Sergei Fedorov

Today I bought this card signed by Sergei Fedorov for a measly $3.95 at my local hobby shop. The autograph was presumably obtained in person in the early 90s, when the Red Wings visited the Nordiques.

Unfortunately, once I got home and removed the card from its soft sleeve, I noticed a half-inch indention/scratch on the card across Sergei Fedorov's head (doesn't show on scan)... Still a nice card to have! And it goes nicely with my beat up autographed Valeri Kamensky card from the same set! ;o)

Daniel Alfredsson TTM

Daniel Alfredsson c/o Ottawa Senators - 340 days - 5/2

In addition to my 2 cards, Mr. Alfredsson also signed 3 of the 4 blank index cards I had used to protect my cards!

My first TTM success since January! :oO At least I've recently sent a few requests, so hopefully, more returns will start trickling in sooner than later! For now I'm really happy with this return though, as Daniel Alfredsson is one of my 2 favorite active players (the other being Alexander Ovechkin)!

Armand Gaudreault TTM

Armand Gaudreault c/o home - 6 days - 3/3

Mr. Gaudreault signed the back of my card even though I had asked him to sign the front, but at 90, we should just be grateful that he still signs autographs through the mail at all!

Manon Rhéaume IP

A few hours ago, Manon Rhéaume was signing autographs at Expo Québec. Here's the card she signed for me:

She said it was her first time seeing that card. I told her it came from this year's Between The Pipes set. She seemed genuinely excited to see this new card of her! :o)

Pro-Am Gagné Bergeron IP

This year the Pro-Am Simon Gagné became the Pro-Am Gagné Bergeron as Simon Gagné and Patrice Bergeron joined forces to benefit both Leucan and Le Pignon bleu. Today was the second time I went to this annual event. Click here to see how I did the first time around.

Like last year, there was a tailgate party before the game where the players signed autographs at tables. You had to choose one of two lines. Here's whose autographs I got waiting in the first line:

I didn't bother asking everyone to use my blue Lumocolor marker so as to keep the line moving faster... After getting those autographs, I would have had to line up again to get the other half of the players' autographs, but the autograph session was now nearing its end and there were hundreds of people in line! Fortunately, some of the players I was missing were dispatched in the crowd to sign for those who wouldn't have had the time to get to their table in time. That's how I got Steve Bernier and David Desharnais to sign these 2 cards for me:

Stéphane Veilleux was also there offering his autograph to whoever needed it, but I had nothing for him to sign, as I didn't expect him to be there today (he was there as a last minute replacement to Francis Bouillon). He still chatted a bit with my friend and I before moving on.

Soon after that, I was able to get these 4 cards signed by Marc-Édouard Vlasic right after he got done being interviewed by a local radio station:

I then went near the table I had missed. Even though there were still many people waiting in line (mostly for Patrice Bergeron), some players had begun leaving the tables to slowly head towards the arena's entrance. They were still signing autographs to whoever asked though, so that's how I was able to get these cards signed by Marc-André Bergeron, Jason Demers, Bruno Gervais and Antoine Vermette (I had limited myself to 2 cards when I went to his table earlier).

After the game, my friend and I waited outside the arena for Patrice Bergeron who was the only player whose autograph we hadn't got, but we never did see him come out. We did see Simon Gagné coming back from his car though, so I got this last card signed after taking a picture of my friend and him: