Panini Blog Prizm Hockey Set For Rookie Anthology

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Hockey collectors were treated to some exciting discussions at the Industry Summit as news focused on the double rookie crop, which left everyone looking forward to collecting some stick-and-puck.​

Before we jump too far ahead and start looking towards next year, collectors were drooling and buzzing on Twitter as news surfaced that the up-coming Rookie Anthology release would include packs of Prizm.
Hockey Brand Manager, Karvin Cheung, confirmed that 2012-13 Rookie Anthology will include a special insert pack of Prizm hockey.
Rookie Anthology is set to release in June 2013 and will deliver four autograph or memorabilia cards per hobby box (on average). One Prizm pack will be included as a box topper.
2012-13 Rookie Anthology is jam-packed for RC collectors. The multi-program thrill ride includes a 100-card Rookie Anthology base set with inserts & RCs from programs such as Contenders, Elite, Crown Royale, Titanium and Luxury Suite.
Clearly, big news for hockey collectors will be the inclusion of Prizm. Each pack will contain three cards, with a 52-card base set and 48 Rookie Cards. Prizm parallels will be randomly inserted including Rainbow, Red (serial-numbered to 50), Blue (serial-numbered to 25) and Gold (serial-numbered to 10). Randomly inserted autographs will also be included in some of the packs.
We will feature some of the actual product when we get closer to release, but for now here’s a sneak peek …

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