Panini will be making hockey cards for the first time in five years, but the player checklist will be a short one. Very short. Upper Deck still holds the exclusive NHL trading card license but over the summer Panini grabbed Finnish star Kaapo Kakko away with an exclusive contract. On Monday, the company announced it had also signed Kakko’s New York Rangers teammate, … [Read more...]
NHL’s Second Pick Kaapo Kakko Signs Deal with Panini America
Panini America announced Thursday that it has signed Finnish hockey star Kaapo Kakko to an exclusive autograph trading card agreement. As a result of the unique partnership, Panini America will have the exclusive rights to produce autographed rookie cards of Kakko, selected No. 2 overall by the New York Rangers in the 2019 NHL Draft. Many of those cards will be available to … [Read more...]