Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Wayne Gretzky


Yes, the "Great One" signed 2/2 in person on 3/12/09. I'm still in shock. When Gretzky appeared everybody ran at him for an autograph. I was really luck to get him to sign 2 cards. The other card is the same as the one shown above. He signed about 25-30 things, which is probably a good amount for him. These cards both look really nice, and both are signed in silver Sharpie. This is definetly my favorite success thus far. I have many more articles to update, but I just really wanted to share this success!

Peter Mueller

Signed 3/3 in person on 3/12/09. The rest of this post is coming later!

Grant Fuhr

Signed 2/2 in person on 3/12/09. The rest of this post is coming later!

Ulf Samuelsson

Signed 1/1 in person on 3/12/09. The rest of this post is coming later!

Ilya Bryzgalov

Signed 3/3 in person on 3/12/09. The rest of this post is coming later!

Matthew Lombardi

Signed 3/3 in person on 3/12/09. The rest of this post is coming later!

Martin Hanzal

Signed 1/1 in person on 3/12/09. The rest of this post is coming later!

Petr Prucha

Signed 3/3 in person on 3/12/09. The rest of this post is coming later!

Scottie Upshall

Signed 1/1 in person on 3/12/09. The rest of this post is coming later!

Hideki Okajima

Sent on 2/24/09 and recieved 1/1 on 3/9/09. The rest of this post is coming later!

Patrick Sharp

Sent on 1/8/09 and recieved 2/2 on 3/7/09. The rest of this post is coming later!

Chris Gratton

Sent on 1/8/09 and recieved 2/2 on 2/28/09. The rest of this post is coming later!

Henrik Zetterberg

Sent on 2/3/09 and recieved 1/1 on 2/20/09. The rest of this post is coming later!

Jay Pandolfo

Signed 2/2 in person on 2/15/09. The rest of this post is coming later!

Brian Gionta

Signed 2/2 in person on 2/15/09. The rest of this post is coming later!

Dainius Zubrus

Signed 2/2 in person on 2/15/09. The rest of this post is coming later!

Jamie Langenbrunner

Signed 2/2 in person on 2/15/09. The rest of this post is coming later!

Zach Parise

Signed 5/5 in person on 12/15/09. The rest of this post is coming later!

Glenn "Chico" Resch

Signed 1/1 in person on 2/15/09. The rest of this post is coming later!

Friday, March 13, 2009

Lukas Kaspar

Lukas Kaspar signed 2/2 in person on 2/16/09. He signed 2 index cards. Many people felt Lukas Kaspar had far more potential. Some people think he could have been so much better. In my opinion I think he still has a chance to be great. He is still a young player and I think he has a a long career ahead of him. He was very nice, and he had some of the best manners that I have ever seen out of any pro athlete.

Autograph Grade: A+

Claude Lemieux


Claude Lemiux signed 2/2 on 12/16/09. Yeah! I'm so happy to get Claude's autograph. He returned to the NHL this year after a 5 year absence. Maybe he wants to chase the cup 1 more time! He signed a card and an index card fore me. Thanks Mr. Lemieux!

Autograph Grade: B

Devin Setoguchi


Devin Setoguchi signed 2/2 in person on 2/16/09. Mr. Setoguchi signed 2 cards for me. He signed one with someone elses marker, and one with my blue marker. His signatures on the cards look a bit different though. I wonder why? Oh well, I'm still very happy to add this future star's autograph.

Autograph Grade: B-

Cristian Erhoff


Cristian Erhoff signed 2/2 in person on 2/16/09. He signed one card and one index card. It was nice of him to add his number 44 to one card. (He has since switched to number 10). I was very happy to add his autograph to my collection, because I think he has the potential to be an All Star.

Autograph Grade: B+

Milan Michalek

Milan Michalek signed 2/2 in person on 2/16/09. I would call his autograph the nicest signature I've ever seen. Anyway, an autographs an autograph. Mr. Michalek is a good NHL forward playing on one of the Sharks' top lines. I'm very happy to get an autograph from a player with his hockey ability.

Autograph Grade: C+

Jeremy Roenick


Jeremy Roenick signed 3/3 in person on 2/16/09. Wow talk about a nice guy. He made sure everybody got an autograph, signed multiples, and took time for photos. Most superstar palyers don't do this. He signed 3 cards for me. On one he used someone elses silver Sharpie and it actually turned out great, because itwas a Kings card. I'm really happy that I was able to get these, because I think this will be his last year in the league.

Autograph Grade: A

Rob Blake


Rob Blake signeed 2/2 in person on 2/16/09. This is a great autograph to add to my collection. Mr. Blake has been a great NHL defenseman for years now. The only bad thing about this success is that he used someone elses black Sharpie to sign. (Ughh, why couldn't it have been blue or even silver?) I'm still really pleased to get his autograph anyway.

Autograph Grade: C+ (Would've got a B- if he'd have just taken my blue sharpie:).)

Dan Boyle

Dan Boyle signed 1/1 in person on 2/16/09. He signed the same type of card he signed for me in the mail earlier this year. Mr. Boyle is a great NHL defenseman and he was an All Star this year. He is one of the reasons that the Sharks are so good this year. Another great thing about Dan Boyle is that he is good about signing autographs. He signed a lot in person, and I always see successes with him through the mail.

Autograph Grade: A

Patrick Marleau


Patrick Marleau signed 2/2 in person on 2/16/09. One card he signed with someone elses black marker, and the other (an 06-07 Fleer) he signed in blue. I'm really happy to get these cards signed by Mr. Marleau. He's been a great NHL player over his career and has been to the All Star Game. Hopefully, Mr. Marleau continues to have a great career.

Autograph Grade: B-