A Legend Returns: Panini America Prepares 2013 Pinnacle Baseball (Preview Gallery)
It's been 15 long years since baseball fans have had the opportunity to collect a Pinnacle Baseball set. But in late July, the legend returns for the first time since 1998 with the release of Panini America's true-to-the-original 2013 Pinnacle Baseball. Boasting a bevy of old-school niceties (including Nufex printing technology, Museum Collection, Artist's Proofs, Team Pinnacle and so much…
Can’t Make it to the 2012 NHL Draft? Then iCollectPanini.com is Bringing it to You.
Panini America has joined the rest of the hockey world in turning its attention to Pittsburgh and the 2012 NHL Draft that begins tonight. We're now just hours away from being introduced to the next class of young superstars whose Rookie Cards will drive our products well into the future. As part of the draft festivities, Panini America officials will be…
Panini America Packing for Pittsburgh and the 2012 NHL Draft (Preview & Gallery)
Officials at Panini America announced today their plans for the upcoming 2012 NHL Draft, being held later this week -- June 22-23 -- at the CONSOL Energy Center, home to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Panini America will aim to please hockey collectors with a version of their trademark wrapper-redemption program. Panini has developed a seven-card Pittsburgh Penguins Team Set using the popular…
Panini America On Location: The Frenzied First Few Days of the 2012 NFL Experience
INDIANAPOLIS -- The 2012 NFL Experience officially kicked off Friday, but yesterday was the first full day of fun at the Indiana Convention Center. Only a few "cold weather" cities have hosted the Super Bowl, but fans kept things hot inside the 500,000 square foot football exhibit. While names like Joseph Addai, Donald Brown and Kyle Rudolph drew huge lines for free autographs…
New Autograph Arrivals Guaranteed to Heat Up Panini America’s Coming NHL Products
As the 2011-12 NHL season enters the frozen winter months, the on-card autograph arrivals hitting Panini America headquarters on a daily basis will most certainly keep collectors warm -- and likely downright scorching -- as the temperature continues to drop. In just the last few days we've received several notable on-card inclusions for upcoming products such as 2011-12 Pinnacle and 2011-12 Limited,…
Additional Details Surrounding Next Week’s 2011 Toronto Fall Expo Redemption
Many of you have asked about additional details for next week's 2011 Toronto Fall Expo. Good question. Listed above are the details for the Panini America wrapper-redemption sure to steal the show. We will have more info in the coming days on Box Wars and additional prizes, so stay tuned to The Knight’s Lance for that and something extra special…
Panini America Insert Inspection: 2011-12 Pinnacle Hockey Canvas Creations
Beginning in late November, hockey collectors will have the opportunity to appreciate some of the most gifted superstars in the NHL in bold new hues through a unique insert punctuating 2011-12 Pinnacle Hockey. The art-inspired Canvas Creations colorfully reimagines 18 of the league's top players -- including Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, Jordan Eberle and Jerome Iginla to name four -- with a brush-stroke bit…
Panini America Insert Set Inspection: 2011-12 Pinnacle Hockey Pinnacle Black
No autographs. No memorabilia. No problem. Indeed, what the upcoming Pinnacle Black insert in 2011-12 Pinnacle Hockey lacks in the modern amenities normally reserved for collecting's most in-demand chase sets, it will more than make up for with an incredible design and extreme scarcity. (more…)
Panini Peek: 2011-12 Pinnacle Hockey
All the talk in the hockey hobby right about now is centered -- rightfully so -- on the impending release of high-end blockbuster 2010-11 Dominion Hockey that will effectively close Panini America's debut season in the NHL with a considerable bang. But there's also quite a bit of excitement awaiting hockey collectors in the company's 2011-12 lineup, too. We've already shared some…
Dare Never to Tear: The One Panini America Hockey Card I’ll Covet Forever . . .
Early last month as part of our World Premiere Panini Unwrapped episode for 2010-11 Zenith Hockey, we asked collectors to identify for us the one Panini America card in their hockey collections that they'd never dare to tear. We offered up the hits from our box as an incentive to participate and five passionate collectors shared their pictures -- and, in some cases, the stories…