Festive L.A. Opens Panini America’s Tour of the 2014 NHL Stadium Series (Gallery)
LOS ANGELES -- A fan-packed booth and plenty of California sunshine greeted Panini America for last night's first game of the 2014 NHL Stadium Series inside Los Angeles' legendary Dodger Stadium. While the Anaheim Ducks took down the Los Angeles Kings on a temporarily frozen baseball field, fans who stopped by the Panini America booth were treated to free Stadium…
Panini America, NHLPA Drop Puck on 2014 NHL Player of the Day Promotion (Gallery)
Beginning in February, every time a collector purchases a pack of Panini America NHL trading cards at more than 450 hobby shops across the U.S. and Canada they may be one step closer to spending the day with an NHL player. Panini America and the NHLPA are once again sponsoring the Panini NHL Player of the Day hobby shop promotion…
Panini America Bringing Boxing Day Promo to Panini Roundtable Shops in Canada
Inspired by resoundingly successful nationwide wrapper-redemption programs such as Black Friday and Father's Day (and on the heels of a blazing third installment of Black Friday), Panini America officials confirmed on Monday what many collectors north of the border have been buzzing about for weeks: Panini America is delivering a Boxing Day wrapper-redemption promotion to Canada. The puck drops on the promotion at…
Panini America Provides Detailed First Look at 2013-14 Totally Certified Hockey
It's no real secret that the inaugural release of Panini America's Totally Certified Hockey was supposed to appear during the 2012-13 NHL season. But when company officials adjusted the product roster to accommodate for the shortened season, Totally Certified was one of the key products impacted. But in late February and at long last, Totally Certified Hockey will become a reality.…
Panini America Begins Revealing Details for 2013 Toronto Fall Expo Redemption
This time next week, Panini America officials will be preparing to unleash the company's trademark brand of passion, energy and show-stealing buzz on the 2013 Toronto Fall Expo. Clearly, we have a lot to share between now and then. We've already pulled the curtain back just a little on our highly anticipated Panini VIP Party. This evening, we're shifting our…
Panini Peek: 2013-14 Titanium Hockey
In the more than 18 months since Panini America last released Titanium Hockey, It's safe to say that demand among NHL collectors for the next installment of the popular brand has had ample time to build. So by the time 2013-14 Titanium Hockey releases (on Boxing Day, no less), we're likely to have a full-blown feeding frenzy on our hands. Equipped…
The 2013-14 Prizm Hockey Hunt: Locate the Hidden Boxes and You Could Win One!
In honor of tomorrow's North American release of Panini America's 2013-14 Prizm Hockey, The Knight's Lance is back with another of its popular head-scratching, eye-testing Scavenger Hunts to add some excitement and adventure to your Tuesday. In the process, five lucky winners will win a brand-spankin'-new box of 2013-14 Prizm Hockey. You see that image at the top of this post?…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2013-14 Prizm Hockey (81 Must-See Pics)
If you're a hockey fan and you weren't monitoring the Panini America Twitter feed yesterday, well, shame on you. You missed a day full of revealing Tweets sent directly from the Panini America production facility where packout was taking place for the highly anticipated 2013-14 Prizm Hockey. The good news, of course, is that you can go back and search…
Panini Peek: 2013-14 Select Hockey
After more than 20 years on ice, a once and future NHL trading card juggernaut is on the verge of a historic comeback. Select Hockey is back. At least it will be in early November, when Panini America officials release a new-generation version of the venerable favorite that delivers the company's stunning Optichrome technology in myriad mystical forms. Each hobby-exclusive…
Panini America Provides a Final Pre-Release Look at 2012-13 Prime Hockey (Gallery)
Game-worn skate leather and laces. Game-worn glove leather and surname insignias. Team logo stickers and numbers removed from game-worn helmets. Game-used sticks. All-Star Game locker nameplates. Massive logo patches, nameplates, fight straps, ties and laundry tags from game- and event-worn jerseys. Indeed, if an NHL player has worn it or carried it to take the ice during the course of his…