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This thread contains a bit of statistical analysis of the 2011-12 rookie class. It's not really about the players themselves -- rather, it's about the cardboard they appeared on.
For the full list of players earning RCs (broken down by team), please see this thread by Jon (numbern9ne). My thanks to Jon for keeping the lists updated, as I used them extensively in putting together this post.
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THE NUMBERS
142 players earned rookie cards during the 2011-12 season.
* 43 carry-over debuts from 2010-11.
* 2 carry-over backup goaltenders from 2010-11.
* 92 new debuts.
* 4 new backup goaltenders.
* 1 retired player (Connie Madigan).
No players earned their only base-set cards in the following six sets with questionable RC eligibility:
Panini Titanium
Panini Luxury Suite
SP Authentic Rookie Extended
UD Artifacts Autographed Rookie Redemptions
Upper Deck Ice
Upper Deck MVP
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ONLY-RCS
Only three players earned just one rookie card during the 2011-12 season.
Chad Rau (Minnesota Wild) -- Pinnacle
Mike Angelidis (Tampa Bay Lightning) -- Pinnacle
Connie Madigan (St. Louis Blues) -- Panini Certified
It is worth noting that both Rau and Angelidis were featured in the SP Authentic Rookie Extended insert set. That makes Connie Madigan the only "rookie" to appear in just one brand.
There are four players with only two legitimate rookie cards.
Warren Peters (Minnesota Wild) -- Pinnacle and Crown Royale
Greg Rallo (Florida Panthers) -- SP Authentic and Pinnacle
Pierre-Cedric Labrie (Tampa Bay Lightning) -- Pinnacle and Crown Royale
Derek Whitmore (Buffalo Sabres) -- Pinnacle and Ultimate Collection
Peters is noteworthy for two reasons. First, he earned his RCs in 2011-12 despite debuting in 2008-09. Second, he appeared only in the update versions of Pinnacle and Crown Royale, meaning his RC-year cards were released in just one product (Panini Rookie Anthology). Labrie can't technically make the same claim, since he was included in the SP Authentic Rookie Extended insert set.
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SSP ROOKIE CARDS
The following true rookie cards are limited to 99 copies. Players making their only SSP appearance are printed in red.
2011-12 Crown Royale
Joe Colborne
Cody Hodgson
Jonathon Blum
Blake Geoffrion
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Adam Larsson
Brandon Saad
Gabriel Landeskog
Ryan Johansen
Jake Gardiner
Mika Zibanejad
Erik Gudbranson
Sean Couturier
Brett Connolly
Adam Henrique
Marcus Kruger
Tim Erixon
Cody Eakin
Aaron Palushaj
David Rundblad
Zack Kassian
Ryan Ellis
Simon Despres
Louis Leblanc
Gustav Nyquist
Brendan Smith
Carl Hagelin
Calvin de Haan
Peter Holland
Cameron Gaunce
2011-12 Dominion
Lance Bouma
Maxime Macenauer
Cody Hodgson
Brandon Saad
Gabriel Landeskog
Ryan Johansen
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Erik Gudbranson
Louis Leblanc
Adam Henrique
Adam Larsson
Carl Hagelin
Mika Zibanejad
Sean Couturier
Matt Read
Brian Strait
Joe Colborne
Zack Kassian
Mark Scheifele
2011-12 Panini Certified
Devante Smith-Pelly
Erik Gudbranson
Allen York
Cameron Gaunce
Raphael Diaz
Alexei Emelin
2011-12 Panini Elite
Adam Larsson
Cody Eakin
Gustav Nyquist
Mika Zibanejad
Brendan Smith
Brandon Saad
Cody Hodgson
Jake Gardiner
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Craig Smith
Blake Geoffrion
Louis Leblanc
Joe Colborne
Ryan Johansen
Brett Connolly
Devante Smith-Pelly
Mark Scheifele
Sean Couturier
Gabriel Landeskog
Matt Frattin
