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  • David Aebischer - Colorado Avalanche™
    Sent - December 18th, 2000
    Arrived - December 28th, 2001
    Comments - He sent a 3½x5 postcard of himself signed with an autopen, which he provided, but returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.  He also included a Colorado Avalanche™ Kids Club membership application ($15 U.S. Funds to join) and a form letter thanking me for my support.
  • Joakim Andersson - Detroit Red Wings™
    Sent - December 22nd, 2015
    Arrived - February 13th, 2016
    Comments - I received a form letter from the Detroit Red Wings Foundation regarding the "Autographs for a Cause". If I wished to receive an autograph, I would need to donate $20 U.S. Funds to their foundation. For more information, please visit http://www.DetroitRedWings.com/Autographs. He returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Ed Belfour - Dallas Stars™
    Sent - July 14th, 1997
    Arrived - March 10th, 1998
    Comments - WARNING: He signed with a rubber stamp!  He also sent a form letter and a merchandise list from Promo Athlete Incorporated.  You will be placed on their mailing list and sent price lists every so often.
  • Craig Billington - Colorado Avalanche™
    Sent - November 18th, 1998
    Arrived - December 24th, 1998
    Comments - He sent a pre-printed 4x6 postcard of himself and a form letter. He also returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Jeff Blashill - Detroit Red Wings™
    Sent - December 22nd, 2015
    Arrived - February 13th, 2016
    Comments - WARNING: He signed with a autopen!
  • Peter Bondra - Washington Capitals™
    Sent - July 17th, 1997
    Arrived - April 23rd, 1998
    Comments - WARNING: He signed with a rubber stamp that was traced with a sharpie! That would explain why both autographs looked different! I originally thought it was real, but recently I have been rescanning my autographs and found it was just a traced rubber stamp like Steve Yzerman.  Very disappointing!
  • Wendel Clark - Tampa Bay Lightning™
    Sent - October 13th, 1998
    Arrived - November 24th, 1998
    Comments - He returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Sidney Crosby - Pittsburgh Penguins™
    Sent - October 17th, 2005
    Arrived - July 15th, 2006
    Comments - He sent a preprinted 4x6 Rbk postcard and a form letter thanking me for my support, which he provided.  He returned both of the index cards and the return envelope that I sent.
  • Alexandre Daigle - Philadelphia Flyers™
    Sent - February 3rd, 1998
    Arrived - April 25th, 2000
    Comments - He sent an unsigned 1994/95 Upper Deck SP card, which he provided, but kept both of the index cards that I sent.
  • Pavel Datsyuk - Detroit Red Wings™
    Sent - November 9th, 2001
    Arrived - December 14th, 2001
    Comments - He returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Pavel Datsyuk - Detroit Red Wings™
    Sent - December 22nd, 2015
    Arrived - February 13th, 2016
    Comments - I received a form letter from the Detroit Red Wings Foundation regarding the "Autographs for a Cause". If I wished to receive an autograph, I would need to donate $50 U.S. Funds to their foundation. For more information, please visit http://www.DetroitRedWings.com/Autographs. He returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Adam Deadmarsh - Colorado Avalanche™
    Sent - November 16th, 1998
    Arrived - December 24th, 1998
    Comments - He sent two pre-printed 4x6 postcards of himself and a form letter. He also returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Tie Domi - Toronto Maple Leafs™
    Sent - March 22nd, 1998
    Arrived - April 21st, 1998
    Comments - He sent a pre-printed 4x6 photo of himself and a form letter. He also returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Chris Drury - Colorado Avalanche™
    Sent - January 15th, 1999
    Arrived - May 11th, 1999
    Comments - He sent a pre-printed 3½x5 postcard of himself and a form letter.  He also returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Mark Fayne - New Jersey Devils™
    Sent - January 8th, 2011
    Arrived - June 4th, 2011
    Comments - He returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Theoren Fleury - Calgary Flames™
    Sent - October 20th, 1997
    Arrived - June 1st, 1998
    Comments - He sent a pre-printed 2x4 color photo of himself, which he provided. He also returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Theoren Fleury - Colorado Avalanche™
    Sent - March 8th, 1999
