Panini Contenders is a long time favorite of autograph collectors, as each box guarantees multiple autos. 2011-12 promised 3 to 4 autos per hobby box, with one of these being a rookie, additionally all autos were hard signed, with the exception of the 6 way booklet cards. Memorabilia is limited to auto patch sets, and there are a variety of short-printed base cards that act as inserts. All in all this is a fun set for collectors young and old, and won’t break the bank either.
Contenders – Product Breakdown
Release Date: February 15, 2012
Price: Approx $50USD Per Hobby Box
Configuration: 5 Cards Per Pack; 18 Packs Per Box
Box Break: 1 Autoed Calder Contenders; 2-3 Additional Autographed Cards
Contenders – Base Set
100 Cards
Parallels: Gold #/100; Black 1/1
1 Roberto Luongo
2 Duncan Keith
3 Dion Phaneuf
4 Vincent Lecavalier
5 Nicklas Lidstrom
6 Shea Weber
7 Jeff Carter
8 Teemu Selanne
9 Matt Duchene
10 Corey Perry
11 Daniel Alfredsson
12 Jarome Iginla
13 Pavel Datsyuk
14 Jordan Eberle
15 Dany Heatley
16 Andrew Ladd
17 Ryan Kesler
18 Marc Staal
19 Joe Thornton
20 Chris Pronger
21 Loui Eriksson
22 Dan Boyle
23 Dustin Brown
24 Ryan Callahan
25 Chris Stewart
26 Martin St. Louis
27 Alex Pietrangelo
28 Claude Giroux
29 Marc-Andre Fleury
30 Henrik Lundqvist
31 Carey Price
32 Kari Lehtonen
33 Zdeno Chara
34 Miikka Kiprusoff
35 Nikolai Khabibulin
36 Milan Lucic
37 Mike Smith
38 Jonas Hiller
39 Al Montoya
40 Henrik Zetterberg
41 Craig Anderson
42 David Backes
43 Tim Thomas
44 Henrik Sedin
45 Jonathan Quick
46 David Krejci
47 Daniel Sedin
48 Danny Briere
49 Joe Pavelski
50 Corey Crawford
51 Jason Spezza
52 Mike Green
53 Jeff Skinner
54 Anze Kopitar
55 Jason Pominville
56 Semyon Varlamov
57 Tyler Myers
58 Kris Letang
59 Eric Staal
60 Jose Theodore
61 Rick Nash
62 Patrik Elias
63 Brad Marchand
64 Mike Commodore
65 Erik Karlsson
66 Martin Brodeur
67 Max Pacioretty
68 Jaromir Jagr
69 Taylor Hall
70 Ryan Miller
71 Evgeni Malkin
72 Luke Adam
73 Michael Ryder
74 T.J. Oshie
75 Brian Gionta
76 P.K. Subban
77 Joffrey Lupul
78 Marian Gaborik
79 James Reimer
80 Nik Antropov
81 Phil Kessel
82 Mike Richards
83 Ales Hemsky
84 Mikhail Grabovski
85 Jamie Benn
86 Ondrej Pavelec
87 Sidney Crosby
88 Patrick Kane
89 Ray Whitney
90 Logan Couture
91 Steven Stamkos
92 John Tavares
93 Jimmy Howard
94 Ryan Smyth
95 Cam Ward
96 Pierre-Marc Bouchard
97 Ryan Getzlaf
98 Alex Ovechkin
99 Jonathan Toews
100 Josh Harding
Contenders – Cup Contenders Set
50 Cards – Serial Numbered #/999
101 Corey Perry
102 Ryan Getzlaf
103 Nathan Horton
104 Patrice Bergeron
105 Tim Thomas
106 Ryan Miller
107 Jarome Iginla
108 Jonathan Toews
109 Matt Duchene
110 Pavel Datsyuk
111 Nicklas Lidstrom
112 Drew Doughty
113 Anze Kopitar
114 Dustin Brown
115 Carey Price
116 Scott Gomez
117 John Tavares
118 Brad Richards
