Knotty and Nice: Honoring Panini America’s 2012-13 Prime Hockey Prime Ties Insert

Yesterday's market-buzzing U.S. release of Panini America's already-sold-out 2012-13 Prime Hockey carried with it 87 of the most welcome redemption cards ever produced, the ones that can be instantly redeemed for some of the most unique game-worn trading cards ever produced. They hail from the Prime Ties insert, the spectacular encore to last season's stunning innovation that popular Yahoo Sports blog…

Teaser Gallery: Panini America Busts Three Boxes of 2012-13 Prime Hockey (Checklist)

With the eagerly anticipated 2012-13 Prime Hockey now set to release in Canada tomorrow, we had to call an audible with this particular Panini America Teaser Gallery. Since the product won't go live in the states until next Wednesday, our boxes aren't slated to arrive at Panini America HQ until Monday morning -- and for this product, that simply wouldn't…

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…

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 Leaks the Prime Namesakes Autograph SPs from 2011-12 Prime Hockey

Now that Panini America's passionate hockey collectors have had ample opportunity to assemble their targeted vowels and consonants from 2011-12 Prime Hockey's Prime Namesakes autograph letters insert, Panini America NHL Brand Manager Chris Barr is ready to make a little more sense of the alphabet soup. Earlier this week, Barr shared the list of short prints from the popular insert set.…

The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2011-12 Prime Hockey (Updated Images)

Hockey collectors, rejoice. The day you've been waiting for has arrived. At this very moment, Panini America NHL Brand Manager Chris Barr is at the company's printing facility not-so-patiently waiting to scrutinize the first 2011-12 Prime Hockey QC boxes straight off the production line. Luckily for all of us, he found something to occupy him while he waits: Several glorious…

Panini Peek: 2010-11 Limited Hockey

One of the great benefits of having a blog to call our very own is the ability for us to bring loyal Panini collectors exclusive first looks at upcoming products. Case in point, this never-before-seen stroll through the incomparable 2010-11 Limited Hockey release. Although the Limited brand boasts a proud super-premium history, it hasn't graced the hockey arena since 1997-98.…