Must-See Gallery: Panini America Launches Packout for 2012-13 Prime Hockey (Part 1)
The countdown to arguably the most anticipated NHL trading card release of the 2012-13 collecting season is officially underway. The pre-packout quality control check has been completed. The hand-collating is all but done. In the next few days, the cards will begin being delicately placed into their gorgeous blue boxes and shipped to hobby shops across North America. Hockey collectors,…
Prime Time: Panini America Begins Cutting 2012-13 Prime Hockey (Video & Gallery)
In a far back corner of Panini America HQ, tucked away in a remote section of the company's massive acquisitions vault, NHL product developers Chris Barr, Karvin Cheung and Matthew Davis in June began the arduous process of handcrafting 2012-13 Prime Hockey. To be sure, the highly anticipated follow-up to one of last season's most successful new products will have far…
Panini America Offers Weekend Update on National Treasures Hoops, Prime Hockey
While most collectors today are likely outdoors enjoying a splendid summer Saturday, the Panini America NBA Product Development Team is hard at work, sequestered inside the company's production facility across town packing out 2012-13 Signatures Basketball and performing the first QC check on that juggernaut known as 2012-13 National Treasures Basketball. Truth be told, it's probably warmer and brighter where…
Fireworks Display: Panini America Previews Explosive New Autograph Arrivals (Gallery)
Before you set out with family and friends to celebrate our nation's independence on this glorious Fourth of July holiday, we thought we'd treat you to a must-see fireworks demonstration that only Panini America can provide. It's a thrilling, chill-bump-inducing display sure to leave you in awe and inspired -- especially if you happen to covet some of the greatest…
The Encore: Panini America Peeks Thrilling Return of 2012-13 Prime Hockey (Gallery)
The resounding repercussions of last season's spectacular debut edition of Prime Hockey still are being felt in hobby shops across North America every time a new box gets busted. Seemingly every break of the juggernaut product delivers at least one collection-making monster of a card. Indeed, the attention-commanding performance of Panini America's 2011-12 Prime Hockey left some massive skates to…