119 Jaromir Jagr
120 Claude Giroux
121 James van Riemsdyk
122 Danny Briere
123 Ilya Bryzgalov
124 Chris Pronger
125 Shane Doan
126 Marc-Andre Fleury
127 Jordan Staal
128 Sidney Crosby
129 Kris Letang
130 James Neal
131 Evgeni Malkin
132 Patrick Marleau
133 Logan Couture
134 Dan Boyle
135 Joe Thornton
136 Martin St. Louis
137 Vincent Lecavalier
138 Steven Stamkos
139 Victor Hedman
140 Mikhail Grabovski
141 James Reimer
142 Phil Kessel
143 Ryan Kesler
144 Roberto Luongo
145 Henrik Sedin
146 Daniel Sedin
147 Alexander Semin
148 Alex Ovechkin
149 John Carlson
150 Tomas Vokoun
Contenders – Cup Contenders Autographed Patch Set
50 Cards – Serial Numbered #/100 or as Noted
Parallels: Gold 1/1
101 Corey Perry
102 Ryan Getzlaf
103 Nathan Horton
104 Patrice Bergeron
105 Tim Thomas #/9
106 Ryan Miller
107 Jarome Iginla
108 Jonathan Toews #/49
109 Matt Duchene
110 Pavel Datsyuk
111 Nicklas Lidstrom
112 Drew Doughty
113 Anze Kopitar
114 Dustin Brown
115 Carey Price #/31
116 Scott Gomez
117 John Tavares
118 Brad Richards
119 Jaromir Jagr #/50
120 Claude Giroux
121 James van Riemsdyk
122 Danny Briere
123 Ilya Bryzgalov #/78
124 Chris Pronger
125 Shane Doan
126 Marc-Andre Fleury
127 Jordan Staal
128 Sidney Crosby #/25
129 Kris Letang
130 James Neal
131 Evgeni Malkin #/25
132 Patrick Marleau
133 Logan Couture
134 Dan Boyle
135 Joe Thornton
136 Martin St. Louis
137 Vincent Lecavalier
138 Steven Stamkos
139 Victor Hedman
140 Mikhail Grabovski
141 James Reimer
142 Phil Kessel
143 Ryan Kesler
144 Roberto Luongo #/40
145 Henrik Sedin
146 Daniel Sedin
147 Alexander Semin
148 Alex Ovechkin #/25
149 John Carlson
150 Tomas Vokoun #/87
Contenders – Contenders Legacies Set
10 Cards – Serial Numbered #/999
151 Steve Yzerman
152 Denis Savard
153 Patrick Roy
154 Mark Messier
155 Joe Sakic
156 Brendan Shanahan
157 Bryan Trottier
158 Luc Robitaille
159 Mario Lemieux
160 Curtis Joseph
Contenders – Contenders Legacies Autographed Patch Set
10 Cards – Individual Serial Numbers Noted
Parallels: Gold 1/1
151 Steve Yzerman #/50
152 Denis Savard #/100
153 Patrick Roy #/100
154 Mark Messier #/25
155 Joe Sakic #/100
156 Brendan Shanahan #/25
157 Bryan Trottier #/50
158 Luc Robitaille #/90
159 Mario Lemieux #/25
160 Curtis Joseph #/100
Contenders – Calder Contenders Set
38 Cards – Serial Numbered #/999
Parallels: Silver #/100; Gold 1/1
161 Maxime Macenauer
162 Patrick Maroon
163 Corey Tropp
164 Lance Bouma
165 Cameron Gaunce
166 Colton Sceviour
167 Colten Teubert
168 Chris VandeVelde
169 Hugh Jessiman
170 Bracken Kearns
171 Scott Timmins
172 Carson McMillan
173 Drew Bagnall
174 Frederic St-Denis
175 Brendon Nash
176 Mattias Ekholm
177 Ryan Thang
178 Keith Kinkaid
179 Mikko Koskinen
180 Mark Katic
181 Shane Sims
182 Matt Campanale
183 Dmitry Orlov
184 Justin DiBenedetto
185 David Ullstrom
