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