2011-12 Panini Luxury Suite
Adam Henrique
Adam Larsson
Blake Geoffrion
Brandon Saad
Brendan Smith
Brett Connolly
Carl Hagelin
Cody Eakin
Cody Hodgson
Craig Smith
David Rundblad
Devante Smith-Pelly
Gabriel Landeskog
Gustav Nyquist
Jake Gardiner
Joe Colborne
Brett Bulmer
Louis Leblanc
Mark Scheifele
Calvin de Haan
Harry Zolnierczyk
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Ryan Johansen
Sean Couturier
Simon Despres
Tim Erixon
Zack Kassian
Aaron Palushaj
Erik Gudbranson
Justin Faulk
2011-12 Panini Rookie Anthology
Sean Couturier
Adam Henrique
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Cody Hodgson
Gabriel Landeskog
2011-12 SP Game Used
Erik Gudbranson
Adam Larsson
Mika Zibanejad
Mark Scheifele
Brett Connolly
Ryan Johansen
Cody Hodgson
Sean Couturier
Gabriel Landeskog
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
2011-12 The Cup
Louis Leblanc
Mark Scheifele
Cody Hodgson
Sean Couturier
Gabriel Landeskog
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
2011-12 Ultimate Collection
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Gabriel Landeskog
Leland Irving
Zack Kassian
Louis Leblanc
Ryan Johansen
Erik Gudbranson
Calvin de Haan
Adam Henrique
Adam Larsson
Mika Zibanejad
Sean Couturier
Matt Read
Cody Eakin
Brett Connolly
Joe Colborne
Jake Gardiner
Cody Hodgson
Craig Smith
Mark Scheifele
2011-12 Upper Deck Ice
Mika Zibanejad
Ryan Johansen
Gabriel Landeskog
Cody Hodgson
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Matt Read
Louis Leblanc
Mark Scheifele
Sean Couturier
Notes:
1) The following players have only one #/99 RC:
-- Jonathon Blum (Crown Royale)
-- Lance Bouma (Dominion)
-- Brett Bulmer (Panini Luxury Suite)
-- Raphael Diaz (Panini Certified)
-- Ryan Ellis (Crown Royale)
-- Alexei Emelin (Panini Certified)
-- Justin Faulk (Panini Luxury Suite)
-- Matt Frattin (Panini Elite)
-- Peter Holland (Crown Royale)
-- Leland Irving (Ultimate Collection)
-- Marcus Kruger (Crown Royale)
-- Maxime Macenauer (Dominion)
-- Brian Strait (Dominion)
-- Allen York (Panini Certified)
-- Harry Zolnierczyk (Panini Luxury Suite)
2) This is a massive increase in #/99 RCs (155), as compared to the 2010-11 RC crop (67). Obviously, we have Panini to thank for that.
3) 10 of the 12 players in the UD Artifacts Autographed Rookie Redemption set have other #/99 autographed RCs in other products. All but Hartikainen and Frattin are #/99 in UD Ultimate (among other sets). Frattin is #/99 in Panini Elite (not signed), and Hartikainen does not appear on a #/99 RC.
4) 58 players earned cards in the Titanium base set without earning a #/99 RC in any other set: Joakim Andersson, Cam Atkinson, Stu Bickel, Robert Bortuzzo, Marc-Andre Bourdon, Gabriel Bourque, T.J. Brennan, Erik Condra, Stephane Da Costa, Stefan Elliott, Cade Fairchild, Kris Fredheim, Colin Greening, Erik Gustafsson, Teemu Hartikainen, Jimmy Hayes, Mike Hoffman, Ben Holmstrom, Roman Horak, Hugh Jessiman, Roman Josi, Keith Kinkaid, Carl Klingberg, Mikko Koskinen, Tomas Kubalik, Eddie Lack, Anton Lander, Brad Malone, Kevin Marshall, David McIntyre, Brayden McNabb, Andy Miele, John Moore, Mike Murphy, Brendon Nash, Greg Nemisz, Anders Nilsson, Dmitry Orlov, Paul Postma, Zac Rinaldo, Harri Sateri, Yann Sauve, David Savard, Colton Sceviour, Ben Scrivens, Brendan Smith, Carl Sneep, Frederic St. Denis, Bill Sweatt, Cam Talbot, Colten Teubert, Scott Timmins, Corey Tropp, David Ullstrom, Tomas Vincour, Joe Vitale, Slava Voynov, Patrick Wiercioch
5) Three players had base set cards in Score that were supposedly limited to 100 copies: Joe Colborne, Cody Hodgson, and Aaron Palushaj.
