Wyatt Johnston has propelled the Stars back in their Round 1 series vs. Vegas. The Hockey Card community is taking notice and buying up his cards in droves.
Wyatt Johnston is a star in the making
The 20-year-old Dallas Stars forward is leading the charge for his team as they rallied from a 0-2 series deficit to the defending Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights.
Through the first two games of the series, Johnston had just one assist. Since then, however, he’s been the catalyst for the surging Stars, picking up three goals and two helpers in the following three games to put the Stars ahead 3-2 in the series. He also got the overtime winner in a very pivotal Game 3 matchup.
It’s these types of playoff performances from young players that get the attention of the hockey world.
Well, the card-collecting community has taken notice as well, and his market is red-hot right now.
At the start of the playoffs, Johnston’s PSA 10 Young Guns rookie card was selling regularly in the $150 range. After a few big games from the Stars youngster, the last sale of that same card was for $223.
Overall, Johnston’s market has seen a 55% increase over the last 30 days.
Wyatt Johnston's 'Young Guns' rookie card comes from the 2022–23 Series 2 set.
There are 1,451 graded copies of Johnston’s flagship rookie card, but only 453 of them were given a perfect 10/10 grade from PSA with just a 33% Gem Rate. That sounds bad, but it’s actually a good thing for the hobby. If the card is a tough grade and the PSA 10s are more scarce, the card creates extra value when in high demand. Which we’re seeing right now.
If Johnston continues to drive Dallas on a Stanley Cup run, who knows how high in demand his cards will continue to get, thus pushing the value even higher.
*All prices in this article are in CAD.