FILE PHOTO - Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid (97) takes part in warm up before taking on the San Jose Sharks during NHL playoff action in Edmonton, Alta., on Friday April 14, 2017.
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June 05, 2018 - 1:00 PM
A cardboard souvenir of Connor McDavid's rookie NHL season has fetched enough money to buy a luxury car.
McDavid's "2015 Upper Deck The Cup" rookie hockey card, which includes the Edmonton captain's autograph plus a small scrap of an Oilers jersey, sold for US$55,655 at a recent online auction.
According to a release from vendor PWCC Marketplace, that's the highest sales price ever for a "modern" hockey trading card.
To put it in perspective, the card sold for about the same price as a lower-end Porsche.
PWCC defines modern cards as those produced from 1986 to present.
McDavid led the NHL in scoring for a second straight season in 2017-18 with 108 points (41 goals, 67 assists) .
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