First and foremost, I'd like to thank our sponsors at Panini for providing us with this box.



10 packs per box
5 cards per pack
Current Retail Price (online): $100.00 (Panini MAPP)

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS
- 1 Hot Box per Mini-Case
- 1 Freshman Fabrics Signature Rookie per Mini-Case
- Freshman Fabrics feature the first autograph memorabilia rookie cards from the league's newest players.
- Look for the all-new Goalie Pulls inserts featuring NHL goalie cards as you have never seen them before.
- Relive the 2011-12 Stanley Cup Playoffs through the Path to the Cup insert set. Look for memorabilia variations!


PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Common

Mirror Gold
Look for Mirror Red, Blue, Gold, Emerald, and Black parallels!

Freshman Fabric
Find autographs and memorabilia from the league's newest rookie class

Goalie Pulls
All-new Goalie Pulls inserts allow you to make the call on leaving the goalie in the card or pulling him from the net!

Face Off Dual Sticks
The league's best meet head-to-head in the Face Off dual game-used stick set.

Path To The Cup
Relive the playoffs with the Path to the Cup Insert Set highlighting each game of the 2011-12 NHL Playoffs.

WHAT WE PULLED



Base - 43/100 (43%)
Masked Marvels /999 (1) - Braden Holtby
Immortals /999 (1) - Brett Hull
Rookies /999 (1) - Andrew Joudrey





Mirror Red /199 (1) - Jeff Carter
Path To The Cup /399 (1) - Scott Clemmensen/Zach Parise



Chris VandeVelde Autograph



Roman Horak Autograph



Fabric Of The Game Frans Nielsen Jersey /299



Fabric Of The Game Team Name Frans Nielsen Jersey /150



FINAL THOUGHTS

Base - 4/5
Design - 5/5
Fun - 4/5
Value - 3.5/5
Rebuy - 3.5/5

Total - 20/25 (80%)

Pros:
Foil back cards make the subjects stand out on the base cards
No non-numbered inserts/parallels

Cons:
Rookie class affected by Lockout
Unnumbered signatures
Better collation
Much better price point once MAPP period is over as price will drop

NPN Information:

NPN, 2012-13 Panini Certified Hockey
5325 FAA Blvd Suite 100A
Irving, TX 75061-3601

Limit 2 requests per household, mailed separately

Postmarked By: 1/23/13
Received By: 1/30/13

Canada Skills: 657 + 612 / 204 x 128 - 162 = ?

Once again, I'd like to thank our wonderful sponsors at Panini for giving us the opportunity to open and review this release. For more information on all of their products, visit them today at www.paniniamerica.net.

All of the base cards are available for request. Please PM with the card or cards of interest. Cards will be available for 30 days from the time this review is posted. As always, only VIPs can make requests for the first 48 hours.