What year is Mika Zibanejad's rookie card?

Mika Zibanejad's rookie season was 2011-12, so the rookie cards carry that year.

How many rookie cards does Mika Zibanejad have?

Our checklist lists 5 Mika Zibanejad rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.

Does Mika Zibanejad have a licensed rookie autograph?

Yes. Our checklist lists one: 2011-12 SP Authentic #227 (/999).

How much is a Mika Zibanejad 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 Mika Zibanejad right now?

Collector attention is cooling: Wikipedia lookups of Mika Zibanejad are down 24% this week. That is attention, not a price.

Mika Zibanejad rookie card: key RCs, checklist and collector interest

Mika Zibanejad's first licensed base rookie card is the 2011-12 Upper Deck Series 1 #229. The scarcest licensed rookie autograph in our checklist is the 2011-12 SP Authentic #227, numbered /999. Mika Zibanejad's rookie season was 2011-12.

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1st round, 6th overall pick in the 2011 NHL Draft by the Ottawa Senators.

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Mika Zibanejad card market

Collector attention: down 24% this week, up 278% 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.

Mika Zibanejad'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
2011-12 Upper Deck Series 1 #229
Upper Deck, base, Young Guns. Sources [1][2]
Scarcest licensed RC autograph
2011-12 SP Authentic #227 numbered /999
Upper Deck, autograph, Future Watch autograph. Sources [1]

Which Mika Zibanejad card is the real rookie card

He played nine games for Ottawa at the start of 2011-12, so his rookie cards are 2011-12 issues. His Upper Deck Young Guns card is #229 in 2011-12 Series 1, with a UD Canvas Young Guns card (C108) in the same product; Series 2 added his O-Pee-Chee Update rookie (#619). Panini also held an NHL license in 2011-12, and hockeyDB lists Panini rookie cards of his that year (Certified, Limited, Score and Pinnacle) that are not keyed here.

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

Mika Zibanejad rookie card checklist with card numbers

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

Mika Zibanejad card checklist
Card	Type	Print run	RC	Source
2011-12 Upper Deck Series 1 #229Young Guns	Base	Not numbered	Yes	[1][2]
2011-12 Upper Deck Series 1 #C108UD Canvas Young Guns	Insert	Not numbered	Yes	[1]
2011-12 SP Authentic #227Future Watch autograph	Autograph	/999	Yes	[1]
2011-12 O-Pee-Chee Update #619O-Pee-Chee Update rookie, inserted in Upper Deck Series 2	Insert	Not numbered	Yes	[1][2]
2011-12 Victory Update #302inserted in Upper Deck Series 2	Insert	Not numbered	Yes	[1]

Mika Zibanejad's career, in brief

Ottawa took him sixth overall in 2011; he played nine NHL games in 2011-12 before going back to Sweden.
Traded to the New York Rangers in July 2016, where he is a centre and alternate captain.
Won the 2012 World Junior Championship and the 2018 World Championship with Sweden.

Career facts: [1]

Grading Mika Zibanejad 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 2011-12 Upper Deck Series 1 #229 on PSA Population Report or CGC Cards Population Report.

How to identify your Mika Zibanejad card and check what it sold for

Find the year and maker on the back of your Mika Zibanejad 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.

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Mika Zibanejad card questions

What is Mika Zibanejad's rookie card?: Mika Zibanejad's first licensed base rookie card is the 2011-12 Upper Deck Series 1 #229. The scarcest licensed rookie autograph in our checklist is the 2011-12 SP Authentic #227, numbered /999. Mika Zibanejad's rookie season was 2011-12.
What year is Mika Zibanejad's rookie card?: Mika Zibanejad's rookie season was 2011-12, so the rookie cards carry that year.
How many rookie cards does Mika Zibanejad have?: Our checklist lists 5 Mika Zibanejad rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.
Does Mika Zibanejad have a licensed rookie autograph?: Yes. Our checklist lists one: 2011-12 SP Authentic #227 (/999).
How much is a Mika Zibanejad 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 Mika Zibanejad right now?: Collector attention is cooling: Wikipedia lookups of Mika Zibanejad are down 24% 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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