Month: January 2017

2016-17 SP Game Used Odds Sheet

SP Game Used Box

Upper Deck has brought SP Game Used back for another season with it’s 2016-17 offering. The product has undergone a slight change, now offering 6 cards rather than the previous 5. A small price reduction has also been reported by the company. With plenty of memorabilia and autographs included there are numerous sets requiring pack […]

Ninja Update: 2011-12 Score

Score Thumbnail

A decidedly low-end product, Score Hockey appeals to the younger collector, who may not be able to afford the larger products. Additionally with over 500 base cards, it is perfect for set builders who enjoy a challenge. While traditional “hits” are not the focus of the product, they do exist. Score Signatures, and Hot Rookie […]

Ninja Update: 2011-12 Rookie Anthology

2011-12 Rookie Anthology Box

2011-12 Rookie Anthology, like other years of RA, is a collection of update sets from across Panini’s product line. While it avoids the big names such as Dominion and Prime, it offers up plenty of Crown Royale, Certified. Luxury Suite, and Pinnacle. This mish-mash of products means that a variety of hits are available in […]

Ninja Update: 2011-12 Panini Pinnacle

Panini Pinnacle Box

Panini Pinnacle is a product that is geared towards the younger collectors, whose budgets may not allow for the freedom that older collectors may have. With no guarantee of an autograph, and only 2 memorabilia hits per box, Pinnacle manages to stay affordable meaning that it is nothing to grab a couple packs as an […]

Ninja Update: 2011-12 Panini Prime

Panini Prime Box

Making it’s debut in 2011-12 Panini Prime joins Dominion as the company’s high-end hockey card option. The product was filled with incredible relic cards, and a great mix of autographs. The main draw was without a doubt the Prime Colors/Namesakes/Ties type sets which offered large patches that were extremely short printed. This was a product […]

Ninja Update: 2011-12 Panini Contenders

Contenders Box

Panini Contenders is a long time favorite of autograph collectors, as each box guarantees multiple autos. 2011-12 promised 3 to 4 autos per hobby box, with one of these being a rookie, additionally all autos were hard signed, with the exception of the 6 way booklet cards. Memorabilia is limited to auto patch sets, and […]

Ninja Update: 2011-12 Panini Dominion

Dominion Box

Panini’s response to Upper Deck’s The Cup product, Dominion is the ultra high-end hockey card product for the company. This product comes with a massive checklist overflowing with memorabilia cards and hard signed autographs. It also pays homage to legends of hockey’s past, offering two separate category of cut signatures, the Kindest Cuts set, and […]