Panini America Confidential: At the Printing Facility with 2010-11 Dominion Hockey
Yesterday started off rather fabulously for me -- and not just because it happened to be the penultimate day of school for my wife (a fifth-grade teacher) and our two elementary-school children. Indeed, I felt as euphoric Wednesday as my family felt this morning -- preparing for their last day of school -- because I spent the first few hours of my day on my favorite field…
April Drools: Appreciating Panini America’s Most Fantastically Filthy Mail Day Ever
I got a text message from my boss -- Panini America VP of Marketing Jason Howarth -- earlier this morning. It included an image of a Tim Tebow game-worn jersey. Turns out Howarth happened to be all the way across the office in Acquisitions right as the most pristinely pungent package of game-battered NFL jerseys and NHL sweaters you've ever seen was delivered to Joe…
Knight’s Lance Exclusive: The Complete 2011 Industry Summit Black Box Checklist
Now that we're just mere hours away from the official launch of the 2011 Industry Summit in Las Vegas, that means were also just mere hours away from the release of Panini America's show-stopping Black Boxes. What follows is a comprehensive checklist of the fabulous autograph and memorabilia cards -- every one a 1/1 -- highlighting this year's edition. (more…)
Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2010-11 Crown Royale Hockey
Turns out jet-setting to Los Angeles for the 2011 NBA All-Star Game and all of its celebrity-festooned festivities -- and calling it "work" -- isn't all it's cracked up to be. After all, being on the road means not being in the office; and any given day spent away from the Panini America office means you run the risk of missing something really cool. Case in point: I…
The Drool Gallery: 2011 NHL All-Star Game Wrapper Redemption Autographs
Yesterday, we shared with The Knight's Lance's loyal hockey readers an overview of our plans for this weekend's NHL All-Star Game in Raleigh, N.C. Along with that ice-breaking sneak peek, we showed you some standard base and insert images from our product-propelling wrapper redemption set. Today, we offer you the first look at some of the sweet signatures sure to be driving a good deal of…
Panini America Prepares for the 2011 NHL All-Star Game: The Gradual Reveal
Beginning Friday at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, N.C., Panini America will aim to dazzle a decided hockey contingent with a multi-faceted, fan-friendly approach to the 2011 NHL All-Star Fan Fair. The show, held in conjunction with Sunday's NHL All-Star Game, will be the company's first as a member of the NHL family. Rest assured, we're putting our best foot…
Panini Unwrapped: 2010-11 Limited Hockey
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiPg9mwt4lY&fs=1&hl=en_US] Clint Hall and Scott Prusha have their way with two early boxes of 2010-11 Limited Hockey, in which they pull one of the sweetest oversized Sidney Crosby swatches you'll ever see. Watch to find out more, including who Hall spent time with last night.