Basketball has the Logoman, football has the NFL Shield and hockey has the NHL Shield. These are widely seen as the top patch in their respective sports.
Upper Deck's Ultimate Collection has a long history in hockey, driven by super premium content like autographs and memorabilia cards. The product's biggest chase is one of the brand's signatures, Rookie NHL Shield Autographs. The one-of-ones have resulted in grails for such first-years standouts as Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews. Minnesota sniper Kirill Kaprizov can be added to that list. His 2020-21 Ultimate Collection Shield Patch not only includes the full league logo but a 10-grade on-card autograph as well.
The hard signature is important here. While Kaprizov does have several autographs in 2020-21 The Cup, one of Upper Deck's other super premium lines, many of them use stickers. This makes his already stunning Ultimate Collection Shield Patch stand out even further. Simply put, there's a strong argument that this 1/1 is the single greatest Kirill Kaprizov card in existence.
The certification number on this card has been checked against the third-party grader's online database and is active as of 10/09/2025.
