Similar to its football counterpart, 2013-14 Panini Contenders Hockey Rookie Ticket Autographs feature a bunch of variations. Actually, for hockey, some cards have two different variants. Without a theme, it's important to know what to look for with the basic variations. Otherwise you might have something rare and not even know it.
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Basic 2013-14 Panini Contenders Hockey Rookie Ticket Autograph variation aren't serial numbered, but they do have a confirmed print run of 50 copies each. The majority of photo variations show a player wearing a different style jersey or looking the other way. So while they might not stand out on their own, they're not too difficult to spot.
The Contenders checklist also has 25 Variation II cards. These are even rarer, limited to 25 copies each or less. Panini has yet to confirm if there's a theme, but it looks as though these cards have a sepia player image.

Below we have compiled a visual guide for the basic 2013-14 Panini Contenders Hockey Rookie Ticket Autograph variations. We've included a brief description for the variants released by Panini. We've also put together side-by-side comparisons of the base and variation versions to make spotting them ever easier. We'll continue to fill in the gaps as pictures become available.
Because of their presumed sepia theme that's easy to spot, and the fact that they're not confirmed, Variation II cards are not pictured yet. A full list is provided on the main 2013-14 Panini Contenders Hockey checklist.
2013-14 Panini Contenders Hockey Rookie Ticket Autograph Variations Visual Guide
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226 Alex Killorn, Tampa Bay Lightning
Base: mouth closed
Variation: looking right


227 Austin Watson, Nashville Predators
Base: stick blade visible
Variation: stick blade not visible


228 Boone Jenner, Columbus Blue Jackets
Base: looking right
Variation: looking left


229 Brock Nelson, New York Islanders
Base: looking right
Variation: looking left


230 Charlie Coyle, Minnesota Wild
Base: red jersey
Variation: green jersey


231 Elias Lindholm, Carolina Hurricanes
Base: number on shoulder
Variation: facing left, stick in two hands


232 Emerson Etem, Anaheim Ducks
Base: with 20th anniversary patch
Variation: no 20th anniversary patch


233 Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators - Redemption
Base: TBA
Variation: facing left

234 Hampus Lindholm, Anaheim Ducks
Base: white jersey
Variation: black jersey


235 Jack Campbell, Dallas Stars
Base: glove hand down
Variation: glove hand raised


236 Jonas Brodin, Minnesota Wild
Base: white jersey
Variation: green jersey


237 Viktor Fasth, Anaheim Ducks
Base: 20th anniversary patch on jersey
Variation: no 20th anniversary patch


238 Lucas Lessio, Phoenix Coyotes
Base: pictured
Variation: facing left

239 Mark Arcobello, Edmonton Oilers
Base: no stick
Variation: stick visible


240 Matt Dumba, Minnesota Wild
Base: one glove visible
Variation: both gloves visible


241 Johan Larsson, Buffalo Sabres - Redemption
Base: TBA
Variation: body turned right

242 Nathan Beaulieu, Montreal Canadiens
Base: chin strap done up
Variation: chin strap undone


243 Reto Berra, Calgary Flames
Base: red jersey
Variation: white jersey


244 Rasmus Ristolainen, Buffalo Sabres
Base: TBA
Variation: facing right
245 Ryan Murray, Columbus Blue Jackets
Base: blue jersey
Variation: red, white and blue jersey


246 Jon Merrill, New Jersey Devils
Base: looking right
Variation: looking left

247 Thomas Hickey, New York Islanders
Base: no mustache
Variation: mustache


248 Tye McGinn, Philadelphia Flyers
Base: pictured
Variation: looking left

249 Tyler Toffoli, Los Angeles Kings
Base: black jersey
Variation: white jersey


250 Zemgus Girgensons, Buffalo Sabres
Base: facing right
Variation: looking left


251 Frederik Andersen, Anaheim Ducks
Base: white jersey
Variation: black jersey


252 Ryan Strome, New York Islanders
Base: blue jersey
Variation: black jersey


253 Dougie Hamilton, Boston Bruins
Base: white jersey
Variation: black jersey


254 Mikhail Grigorenko, Buffalo Sabres
Base: white jersey
Variation: blue jersey

255 Sean Monahan, Calgary Flames
Base: red jersey
Variation: white jersey


256 Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
Base: white jersey
Variation: maroon jersey


257 Alex Chiasson, Dallas Stars
Base: white jersey
Variation: green jersey


258 Valeri Nichushkin, Dallas Stars - Redemption
Base: TBA
Variation: green jersey

259 Tomas Jurco, Detroit Red Wings
Base: red jersey
Variation: white jersey


260 Justin Schultz, Edmonton Oilers
Base: white jersey
Variation: blue jersey


261 Nail Yakupov, Edmonton Oilers
Base: white jersey
Variation: blue jersey


262 Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers
Base: white jersey
Variation: red jersey


263 Jonathan Huberdeau, Florida Panthers
Base: red jersey
Variation: white jersey

264 Mikael Grandlund, Minnesota Wild
Base: white jersey
Variation: red jersey

265 Alex Galchenyuk, Montreal Canadiens
Base: white jersey
Variation: red jersey


266 Brendan Gallagher, Montreal Canadiens
Base: red jersey
Variation: white jersey


267 Michael Bournival, Montreal Canadiens
Base: white jersey
Variation: red jersey


268 Seth Jones, Nashville Predators
Base: white jersey
Variation: yellow jersey


269 Cory Conacher, Ottaw Senators
Base: white jersey
Variation: red jersey

270 Beau Bennett, Pittsburgh Penguins
Base: white jersey
Variation: black jersey

271 Tomas Hertl, San Jose Sharks
Base: white jersey
Variation: black jersey


272 Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues - Redemption
Base: TBA
Variation: blue jersey


273 Morgan Rielly, Toronto Maple Leafs
Base: blue jersey
Variation: white jersey


274 Jacob Trouba, Winnipeg Jets
Base: white jersey
Variation: blue jersey


275 Tom Wilson, Washington Capitals
Base: red jersey
Variation: white jersey


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