186 Kevin Marshall
187 Ben Holmstrom
188 Brian Strait
189 Harri Sateri
190 Todd Ford
191 Marc-Andre Bourdon
192 Anders Nilsson
193 Kris Fredheim
194 Paul Postma
196 Roman Josi
197 Stefan Elliott
198 Brayden McNabb
200 T.J. Brennan
Contenders – Calder Contenders Signatures Set
60 Cards – Serial Numbered #/800
201 Devante Smith-Pelly
202 Peter Holland
203 Greg Nemisz
204 Roman Horak
205 Justin Faulk
206 Brandon Saad
207 Marcus Kruger
208 Gabriel Landeskog
209 Ryan Johansen
210 Cam Atkinson
211 John Moore
212 David Savard
213 Tomas Kubalik
214 Allen York
215 Tomas Vincour
216 Gustav Nyquist
217 Brendan Smith
218 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
219 Carl Hagelin
220 Ryan Ellis
221 Simon Despres
222 Erik Gudbranson
223 Slava Voynov
224 Brett Bulmer
225 Aaron Palushaj
226 Alexei Emelin
227 Raphael Diaz
228 Craig Smith
229 Jonathon Blum
230 Blake Geoffrion
231 Adam Larsson
232 Adam Henrique
233 Tim Erixon
234 Cam Talbot
235 Mika Zibanejad
236 Stephane Da Costa
237 Patrick Wiercioch
238 Colin Greening
239 David Rundblad
240 Erik Condra
241 Sean Couturier
242 Matt Read
243 Zac Rinaldo
244 Erik Gustafsson
245 Calvin de Haan
246 Louis Leblanc
247 Joe Vitale
248 Robert Bortuzzo
249 Brett Connolly
250 Joe Colborne
251 Jake Gardiner
252 Matt Frattin
253 Ben Scrivens
254 Eddie Lack
255 Cody Hodgson
256 Yann Sauve
257 Cody Eakin
258 Carl Klingberg
259 Mark Scheifele
260 Zack Kassian
Contenders – Calder Contenders Signature Patch Set
60 Cards – Serial Numbered #/100
Parallels: Gold 1/1
201 Devante Smith-Pelly
202 Peter Holland
203 Greg Nemisz
204 Roman Horak
205 Justin Faulk
206 Brandon Saad
207 Marcus Kruger
208 Gabriel Landeskog
209 Ryan Johansen #/76
210 Cam Atkinson
211 John Moore
212 David Savard
213 Tomas Kubalik
214 Allen York
215 Tomas Vincour
216 Gustav Nyquist
217 Brendan Smith
218 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
219 Carl Hagelin
220 Ryan Ellis
221 Simon Despres
222 Erik Gudbranson
223 Slava Voynov
224 Brett Bulmer
225 Aaron Palushaj
226 Alexei Emelin
227 Raphael Diaz
228 Craig Smith
229 Jonathon Blum
230 Blake Geoffrion
231 Adam Larsson
232 Adam Henrique
233 Tim Erixon
234 Cam Talbot
235 Mika Zibanejad
236 Stephane Da Costa
237 Patrick Wiercioch
238 Colin Greening
239 David Rundblad
240 Erik Condra
241 Sean Couturier
242 Matt Read
243 Zac Rinaldo
244 Erik Gustafsson
245 Calvin de Haan
246 Louis Leblanc
247 Joe Vitale
248 Robert Bortuzzo
249 Brett Connolly
250 Joe Colborne
251 Jake Gardiner
252 Matt Frattin
253 Ben Scrivens
254 Eddie Lack
255 Cody Hodgson
256 Yann Sauve #/25
257 Cody Eakin
258 Carl Klingberg
259 Mark Scheifele
260 Zack Kassian
Contenders – Contenders Match-Ups Booklets Set
24 Cards
2 Brett Connolly/Erik Gudbranson/Jacob Markstrom/Steven Stamkos
3 Adam Henrique/Adam Larsson/Ryan Callahan/Tim Erixon
