Fit to be Tied: Panini America Unveils Prime Ties Insert from 2013-14 Prime Hockey
One look, even the slightest glimpse, of Panini America's Prime Ties insert annually incorporated into Prime Hockey and you'll understand why popular Yahoo Sports! blog Puck Daddy once called Prime Ties "among the coolest hockey cards ever." Three years into the magnificently crafted concept and Prime Ties is still innovative enough to leave your tongue tied and your stomach in…
Show Scenes: Panini America Captures First Two Days of the 2014 National (Gallery)
CLEVELAND -- With two days in the books at the 2014 National Sports Collectors Convention, this much seems certain: The Panini America booth remains the place to be; a sprawling, inviting, all-encompassing destination filled with wrapper redemptions, live group breaks with the industry's biggest breakers, Box Wars, free kids breaks with Bryan Gavin from Ultimate Box Breaks, the company's live…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Cracks Early Boxes of the New 2013-14 Prime Hockey
As the Hobby Marketing Manager for Panini America, I'm supposed to appreciate all of our products in any sport equally. But when it comes to hockey, I have a confession to make: There's not on an NHL product on our roster that I love more than Prime Hockey. It's one of my favorite products across all sports year in and…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2013-14 Prime Hockey (81 Must-See Pics)
It's hard to believe that almost an entire week has passed since Panini America Hockey Brand Manager Chris Barr captivated the collecting masses with another vaunted takeover of the Panini America Twitter account for last week's must-see packout of 2013-14 Prime Hockey. If you're like most of us inside Panini America HQ, you haven't stopped drooling in the six days…
Panini America Offers Detailed First Look at 2013-14 Prime Hockey (Must-See Gallery)
For hockey's most passionate patch purveyors, late June can't come fast enough. That's when Panini America's 2013-14 Prime Hockey hits the ice -- quite possibly for the last time. As a result, the third annual installment of one of the most memorabilia-rich trading card brands in hockey history is shaping up to be the most prime edition yet. You've already seen…
Prime Time: Panini America Examines First 2013-14 Prime Hockey Autographs (Gallery)
My intention this morning -- when I departed the cozy but cramped marketing office I share with Scott Prusha and made my way left and then right down to the massive Panini America Acquisitions Vault near the back of HQ -- was to bring you an extended look at the slew of on-card arrivals for next month's release of 2013-14 Rookie…
Prime-Time Preview: Panini America Offers Pre-Ink Peek at 2013-14 Prime Hockey
It's been something of a hardcore hockey collector's dream day here at Panini America. It started with daylong Twitter coverage of the 2013-14 Playbook Hockey packout from NHL Brand Manager Chris Barr and then continued with our first extended sneak peek at the upcoming 2013-14 Rookie Anthology Hockey. Now, the dream's about to get even sweeter. Late yesterday afternoon, Panini…