A Cut Above: Die-Cut Mem Cards Add Pop to 2013-14 Crown Royale Hockey (Gallery)
When Panini America's 2013-14 Crown Royale Hockey releases to anxious hockey collectors across North America on Wednesday, the product's sickest Silhouettes, its scarcest autographs and a celebrity-laden list of signers are likely to steal most of the new-release buzz. But there's another aspect of Crown Royale's kingly inclusions sure to generate its own share of headlines: The return of the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
And So It Begins: Panini America Preparing 2012-13 Classics Signatures Hockey Autos
The often-arduous journey to producing a predominantly hard-signed trading card release can be a grueling, obstacle-filled test of patience and production. But the payoff, both for collectors and all of us here at Panini America, is a compelling set that stands the test of time -- which is a perfect summation of the upcoming 2012-13 Classics Signatures Hockey. The newest addition…
Gallery: Panini America Previews More New Images from 2011-12 Dominion Hockey
The week-long marathon that was the 2011-12 Dominion Hockey pre-packout process is a gift that keeps on giving. After all, while Panini America's NHL first-liners Chris Barr, Karvin Cheung and Tim Trout were busy hand-inspecting every last card produced for inclusion in this year's Dominion product, they were also taking tons of pictures. And we've shared many of those with you right…
Tuesday Tease: Panini America Previews 70 New Images from 2011-12 Dominion QC
Panini America NHL brand developers Karvin Cheung and Chris Barr have spent every waking hour of the last four or five days hand-inspecting thousands of collection-making cards -- one by one -- to make sure they're ready for insertion into the juggernaut known as 2011-12 Dominion Hockey, which begins packing out next week. Throughout the time-intensive labor of love that's taking place…
The Panini America Drool Gallery: 2011-12 Prime Hockey Prime Ties (103 Images)
I have a confession to make: When I first laid eyes on the overwhelmingly unique Prime Ties insert cards from the new 2011-12 Prime Hockey, I was speechless, my tongue tied and twisted in knots like the laces I was looking at. That was two weeks ago, during the quality-control process for the ballyhooed product. Here's what I wrote at the…