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…
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…
Panini America Redemption Card Update: Hakeem, Hall, Horne and More
In an effort to keep collectors updated on the status of those Panini America redemption cards that are currently being processed at a breakneck clip, 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…
The Quality Control Gallery: 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey (First of Two Parts)
The Panini America hockey team -- veteran puckheads Al Muir and Clint Hall -- made history on Friday by becoming the first two people on the planet to bust the history-making first boxes of 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey. (Some guys have all the luck.) For the record, their enviable opening ceremony was work-related. Muir and Hall were conducting the quality control process…
Panini Peek Preview Gallery: 2010-11 Score Rookies & Traded Hockey Boxed Set
Few can argue the fact that 2010-11 Score Hockey was, pound-for-pound, one of the most value-driven products released during Panini America's history-making first season in the NHL. The product delivered a fitting tribute to the brand's proud history as a means of celebrating the landmark 20th anniversary of the fabled 1990-91 Score Hockey release. As it turns out, that party's not over just…
Panini Peek: Teasing 2010-11 Dominion, Hockey’s New High-End Heavyweight
In a year full of headline-making hockey firsts for Panini America, it's likely that no product on the roster has generated more pre-release buzz than 2010-11 Dominion, the unabashed summer blockbuster slated for a late-July release. Although complete details -- and additional images -- of the opulent offering will be released in the coming days, we simply couldn't wait any longer to…
Panini Unwrapped: 2010-11 Pinnacle Hockey
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f07LFlFVt8s] Panini America marketing mavens Tracy Hackler and Scott Prusha make collecting history by busting a box of 2010-11 Pinnacle Hockey, the first Pinnacle Hockey product in 13 years. Want to win some of the hits they found inside? Simply comment on this post with what you're most excited about with Pinnacle Hockey's triumphant return.
On the Routing Table: Zenith Hockey, Gold Standard Basketball, Prestige Football
It's been way too long since last we visited the fabled Panini America Routing Table, what with its seemingly never-ending stack of early looks at products in various stages of early development. Admittedly, its location in the new building near Product Development and Design -- far, far away from the marketing department -- makes frequent sojourns to its four-legged loot more difficult, but…
Knight’s Lance Exclusive: The Complete 2011 Industry Summit Black Box Checklist
Now that we're just mere hours away from the official launch of the 2011 Industry Summit in Las Vegas, that means were also just mere hours away from the release of Panini America's show-stopping Black Boxes. What follows is a comprehensive checklist of the fabulous autograph and memorabilia cards -- every one a 1/1 -- highlighting this year's edition. (more…)