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Additional analysis, thoughts, or corrections are welcome.
For the full list of players earning RCs (broken down by team), please see this thread by Jon (numbern9ne). My thanks to Jon for keeping the lists updated, as I used them extensively in putting together this post.
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THE NUMBERS
142 players earned rookie cards during the 2011-12 season.
* 43 carry-over debuts from 2010-11.
* 2 carry-over backup goaltenders from 2010-11.
* 92 new debuts.
* 4 new backup goaltenders.
* 1 retired player (Connie Madigan).
No players earned their only base-set cards in the following six sets with questionable RC eligibility:
Panini Titanium
Panini Luxury Suite
SP Authentic Rookie Extended
UD Artifacts Autographed Rookie Redemptions
Upper Deck Ice
Upper Deck MVP
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ONLY-RCS
Only three players earned just one rookie card during the 2011-12 season.
Chad Rau (Minnesota Wild) -- Pinnacle
Mike Angelidis (Tampa Bay Lightning) -- Pinnacle
Connie Madigan (St. Louis Blues) -- Panini Certified
It is worth noting that both Rau and Angelidis were featured in the SP Authentic Rookie Extended insert set. That makes Connie Madigan the only "rookie" to appear in just one brand.
There are four players with only two legitimate rookie cards.
Warren Peters (Minnesota Wild) -- Pinnacle and Crown Royale
Greg Rallo (Florida Panthers) -- SP Authentic and Pinnacle
Pierre-Cedric Labrie (Tampa Bay Lightning) -- Pinnacle and Crown Royale
Derek Whitmore (Buffalo Sabres) -- Pinnacle and Ultimate Collection
Peters is noteworthy for two reasons. First, he earned his RCs in 2011-12 despite debuting in 2008-09. Second, he appeared only in the update versions of Pinnacle and Crown Royale, meaning his RC-year cards were released in just one product (Panini Rookie Anthology). Labrie can't technically make the same claim, since he was included in the SP Authentic Rookie Extended insert set.
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SSP ROOKIE CARDS
The following true rookie cards are limited to 99 copies. Players making their only SSP appearance are printed in red.
2011-12 Crown Royale
Joe Colborne
Cody Hodgson
Jonathon Blum
Blake Geoffrion
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Adam Larsson
Brandon Saad
Gabriel Landeskog
Ryan Johansen
Jake Gardiner
Mika Zibanejad
Erik Gudbranson
Sean Couturier
Brett Connolly
Adam Henrique
Marcus Kruger
Tim Erixon
Cody Eakin
Aaron Palushaj
David Rundblad
Zack Kassian
Ryan Ellis
Simon Despres
Louis Leblanc
Gustav Nyquist
Brendan Smith
Carl Hagelin
Calvin de Haan
Peter Holland
Cameron Gaunce
2011-12 Dominion
Lance Bouma
Maxime Macenauer
Cody Hodgson
Brandon Saad
Gabriel Landeskog
Ryan Johansen
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Erik Gudbranson
Louis Leblanc
Adam Henrique
Adam Larsson
Carl Hagelin
Mika Zibanejad
Sean Couturier
Matt Read
Brian Strait
Joe Colborne
Zack Kassian
Mark Scheifele
2011-12 Panini Certified
Devante Smith-Pelly
Erik Gudbranson
Allen York
Cameron Gaunce
Raphael Diaz
Alexei Emelin
2011-12 Panini Elite
Adam Larsson
Cody Eakin
Gustav Nyquist
Mika Zibanejad
Brendan Smith
Brandon Saad
Cody Hodgson
Jake Gardiner
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Craig Smith
Blake Geoffrion
Louis Leblanc
Joe Colborne
Ryan Johansen
Brett Connolly
Devante Smith-Pelly
Mark Scheifele
Sean Couturier
Gabriel Landeskog
Matt Frattin
2011-12 Panini Luxury Suite
Adam Henrique
Adam Larsson
Blake Geoffrion
Brandon Saad
Brendan Smith
Brett Connolly
Carl Hagelin
