What year is Jake Guentzel's rookie card?

Jake Guentzel's rookie season was 2016-17, so the rookie cards carry that year.

How many rookie cards does Jake Guentzel have?

Our checklist lists 4 Jake Guentzel rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.

Does Jake Guentzel have a licensed rookie autograph?

Yes. Our checklist lists one: 2016-17 SP Authentic #182 (/999).

How much is a Jake Guentzel rookie card worth?

Parlae does not print card values. Find the year, set, card number, parallel and grade on your card, then check eBay sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.

Are collectors watching Jake Guentzel right now?

Collector attention is flat: Wikipedia lookups of Jake Guentzel are down 12% this week. That is attention, not a price.

Jake Guentzel rookie card: key RCs, checklist and collector interest

Jake Guentzel's first licensed base rookie card is the 2016-17 Upper Deck Update (in SP Authentic) #525. The scarcest licensed rookie autograph in our checklist is the 2016-17 SP Authentic #182, numbered /999. Jake Guentzel's rookie season was 2016-17.

Jake GuentzelTBL C

3rd round, 77th overall pick in the 2013 NHL Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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Jake Guentzel card market

Collector attention: down 12% this week, up 113% over 30 days

Attention measures how much people are looking up this player, a leading indicator collectors watch. It is not a price. Source: Wikipedia pageviews through 2026-10-15.

Jake Guentzel's key rookie cards, by our criteria

First licensed base RC: The licensed base rookie card from the earliest year in the player's checklist. Where an Upper Deck Young Guns card exists, that card.
First chromium RC: The licensed chromium (Chrome, Prizm, Optic and the like) rookie card from the earliest year in the player's checklist.
Scarcest licensed RC autograph: Among licensed rookie-card autographs in the player's checklist, the one with the lowest stated print run.
First prospect card: For a player whose rookie cards are not out yet, or a baseball player's Bowman 1st: the earliest prospect card in the player's checklist. Not a rookie card.

First licensed base RC
2016-17 Upper Deck Update (in SP Authentic) #525
Upper Deck, base, Young Guns, issued in 2016-17 SP Authentic. Sources [1][2]
Scarcest licensed RC autograph
2016-17 SP Authentic #182 numbered /999
Upper Deck, autograph, Future Watch autograph. Sources [1]

Which Jake Guentzel card is the real rookie card

Upper Deck has held the exclusive NHL and NHLPA trading card license since July 1, 2014, so his licensed NHL rookie cards are Upper Deck products, O-Pee-Chee and SP Authentic included. He debuted in November 2016 and has no Young Guns card in 2016-17 Series 1 or 2. His Young Guns card is #525 in the Upper Deck Update set issued in 2016-17 SP Authentic, and an acetate version of it was inserted in 2017-18 Series 1. Series 2 carried his UD Canvas Young Guns card (C235) and O-Pee-Chee Update Marquee Rookie (#675).

Sources [1][2][3][4]

Jake Guentzel rookie card checklist with card numbers

4 rookie cards, each confirmed on the linked pages. Not every parallel is listed.

Jake Guentzel card checklist
Card	Type	Print run	RC	Source
2016-17 Upper Deck Update (in SP Authentic) #525Young Guns, issued in 2016-17 SP Authentic	Base	Not numbered	Yes	[1][2]
2016-17 Upper Deck Series 2 #C235UD Canvas Young Guns	Insert	Not numbered	Yes	[1][2]
2016-17 O-Pee-Chee Update #675Marquee Rookies, inserted in Upper Deck Series 2	Insert	Not numbered	Yes	[1][2]
2016-17 SP Authentic #182Future Watch autograph	Autograph	/999	Yes	[1]

Jake Guentzel's career, in brief

Pittsburgh took him in the third round, 77th overall, in 2013; he scored two goals on his first two shots in his debut on November 21, 2016.
Won the Stanley Cup with the Penguins in 2017.
Has since played for the Carolina Hurricanes and now the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Career facts: [1]

Grading Jake Guentzel cards

A PSA 10 (Gem Mint) or BGS 9.5 is the top grade most collectors look for; it means sharp corners, clean edges, centered printing and an unmarked surface. A graded card and a raw one are different cards to look up.

How PSA, CGC and Beckett grade

PSA

Top grades:: Gem Mint 10, then Mint 9 and NM-MT 8.
Half grades:: 1.5 through 8.5 since February 2008; there is no PSA 9.5.

One overall grade on the label. Centering weighs heavily in it.

Source: Sports Collectors Digest on PSA's half grades

CGC

Top grades:: Pristine 10 (virtually flawless, 50/50 centering), then Gem Mint 10 and Mint+ 9.5.
Half grades:: Yes, from Fair 1.5 up to Mint+ 9.5.

Authentic (AU) for a genuine card that cannot take a number; Authentic Altered (AA) for one that was altered.

Source: CGC grading scale

Beckett (BGS)

Top grades:: Pristine 10; a Black Label Pristine 10 has a 10 in all four subgrades.
Half grades:: Yes, 1 to 10 in half points.

Four subgrades on the label: centering, corners, edges and surface.

Source: Beckett grading

Grading scales as each grader describes them, checked Oct 16, 2026.

Population by grade

A population report counts how many copies of a card a grader has graded at each grade. Search 2016-17 Upper Deck Update (in SP Authentic) #525 on PSA Population Report or CGC Cards Population Report.

How to identify your Jake Guentzel card and check what it sold for

Find the year and maker on the back of your Jake Guentzel card, and the card number, usually top or bottom on the back.
Check the front and back for a serial number (for example 23/99) and for a colored or patterned finish: those mark a parallel, which is a different card from the base version.
Look for the RC logo or the word Rookie. A card from before the first pro season, such as a Bowman 1st or a college card, is a prospect card, not a rookie card.
Note any grade on the slab label (PSA, BGS, SGC, CGC). A raw card and a graded one are different listings.
Search sold listings for that exact year, set, number, parallel and grade. What a card sold for is a better guide than any asking price.

Check Jake Guentzel rookie cards in eBay's sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.

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Jake Guentzel card questions

What is Jake Guentzel's rookie card?: Jake Guentzel's first licensed base rookie card is the 2016-17 Upper Deck Update (in SP Authentic) #525. The scarcest licensed rookie autograph in our checklist is the 2016-17 SP Authentic #182, numbered /999. Jake Guentzel's rookie season was 2016-17.
What year is Jake Guentzel's rookie card?: Jake Guentzel's rookie season was 2016-17, so the rookie cards carry that year.
How many rookie cards does Jake Guentzel have?: Our checklist lists 4 Jake Guentzel rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.
Does Jake Guentzel have a licensed rookie autograph?: Yes. Our checklist lists one: 2016-17 SP Authentic #182 (/999).
How much is a Jake Guentzel rookie card worth?: Parlae does not print card values. Find the year, set, card number, parallel and grade on your card, then check eBay sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.
Are collectors watching Jake Guentzel right now?: Collector attention is flat: Wikipedia lookups of Jake Guentzel are down 12% this week. That is attention, not a price.

Card facts checked 2026-10-16. Parlae prints no card values. Set and brand names belong to their makers; Parlae is not affiliated with them.

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