Panini Peek: 2011-12 Dominion Hockey
Given last season's highly decorated debut of Dominion Hockey as the newest super-premium superstar on the sports collectibles landscape, it would be no stretch at all to call 2011-12 Dominion Hockey easily one of the most anticipated releases of the season. And that's before you even consider the sheer amount of improvements the Panini America Product Development team made to the…
Panini Unwraps 2011-12 Rookie Anthology
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrZtm7_SJkY&w=600&h=338] Panini America's Scott Prusha and Tim Trout sit down for a revealing two-box bust of 2011-12 Rookie Anthology Hockey. The rookie-rich, cleanly crafted product updates Rookie Card checklists from previous 2011-12 Panini America products while also delivering a stand-alone Rookie Anthology design that will have collectors clamoring. After you've watched the video, you can access the Rookie Anthology…
A Panini America Pre-Autograph Preview: 2011-12 Prime Hockey Prime Rookies
It's always a little like Christmas morning around Panini America HQ when the first batch of Rookie Cards for a particular product arrive fresh from the printing facility. But that sensation was more intense than usual when the sweet, sizable-swatched memorabilia cards from the upcoming 2011-12 Prime Hockey arrived. Panini America's Acquisitions team was in something of a rush to get…
Panini America Releases the List of Hockey SSPs for 2011-12 Elite, 2011-12 Contenders
Over the course of the last few weeks we've brought you the list of short prints found in both 2011-12 Elite Hockey and 2011-12 Contenders Hockey. What we haven't unveiled up to this point, however, are the lists of SSPs -- or Super Short Prints -- found in those two popular products. For not having those lists published before now,…
Panini America Redemption Card Update: Rodgers, Kobe, Nugent-Hopkins & More
In an effort to keep collectors updated on the status of those Panini America redemption cards that are currently being processed, we’ll frequently post a list, like the one included in the attachment below, detailing the most recent cards being fulfilled, including some bona fide collection-makers from Aaron Rodgers, Kobe Bryant and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The following list is by no means complete,…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2011-12 Crown Royale Hockey (30 Images)
My beautiful wife. My two wonderful sons. Sleeping in my own bed and not across from Joe White, Chris Reed or Scott Prusha. The packout process for 2011-12 Crown Royale Hockey. Yep, those are the five things I missed the most while being on the road the last two weeks. Last Friday, while the Panini America marketing team was running…
Rare Hits Highlight Panini America’s 2012 NHL All-Star Wrapper Redemption Set
Yesterday, right here on The Knight's Lance, we began pulling the curtain back on our exhaustive plans for this week's 2012 NHL All-Star Fan Fair wrapper-redemption program in conjunction with the 2012 NHL All-Star Game in Ottawa. But as you're about to discover, that was just the tip of the iceberg. For in addition to the attractive design and impressive…
Panini America, NHLPA Drop Puck on 2012 NHL Player of the Day Promotion (Gallery)
As thousands of Panini America NHL card collectors visit their local hobby shops beginning this month in search of their favorite NHL players, one lucky collector will turn that pack into the opportunity to spend a day with an NHL player. Panini America, in conjunction with the National Hockey League Players Association, is bringing back the popular Panini NHL Player…
Panini Peek Preview Gallery: 2011-12 Panini Contenders Hockey (11 Must-See Images)
Panini America Product Development Director Karvin Cheung just left the marketing office. But before he did, I asked him for a quick assessment of 2011-12 Panini Contenders Hockey, the collecting flagship that will return for its second NHL season on February 15. Cheung's first take, without missing a beat or a sip of his coffee: "It's all about the content. This…
Poetic: Panini America, Puck Daddy Partner for Unique Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Contest
It should go without saying that all of us here at Panini America are huge fans of Greg Wyshynski and his popular Puck Daddy blog over at Yahoo! Sports. (Hey, show us a puckhead that isn't). But Wyshynski is more than just a witty, wired-in and well-respected hockey expert. He's also keen on hockey collectibles. So when we intercepted one of our company's…