    Arrived - June 14th, 1999
    Comments - He sent a pre-printed 2x4 color photo of himself, which he provided. He also returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.  Note: It was sent by the Calgary Flames™.
  • Marcus Foligno - Buffalo Sabres™
    Sent - March 22nd, 2012
    Arrived - July 21st, 2012
    Comments - The letter was sent to him in care of the Rochester Americans™, Buffalo's minor league team in the American Hockey League™. He returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Peter Forsberg - Colorado Avalanche™
    Sent - July 14th, 1997
    Arrived - April 23rd, 1998
    Comments - He sent a pre-printed 4x6 postcard of himself and a form letter. He returned one of the index cards that I sent unsigned, and kept the other one.
  • Mike Green - Washington Capitals™
    Sent - November 11th, 2014
    Arrived - June 3rd, 2015
    Comments - He returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Mike Green - Detroit Red Wings™
    Sent - December 7th, 2015
    Arrived - February 13th, 2016
    Comments - I received a form letter from the Detroit Red Wings Foundation regarding the "Autographs for a Cause". If I wished to receive an autograph, I would need to donate $10 U.S. Funds to their foundation. For more information, please visit http://www.DetroitRedWings.com/Autographs. He returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Wayne Gretzky - New York Rangers™
    Sent - January 5th, 1998
    Arrived - March 10th, 1998
    Comments - He sent back an autopenned 1996/97 Donruss card, which he provided, but he kept both of the index cards that I sent.
  • Denis Hamel - Buffalo Sabres™
    Sent - January 13th, 2000
    Arrived - December 18th, 2000
    Comments - He sent an unsigned 4¼x6 postcard, which he provided, but kept both of my index cards and return envelope.
  • Adam Henrique - New Jersey Devils™
    Sent - December 12th, 2011
    Arrived - February 18th, 2012
    Comments - He returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Brad Hunt - Edmonton Oilers™
    Sent - October 28th, 2014
    Arrived - July 18th, 2015
    Comments - He returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned. He also mailed the return envelope from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with $0.85 in Canadian stamps.
  • Paul Kariya - Anaheim Mighty Ducks™
    Sent - July 14th, 1997
    Arrived - February 19th, 1999
    Comments - He sent a pre-printed 5½x8½ postcard of himself. He also returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Chris Kreider - New York Rangers™
    Sent - February 16th, 2013
    Arrived - June 5th, 2013
    Comments - He returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Uwe Krupp - Colorado Avalanche™
    Sent - January 5th, 1998
    Arrived - August 3rd, 1998
    Comments - He sent a pre-printed 4x6 postcard of himself and a form letter. He also returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Jari Kurri - Colorado Avalanche™
    Sent - July 16th, 1997
    Arrived - January 5th, 1998
    Comments - He sent a pre-printed 4x6 postcard of himself and a form letter. He also returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Martin Lapointe - Detroit Red Wings™
    Sent - January 15th, 1999
    Arrived - May 31st, 1999
    Comments - WARNING: He signed with a rubber stamp that was traced with a sharpie!
  • Sylvain Lefebvre - Colorado Avalanche™
    Sent - March 8th, 1999
    Arrived - July 13th, 1999
    Comments - He sent a pre-printed 3½x5 postcard of himself and a form letter. He also returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Claude Lemieux - Colorado Avalanche™
    Sent - January 5th, 1998
    Arrived - April 14th, 1998
    Comments - He sent a pre-printed 4x6 postcard of himself and a form letter. He also returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Mario Lemieux - Pittsburgh Penguins™
    Sent - February 23rd, 2001
    Arrived - April 30th, 2001
    Comments - He signed both of the index cards that I sent with a rubber stamp.
  • John-Michael Liles - Colorado Avalanche™
    Sent - October 21st, 2005
    Arrived - March 25th, 2008
    Comments - He sent a pre-printed 3½x5 postcard of himself, a form letter, and a Colorado Avalanche™ Kids Club application. He also returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Eric Lindros - Philadelphia Flyers™
    Sent - July 14th, 1997
    Arrived - August 6th, 1997
    Comments - He sent a 4x6 postcard of himself, which he provided, but returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Alexey Marchenko - Detroit Red Wings
    Sent - January 30th, 2016
    Arrived - June 1st, 2016
    Comments - He
    returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned along with a form letter stating that he will only sign standard issue hockey cards or 8x10 photos up to March 25th, 2016.  All other items will be returned unsigned.
  • Darren McCarty - Detroit Red Wings™
    Sent - March 8th, 1999
    Arrived - June 18th, 1999
    Comments - He returned only one of the index cards that I sent.  WARNING: He signed with a rubber stamp that was traced with a sharpie!
  • Eric Messier - Colorado Avalanche™
    Sent - October 26th, 1998
    Arrived - September 30th, 1999
    Comments - He sent a pre-printed 4x6 postcard of himself and a form letter. He returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Mark Messier - Vancouver Canucks™
    Sent - September 12th, 1997
    Arrived - June 14th, 1999
    Comments - He sent a pre-printed 3¾x5½ Coca-Cola Promotional postcard, which he provided.  He also returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Larry Murphy - Detroit Red Wings™
    Sent - October 20th, 1997
    Arrived - April 14th, 1998
    Comments - He returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Anders Nilsson - Buffalo Sabres™
    Sent - October 31st, 2016
    Arrived - May 22nd, 2018
    Comments - He returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned and also returned the letter that I wrote to him.
  • Chris Osgood - Detroit Red Wings™
    Sent - January 27th, 1998
    Arrived - March 18th, 1998
    Comments - WARNING: He signed with a rubber stamp!
  • Nick Palmieri - New Jersey Devils™
    Sent - February 19th, 2011
    Arrived - June 4th, 2011
    Comments - He returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Zach Parise - New Jersey Devils™
    Sent - October 17th, 2005
    Arrived - February 9th, 2006
    Comments - He returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Scott Parker - Colorado Avalanche™
    Sent - November 27th, 2000
    Arrived - November 5th, 2002
    Comments - He sent a pre-printed 3½x5 postcard of himself, a form letter, and a Colorado Avalanche™ Kids Club application. He also returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Justin Peters - Carolina Hurricanes™
    Sent - February 13th, 2010
    Arrived - December 7th, 2012
    Comments - He returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Michel Picard - Philadelphia Flyers™
    Sent - March 20th, 2001
    Arrived - April 6th, 2001
    Comments - He returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Felix Potvin - Toronto Maple Leafs™
    Sent - January 5th, 1998
    Arrived - November 6th, 1998
    Comments - He sent a pre-printed 4x6 photo of himself, which he provided, but returned both of the index cards that I received unsigned.
  • Joe Sakic - Colorado Avalanche™
    Sent - November 14th, 1997
    Arrived - December 24th, 1998
    Comments - He sent a pre-printed 4x6 postcard of himself and a form letter. He also returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Rob Schremp - New York Islanders™
    Sent - December 26th, 2009
    Arrived - March 16th, 2010
    Comments - He wrote a handwritten letter thanking me for my support and said he was sorry for not sending the index cards back as he doesn't sign them.  He suggested I send him hockey cards or pictures to get signed instead.
  • Brendan Shanahan - Detroit Red Wings™
    Sent - July 14th, 1997
    Arrived - August 27th, 1997
    Comments - WARNING: He signed with a rubber stamp!
  • Mats Sundin - Toronto Maple Leafs™
    Sent - January 5th, 1998
    Arrived - April 23rd, 1998
    Comments - He sent a pre-printed 4x6 photo of himself and a form letter. He also returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Steve Yzerman - Detroit Red Wings™
    Sent - July 14th, 1997
    Arrived - December 12th, 1997
    Comments - WARNING: He signed with a rubber stamp that was traced with a sharpie! That would explain why both autographs looked different! Thanks to everyone for the tip, I guess I didn't want to believe Mr. Yzerman would do that!
  • Henrik Zetterberg - Detroit Red Wings™
    Sent - October 3rd, 2009
    Arrived - December 5th, 2011
    Comments - WARNING: He signed only one of the index cards with a rubber stamp that was traced with a sharpie and returned the other one unsigned.
  • Vladimir Zharkov - New Jersey Devils™
    Sent - February 19th, 2011
    Arrived - June 4th, 2011
    Comments - He returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.