Cody Eakin
Cody Hodgson
Craig Smith
David Rundblad
Devante Smith-Pelly
Gabriel Landeskog
Gustav Nyquist
Jake Gardiner
Joe Colborne
Brett Bulmer
Louis Leblanc
Mark Scheifele
Calvin de Haan
Harry Zolnierczyk
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Ryan Johansen
Sean Couturier
Simon Despres
Tim Erixon
Zack Kassian
Aaron Palushaj
Erik Gudbranson
Justin Faulk
2011-12 Panini Rookie Anthology
Sean Couturier
Adam Henrique
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Cody Hodgson
Gabriel Landeskog
2011-12 SP Game Used
Erik Gudbranson
Adam Larsson
Mika Zibanejad
Mark Scheifele
Brett Connolly
Ryan Johansen
Cody Hodgson
Sean Couturier
Gabriel Landeskog
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
2011-12 The Cup
Louis Leblanc
Mark Scheifele
Cody Hodgson
Sean Couturier
Gabriel Landeskog
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
2011-12 Ultimate Collection
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Gabriel Landeskog
Leland Irving
Zack Kassian
Louis Leblanc
Ryan Johansen
Erik Gudbranson
Calvin de Haan
Adam Henrique
Adam Larsson
Mika Zibanejad
Sean Couturier
Matt Read
Cody Eakin
Brett Connolly
Joe Colborne
Jake Gardiner
Cody Hodgson
Craig Smith
Mark Scheifele
2011-12 Upper Deck Ice
Mika Zibanejad
Ryan Johansen
Gabriel Landeskog
Cody Hodgson
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Matt Read
Louis Leblanc
Mark Scheifele
Sean Couturier
Notes:
1) The following players have only one #/99 RC:
-- Jonathon Blum (Crown Royale)
-- Lance Bouma (Dominion)
-- Brett Bulmer (Panini Luxury Suite)
-- Raphael Diaz (Panini Certified)
-- Ryan Ellis (Crown Royale)
-- Alexei Emelin (Panini Certified)
-- Justin Faulk (Panini Luxury Suite)
-- Matt Frattin (Panini Elite)
-- Peter Holland (Crown Royale)
-- Leland Irving (Ultimate Collection)
-- Marcus Kruger (Crown Royale)
-- Maxime Macenauer (Dominion)
-- Brian Strait (Dominion)
-- Allen York (Panini Certified)
-- Harry Zolnierczyk (Panini Luxury Suite)
2) This is a massive increase in #/99 RCs (155), as compared to the 2010-11 RC crop (67). Obviously, we have Panini to thank for that.
3) 10 of the 12 players in the UD Artifacts Autographed Rookie Redemption set have other #/99 autographed RCs in other products. All but Hartikainen and Frattin are #/99 in UD Ultimate (among other sets). Frattin is #/99 in Panini Elite (not signed), and Hartikainen does not appear on a #/99 RC.
4) 58 players earned cards in the Titanium base set without earning a #/99 RC in any other set: Joakim Andersson, Cam Atkinson, Stu Bickel, Robert Bortuzzo, Marc-Andre Bourdon, Gabriel Bourque, T.J. Brennan, Erik Condra, Stephane Da Costa, Stefan Elliott, Cade Fairchild, Kris Fredheim, Colin Greening, Erik Gustafsson, Teemu Hartikainen, Jimmy Hayes, Mike Hoffman, Ben Holmstrom, Roman Horak, Hugh Jessiman, Roman Josi, Keith Kinkaid, Carl Klingberg, Mikko Koskinen, Tomas Kubalik, Eddie Lack, Anton Lander, Brad Malone, Kevin Marshall, David McIntyre, Brayden McNabb, Andy Miele, John Moore, Mike Murphy, Brendon Nash, Greg Nemisz, Anders Nilsson, Dmitry Orlov, Paul Postma, Zac Rinaldo, Harri Sateri, Yann Sauve, David Savard, Colton Sceviour, Ben Scrivens, Brendan Smith, Carl Sneep, Frederic St. Denis, Bill Sweatt, Cam Talbot, Colten Teubert, Scott Timmins, Corey Tropp, David Ullstrom, Tomas Vincour, Joe Vitale, Slava Voynov, Patrick Wiercioch
5) Three players had base set cards in Score that were supposedly limited to 100 copies: Joe Colborne, Cody Hodgson, and Aaron Palushaj.
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Additional analysis, thoughts, or corrections are welcome.
