Teaser Gallery: Panini America Cracks Early Boxes of the New 2013-14 Prime Hockey
As the Hobby Marketing Manager for Panini America, I'm supposed to appreciate all of our products in any sport equally. But when it comes to hockey, I have a confession to make: There's not on an NHL product on our roster that I love more than Prime Hockey. It's one of my favorite products across all sports year in and…
2013-14 Rookie Anthology Hockey Stars in a Belated Edition of Panini Unwrapped
Earlier this afternoon, Panini America's Chris Barr and Tracy Hackler sat down to film a long-overdue episode of Panini Unwrapped starring the new 2013-14 Rookie Anthology Hockey. Contrary to popular belief, the break wasn't delayed because we were waiting for Barr to crutch his way to the Unwrapped studio. No matter the reason, though, we think you'll find that the…
Panini America Delivers a Stunning Pre-Ink Peek at 2013-14 National Treasures Hockey
If the 2013-14 product season really is the last you'll see of Panini America on NHL ice for quite some time, the company plans on going out with a seismic collecting bang -- the kind that can only be delivered by a product boasting the name "National Treasures." Indeed, the first-ever National Treasures Hockey release may also the last National…
Prime Time: Panini America Examines First 2013-14 Prime Hockey Autographs (Gallery)
My intention this morning -- when I departed the cozy but cramped marketing office I share with Scott Prusha and made my way left and then right down to the massive Panini America Acquisitions Vault near the back of HQ -- was to bring you an extended look at the slew of on-card arrivals for next month's release of 2013-14 Rookie…
Prime-Time Preview: Panini America Offers Pre-Ink Peek at 2013-14 Prime Hockey
It's been something of a hardcore hockey collector's dream day here at Panini America. It started with daylong Twitter coverage of the 2013-14 Playbook Hockey packout from NHL Brand Manager Chris Barr and then continued with our first extended sneak peek at the upcoming 2013-14 Rookie Anthology Hockey. Now, the dream's about to get even sweeter. Late yesterday afternoon, Panini…
Panini America Offers Detailed First Look at 2013-14 Contenders Hockey (Gallery)
If the late-March release of 2013-14 Contenders Hockey does indeed represent the final Contenders Hockey release ever made, the product is going out with a definitive bang. Returning to the proud Rookie Ticket roots that long ago made the Contenders brand a trading card icon, 2013-14 Contenders Hockey will deliver a checklist that includes up 125 Rookie Ticket signers honoring…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Opens Early Boxes of 2013-14 Totally Certified Hockey
This time tomorrow, hockey collectors across North America will help make hobby history by busting open packs of 2013-14 Totally Certified Hockey, the brand's first-ever appearance on the ice. True to its roots in other sports, 2013-14 Totally Certified Hockey offers the brand staples that have become the stuff of legend, including microetched base cards in a rainbow array of…
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…
Live on Twitter: Panini America Launches Packout for 2013-14 Dominion Hockey
Reason No. 3,648 that you need to be following Panini America on Twitter -- if you're not already -- took place yesterday afternoon when NHL Brand Manager Chris Barr commandeered the Panini America account to bring you real-time updates of the 2013-14 Dominion Hockey packout process live from the company's production facility. Indeed, you saw the first live looks at one of…
Artistic Impressions: NHL’s Top Youngsters Get Creative for Panini America Sketches
When it comes to flat-out physical artistry on the ice, it's tough to beat the brand of beauty and brawn displayed by NHL rookies such as Nathan MacKinnon, Tomas Hertl and Mathew Dumba. But let's be honest, hockey fans across the world have come to expect physical masterpieces from the brightest young stars in the game. It's their ability to create…