Panini America Drool Gallery: The Splendid First Look at 2011-12 Dominion Hockey
The furious late-summer days around Panini America HQ are earmarked by many things. Our new-season NFL products already are hitting mid-season stride. Our next season of NBA products will tip off next week with the release of 2012-13 NBA Hoops Basketball. Our MLBPA roster is cranking with the launch of 2012 Triple Play Baseball and the upcoming launch of 2012…
New York Rangers Goalie Cam Talbot Helps Panini America Unwrap Titanium Hockey
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_WNNH65wXk&w=600&h=338] New York Rangers goalie Cam Talbot stopped by Panini America HQ on Tuesday morning to sign his downright stunning Rookie Cards that will debut in the upcoming 2011-12 Prime Hockey release. When the efficient, affable Talbot completed his brief signing session, he sat down with Panini America's Alex Carbajal and Chris Barr to bust a few boxes of…
Panini America Peeks the Elements Insert from the Upcoming 2012 Father's Day Set
Yesterday over on the Panini America Facebook page, we polled folks to see what they would most like to see today on The Knight's Lance: A preview of the 15-card Tim Tebow insert set coming to 2012 Prestige Football or a preview of the 10-card Elements insert coming to our 2012 Father's Day set. By a landslide, voters chose to…
Panini America Brings Out the Big Guns to Unwrap 2011-12 Crown Royale Hockey
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOyeCgr9ESg&w=585&h=327] When a product as big, bold and highly regarded as 2011-12 Crown Royale Hockey releases (as it did this week), a normal episode of Panini Unwrapped simply just won't do. No, for a product like this, you bring out the big guns. So Panini America's Tracy Hackler is joined in this special four-box epsiode of Panini Unwrapped by in-house…
Panini Unwrapped Goes Behind the Scenes with Boston Bruins Superstar Tim Thomas
For Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas, 2011 wasn't just one of the greatest years of his career. It was one of the greatest years of his life. The mightily mustachioed Thomas might speak softly, but he carries a big stick (and a big mitt) that make him one of the greatest goalies of his generation. The checklist of his accomplishments last…
Net Gains: Unique Photography Highlights 2011-12 Score Hockey Net Cam Insert
Now as always, there's true greatness in the subtle simplicity and throwback themes permeating 2011-12 Score Hockey, Panini America's first NHL product of the new season set to release in late October. From the massive 500-card base set to clean designs and bold images, 2011-12 Score is built to pack universal appeal and a rip-roaring good time for hockey fans and collectors alike. But for all of the…
Panini Peek: 2010-11 All-Goalies
I originally wrote this last Friday while introducing the Leather Larceny insert slated for the upcoming 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey release. But based on recent developments, it bears repeating now: "The magical, mysterious masked mystique of hockey’s goalie easily makes the position one of the most collected in all of sports. Indeed, there’s an undeniable allure to the NHL’s top netminders that always has translated so beautifully…