By Susan Lulgjuraj | Beckett Hockey Editor

Panini America is celebrating hockey’s history this fall.

With 2012-13 Classics Signatures, collectors can expect to find autographs of retired players who made the game what is today.

At least one autograph of a retired players is expected in every five-card pack.

“Classics Signatures Hockey builds on a proud name from Panini America’s past (Classics) while adding one of collecting’s favorite aspects (Autographs) as a means of honoring the greatest players from hockey’s storied history,” Panini spokesperson Tracy Hackler wrote on the company’s blog.

There are six packs in every box, which means collectors can expect a good amount of autographs from players such as Mark Messier, Gordie Howe, Steve Yzerman, Johnny Bower, Jeremy Roenick and others.

Other autograph cards include Classic Lines Triple Autographs, which highlight some of the best NHL lines of the past and Social Signatures that feature Twitter handles.

Some more difficult autographs to obtain are Notable Nicknames, Inaugural Inks and Classic Combo dual autographs. These cards fall just one or two per case. The Social Signatures autos fall at an average of three per case.

Classic Signatures is expected to be released in late October or early November, but release dates and checklists are subject to change.

Susan Lulgjuraj is the editor of Beckett Hockey magazine. You can email Susan here with ideas, comments and questions. Follow her on Twitter here.

By Andrew Tolentino | Hockey Editor

As promised in the previous glimpse of 2010-11 Dominion, Panini America just supplemented its product tease with more information and eye candy.

Falling from the same family tree as the revered National Treasures brand, Dominion is a high-end line with an eight-card box break and a $350 suggested retail price. It’s definitely not stickered for the feint of heart, but it’s filled with the hits that fuel the highbrow hobby.

Panini’s NHL Brand Manager Al Muir explained, “Dominion isn’t a product for the masses. This is for the high-end hobbyists, the whales. Even they’ll have to fight among themselves for it with these quantities. Should make for a dynamic secondary market for Dominion.”

Aside from being a collectible container, each box should yield six autograph or memorabilia cards (three autographs guaranteed, one a hard-signed Rookie Card) and presumably two base cards.

Other Dominion delights include:

• Kindest Cuts: 1/1 cut signatures, showcasing legendary players
• Pen Pals: The hockey version of Panini’s popular multiple-player autograph cards
  • Duals (Numbered to 50)
  • Triples (Numbered to 25)
  • Quads (Numbered to five)
• Peerless Patches Duals and Quads: Booklet cards featuring premium player memorabilia
• Engravatures: Cards showcasing embedded pieces of real silver engraved with the names of former Stanley Cup Winners (Numbered to 100)
• Nifty 50: An insert set, complete with on-card autographs from single-season 50-goal greats
• Brass Bonanza: Hard-signed autographs in an homage to the Hartford Whalers (Numbered to 50 or less)
• Tape to Tape: Inserts with autographs on the actual tape from players’ game-used sticks

Stay tuned to Beckett.com for more updates on the late-July release of 2010-11 Dominion.