Panini America Ready to Honor Dallas Stars Legend Mike Modano with Special Card Set
Late last year inside the Panini VIP Party in Toronto, NHL legend Mike Modano, if only temporarily, went from being one of the greatest players in hockey history to being one of the greatest Brand Managers in trading card history. Working with Panini America's Scott Prusha, Modano personally selected the nine favorite moments from his illustrious career that he'd most…
Festive L.A. Opens Panini America’s Tour of the 2014 NHL Stadium Series (Gallery)
LOS ANGELES -- A fan-packed booth and plenty of California sunshine greeted Panini America for last night's first game of the 2014 NHL Stadium Series inside Los Angeles' legendary Dodger Stadium. While the Anaheim Ducks took down the Los Angeles Kings on a temporarily frozen baseball field, fans who stopped by the Panini America booth were treated to free Stadium…
Panini America, Dave and Adam’s Team Up for Buffalo Sabres Trading Card Night
Buffalo Sabres fans who attended Sunday's game against the visiting Washington Capitals were treated to much more than a thrilling shootout victory by the home team. The first 10,000 fans in attendance at the First Niagara Center also were handed a special six-card pack of Panini America Sabres cards to celebrate Dave and Adam's Hockey Card Night. The sixth card in…
Panini America Provides Specifics on Plans for 2013 Fan Expo Canada (Gallery)
On Tuesday we provided your detailed first look at Panini America's special wrapper-redemption set coming to next week's 2013 Fan Expo Canada. Today, we're getting a little deeper into our grand show plan, a multifaceted attack that includes the return of the Live Redemption Trade-Up Program, Cracked Ice Prizm Autographs and so much more. Let's begin with the Live Redemption…
2013-14 Score Hockey Hobby Jumbo Stars in Special Panini Unwrapped and SP Reveal
As if it wasn't bad enough that we had to wait until last Friday afternoon to film the already-overdue Panini Unwrapped episode starring the live and popping 2013-14 Score Hockey Hobby Jumbo, we've waited an additional three days to post it! But we're aiming to make amends for our truancy this morning with a few extra goodies. After the video,…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Breaks One Jumbo Box of 2013-14 Score Hockey
Yes, we know that the official release date for the highly anticipated 2013-14 Score Hockey Hobby Jumbo product doesn't arrive until next Wednesday. But you can't really present us with a box 10 days early and expect us not to open it. After all, Panini America fans and readers of The Knight's Lance crave nothing more than the earliest possible sneak…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2013-14 Score Hockey Hobby Jumbos
Last week we brought you the glorious first glimpses of 2013-14 Score Hockey with a loaded Quality Control Gallery taken from the product's retail configuration. As promised, today we're back with your first look at the results from 2013-14 Score Hockey's Hobby Jumbo packout process. While the different configurations share many of the same attributes, there are some niceties that…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2013-14 Score Hockey Retail (105 Images)
Fantastic base-set photography? Check. Cool, compelling inserts like Future Team Score and Check-It? Check. Set-staple subsets like First Goals and Net Cam? Check. Retail-exclusive parallels and autographs from the biggest names in the game? Check. The history-making debut of Panini America's NHL Double Rookie Class? Check. The most ideal way imaginable to begin the 2013-14 NHL collecting season? Check.Without question,…
Panini America Unveils Double Rookie Class Logo in Advance of 2013 NHL Entry Draft
Panini America, the world’s largest sports and entertainment collectibles company and an official licensee of the NHL and NHLPA, unveiled today a special 2013-14 Double Rookie Class logo in advance of Sunday’s 2013 NHL Entry Draft. The Panini Double Rookie Class logo will appear on all Panini 2013-14 NHL trading card product packaging, serve as a key identifier on Rookie…
Panini America, Alex Galchenyuk Team Up at Universal Distribution Open House
Later this morning during Universal Distribution's Open House event in Montreal, Panini America officials will introduce a most special guest; someone whose impact on both the Montreal Canadiens and the upcoming 2013-14 NHL collecting season promises to be, in two words, absolutely enormous. Alex Galchenyuk, the third overall pick of the Canadiens last year and one of the most coveted…