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…

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…
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