2010-11 Pinnacle Discussion Thread

[RGM81]

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Three months from now, at a time when most young hipsters are smack dab in the middle of spring break, Panini America will be giving hockey purists the real reason to party with the serendipitous return of Pinnacle Hockey after 12 seasons away.
The March 16 release of 2010-11 Pinnacle Hockey will mark the celebrated reemergence to the market of one of the sport’s most revered brands, complete with many of those true-to-its-roots touches that made the franchise so popular in the first place, including Museum Collection parallels and Artist’s Proofs.

“The whole team has really bought into what we’re trying to do with Pinnacle, and I think it will show on every card,” says Al Muir, Panini America’s Hockey Brand Manager. “From the photography to the reinvention of the card back — seriously, you’ll want to check these out — this will be a base set that any hockey fan will want to spend hours with. On top of that, we’re cramming four autograph and/or memorabilia hits into every box. Then there’s the Museum Collection, the Artist’s Proofs, the Tough Times ’70s insert … every box should be a blast to bust. We think this is going to be the start of something really big.”
Indeed, to Muir’s point, every box of the product should yield four autograph or memorabilia cards, four Museum Collection parallels, four Ice Breakers Rookie Cards, one Artist’s Proof parallel and one Tough Times insert card. The autograph/memorabilia card lineup is bolstered by the likes of Pinnacle Threads, City Lights, Pinnacle Penmanship and Rookie Team Pinnacle Signatures to name four.
In all there are 50 Ice Breakers RCs on the checklist, including 20 that are autographed.
Enjoy the following preview images from the 2010-11 Pinnacle Hockey and stay tuned to The Knight’s Lance for more information on the product.


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Pics to follow.

[mingus_md]

Thanks for posting this info. I'm not so sure I like the base card design, but I am definitely interested in finding out more about Pinnacle as it gets closer to its release date.

[RGM81]

Here's the photos:

[JoexBondo]

From the Panini Facebook,

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Meh, Looks like another filler set to me, but boy the Wensink auto is sweet!

[lumm0x]

I like the look of the Chemistry insert.

[Prime B]

If the Datsyuk is the base card that is an absolutely awesome set for in-person autograph seekers.

I like the City Lights set, especially since it is autographed.

Might have to add that to the list of "sets to do" this year along with Fans of the Game and Back to the Future.

[jonpop]

Wensink auto. Awesome. But do they need to bring back every ugly product produced from back in the day?

[v3rs3]

Looks like another blah release from Panini (You're going to do the same insert set in two different products? ie Tough Times). The City Lights do look awesome. I'm especially happy they showed Columbus/Rick Nash as the preview. That's one that will be on my list to get from this release.

[v3rs3]

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[jagrnyr68]

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now this looks really nice, if boxes don't cost a fortune, i'd love to pick one up. each box yields:

- 4 Autograph or Memorabilia cards
- 4 Ice Breaker RC's - 20 out of the 50 are autographed
- 4 Museum Collection parallels
- 1 Artist Proof parallel
- 1 Tough Times insert