All Fantasy Hockey Card Updates Through Jan. 26
A big week in NHL 25 as the first Team of the Year cards and a new 4 Nations Face-Off Event went live, there were also big upgrades for Fantasy Hockey cards.
After a big week Jason Zucker is now the third-highest rated player in Hockey Ultimate Team, while Megan Keller is tied with Travis Sanheim as the fourth.
All new Fantasy Updates since last week are below.
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Fabian Zetterlund, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Charlie Coyle, Sebastian Repo, and Mikael Backlund all now sit at at least 91 overall, making them elite cards.
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