搶先看:2013-14 National Treasures Hockey

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Under normal circumstances, our first look at any new Panini America product begins with a Panini Peek post right here on The Knight’s Lance, using information and images from the product information sheet (PIS) our sales team uses to solicit the product. After that, we typically follow up throughout the creation and production processes with frequent updates so you can watch with us as the product comes to life.

Of course, 2013-14 National Treasures Hockey was never intended to be a normal product. It’s the first — and likely last — stand-alone National Treasures product hockey collectors will ever see. It’s Panini America’s fond farewell to its loyal hockey collectors; the kind of product hobbyists across North America will remember forever.


In recent weeks, we’ve shown you many remarkable reasons why we’re so excited about 2013-14 National Treasures Hockey, including splendid sneak peeks at the product’s Treasured Steel and Buried Treasure inserts, as well as pre-ink glimpses at the NHL Shields, Rookie Cards, Treasured Twigs and unparalleled booklet-card content. Today, we’re going to offer some of the basic release information — and, of course, a few more images.

2013-14 National Treasures Hockey is slated to release  August 27, and every eight-card box of the high-end heavyweight will deliver one acetate-topped Rookie Patch Autograph numbered to 99 or less, one autographed memorabilia card, one booklet card, two additional autograph or memorabilia cards, one Printing Plate and two base or parallel cards.

The product also features an abundance of creativity. In addition to the aforementioned Treasured Steel, Hidden Treasure and Treasured Twigs inclusions, 2013-14 National Treasures Hockey will feature Treasure Chest memorabilia cards (with a staggering 24 players on one card) and will also introduce hockey collectors to diamond-embedded Flawless cards.

Other highlights include . . .

• All Rookie Patch Autographs will feature an oversized patch piece and numbering to 99 or less; there are also Brand Logo, Snap and Shield variations.
• Rare autographed versions of the Treasured Steel and Buried Treasure inserts.
• Diamond-embedded Flawless cards will be numbered to five or less and will be paralleled by a 1/1 Platinum version.
• Jumbo Quad Booklets featuring four oversized prime-memorabilia pieces, including NHL Shield versions.
• Dual Stick Booklet Autographs featuring signed pieces of game-used hockey sticks from the game’s best players.

We’ll have plenty more to preview on 2013-14 National Treasures Hockey right here on The Knight’s Lance in the coming days and weeks. Until then, however, check out these new images:

     
  

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Gallery: Panini America Begins Packing Out 2013-14 National Treasures Hockey



The notoriously torrid Texas summer reared its gnarly teeth on Saturday afternoon with a high temperature of 102 degrees on a day when humidity made it feel like a balmy 105. The crazy part, though? It was even hotter inside the Panini America production facility, where Chris Barr, Matt Davis and Jim Stefano were giving 2013-14 National Treasures Hockey the white-glove treatment during the early stages of packout for that highly anticipated release.

I stopped by to capture as many drool-inducing images of 2013-14 National Treasures Hockey as I could. In the process, I got a firsthand look at a juggernaut of a product that honors the NHL’s past, present and future like only National Treasures can. Over the course of the next few weeks, we’ll share just some of the highlights right here on The Knight’s Lance.


We begin today with some of National Treasures’ spectacular autograph and autograph memorabilia inclusions, featuring the Notable Nicknames and Treasured Trophies inserts as well as a vast and varied examination of the product’s rich Rookie Card content (NHL Shields, anyone?).

Enjoy this early sneak peek and stay tuned. There’s plenty more to come.

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Gallery: Panini America Continues Packout for 2013-14 National Treasures Hockey



Between the comprehensive galleries posted here on The Knight’s Lance and the high-powered hits of Chris Barr’s @PaniniAmerica Twitter takeovers live from the Panini America production facility, we’re giving collectors unprecedented access to the packout process for 2013-14 National Treasures Hockey. Today, that treat continues.

In the gallery that follows, we profile the stunning Treasured Twigs game-used stick booklet cards, Colossal prime-memorabilia autographs, some select NHL Shields, Newfound Treasures, Crazy 8s and more. But before we get to the gallery, let’s offer a quick highlight of some of Barr’s most recent Twitter teases . . .








Now, let’s get to the gallery . . .