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Kyle Connor rookie card: key RCs, checklist and collector interest

Kyle Connor's first licensed base rookie card is the 2016-17 Upper Deck Series 1 #212. The first chromium rookie card is the 2016-17 O-Pee-Chee Platinum #197. The scarcest licensed rookie autograph in our checklist is the 2016-17 SP Authentic #157, numbered /999. Kyle Connor's rookie season was 2016-17.

Kyle ConnorWPG LW

1st round, 17th overall pick in the 2015 NHL Draft by the Winnipeg Jets.

Cooling

Kyle Connor card market

Collector attention: down 27% this week, up 287% 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.

Kyle Connor'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.

  1. First licensed base RC

    2016-17 Upper Deck Series 1 #212

    Upper Deck, base, Young Guns. Sources [1][2]

  2. First chromium RC

    2016-17 O-Pee-Chee Platinum #197

    Upper Deck, chromium, Marquee Rookies. Sources [1]

  3. Scarcest licensed RC autograph

    2016-17 SP Authentic #157 numbered /999

    Upper Deck, autograph, Future Watch autograph. Sources [1]

Which Kyle Connor 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 with Winnipeg in October 2016. His Young Guns card is #212 in 2016-17 Upper Deck Series 1; his UD Canvas Young Guns card (C216) and O-Pee-Chee Update Marquee Rookie (#676) came in Series 2.

Sources [1][2][3][4][5]

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Kyle Connor rookie card checklist with card numbers

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

Kyle Connor card checklist
CardTypePrint runRCSource
2016-17 Upper Deck Series 1 #212Young GunsBaseNot numberedYes[1][2]
2016-17 Upper Deck Series 2 #C216UD Canvas Young GunsInsertNot numberedYes[1][2]
2016-17 O-Pee-Chee Update #676Marquee Rookies, inserted in Upper Deck Series 2InsertNot numberedYes[1][2]
2016-17 O-Pee-Chee Platinum #197Marquee RookiesChromiumNot numberedYes[1]
2016-17 SP Authentic #157Future Watch autographAutograph/999Yes[1]

Kyle Connor autograph and numbered rookie cards

Rookie autographs (1)

  • 2016-17 SP Authentic #157, numbered /999

From the cited checklist above; color parallels beyond it are not all listed.

Kyle Connor's career, in brief

  • Winnipeg took him 17th overall in 2015, and he debuted on October 13, 2016.
  • Scored a career-high 34 goals in 2018-19.
  • Tied Mark Scheifele for the Jets scoring lead with 38 goals and 73 points in a shortened season.

Career facts: [1]

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Graded Kyle Connor rookie cards: PSA 10, BGS and CGC

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 the four graders compare and what grading costs.

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 Series 1 #212 on PSA Population Report or CGC Cards Population Report.

How to identify your Kyle Connor card and check what it sold for

  1. Find the year and maker on the back of your Kyle Connor card, and the card number, usually top or bottom on the back.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Note any grade on the slab label (PSA, BGS, SGC, CGC). A raw card and a graded one are different listings.
  5. 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 Kyle Connor rookie cards in eBay's sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.

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Kyle Connor card questions

What is Kyle Connor's rookie card?
Kyle Connor's first licensed base rookie card is the 2016-17 Upper Deck Series 1 #212. The first chromium rookie card is the 2016-17 O-Pee-Chee Platinum #197. The scarcest licensed rookie autograph in our checklist is the 2016-17 SP Authentic #157, numbered /999. Kyle Connor's rookie season was 2016-17.
What year is Kyle Connor's rookie card?
Kyle Connor's rookie season was 2016-17, so the rookie cards carry that year.
How many rookie cards does Kyle Connor have?
Our checklist lists 5 Kyle Connor rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.
Does Kyle Connor have a licensed rookie autograph?
Yes. Our checklist lists one: 2016-17 SP Authentic #157 (/999).
Does Kyle Connor have numbered rookie cards?
Yes. Our checklist lists one serial-numbered Kyle Connor rookie card: 2016-17 SP Authentic #157 (/999).
What is Kyle Connor's Young Guns card?
The 2016-17 Upper Deck Series 1 #212, Upper Deck's Young Guns rookie card, per the checklist cited on this page.
How much is a Kyle Connor 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 Kyle Connor right now?
Collector attention is cooling: Wikipedia lookups of Kyle Connor are down 27% this week. That is attention, not a price.

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