2008 IIHF World Championship - Czech Republic vs. Belarus and more...

Today I got to the Colisée just in time to watch the end of the game between the Czech Republic and Belarus at the FanFest. While there, I saw Jonas Hiller was today's autograph guest, so I had him sign the only card I had of him:

I then went to the back of the Colisée to wait for the players to come out. A group of Russian players were in the restricted access parking lot playing soccer, like they do before every game. Unfortunately, none of them would sign before games, so it was really no use trying! Vladislav Tretiak also came out though, so I asked him for an autograph and he signed this card:

Mr. Tretiak has been really nice to everyone that has asked him for an autograph so far!

When players from the Czech Republic and Belarus began trickling out, most Czech players once again said they didn't have time to sign because the bus was waiting for them. Tomas Kaberle signed though. Here's what I got signed by Mr. Kaberle and by the Belarusians:

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to go for autographs after the game between Russia and Sweden... :o\

2008 IIHF World Championship - Sweden vs. Switzerland and more...

A friend of mine gave me a pair of tickets to go to this afternoon's game between Sweden and Switzerland, so I took the afternoon off and went to the game with my girlfriend.

During the 1st period, I noticed Tomas Plekanec, Patrik Elias and Martin Erat sitting in a section near ours, watching the game. I waited until the 1st intermission, then went up to them and got these 2 cards autographed by Tomas Plekanec:

I went for Tomas Plekanec because I had missed my chance to get his autograph yesterday... On the way back to my seat, I noticed Frantisek Musil, an assistant coach for the Czech Republic, was also sitting nearby, so I asked him if he wouldn't mind signing my 2 cards, which he did:

After the game, I went outside to the back of the Colisée and got Martin Gerber to sign these 2 cards for me:

Soon after, Team Belarus' bus arrived, as they were scheduled to play against France at 7 PM. I got Sergei Kostitsyn's and Glen Hanlon's autographs as they were getting off their bus.