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…
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…
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…
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…