley Cup championships he is expected to win for Oilers fans.

Gretzky and McDavid are superheroes in the sports souvenir world

Ask most collectors and they will tell you that the two most coveted cards in the history of the hockey card collection are Gretzky’s 1979 O-Pee-Chee Rookie Card and McDavid’s 2015 Upper Deck Young Guns Rookie Card. The value of their cards is obviously related to their use on ice, and their value continues to increase as the years grow. That’s why having multiple Gretzky and McDavid items in your collection is worth it for fans of sports souvenirs. You can even have some exclusive items signed by Gretzky and McDavid, called “Legend of Canada” and “Winning Passion” available at the upper deck shop.

This new Upper Deck’s DC NHL crossover: NHL icon edition featuring Gretzky and McDavid is a new must-have for collectors. The cards are beautifully designed and also feature special autograph similarities, including artist signature parallel (1:150) and canvas signature parallel (1:1500) cards that will be used as a bonus second card in Select Packs! Don’t miss your chance to collect history of the new Superman-inspired Gretzky and McDavid cards available in the Upper Deck E-Pack® Store by July 24, 2025.