Panini Peek: 2010-11 Crown Royale Hockey
One of the true crowning achievements of the 2010-11 NHL trading card season arrives just after the New Year with the arrival of 2010-11 Crown Royale Hockey. The wickedly innovative, abundantly royal release is unlike anything else on the hockey market today and will deliver one autograph or memorabilia card per pack and a whopping 14 autographs (at least) per case.…
Shoot (Your Idea) . . . And You May Score
When 2010-11 Score Hockey releases to the puck-minded masses tomorrow, it will do so with a 59-card Hot Rookies subset sure to be in huge demand from the opening pack. But there are nine of those Hot Rookies in particular that collectors will find to be in considerably shorter supply than the others. How short exactly? Never you mind. Just know…
Quality Controllng 2010-11 Score Hockey
It's a busy time of year at Panini America headquarters, what with last week's release of 2010-11 Certified Hockey and the release of 2010 Absolute Memorabilia Football less than two weeks ago. Of course, then there's 2010 Crown Royale Football and 2010-11 Score Hockey, both of which are, as I type this, being printed and prepped for release this week. Oh, and 2010-11 Limited Basketball follows up…
The Drool Gallery: 2010-11 Certified Hockey
The highly anticipated 2010-11 Certified Hockey finally arrived this week. Check out these sweet images from the first Panini America NHL product . . . and demand it at your hobby shops today. Oh, and now as always, any and all feedback is appreciated. (more…)
Panini Presents: 2010-11 Certified Hockey (The Conclusion)
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jM8sEbPtfg&fs=1&hl=en_US] In this must-see conclusion, Panini America CEO Mark Warsop and Hockey Brand Manager Al Muir put the finishing touches on two boxes of 2010-11 Certified Hockey. Stay tuned for an ending you have to see to believe. Oh, and just in case you need instant access to our Facebook page at the end of the video, here's a link.…
Panini Peek: 2010-11 Limited Hockey
One of the great benefits of having a blog to call our very own is the ability for us to bring loyal Panini collectors exclusive first looks at upcoming products. Case in point, this never-before-seen stroll through the incomparable 2010-11 Limited Hockey release. Although the Limited brand boasts a proud super-premium history, it hasn't graced the hockey arena since 1997-98.…
Panini Presents: 2010-11 Certified Hockey (with two really special guests)
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytnL970RilU&fs=1&hl=en_US] Panini America CEO Mark Warsop and Hockey Brand Manager Al Muir open two history-making boxes of the new 2010-11 Certified Hockey. This is the first of two must-see segments. Stay tuned for part two to find out how you can win all these sweet cards.
Taylor Hall’s First RC Slated for 2010-11 Certified Hockey
The quick timeline of the most meaningful accomplishments in the young NHL career of Taylor Hall goes a little something like this: In June's 2010 NHL Entry Draft, the Edmonton Oilers made the 18-year-old wunderkind the No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft Last Thursday, the supremely talented LW made his NHL debut against his hometown Calgary…