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2010 NHL™ DRAFT

  • Tanner Lane - Atlanta Thrashers™
    Sent - September 25th, 2010
    Arrived - October 9th, 2010
    Comments - I received a reply from the mother of Tanner Lane, who apparently "misplaced" the signed index cards on the way to the post office.  She asked if I would send some more and she would make sure that Tanner would sign them. My original letter was sent to him in care of the Fargo Force™

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2011 NHL™ DRAFT

  • John Gibson - Anaheim Ducks™
    Sent - September 27th, 2011
    Arrived - April 4th, 2012
    Comments - I received a reply from the Kitchener Rangers™ which sent me a form letter saying they do not accept items to be signed for personal collections, but they kept both of the index cards that I sent.
  • Tobias Rieder - Edmonton Oilers™
    Sent - October 1st, 2011
    Arrived - October 22nd, 2011
    Comments - I received a reply from the Kitchener Rangers™ which sent me a form letter saying they do not accept items to be signed for personal collections, but they kept both of the index cards that I sent.

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2014 NHL™ DRAFT

  • Dylan Larkin - Detroit Red Wings™
    Sent - October 16th, 2015
    Arrived - February 13th, 2016
    Comments - He sent a form letter asking me to participate in the "Autographs for a Cause" program, and for a donation of $10 payable to the Detroit Red Wings Foundation, he would sign my cards. He returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Nikita Scherbak - Montreal Canadiens™
    Sent - November 11th, 2014
    Arrived - June 3rd, 2015
    Comments - He returned both of the index cards that I sent to the Everett Silvertips™ unsigned.

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2016 NHL™ DRAFT

  • Sean Day - New York Rangers™
    Sent - October 19th, 2016
    Arrived - December 3rd, 2016
    Comments - Both of the index cards that I sent to him in care of the Mississauga Steelheads™ were returned unsigned along with my letter which had a note saying "Sorry, Sean has been traded to the Windsor Spitfires".

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2017 NHL™ DRAFT

  • Grant Mismash - Nashville Predators™
    Sent - October 2nd, 2017
    Arrived - May 22nd, 2018
    Comments - Both of the index cards that I sent to him in care of the University of North Dakota Men's hockey team were returned to me unsigned along with a note from the UND Athletics Department saying "We cannot forward this information on to the student athletes".

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AHL™

  • Jean-Sebastien Giguere - Cincinnati Mighty Ducks™
    Sent - January 5th, 2001
    Arrived - February 28th, 2001
    Comments - The letter was stamped RETURN TO SENDER: ATTEMPTED NOT KNOWN and returned to me unopened.  Mr. Giguere was called up to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks™ on January 7th, 2001.  I guess the mail was not forwarded.

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OHL™

  • Mark Popovic - Toronto St. Michael's Majors™
    Sent - January 11th, 2001
    Arrived - January 26th, 2001
    Comments - He returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.

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WHL™

  • David Morisset - Seattle Thunderbirds™
    Sent - January 26th, 2001
    Arrived - June 13th, 2001
    Comments - He returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.

