McDavid Is Out-Pacing Gretzky. What Would a First Stanley Cup Do to His Cards?

What happened

Sports Illustrated carries the lead headline, “McDavid Is Out-Pacing Gretzky. What Would a First Stanley Cup Do to His Cards?”. It was first reported in our feed on Oct 22, 2026 at 7:35 PM CT.

1 other outlet picked it up — OTIA Sports. Coverage in our feed runs for 42 min from first to latest report.

Who’s covering it

• Sports Illustrated9McDavid Is Out-Pacing Gretzky. What Would a First Stanley Cup Do to His Cards?5h
• OTIA Sports8Connor McDavid’s Red-Hot Start Has Collectors Watching What a Stanley Cup Could Do to His Card Market4h

Why it matters

• Market Mover. Price and market coverage is where collectors look for direction on what to buy, hold or sell; check the source for the underlying data.
• Sports. It sits in the sports-card side of the hobby, which Insider.Cards ranks first on the front page.
• Connor McDavid. NHL. All Connor McDavid coverage →
• Wayne Gretzky. NHL. The 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee #18 is hockey's blue-chip card. All Wayne Gretzky coverage →

Coverage timeline

1. Oct 22, 7:35 PM CTfirst reportSports Illustrated McDavid Is Out-Pacing Gretzky. What Would a First Stanley Cup Do to His Cards?
2. Oct 22, 8:17 PM CT+42 minOTIA Sports Connor McDavid’s Red-Hot Start Has Collectors Watching What a Stanley Cup Could Do to His Card Market

Topics in this story

Player Connor McDavidPlayer Wayne GretzkyTopic Market Moves