Panini Taking its Talents to St. Paul for the NHL Draft (Complete Preview & Gallery)
Officials at Panini America announced today details for the upcoming 2011 NHL Draft, being held June 24th and 25th at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, home to the Minnesota Wild. Panini will aim to please hockey collectors with a version of their trademark wrapper redemption program. Panini has developed two six-card packs using the popular 2010-11 Pinnacle…
Panini America Announces Last Three SPs from 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey
After more than two weeks of gradually revealing the identity of the short-printed Rookie Ticket Autographs RCs that have kept collectors guessing -- and buzzing -- since 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey released on May 18, we've reached the final reveal. Since we felt that releasing all of those Rookie Card SPs at once would kind of remove all the mystery, we leaked them gradually over…
So . . . What Constitutes a Short Printed RC in 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey?
Judging by recent comments submitted to The Knight's Lance, one of the most-asked questions making the hockey hobby rounds these days is what, exactly, is the ballpark quantity of the 10 short-printed Rookie Ticket Autographs in 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey? To be fair, we haven't disclosed that number in the recent SP reveals we've posted. But based largely on your feedback, we're going to…
2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey: Two More Rookie Card Short Prints Revealed!
Panini America officials on Tuesday morning continued pulling the curtain back on the array of short-printed Rookie Ticket Autographed Rookie Cards that have kept collectors guessing since 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey released on May 18. Since releasing all of those Rookie Card SPs at once would kind of remove all the mystery, we’ve decided to leak them gradually over the next few weeks. We started just…
Panini America On Location: An Interview with Boston Bruins Superstar Tyler Seguin
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocIqMmRfeRk&w=480&h=390] RALEIGH, N.C. -- I could wax with prosy praise for paragraphs about the superior skill set possessed by Boston Bruins rookie superstar Tyler Seguin, the swoon-worthy center and second overall pick of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft who turns 19 on Monday. The offensive-minded teenager scored his first career goal in just his second game and entered the NHL All-Star break with 16 points, including…
Trio of NHL Rookie Superstars to Sign at Panini America Booth this Weekend
On Saturday evening in Raleigh, N.C., many of the NHL's brightest young stars will showcase their wares in the Honda SuperSkills event in conjunction with 2011 NHL All-Star Weekend. But before they do that, three of those standout rookies will spend quality time with collectors at the Panini America booth. No. 1 overall pick Taylor Hall, No. 2 overall pick Tyler Seguin and…
Big Plans for the 2010 Toronto Fall Expo
Panini America will be doing its best Felix Potvin impersonation next month . . . by pulling out all the stops in Toronto. Indeed, during the 2010 Toronto Sportcard and Memorabilia Expo (beginning Nov. 12 at the Toronto International Centre), the company aims to dazzle a decided hockey contingent with another of its trademark, show-stopping wrapper redemption programs. (more…)