Ask most hockey collectors in North America about the envelope-pushing exploits of Panini America's booklet card offerings over the last few years and they'll likely tell you that the bar continues to be raised in terms of content, design and jaw-dropping awe. In late March, that trend is sure to continue when Panini America's NHL team takes a page from the playbook of its NFL brethren, literally, to publish the premiere edition of 2013-14 Playbook Hockey.
Ask most hockey collectors in North America about the envelope-pushing exploits of Panini America’s booklet card offerings over the last few years and they’ll likely tell you that the bar continues to be raised in terms of content, design and jaw-dropping awe. In late March, that trend is sure to continue when Panini America’s NHL team takes a page from the playbook of its NFL brethren, literally, to publish the premiere edition of 2013-14 Playbook Hockey.
One of the company’s most unique and popular football products is crossing over to the ice in late March and will deliver one autograph or memorabilia booklet card, one autograph or memorabilia card and one one base card in every three-card pack. Headlining Playbook Hockey’s checklist of best-selling booklets are such inserts as Rookie Booklets, Double Rookie Class Booklets, Signature Booklets and the stunning Split Decisions Booklets.
This debut product’s highlights are many and include . . .
Playbook Rookie Booklets feature autograph jersey booklet cards numbered to 199, with Prime versions numbered to 25 and Patch versions numbered to five.
- Double Rookie Class Booklets pair up the best of the 2013-14 NHL Dual-Rookie Class, with Jersey, Prime and Patch variations.
- Signature Booklets showcase the autographs and memorabilia of the league’s top players.
- Every pack contains an additional autograph or memorabilia card, including First Drafts Signatures
- that features the game’s top player as they appeared on Draft Day.
- Split Decisions Booklets showcase oversized memorabilia with the league’s most agile netminders.
- The 2013-14 Playbook base set includes 100 cards along with Gold (numbered to 50), Holo Silver (numbered to 25) and Purple (1/1) parallels.
We’ll have plenty more on the inaugural edition of 2013-14 Playbook Hockey right here on The Knight’s Lance in the coming weeks. But for now, enjoy this first extended sneak peek:
Spectacular, this will be a killer prodyct
any chance the “playbook” set going to basketball?
Wow, Will there be any jerseys left for the new Prime? Now I have to check what Playbook realy is so I will know what to expect.
Definitely looks interesting, with some good designs! If I understood it rights there will just be three cards per box? If so I really hope that the boxes are smaller than the way to big boxes for Playbook Football! I look forward to see more previews on this!
Btw, somebody who know any other products which will return or make it’s debut this season for hockey collectors, except of the already previewed ones from Panini? Contenders? Pinnacle? Elite? 🙂
Wow! Those are some amazing looking cards!!! Can’t wait till March to try my luck. Super looking!
one word. wow! I had a feeling panini was going to come out with higher end hockey cards with the price drop of dominion. Is there more to come?
Prototypes look AMAZING! Can’t wait for this one to drop and to see some of these outstanding cards that we all have grown accustomed too with Panini!
Why the Galchenyuk card has him with his 94 jersey? he never wore that in an actual game , only pre-season games…
yay nhl playbook first rls and ITS GONE thanks nhl for giving upperdick a exclusive deal and screwing the fans as usual
Holy cow! NOW YOU HAVE MY ATTENTION! March can’t come soon enough! Graphic arts/design dept..awesome job!!
Very nice! Love those sick patches on the booklet cards.
That Lundvqiest is just stunning, great adaptation of the program to hockey. Thanks Tracy!
Nice looking cards!! Can’t wait to see more!
Price point?
Awsome!
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Wow, nice looking cards!
Hope packaging is better than Dominion, too many damaged corners in Dominion.
Looks Great!
How can one score a box of this sick looking product? Will there be any blog contests?