Blogger Adds Fitting End to Panini America “Making Of” Ryan Kesler Stick Video
Our video last week documenting the beginning-to-end process of Vancouver Canucks superstar Ryan Kesler's game-used stick created quite a buzz among sports card collectors. There's no denying that tracking that stick from the ice to the insert sets -- in this case 2011-12 Dominion Hockey's Stickside Signatures and Tape to Tape -- was a thrill for all of us here…
Video: Panini America Takes Ryan Kesler’s Game-Used Stick from the Ice to the Insert
Seven months ago today, Panini America's Alex Carbajal and Tracy Hackler embarked on a most fascinating voyage. The objective? Document every painstaking step required to transform one game-used hockey stick from Vancouver Canucks superstar Ryn Kesler into a rare handful of unique trading cards. The journey began in late February with the short drive from Panini America HQ to Dallas'…
Panini America Winner Spends Memorable Day with Canucks Keeper Cory Schneider
Now that is how you spend a day with an NHL player. As the grand prize winner in Panini America's 2012 NHL Player of the Day promotion, Boston-area collector David Almeida earned the right to spend last Sunday with Vancouver Canucks goalie and fellow Boston native Cory Schneider. But it's safe to say that Almeida got way more than he bargained…
Boston-Area Collector David Almeida Wins Panini NHL Player of the Day Sweepstakes
David Almeida, an avid NHL trading card collector from Southbridge, Mass., turned one lucky pack of Panini America NHL trading cards into one fantastic grand prize: The chance for him, his friends and family to spend this Sunday with Vancouver Canucks goalie and Boston-area native Cory Schneider. The 24-year-old Almeida is one of the more than 100,000 NHL card collectors…
2011 Stanley Cup Coaches Go the Extra Mile for Special Insert in 2010-11 Zenith Hockey
"No prob." That simple two-word email from Boston Bruins head coach Claude Julien to Panini America NHL acquisitions manager Alex Carbajal will likely do more to endear Julien to hockey collectors than anything his Stanley Cup-winning Bruins did on the ice this season. (more…)