4 Joe Colborne/Phil Kessel/Tuukka Rask/Tyler Seguin
5 Carey Price/James Reimer/Mikhail Grabovski/P.K. Subban
6 Colin Greening/Erik Condra/Jake Gardiner/Matt Frattin
7 Jarome Iginla/Jordan Eberle/Mark Giordano/Taylor Hall
8 Corey Perry/Dustin Brown/Jonas Hiller/Jonathan Quick
9 Jimmy Howard/Jonathan Toews/Patrick Sharp/Pavel Datsyuk
10 Brenden Morrow/Devin Setoguchi/Kari Lehtonen/Niklas Backstrom
11 Claude Giroux/Derek Stepan/Matt Read/Ryan Callahan
12 Carl Klingberg/Evander Kane/Paul Bissonnette/Shane Doan
14 Brendan Smith/Gabriel Landeskog/Jimmy Howard/Semyon Varlamov
15 Anton Lander/Henrik Karlsson/Magnus Paajarvi/Mikael Backlund
16 Cam Atkinson/David Savard/Mark Scheifele/Paul Postma
17 Cory Schneider/Dustin Brown/Jonathan Bernier/Ryan Kesler
18 Evgeni Malkin/Ilya Bryzgalov/Jaromir Jagr/Marc-Andre Fleury
19 Henrik Lundqvist/Marc Staal/Martin Brodeur/Zach Parise
20 Corey Perry/Joe Pavelski/Logan Couture/Teemu Selanne
21 Colin Greening/Craig Anderson/Lars Eller/Raphael Diaz
22 Patrice Bergeron/Ryan Miller/Thomas Vanek/Tim Thomas
23 Chris Pronger/Claude Giroux/Jonathan Toews/Patrick Sharp
24 Blake Geoffrion/Cam Atkinson/Craig Smith/Ryan Johansen
Contenders – NHL INK Set
62 Cards
Parallels: Gold #/25; Black 1/1
1 Teemu Selanne
2 Ray Bourque
3 Curtis Glencross
4 Greg Nemisz
5 Mark Giordano
6 Jarome Iginla
7 Roman Horak
8 Cam Ward
9 Justin Faulk
10 Viktor Stalberg
11 Marcus Kruger
13 John Moore
14 Kari Lehtonen
15 Tomas Vincour
16 Cory Emmerton
17 Jimmy Howard
18 Steve Yzerman
20 Teemu Hartikainen
21 Evgeny Dadonov
22 Anze Kopitar
23 Drew Doughty
25 Nick Johnson
26 Cal Clutterbuck
27 Cody Almond
29 Max Pacioretty
30 Aaron Palushaj
31 Colin Wilson
32 Blake Geoffrion
33 Craig Smith
34 Adam Larsson
35 John Tavares
36 Derek Stepan
39 Robin Lehner
40 Colin Greening
41 David Rundblad
42 Erik Gustafsson
43 Zac Rinaldo
44 James van Riemsdyk
45 Chris Pronger
46 Claude Giroux
48 Jaromir Jagr
49 Matt Read
50 Sean Couturier
51 Andy Miele
52 Evgeni Malkin
53 James Neal
55 Mario Lemieux
56 Sidney Crosby
57 Patrick Marleau
58 Alex Pietrangelo
59 Matt Frattin
60 Dion Phaneuf
61 James Reimer
62 Carl Gunnarsson
63 Daniel Sedin
64 Henrik Sedin
65 Cody Eakin
66 Alex Ovechkin
67 Eric Fehr
68 Paul Postma
69 Mark Scheifele
70 Teemu Selanne
Contenders – NHL INK Duals Set
20 Cards
Parallels: Black 1/1
1 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins/Taylor Hall
2 Joe Sakic/Steve Yzerman
3 Matt Read/Sean Couturier
4 Jody Shelley/Zac Rinaldo
5 Ben Scrivens/Matt Frattin
6 Adam Henrique/Adam Larsson
7 Gabriel Landeskog/Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
8 Bobby Hull/Brett Hull
9 Bobby Hull/Brandon Saad
10 Ryan McDonagh/Tim Erixon
11 Mark Scheifele/Paul Postma
12 Carey Price/Patrick Roy
13 Jordan Caron/Tyler Seguin
14 Gabriel Landeskog/Ryan O’Reilly
15 Curtis Glencross/Jarome Iginla
16 David Rundblad/Patrick Wiercioch
17 Ryan Miller/Tyler Myers
18 Drew Doughty/Jack Johnson
19 Jeff Carter/Ryan Johansen
20 Cody Hodgson/Yann Sauve
Contenders – NHL INK Duals Gold Set
20 Cards – Individual Serial Numbers Noted
1 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins/Taylor Hall #/25
2 Joe Sakic /Steve Yzerman
3 Matt Read/Sean Couturier #/25
4 Jody Shelley/Zac Rinaldo #/25
5 Ben Scrivens/Matt Frattin #/25
6 Adam Henrique/Adam Larsson #/25
7 Gabriel Landeskog/Ryan Nugent-Hopkins #/25
8 Bobby Hull/Brett Hull #/5
9 Bobby Hull/Brandon Saad #/10
10 Ryan McDonagh/Tim Erixon #/25
11 Mark Scheifele/Paul Postma #/25
12 Carey Price/Patrick Roy #/10
13 Jordan Caron/Tyler Seguin #/10
14 Gabriel Landeskog/Ryan O’Reilly #/25
15 Curtis Glencross/Jarome Iginla #/25
16 David Rundblad/Patrick Wiercioch #/25
17 Ryan Miller/Tyler Myers #/25
18 Drew Doughty/Jack Johnson #/25
19 Jeff Carter/Ryan Johansen #/25
20 Cody Hodgson/Yann Sauve #/25
Contenders – NHL INK Trios Set
10 Cards – Serial Numbered #/25
Parallels: Gold #/10
1 Bryan Trottier/Joe Sakic/Steve Yzerman
2 Bobby Hull/Dale Hawerchuk/Teemu Selanne
3 Daniel Sedin/Henrik Sedin/Roberto Luongo
4 Erik Gudbranson/Taylor Hall/Tyler Seguin
5 Carey Price/Michael Cammalleri/P.K. Subban
6 Brayden Schenn/Jordan Eberle/Taylor Hall
7 Derek Stepan/Jake Gardiner/John Carlson
8 Gabriel Landeskog/Tyler Seguin/Victor Hedman
9 John Tavares/Ryan Nugent-Hopkins/Taylor Hall
10 Brett Hull/Ed Belfour/Mike Modano
Contenders – NHL INK Trios Black Set
9 Cards – Serial Numbered 1/1
1 Bryan Trottier/Joe Sakic/Steve Yzerman
2 Bobby Hull/Dale Hawerchuk/Teemu Selanne
3 Daniel Sedin/Henrik Sedin/Roberto Luongo
4 Erik Gudbranson/Taylor Hall/Tyler Seguin
5 Carey Price/Michael Cammalleri/P.K. Subban
6 Brayden Schenn/Jordan Eberle/Taylor Hall
7 Derek Stepan/Jake Gardiner/John Carlson
9 John Tavares/Ryan Nugent-Hopkins/Taylor Hall
10 Brett Hull/Ed Belfour/Mike Modano
Contenders – Original 6 Combos Booklets Set
6 Cards – Serial Numbered #/25
2 Denis Savard/Guy Lafleur/Phil Esposito/Ray Bourque/Steve Yzerman/Wendel Clark
3 Felix Potvin/Gerry Cheevers/John Davidson/Patrick Roy/Rogie Vachon/Tony Esposito
5 Brandon Saad/Derek Stepan/Joe Colborne/P.K. Subban/Tomas Tatar/Tyler Seguin
6 Curtis Joseph/Ed Belfour/Felix Potvin/Grant Fuhr/James Reimer/Johnny Bower
Contenders – Starting Lineup Booklets Set
6 Cards – Serial Numbered #/50
2 Anze Kopitar/Drew Doughty/Dustin Brown/Jack Johnson/Jonathan Quick/Simon Gagne
3 Chris Pronger/Claude Giroux/Erik Gustafsson/Ilya Bryzgalov/James van Riemsdyk/Max Talbot
5 Chris Pronger/Joe Sakic/Mario Lemieux/Martin Brodeur/Scott Niedermayer/Steve Yzerman
6 Antti Niemi/Brent Burns/Dan Boyle/Joe Thornton/Logan Couture/Patrick Marleau
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