Panini America Going to New Jersey for the 2013 NHL Draft (Preview & Gallery)

Officials at Panini America announced their plans for the upcoming 2013 NHL Draft, being held Sunday — June 30 – at the Prudential Center, home to the New Jersey Devils. The Colorado Avalanche hold the prestigious first pick and in one of the deepest draft classes in recently years, speculation swirls about what they will do. Will it be Defenseman Seth Jones, son of former NBAer Popeye…

Summit Signatures: Panini America Peeks 2013 Industry Summit Black Box Autos

Yesterday, we began lifting the lid on building anticipatory buzz for next week's 2013 Industry Summit by revealing just a taste of the prime memorabilia cards (each a 1/1) that will headline many of Panini America's fabled Black Boxes. Today, we turn up the heat with an exhaustive preview of the 1/1 autograph cards randomly inserted into the company's 2013…

Things of Devilish Beauty: Martin Brodeur’s New Panini America Trading Cards

They say the devil's in the details. But sometimes, the extraordinary details are in the Devil. In this case, that Devil is legendary New Jersey goalie Martin Brodeur, who's newest autographed trading cards from Panini America are, like the man himself, quite spectacular. It's fitting that Brodeur's newest installment of devilishly sweet trading cards arrived back at Panini America HQ…

We’ve Got Mail: Check Out Panini America’s August 15 Autograph Arrivals (28 Images)

Another day at Panini America HQ, another ink-graced batch of brilliance. Indeed, checking out the daily influx of autographs for any number of Panini America's in-progress products is something of an every-day "event" for me. The anticipation of just who will appear on those ritualistic notification emails -- typically broken down by sport -- is most often the highlight of…

Net Gains: Unique Photography Highlights 2011-12 Score Hockey Net Cam Insert

Now as always, there's true greatness in the subtle simplicity and throwback themes permeating 2011-12 Score Hockey, Panini America's first NHL product of the new season set to release in late October. From the massive 500-card base set to clean designs and bold images, 2011-12 Score is built to pack universal appeal and a rip-roaring good time for hockey fans and collectors alike. But for all of the…

New On-Card Arrivals for 2010-11 Dominion Hockey Include Evgeni Malkin, Taylor Hall

As we speed headfirst into the scorching final weeks of summer, about the only thing hotter than Texas' relentless string of 100-degree afternoons are the recent mail days burning up Panini America HQ. In short, the newest arrivals for 2010-11 Dominion Hockey have been nothing short of epic. This week alone we've been on the receiving end of honest-to-goodness collection-making cornerstones from the…

Insert Insight: Exploring 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey’s Leather Larceny

The magical, mysterious masked mystique of hockey's goalie easily makes the position one of the most collected in all of sports. Indeed, there's an undeniable allure to the NHL's top netminders that always has translated so beautifully to the trading card form. And thanks to a unique insert set in the forthcoming -- and highly anticipated -- inaugural edition of 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey, the game's most…

The Details are in the (New Jersey) Devil

Add this to the incredibly long list of things at Panini America that you simply just don't see everyday: Hockey acquisitions guru Alex Carbajal on Wednesday wheeling a push cart stacked heaping high with an impeccable selection of game-worn hockey sweaters. At some point, I'm sure such sights will become old hat. But until then, I'm going to keep geeking out. I hope you don't…

Bang for the Bucks: 2010-11 Score Hockey Delivers Record-Setting ROI

The ultra-passionate hockey collecting community has been buzzing about the release of 2010-11 Score Hockey for months. When the product finally released to open arms in early November, it was universally cheered for its everybody's-welcome price point (99 cents per pack), its old-school design and development nuances and the inclusion of scarce, history-making Recollection Collection BuyBack Autographs of key 1990-91 Score singles.…