Panini America Shares Another Pre-Release Look at 2013-14 National Treasures Hockey
Treasured Steel. Buried Treasure. Spectacular booklet cards. Notable Nicknames. Sweeter by the Dozen 12-piece memorabilia cards. Booklet cards with 24 pieces of memorabilia. Flawless inserts embedded with real diamonds. Treasured Twigs autographed game-used stick cards. A splendid ensemble of cards honoring the historic #PaniniDoubleRookieClass. Make no mistake about it: If 2013-14 National Treasures Hockey truly is the last Panini America…
Fit to be Tied: Panini America Unveils Prime Ties Insert from 2013-14 Prime Hockey
One look, even the slightest glimpse, of Panini America's Prime Ties insert annually incorporated into Prime Hockey and you'll understand why popular Yahoo Sports! blog Puck Daddy once called Prime Ties "among the coolest hockey cards ever." Three years into the magnificently crafted concept and Prime Ties is still innovative enough to leave your tongue tied and your stomach in…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Cracks Early Boxes of the New 2013-14 Prime Hockey
As the Hobby Marketing Manager for Panini America, I'm supposed to appreciate all of our products in any sport equally. But when it comes to hockey, I have a confession to make: There's not on an NHL product on our roster that I love more than Prime Hockey. It's one of my favorite products across all sports year in and…
Panini America Offers Additional Details on 2013-14 National Treasures Hockey
Under normal circumstances, our first look at any new Panini America product begins with a Panini Peek post right here on The Knight's Lance, using information and images from the product information sheet (PIS) our sales team uses to solicit the product. After that, we typically follow up throughout the creation and production processes with frequent updates so you can…
Panini America Provides a Stunning Pre-Ink Peek at 2013-14 National Treasures Hockey
While North America's hockey-loving hobbyists anxiously await the arrival later this week of Panini America's 2013-14 Contenders Hockey, we thought we'd make the wait somewhat more palatable with a pre-ink peek at a high-end hockey juggernaut on tap for a late-August release: 2013-14 National Treasures Hockey. The first -- and, quite possibly, the last -- National Treasures Hockey product ever…
2013-14 Rookie Anthology Hockey Stars in a Belated Edition of Panini Unwrapped
Earlier this afternoon, Panini America's Chris Barr and Tracy Hackler sat down to film a long-overdue episode of Panini Unwrapped starring the new 2013-14 Rookie Anthology Hockey. Contrary to popular belief, the break wasn't delayed because we were waiting for Barr to crutch his way to the Unwrapped studio. No matter the reason, though, we think you'll find that the…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2013-14 Rookie Anthology Hockey (84 Pics)
Panini America NHL Brand Manager Chris Barr was it again earlier this week, dispensing his own unique brand of hockey hobby hysteria throughout the social media universe with another of his riveting takeovers of the Panini America Twitter account. This time, Barr kicked off our Monday morning by providing live Twitter coverage of the packout process for 2013-14 Rookie Anthology…
Panini America Delivers a Stunning Pre-Ink Peek at 2013-14 National Treasures Hockey
If the 2013-14 product season really is the last you'll see of Panini America on NHL ice for quite some time, the company plans on going out with a seismic collecting bang -- the kind that can only be delivered by a product boasting the name "National Treasures." Indeed, the first-ever National Treasures Hockey release may also the last National…
Panini America Offers Detailed First Look at 2013-14 Prime Hockey (Must-See Gallery)
For hockey's most passionate patch purveyors, late June can't come fast enough. That's when Panini America's 2013-14 Prime Hockey hits the ice -- quite possibly for the last time. As a result, the third annual installment of one of the most memorabilia-rich trading card brands in hockey history is shaping up to be the most prime edition yet. You've already seen…
Prime-Time Preview: Panini America Offers Pre-Ink Peek at 2013-14 Prime Hockey
It's been something of a hardcore hockey collector's dream day here at Panini America. It started with daylong Twitter coverage of the 2013-14 Playbook Hockey packout from NHL Brand Manager Chris Barr and then continued with our first extended sneak peek at the upcoming 2013-14 Rookie Anthology Hockey. Now, the dream's about to get even sweeter. Late yesterday afternoon, Panini…