- Ovechkin 1-of-1 card sold for $256,000 at Sotheby’s Summer Sports Marquee auction
- The card carries a game-used NHL shield patch, his autograph and an “895” inscription
- Read below for how it stacks up against his record $381,000 rookie card
Alex Ovechkin memorabilia keeps getting more expensive.
One of his hockey cards sold for $256,000 at Sotheby’s Summer Sports Marquee auction on Monday. It’s a 1-of-1 from Upper Deck’s 2024-25 The Cup set, and the details are what pushed the price.
The card carries a game-used NHL shield patch pulled from an Ovechkin jersey, along with his autograph. He also added an inscription that reads “895 #1 All-Time Goals.”
PSA graded the card a 7 out of 10 and authenticated the signature at a perfect 10.
That total makes it the second-highest Ovechkin card ever sold in public. The top spot still belongs to his 2005-06 The Cup Rookie Patch Autograph Gold Rainbow, numbered eight of eight, which went for $381,000 at Sotheby’s Timeless Titans auction last year and set a record for any modern hockey card.
Here’s a look at the card that fetched the six-figure price:
Before that Gold Rainbow sale, the previous Ovechkin high was $182,400, set by a 2005-06 The Cup rookie patch auto numbered to 99 that sold at Goldin back in 2021.
The “895” on the card points back to the night that reset his collectibles market. Watch the goal that passed Wayne Gretzky:
Ovechkin’s market took off after he chased down and passed Gretzky’s all-time goals record last April. Demand for anything tied to that run has climbed ever since.
That lot held more than 170 pieces in all. The group included Aaron Judge’s game-worn MLB debut jersey, Kobe Bryant’s 2009 NBA Finals jersey and the bat Shohei Ohtani used for his 1,000th career hit.
Hockey’s overall card record is still a long way off. That mark belongs to a 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee Gretzky rookie graded a PSA 10, which changed hands for $3.75 million in a 2021 private sale.
Ovechkin isn’t done adding to his own count either. He’s still chasing round numbers, and we broke down whether 1,000 goals is actually in reach.
