Panini Taking its Talents to St. Paul for the NHL Draft (Complete Preview & Gallery)
Officials at Panini America announced today details for the upcoming 2011 NHL Draft, being held June 24th and 25th at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, home to the Minnesota Wild. Panini will aim to please hockey collectors with a version of their trademark wrapper redemption program. Panini has developed two six-card packs using the popular 2010-11 Pinnacle…
Panini America Announces Last Three SPs from 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey
After more than two weeks of gradually revealing the identity of the short-printed Rookie Ticket Autographs RCs that have kept collectors guessing -- and buzzing -- since 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey released on May 18, we've reached the final reveal. Since we felt that releasing all of those Rookie Card SPs at once would kind of remove all the mystery, we leaked them gradually over…
Panini America Confidential: At the Printing Facility with 2010-11 Dominion Hockey
Yesterday started off rather fabulously for me -- and not just because it happened to be the penultimate day of school for my wife (a fifth-grade teacher) and our two elementary-school children. Indeed, I felt as euphoric Wednesday as my family felt this morning -- preparing for their last day of school -- because I spent the first few hours of my day on my favorite field…
So . . . What Constitutes a Short Printed RC in 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey?
Judging by recent comments submitted to The Knight's Lance, one of the most-asked questions making the hockey hobby rounds these days is what, exactly, is the ballpark quantity of the 10 short-printed Rookie Ticket Autographs in 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey? To be fair, we haven't disclosed that number in the recent SP reveals we've posted. But based largely on your feedback, we're going to…
2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey: Two More Rookie Card Short Prints Revealed!
Panini America officials on Tuesday morning continued pulling the curtain back on the array of short-printed Rookie Ticket Autographed Rookie Cards that have kept collectors guessing since 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey released on May 18. Since releasing all of those Rookie Card SPs at once would kind of remove all the mystery, we’ve decided to leak them gradually over the next few weeks. We started just…
Panini America Redemption Card Update: Surhoff, Harvey, McHale, Rusk and More
In an effort to keep collectors updated on the status of those Panini America redemption cards that are currently being processed, we’ll post a list, like the one below, detailing the most recent cards being fulfilled. The following list is by no means complete, but it does let collectors know which redemption cards from which products are being processed this week. We’ll update this list…
Panini America Redemption Card Update: More Kobes, Tim Tebow, P.K. Subban
In an effort to keep collectors updated on the status of those Panini America redemption cards that are currently being processed, we’ll post a list, like the one below, detailing the most recent cards being fulfilled. The following list is by no means complete, but it does let collectors know which redemption cards from which products are being processed this week. We’ll update this list…
The Gradual Reveal Continues: Two More 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey SPs
Panini America officials on Tuesday morning continued pulling the curtain back on the array of short-printed Rookie Ticket Autographed Rookie Cards that have kept collectors guessing since 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey released on May 18. Since releasing all of those Rookie Card SPs at once would kind of remove all the mystery, we’ve decided to leak them gradually over the next few weeks. We started Friday…
Before They’re Signed: A Panini America Pre-Ink Peek at 2010-11 Dominion Hockey
Say what you will, but being an office busy body has its advantages. Take, for example, the drool-inducing gallery that follows. I was up late last week playing the role of office butterfly, making my rounds through production, design, product development and acquisitions just to see what was going on. As always, there was tons going on. (more…)
Recapping the Successful 2010-11 NHL Player of the Day Hobby Shop Promotion
More than 250 hobby shops across the USA and Canada participated in the 2010-11 Panini NHL Player of the Day hobby shop promotion. Much like its sister program in the NFL, the first NHL hobby shop promotion has been a tremendous success. As the NHL Playoffs come to an end shortly with the hoisting of the Stanley Cup by either…