Andrej Nestrasil Rookie Materials

Andrej Nestrasil Rookie Materials

This week I will be reviewing another Rookie Jersey card in my collection, but this time a lesser-known players. This player is Andrej Nestrasil. He played his first games at the professional level for the Red Wings after some years in their farm system. He made his debut on October 9, 2014, but about  a month and a half later he was put on waivers and claimed by Carolina.

Thats is the card above and it was featured in 2014-15 Upper Deck Series 2 Hockey. The card's number is 42 for the Rookie Materials subset. The card overall has nothing really special about it, but the colour is great and it really tells you "I am one of the many to call Hockeytown my home." It's nice the words "Rookie Materials" is nice and big and there;s nothing really to complain about minus the fact that under the name it could have the Red Wings logo, but that's just me.

If you have on of these cards, and your are looking to make a quick buck, you could probably load this off on someone for anywhere to about $3-$7 depending on who you are selling it to. Obviously Red Wigs fans would pay about $5-$7 for it and same goes for Hurricanes fans, if there actually is any in this world.

Overall Card Score

7.75 out of 10.

Rookie Fabrics Dylan Larkin

2015-16 Upper Deck SPX Hockey Dylan Larkin Rookie Fabrics

For my first hockey card review on this blog, I will be reviewing one of the higher-end cards in my collection. This card has a "Dylan Larkin Event-Used hockey memorabilia certified to have been used in a rookie photo shoot.", according to the card. 

Obviously, the player on the card is Dylan Larkin, a forward for the Detroit Red Wings. He played college hockey For the University of Michigan Wolverines. The card is a card from his rookie year, 2015-16 where he was one of the leading scorers and point-getters in the 2015-16 rookie class.

As you can tell, the card has a pretty sizeable jersey piece, which is nice. The card design is very nice and it has all the elements a Jersey card should have. A jersey (obviously), a subset name (rookie fabric), the player, the team, his or her position, the team logo, the set logo or company logo, and a picture of the player. I like that there is a border separating the jersey, subset name, and the team logo between the rest of the card. I think the colours on the card are very nice, too.

I had originally bought the card for $15, which is about how much you could ask for this card at the cheapest price, but if you wanted to make a few bucks, you could could probably get away with selling it for $20 if you found the right buyer.

The only thing this card could improve on is the fact that the words "Rookie Fabric" and the "SPX" logo are hard to read. I understand that they are trying to get the red colour to stand out, but I think even if they are thinly outlined in black, it would make the card better.

Overall Card Score:

9.5/10