Hockey players become eligible for a rookie card when they first step on the ice in a regular season game.  If they are a goalie, they are eligible as soon as they dress as a backup.  On this page, I will keep track of the players by team who are eligible for rookie cards.

Upper Deck is currently the only manufacturer licensed to produce hockey cards by the NHL and NHLPA.  With this in mind, they generally set a cutoff date around December or January for rookie cards, and these players are held back for inclusion in early season sets such as Victory and Ultra.  These players will also b eincluded on this list, as they are RC-eligible in 2009/10 products. Players with an 08/09 NHL debut will be marked with an asterisk (*)

If there are any errors, or if I miss a player, please post a comment.

Anaheim Ducks

Matt Beleskey (*)
Troy Bodie (*)
Brian Salcido (*)
Dan Sexton
MacGregor Sharp

Atlanta Thrashers

Evander Kane
Arturs Kulda
Scott Lehman (*)
Grant Lewis (*)
Spencer Machacek (*)

Boston Bruins

Byron Bitz (*)
Martins Karsums (*)
Mikko Lehtonen (*)
Brad Marchand
Adam McQuaid

Buffalo Sabres

Chris Butler (*)
Tyler Ennis
Jhonas Enroth
Tyler Myers

Calgary Flames

Mikael Backlund (*)
Kris Chucko (*)
John Negrin (*)
Matt Pelech (*)
Warren Peters (*)
David Van der Gulik (*)

Carolina Hurricanes

Drayson Bowman
Jamie McBain
Justin Peters
Jakub Petruzalek (*)
Bryan Rodney (*)
Jerome Samson

Chicago Blackhawks

Antti Niemi (*)

Colorado Avalanche

Matt Duchene
Philippe Dupuis (*)
Chris Durno (*)
T.J. Galiardi (*)
Matt Hendricks (*)
Per Ledin (*)
Ray Macias (*)
Aaron MacKenzie (*)
Justin Mercier
Wes O’Neill (*)
Ryan O’Reilly
Derek Peltier (*)
Ryan Stoa
Michael Vernace (*)
Ryan Wilson
Brandon Yip

Columbus Blue Jackets

Grant Clitsome
Maxim Mayorov (*)

Dallas Stars

Jamie Benn
Matt Climie (*)
Maxime Fortunas
Aaron Gagnon
Brent Krahn (*)
Perttu Lindgren
Raymond Sawada (*)
Ivan Vishnevskiy  (*)
Tom Wandell (*)
Francis Wathier

Detroit Red Wings

Jakub Kindl
Ville Leino (*)

Edmonton Oilers

Dean Arsene
Devan Dubnyk
Torrie Jung (signed to amateur tryout deal and backed up one game)
Colin McDonald
Johan Motin
Ryan O’Marra
Alex Plante

Florida Panthers

Mike Duco
Keaton Ellerby
Dmitri Kulikov
Victor Oreskovich
Alexander Salak

Los Angeles Kings

Marc-Andre Cliche
Richard Clune
Davis Drewiske (*)
Corey Elkins
Andrei Loktionov
Alec Martinez
Scott Parse
Brayden Schenn (signed an amateur tryout contract)
Kevin Westgarth (*)

Minnesota Wild

Cody Almond
Justin Falk
Danny Irmen
Anton Khudobin
Peter Olvecky (*)
John Scott (*)
Clayton Stoner
Casey Wellman

Montreal Canadiens

Mathieu Carle
David Desharnais
Tom Pyatt
P.K. Subban
Brock Trotter
Ryan White
JT Wyman

Nashville Predators

Cody Franson
Teemu Laakso
Cal O’Reilly (*)
Mike Santorelli (*)
Nick Spaling
Alexander Sulzer (*)
Andreas Thuresson
Colin Wilson

New Jersey Devils

Matthew Corrente
Tyler Eckford
Nick Palmieri
Ilkka Pilkkarainen
Vladimir Zharkov

New York Islanders

Sean Bentivoglio (*)
Joe Callahan (*)
Jamie Fraser (*)
Jesse Joensuu (*)
Dustin Kohn
Andrew MacDonald (*)
Matt Martin
Kurtis McLean (*)
Joel Rechlicz (*)
Dylan Reese
John Tavares

New York Rangers

Artem Anisimov (*)
Michael Del Zotto
Matt Gilroy
Ilkka Heikkinen
Chad Johnson
Bob Sanguinetti
Mike Sauer (*)
Matt Zaba

Ottawa Senators

Mike Brodeur
Kaspars Daugavins
Erik Karlsson
Ryan Keller
Peter Regin (*)

Philadelphia Flyers

Johan Backlund
Oskars Bartulis
David Laliberte
Mika Pyorala
David Sloane (*)
James vanRiemsdyk

Phoenix Coyotes

Shaun Heshka
David Schlemko (*)
Josh Tordjman (*)

Pittsburgh Penguins

Luca Caputi (*)
Deryk Engelland
Mark Letestu
Ben Lovejoy (*)
Alexander Pechursky
Tim Wallace (*)

San Jose Sharks

Logan Couture
Jason Demers
Benn Ferriero
John McCarthy
Frazer McLaren
Ryan Vesce (*)
Steven Zalewski

St. Louis Blues

Lars Eller
Tyson Strachan (*)

Tampa Bay Lightning

Victor Hedman
Riku Helenius (*)
Geoff Kinrade (*)
Mike McKenna (*)
Kevin Quick (*)
Brandon Segal (*)
Dustin Tokarski
James Wright

Toronto Maple Leafs

Tyler Bozak
Carl Gunnarson
Jonas Gustavsson
Christian Hanson (*)
Brayden Irwin
Nazem Kadri
Phil Oreskovic (*)
James Reimer
Jay Rosehill
Jamie Sifers (*)
Viktor Stalberg
Tim Stapleton (*)

Vancouver Canucks

Mario Bliznak
Guillaume Desbiens
Michael Grabner
Evan Oberg
Sergei Shirokov

Washington Capitals

Jay Beagle (*)
John Carlson
Sean Collins (*)
Braden Holtby
Michael Neuvirth (*)
Mathieu Perrault
Kyle Wilson

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