Gallery: Pre-Packout Process Continues for Panini America’s 2011-12 Prime Hockey
You can trace the considerable buzz that reverberated throughout the hockey collecting universe last week (and reverberates still today) directly back to The Knight's Lance. Indeed, our gallery documenting the pre-packout process for Panini America's upcoming 2011-12 Prime Hockey was nothing short of an appetite-whetting, hit-generating sensation. The good news? We have more sneak peeks to show you today. Panini America…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2012-13 Score Hockey (39 Must-See Images)
Here's reason No. 3,769 why every day at Panini America is a forever-entertaining, never-a-dull-moment, white-knuckle thrill ride: Just one day after previewing 2011-12 Dominion Hockey, one of the most lavish, super-premium NHL products in existence, we now get to preview 2012-13 Score Hockey, one of collecting's most affordable, bang-for-your-buck bargains. So even as they feverishly work on putting the finishing…
Prime Examples Part 2: More Hand-Picked Patches Headed to 2011-12 Prime Hockey
Here's one way we know for sure that hardcore hockey collectors are waiting on the edge of their seats for the debut of 2011-12 Prime Hockey in just a couple of weeks: The gallery we brought you two weeks ago today showcasing the oversized -- and largely overwhelming -- memorabilia pieces hand-picked for the set's Prime Colors insert is one…
Panini America Packing for Pittsburgh and the 2012 NHL Draft (Preview & Gallery)
Officials at Panini America announced today their plans for the upcoming 2012 NHL Draft, being held later this week -- June 22-23 -- at the CONSOL Energy Center, home to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Panini America will aim to please hockey collectors with a version of their trademark wrapper-redemption program. Panini has developed a seven-card Pittsburgh Penguins Team Set using the popular…
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…
UPDATED: Panini America’s Grand Plans for Next Month’s 2011 Toronto Fall Expo
Panini America will be making its second straight appearance at the Fall Expo when this year’s 2011 Toronto Sportcard and Memorabilia Expo begins November 11 at the Toronto International Centre. To be sure, collectors won’t see a sophomore slump when Panini America dazzles hockey collectors with another of its trademark, show-stopping wrapper redemption programs. (more…)
Panini Unwrapped: Previewing the Official 2011-12 NHL Sticker & Album Collection
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVEvMWepo38&w=585&h=327] For any number of reasons, Wednesday was a good day inside Panini America headquarters. Primarily, though, the feel-good vibe permeating the company's marketing department two days ago can be traced to one thing and one thing only: The arrival of the 2011-12 NHL Sticker & Album Collection. Within minutes of receiving our marketing allotment, Scott Prusha and Chris Reed…
Panini America Insert Set Inspection: 2011-12 Pinnacle Hockey Pinnacle Black
No autographs. No memorabilia. No problem. Indeed, what the upcoming Pinnacle Black insert in 2011-12 Pinnacle Hockey lacks in the modern amenities normally reserved for collecting's most in-demand chase sets, it will more than make up for with an incredible design and extreme scarcity. (more…)
Panini America Redemption Card Update: Kobe, Wall, Dirk, Eberle, LT, EEE & 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 below, detailing the most recent cards being fulfilled. The following list is by no means complete, but it does let collectors know which redemption cards from which products are being processed…
Silver Lining: Exploring the Engravatures Insert in 2010-11 Dominion Hockey
Amid the bewildering barrage of otherworldly hits I've seen packed into 2010-11 Dominion Hockey over the course of the last week, there is one insert in particular that has repeatedly commanded my attention more than the others. The cards don't have on-card autographs or a rainbow array of peerless patches like many of the gems that will share pack space with them. What they…