Comments on: NHL's new card licensing structure changes role of exclusives

By: Panini fires a shot over ITG's bow? | Cards On Ice

Panini fires a shot over ITG's bow? | Cards On Ice — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:14:13 +0000

[...] I found this posted on Beckett’s Blog from when the deal with Panini was announced, strongly hinting that the NHL and PA were looking to [...]

By: NHL new trading card licensing structure | Sports Business Digest

NHL new trading card licensing structure | Sports Business Digest — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:15:53 +0000

[...] The letter also states that “in the event a player currently has a deal with Upper Deck that runs past June 30, 2010, that provides for exclusivity in the trading card category beyond packaging, those provisions will now be null and void. (However, Upper Deck must still abide by all the other terms of the agreement (such as payment obligations).” (via Beckett Blog) [...]

By: NHL Licensing: The End of Exclusives Part Two | Cards On Ice

NHL Licensing: The End of Exclusives Part Two | Cards On Ice — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:20:16 +0000

[...] Licensing: The End of Exclusives Part Two Beckett’s Blog has posted an interesting coda to the news that Panini has received an NHL/NHLPA license to produce hockey cards. Any existing [...]

By: BRONK

BRONK — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:39:01 +0000

Perhaps they learned their lesson with Basketball and didn’t want the same thing to happen with Hockey.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:07:34 +0000

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By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:58:13 +0000

It’s too bad that basketball didn’t do the same when Panini took over so that they could do autographs of Lebron, Jordan, etc.