Panini America Previews Autograph Roster for 2014 Boxing Day Set (Gallery)

Panini America's 2014 Boxing Day promotion will begin in earnest this week as participating Canadian Panini Roundtable stores receive their allotment of red-foil 2014 Boxing Day packs and start engaging with collectors looking to land those packs in exchange for qualifying purchases in stores. Over the course of the last week, we've spent quality time here on The Knight's Lance…

Panini America Ready to Honor Dallas Stars Legend Mike Modano with Special Card Set

Late last year inside the Panini VIP Party in Toronto, NHL legend Mike Modano, if only temporarily, went from being one of the greatest players in hockey history to being one of the greatest Brand Managers in trading card history. Working with Panini America's Scott Prusha, Modano personally selected the nine favorite moments from his illustrious career that he'd most…

Panini America Teams Up with Dallas Stars to Honor Franchise Icon Mike Modano

Next Saturday during the Dallas Stars home game against the Minnesota Wild, Panini America will honor franchise icon Mike Modano, arguably the greatest American-born player in NHL history, with a special nine-card set honoring the legend's greatest career moments. But this is no ordinary promotional set. For this special tribute, Modano himself selected the nine moments to feature while meeting…

A Special Edition of Panini Unwrapped: The Must-See 2013 Video Highlight Reel (Part 2)

As we finish bidding a fond farewell to a simply magnificent 2013, we present for your viewing pleasure Pat Two of the third annual Panini Unwrapped Year-in-Review Highlight Reel. We had to break this year’s video into two parts because we simply couldn’t pack all the highlights into one piece. From provocative player interviews and product peeks to explosive endings, outtakes, bloopers,…

A Special Edition of Panini Unwrapped: The Must-See 2013 Video Highlight Reel (Part 1)

As we prepare to bid a fond farewell to a simply magnificent 2013, we present for your viewing pleasure the third annual Panini Unwrapped Year-in-Review Highlight Reel. We had to break this year's video into two parts because we couldn't pack all the highlights into one piece. From provocative player interviews and product peeks to explosive endings, outtakes, bloopers, blunders and promotions,…

Panini America Provides Behind-the-Scenes Look at Toronto VIP Party (Must-See Video)

Two weeks ago today, Panini America officials provided some much-needed heat to a cold Canadian night by taking over Toronto's Woodbine Racetrack for its third Panini VIP Party. With DJ Kool providing the party's live soundtrack, international superstars such as Eric Lindros, Mike Modano, Tracy McGrady and Chantal Sutherland rubbed elbows, conversed and spent quality time with more than 50…

Panini America Special Guests Live It Up at Third Panini VIP Party (Must-See Gallery)

TORONTO, Ontario -- If it really is true that one picture equals one thousand words, then the following must-see gallery provides roughly 75,000 words worth of explanation as to why, exactly, last night's Panini VIP Party at Woodbine Racetrack was the hands-down highlight of the 2013 Toronto Fall Expo. As the legendary DJ Kool laid down the soundtrack, luminaries from the…

NHL Legend Mike Modano Added to Guest List for Panini VIP Party in Toronto

It's official: Mike Modano, arguably the greatest American-born player in NHL history, will attend the Panini America VIP Party on Saturday in Toronto, joining a star-studded galaxy of special guests that also includes Eric Lindros, Tracy McGrady, Chantal Sutherland, Chad Owens and DJ Kool. Modano, the former Dallas Stars great who spent 21 seasons in the NHL, retired following the…

Willa Ford, Mike Modano’s Better-Looking Half, Is a Card Collector’s Dream

The lovely and talented Amanda Lee Modano -- stage name "Willa Ford" -- made her ballyhooed sports trading card debut earlier this month in 2010-11 Donruss Hockey's Fans of the Game insert. Turns out the do-it-all entertainer perhaps best known for being easy on the eyes, "Dancing With The Stars" and marrying NHL legend Mike Modano also happens to be a rather spirited signer. Ford penned no…