NHL Draft!

[HockeyBrawler]

Normally I've been updating a whole month at a time, but I think this deserves its own post...

Wow, what a weekend! 177 sigs, and I probably could have done better.

THURSDAY (Texas Hockey Day Celebration in Farmers Branch)
Marty Turco 2/2
Jamie Benn 2/2
Tyler Seguin 1/2
Brad Lukowich 2/2
Bob Bassen 2/2
Craig Ludwig 2/2
Vernon Fiddler 3/2

FRIDAY (Outside the media entrance)
Louie DeBrusk 2/2
Craig Ludwig 2/2
Randy Moller 3/3

FRIDAY (Inside the arena)
Stu Barnes, 2/2
Bob Bassen, 2/2
Bob Boughner, 2/2
Rick Bowness, 1/1
Sean Burke, 2/2
Randy Carlyle, 2/2
Joe Cirella, 2/2
Shean Donovan, 2/2
Curt Fraser, 2/2
Martin Gelinas, 2/2
Dale Hawerchuk, 2/2
Doug Houda, 2/2
Charlie Huddy, 2/2
Tim Hunter, 3/3
John Hynes, 1/1
Tom Kurvers, 2/2
Nick Kypreos, 2/2
Brian Lawton, 2/2
Jere Lehtinen, 2/2
Claude Lemieux, 3/3
Mike Liut, 2/2
Brian MacLellan, 2/2
Mark Mowers, 2/2
Kirk Muller, 2/2
Darren Pang, 2/2
Scott Pellerin, 2/2
Chris Pronger, 2/2
Daryl Reaugh, 2/2
Dave Reid, 2/2
Joe Sakic, 1/3, 1/2
Glen Sather, 1/2
Andre Savard, 2/2
Brendan Shanahan, 1/2
Mike Sullivan, 2/2
Ron Sutter, 1/3
Kari Takko, 2/2
Dave Taylor, 2/2
Rick Tocchet, 2/2
Pat Verbeek, 1/2
Eric Weinrich, 4/4
Mike Yeo, 2/2 (one smeared)
Scott Young, 2/2

SATURDAY (Inside the arena)
Donald Audette, 2/2
Jared Bednar, 1/1
Jim Benning, 2/2
Rod Brind'Amour, 2/2
Martin Brodeur, 1/1
Eric Cairns, 1/1
Glen Cochrane, 1/1
Murray Craven, 2/2
Stan Drulia, 2/2
Justin Duberman, 2/2
Pelle Eklund, 2/2
Daryl Evans, 2/2
Sergei Gonchar, 4/4
Bill Guerin, 2/4, 2/2
Shawn Horcoff, 2/2
Jiri Hrdina, 2/2
Dale Hunter, 2/2
Mark Hunter, 2/2
Robert Kron, 2/2
Peter Laviolette, 2/2
Dave Lowry, 2/2
Craig Ludwig, 1/0
Al MacInnis, 2/2
Craig MacTavish, 1/2
Todd Marchant, 2/2
Todd McLellan, 1/1
Jim Montgomery, 2/2
Bob Murray, 2/2
Cam Neely, 1/4
Mike O'Connell, 1/2
Mark Osborne, 4/4
James Patrick, 2/2
Mike Ricci, 2/2
Doug Risebrough, 2/2
Christian Ruuttu, 2/2
Glen Sather, 1/1
Brendan Shanahan, 1/1
Ron Sutter, 1/2
Dale Tallon, 2/2
Pat Verbeek, 1/1
Steve Yzerman, 1/1
Photo with Claude Lemieux
Credential pass and lanyard from Paul Holmgren

Saw but missed out on: Kjell Samuelsson, Craig Conroy, Scott Lachance, Thomas Gradin, Tony Granato, Ryan Barnes, Lucien Deblois, Warren Young, Doug Wilson, Wade Redden, Shane Churla, and probably others.

Also, one that I originally believed to be impossible: Tim Hunter DID sign my 2002-03 Fleer Throwbacks card, which he has usually had an embargo against signing for the previous 15 years.

 

[KCLJ520]

Great work, gosh, that has to be a record!

 

[HockeyBrawler]

Great work, gosh, that has to be a record!

Thanks! It's the most I've done at a single event in my life.

 

[KCLJ520]

Thanks! It's the most I've done at a single event in my life.

That may be the most anyone has ever done at any event!

 

[HockeyBrawler]

That may be the most anyone has ever done at any event!

Ha! I think my friend Russ got even more. Had I been better prepared and not gone into total overkill mode, I easily could have gotten more. A lot of those guys were signing more than two-per (it was all I carried on most of them), there were a lot I carried who were total longshots that I never saw, and there were plenty I saw that I just wasn't quick enough to get.

I did a full recap on my blog as well: http://dfwautographs.blogspot.com/2018/06/nhl-draft-recap-of-three-day-graphing.html

 

[DaNotoriousNIC]

Congrats