The UPDATED Debut of the 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey Golden Ticket Tracker
First things first: We offer our sincere apologies for just now bringing you this first installment of the eagerly awaited 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey Golden Ticket Tracker. It's been a wild few months around these parts but we've finally devoted our full attention to chronicling the 20 pieces of precious 14-karat gold metal randomly buried inside packs of 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey. To…
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…
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…
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…
Panini America Begins Gradual Reveal of 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey SPs
Panini America officials on Friday morning began 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, starting…
A Historic Edition of Panini Unwrapped: 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh3WVX-nxho&w=560&h=349] Join Tracy Hackler and Scott Prusha as they bust the first box of the celebrated 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey, the landmark first hockey installment of the venerable trading card franchise. After you've watched the video (shot by the shaky hands of first-time videographer Chris Reed, Panini America's obviously nervous new marketing acquisition), please share your candid comments on the product for…
The Quality Control Gallery: 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey (Second of Two Parts)
Yesterday afternoon we shared with you just some of the cool 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey cards unearthed during the first round of the quality-control process. We also promised yesterday to share more of the goods in a follow-up gallery today. Consider this us making good on our promise. (more…)
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…
Before Packout: 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey Rookie Ticket Reveal (Gallery)
I happened to be back in the massive acquisitions vault inside Panini America headquarters yesterday afternoon and noticed a nice assortment of what promise to be some of the most coveted Rookie Cards of the entire 2010-11 NHL collecting season. The on-card autographed gems, shown in all their splendor below, will no doubt play a starring role in the May 18 release…