Panini America Shares Complete List of SPs for 2012-13 Rookie Anthology Hockey
The demand, buzz and big hits are still following Panini America's 2012-13 Rookie Anthology Hockey after its first three weeks on the market. Once again this seson, collectors seem taken by Rookie Anthology's catchall configuration that puts some of the company's most coveted inserts and subsets front and center. By now, many astute collectors have determined for themselves which of…
iCollectPanini.com Launches Teeth-Rattling Promo Honoring 2013 Stanley Cup Finals
As we speak, an international audience of fans, collectors and media await tonight’s puck drop of Game 1 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals between the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins — and iCollectPanini.com is ready. Panini America officials have created a championship-worthy trading card promotion in the spirit of the tremendously successful Super Bowl XLVII and quickly sold-out 2013 NBA Finals initiatives. For a limited time only and while supplies…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2012-13 Rookie Anthology Hockey (81 Pics)
Following a few days of live Quality Control updates chronicling the packout highlights from one case 2012-13 Rookie Anthology Hockey, today we have a more controlled QC gallery documenting the hits from the second case. Before we rushed the pulls from both cases back into the production run, we grabbed some sweet images of them to showcase what anxious hockey…
Panini America Provides Live Updates from 2012-13 Rookie Anthology Hockey QC
I arrived at Panini America HQ this morning a little later than usual and hastily docked my laptop, fired up the computer, logged in and waited the mandatory few minutes for everything to open, sync and get user-ready. Almost immediately afterward, I knew that this particular Friday would be more rewarding than most -- and that has nothing to do…
Sultry Silhouettes: Panini America’s Pre-Ink Peek at 2012-13 Rookie Anthology Hockey
Panini America NHL Brand Manager Chris Barr was nice enough to drop by on Monday and let me know that the unsigned-but-still-spectacular Silhouettes and Rookie Silhouettes slated to headline 2012-13 Rookie Anthology Hockey had just arrived from the production facility. Barr also cautioned me that the cards wouldn't be here for long. Once they were counted, cataloged and QC'd, they were…
Panini America Peeks New On-Card Arrivals for 2012-13 Limited Hockey (Gallery)
As if the announcement that the 2012-13 NHL season will happen wasn't reason enough for hockey collectors across North America to celebrate this week, we're about to give you a whole bunch more. Earlier this afternoon, I ventured back to the acquisitions area just as a sizable stash of on-card autographs for 2012-13 Limited Hockey were being prepared to send…
A Special Edition of Panini Unwrapped: The Must-See 2012 Video Highlight Reel
As we prepare to bid a fond farewell to a simply magnificent 2012, we present for your viewing pleasure the second annual Panini Unwrapped Year-in-Review Highlight Reel. From provocative player interviews and product peeks to explosive endings, outtakes, bloopers, blunders and promotions, it's all here in a true must-see video sure to leave you smiling in reflection of a profound last…
Razor Sharp: Daryl Reaugh Steals the Show During Classics Signatures Hockey Break
Daryl "Razor" Reaugh is a cult-like icon in the Dallas area, the voice and face of the Dallas Stars and a former goalie for the Hartford Whalers and Edmonton Oilers who was, for the record, drafted ahead of Patrick Roy. Clearly, though, Razor has saved his best work for the broadcast booth, where he's spent the last 17 years alongside Ralph…
The Panini America QC Gallery & Checklist: 2012-13 Classics Signatures Hockey
Make no mistake about it: Panini America's 2012-13 Classics Signatures Hockey is the right release at the right time -- and there might not be a more appropriate product name the rest of the season. An old-school-hockey lover's dream, this one-autograph-per-pack gem is filled with, as its name suggests, classic signatures galore. Graced with a refreshingly simplistic throwback design and a…
Panini America Previews iCollectPanini.com Black Friday Component, Peeks More Pics
There's still so much left to cover regarding Panini America's grand plans for this week's 2012 Black Friday promotion and not nearly enough time to cover it. So we're going to engage in some meaningful multitasking for this particular post. First, we're going to cover iCollectPanini.com's role in Black Friday. After that, we're going to preview more sweet autograph and…