Panini America Provides Detailed First Look at 2013-14 Totally Certified Hockey
It's no real secret that the inaugural release of Panini America's Totally Certified Hockey was supposed to appear during the 2012-13 NHL season. But when company officials adjusted the product roster to accommodate for the shortened season, Totally Certified was one of the key products impacted. But in late February and at long last, Totally Certified Hockey will become a reality.…
Dominion on Display: Panini America Peeks the Heat Coming in 2013-14 Dominion
Even as the scorching 2013-14 Select Hockey continues fanning secondary-market flames and delivering one hot pull after another, Panini America NHL product developers are steadily preparing another barn-burner for release in just a few weeks: 2013-14 Dominion Hockey. Although the sport's preeminent high-end brand has moved up on the release calendar and tweaked just a bit, the 2013-14 edition is…
Panini America Bringing Black Boxes to the 2013 Toronto Fall Expo (Gallery)
Longtime collectors and show attendees know this to be true: No Panini America show trip would be complete without at least a few of the company's fabled Black Box 1/1s making an appearance. True to form, Panini America officials have prepared a scintillating assortment of Black Boxes for this weekend's 2013 Toronto Fall Expo -- some will serve as centerpiece…
The 2013-14 Prizm Hockey Hunt: Locate the Hidden Boxes and You Could Win One!
In honor of tomorrow's North American release of Panini America's 2013-14 Prizm Hockey, The Knight's Lance is back with another of its popular head-scratching, eye-testing Scavenger Hunts to add some excitement and adventure to your Tuesday. In the process, five lucky winners will win a brand-spankin'-new box of 2013-14 Prizm Hockey. You see that image at the top of this post?…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2013-14 Prizm Hockey (81 Must-See Pics)
If you're a hockey fan and you weren't monitoring the Panini America Twitter feed yesterday, well, shame on you. You missed a day full of revealing Tweets sent directly from the Panini America production facility where packout was taking place for the highly anticipated 2013-14 Prizm Hockey. The good news, of course, is that you can go back and search…
Panini Peek: 2013-14 Select Hockey
After more than 20 years on ice, a once and future NHL trading card juggernaut is on the verge of a historic comeback. Select Hockey is back. At least it will be in early November, when Panini America officials release a new-generation version of the venerable favorite that delivers the company's stunning Optichrome technology in myriad mystical forms. Each hobby-exclusive…
Panini America Provides a Final Pre-Release Look at 2012-13 Prime Hockey (Gallery)
Game-worn skate leather and laces. Game-worn glove leather and surname insignias. Team logo stickers and numbers removed from game-worn helmets. Game-used sticks. All-Star Game locker nameplates. Massive logo patches, nameplates, fight straps, ties and laundry tags from game- and event-worn jerseys. Indeed, if an NHL player has worn it or carried it to take the ice during the course of his…
Must-See Gallery: Panini America Launches Packout for 2012-13 Prime Hockey (Part 2)
Preparing a collecting juggernaut like 2012-13 Prime Hockey for release is a process that knows no days off. So while many collectors spent Saturday morning easing out of bed and into the first day of their weekend, Panini America NHL Brand Managers Chris Barr and Karvin Cheung were at the company's production facility overseeing the Prime packout process. Oh, the…
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…