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'…

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…