2013-14 Totally Certified Hockey Shines in a Revealing Episode of Panini Unwrapped

Panini America's 2013-14 Totally Certified Hockey has spent the last 48 hours or so absolutely blazing a buzz trail in hobby shops, on group break sites and in social media circles. Clearly, it's the product passionate puckheads are talking about this week. Earlier this week, Panini America's Chris Barr and Tracy Hackler sat down to bust a few boxes of…

Teaser Gallery: Panini America Opens Early Boxes of 2013-14 Totally Certified Hockey

This time tomorrow, hockey collectors across North America will help make hobby history by busting open packs of 2013-14 Totally Certified Hockey, the brand's first-ever appearance on the ice. True to its roots in other sports, 2013-14 Totally Certified Hockey offers the brand staples that have become the stuff of legend, including microetched base cards in a rainbow array of…

Panini America Plans Special Case Incentive for 2013-14 Totally Certified Hockey

As we first showed you in the Quality Control Gallery earlier this week, the debut edition of Totally Certified Hockey delivers a distinct Totally Certified feel while also introducing several new tweaks to the brand that promise to be well-received by hardcore puckheads. Foremost among them, though, are the simply stunning Platinum Mirror parallels that combine familiar microetching with rainbow holographic…

Find the Hidden Panini America Knight for Chance to Win Spectacular Two-Box Prize

It's Friday here on The Knight's Lance, which means there's a good chance we're going to give our loyal readers another opportunity to find it. "It," of course, is a smaller, perhaps-somewhat-manipulated version of the Panini America knight that appears at the top of this post. It's been a busy last few weeks for Panini America and we’ve delivered a wealthy…

The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2013-14 Totally Certified Hockey (114 Pics)

Not to belabor the point here, but if you're not following the Panini America Twitter account, you missed out on another golden sneak-peek opportunity yesterday, this time during the packout process for 2013-14 Totally Certified Hockey. Panini America NHL Brand Manager Chris Barr took command of the company Twitter handle for most of Wednesday morning, and then took followers right…

Panini America Provides Detailed First Look at 2013-14 Totally Certified Hockey

It's no real secret that the inaugural release of Panini America's Totally Certified Hockey was supposed to appear during the 2012-13 NHL season. But when company officials adjusted the product roster to accommodate for the shortened season, Totally Certified was one of the key products impacted. But in late February and at long last, Totally Certified Hockey will become a reality.…