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HHOF™

  • Marcel Dionne
    Sent - February 12th, 1998
    Arrived - March 9th, 1998
    Comments - He returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned and sent back a photocopied note saying that his signature via mail is handled through Canadian Sports Autograph Services. He charges $18.50 Canadian Funds.
  • Tony Esposito
    Sent - February 9th, 1998
    Arrived - February 25th, 1998
    Comments - He returned both of the index cards that I sent to him care of the Tampa Bay Lightning unsigned. I WAS WARNED!
  • Phil Esposito
    Sent - February 9th, 1998
    Arrived - March 5th, 1998
    Comments - He returned both of the index cards that I sent to him care of the Tampa Bay Lightning unsigned. He also sent a note saying, "Thank you for your recent request for an autograph. Unfortunately, due to the substantial amount of autograph requests received by Mr. Esposito, he is unable to respond to each of them. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience that this may have caused you." I WAS WARNED AGAIN!
  • Bill Gadsby
    Sent - February 20th, 1998
    Arrived - May 8th, 1998
    Comments - He returned one of the index cards that I sent unsigned and kept the other one.  He also sent back a photocopied note saying that his signature via mail is handled through Canadian Sports Autograph Services.
  • Bernie Geoffrion
    Sent - February 16th, 1998
    Arrived - February 28th, 1998
    Comments - Return to Sender: REFUSED.
  • Glenn Hall
    Sent - February 16th, 1998
    Arrived - July 2nd, 1998
    Comments - He returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned and sent back a photocopied note saying that his signature via mail is handled through Canadian Sports Autograph Services. He charges $16.50 Canadian Funds.
  • Reginald "Red" Horner
    Sent - February 20th, 1998
    Arrived - June 1st, 1998
    Comments - He returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned and sent back a photocopied note saying that his signature via mail is handled through Canadian Sports Autograph Services. He charges $30.00 Canadian Funds.
  • Guy Lapointe
    Sent - February 9th, 1998
    Arrived - March 2nd, 1998
    Comments - He returned both of the index cards that I sent to the Calgary Flames unsigned, and sent back a photocopied note saying that his signature via mail is handled through Canadian Sports Autograph Services. He charges $12.00 Canadian Funds.
  • Igor Larionov
    Sent - September 25th, 2010
    Arrived - October 9th, 2010
    Comments - The letter was stamped RETURN TO SENDER and returned to me unopened.  Mr. Larionov has moved, as the address I used was out of date.
  • Mario Lemieux
    Sent - July 17th, 1997
    Arrived - November 24th, 1997
    Comments - He returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned.
  • Harry Lumley
    Sent - February 16th, 1998
    Arrived - February 24th, 1998
    Comments - He returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned and sent back a photocopied note saying that his signature via mail is handled through Canadian Sports Autograph Services. He charges $16.50 Canadian Funds.
  • Frank Mahovlich
    Sent - February 16th, 1998
    Arrived - April 29th, 1998
    Comments - He returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned and sent back a photocopied note saying that his signature via mail is handled through Canadian Sports Autograph Services. He charges $21.50 Canadian Funds.
  • Gilbert Perreault
    Sent - February 9th, 1998
    Arrived - March 18th, 1998
    Comments - WARNING: He signed with a rubber stamp!
  • Pierre Pilote
    Sent - June 21st, 1999
    Arrived - January 4th, 2000
    Comments - He returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned and sent back a photocopied note saying that his signature via mail is handled through Canadian Sports Autograph Services.
  • Larry Robinson
    Sent - August 24th, 2010
    Arrived - September 25th, 2010
    Comments - The letter was sent to him care of the New Jersey Devils™. Someone rubber stamped and traced one of the index cards that I sent and returned the other one unsigned.
  • Gump Worsley
    Sent - February 9th, 1998
    Arrived - February 27th, 1998
    Comments - He returned both of the index cards that I sent unsigned and sent back a photocopied note saying that his signature via mail is handled through Canadian Sports Autograph Services. He charges $17.50 Canadian Funds.

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