The Encore: Panini America Peeks Thrilling Return of 2012-13 Prime Hockey (Gallery)
The resounding repercussions of last season's spectacular debut edition of Prime Hockey still are being felt in hobby shops across North America every time a new box gets busted. Seemingly every break of the juggernaut product delivers at least one collection-making monster of a card. Indeed, the attention-commanding performance of Panini America's 2011-12 Prime Hockey left some massive skates to…
The Sights & Sounds: Panini America’s First Day at the 2011 NHLPA Rookie Showcase
TORONTO, Ontario -- Reason No. 6,347 to love the annual hockey-card extravaganza known as the NHLPA Rookie Showcase? Stories like this right here: Ryan Strome, the fifth overall pick of the New York Islanders in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, is busy signing a healthy batch of the Pen Pals duals that he shares with new superstar teammate John Tavares. Strome pauses briefly…
Panini America on Location: Dropping the Puck at the 2011 NHLPA Rookie Showcase
TORONTO, Ontario -- The Panini America hockey team spent a good chunk of Sunday night and a wee bit of Monday morning preparing the company's signing quarters inside Toronto's Westin Harbour Castle for the 26 young NHL superstars who will make their way through the room later this morning. Three different groups of players (two groups of nine and one group of eight) will…