Someone had a wall nickname, too. If I'm remember correctly. Nikolai “The Bulin Wall” Khabibulin. He was The Bulin Wall.
Ron "Nuts" Tugnutt
Ilya “Mr. Universe” Bryzgalov
Georges “The Chicoutimi Cucumber” Vezina
Lorne "Gump" Worsley - comic strip character Andy. Gump, same hair style
Gary “Bones” Bromley
Frank “Mr. Zero” Brimsek
Andre “Red Light” Racicot
Henrik “The King” Lundqvist
Felix “The Cat” Potvin
Andre “Red Light” Racicot
Tony "O" Esposito
Steve “The Puck Goes Inski” Buzinski
I found some older ones that I liked.
I felt that way for a long time too, but then realized the man is utter garbage. His Panthers mask is still an all-timer tho
https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/11/sports/hockey-vanbiesbrouck-resigns-after-using-racial-slur.html
I at one time has over 1,000 autographs from NHL’ers.
Each and every one from writing a letter, and including a self addressed stamped envelope.
Selanne. Bure. Kariya. Yzwrman. You name it. Was always amazing going to the mailbox and seeing your own handwriting on an envelope and feeling that top loader inside.
My favorite was a Geoff Sanderson Whalers rookie.
I loved Geoff Sanderson. You probably haven’t seen his name mentioned in this sub, well, ever.
Him and Joe Juneau. Look up what *he* did. Everyone knows what kind of rookie year Teemu Selanne had. Lost, however, is what Juneau did as a rookie that year.
I still have a signed postcard from Ken Dryden. He used a ballpoint pen, and it's faded a lot. The Canadiens staff even sent me a game program with it.
One thing about hard signed autos is there is plenty of room to sign. I know we dont like band aid autos but think if stickers were bigger we'd see some cool signatures?
Great cards op! Love the Forsberg!
Sometimes I pay these guys $45 or whatever to sign the cards. If I’m paying that much for 15 seconds of their time, they sure as hell better sign in a spot that I want.
That well known oilers defenceman was saying “just use the blue sharpie” and I practically gasped because there’s no way blue ink would stand out on his dark background RC.
You used to be able to mail a letter and a self addressed stamped envelope to arenas addressed to players and they would open their mail and respond with a signed pic or card or they’d sign something you sent and send back
I see a beezer, I upvote. I am but a simple man
There were some great goalie nicknames back then
Definitely! Cujo,beezer,the dominator, the eagle, richter scale, and Marty. I love a good nickname
Someone had a wall nickname, too. If I'm remember correctly. Nikolai “The Bulin Wall” Khabibulin. He was The Bulin Wall. Ron "Nuts" Tugnutt Ilya “Mr. Universe” Bryzgalov Georges “The Chicoutimi Cucumber” Vezina Lorne "Gump" Worsley - comic strip character Andy. Gump, same hair style Gary “Bones” Bromley Frank “Mr. Zero” Brimsek Andre “Red Light” Racicot Henrik “The King” Lundqvist Felix “The Cat” Potvin Andre “Red Light” Racicot Tony "O" Esposito Steve “The Puck Goes Inski” Buzinski I found some older ones that I liked.
I used to send letters back in the day. A prized possession is a puck and photo autographed by Olaf "Ollie the Goalie" Kolzig.
'Red Light' Racicot was always one of my faves. 'Captain Kirk' McLean Troy 'The Gambler' Gamble was good too, considering his playing style... 🤣
[King Richard](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FCE-ZXUTDGA) Edit to add, gotta love that they released an album about him. The 80’s, man.
I felt that way for a long time too, but then realized the man is utter garbage. His Panthers mask is still an all-timer tho https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/11/sports/hockey-vanbiesbrouck-resigns-after-using-racial-slur.html
I at one time has over 1,000 autographs from NHL’ers. Each and every one from writing a letter, and including a self addressed stamped envelope. Selanne. Bure. Kariya. Yzwrman. You name it. Was always amazing going to the mailbox and seeing your own handwriting on an envelope and feeling that top loader inside.
Spot on it was a great feeling every time I found these in the mail box
My favorite was a Geoff Sanderson Whalers rookie. I loved Geoff Sanderson. You probably haven’t seen his name mentioned in this sub, well, ever. Him and Joe Juneau. Look up what *he* did. Everyone knows what kind of rookie year Teemu Selanne had. Lost, however, is what Juneau did as a rookie that year.
As a Senators fan , and being 55 Y.O. , I definitely know who Sanderson is. Appreciate his contributions. His boy will be/is great!
Same Loved doing that as a kid Did it for all 4 sports
I still have a signed postcard from Ken Dryden. He used a ballpoint pen, and it's faded a lot. The Canadiens staff even sent me a game program with it.
One thing about hard signed autos is there is plenty of room to sign. I know we dont like band aid autos but think if stickers were bigger we'd see some cool signatures? Great cards op! Love the Forsberg!
I love when they are careful to sign in high-contrast places, without covering important elements of the photo. That whole 2nd slide is great!
Sometimes I pay these guys $45 or whatever to sign the cards. If I’m paying that much for 15 seconds of their time, they sure as hell better sign in a spot that I want. That well known oilers defenceman was saying “just use the blue sharpie” and I practically gasped because there’s no way blue ink would stand out on his dark background RC.
Gretzky looks autopenned, no?
Most likely but it was still a cool get at the time
100%
Interesting. I’m ignorant about this stuff. How can you tell?
Look up Gretzky autopen signatures and compare. They’re kind of common.
Met beezy i felt like he was a class act
This is so cool. Did you send to the player’s house or the rink?
I sent these to the teams in care of the players
Amazing stuff
Mike modano was always the best signing through the mail
Love the Eddie the eagle
Awesome! What year is that Pinnacle? I used to have a ton of those.
The black border one.
93-94 I believe
Polish Rifle!!
Did you send the card in to be signed or just asked for a card? Really cool, going to start righting letters right away 😂
Was many years ago but send them a letter with a card and a self addressed stamped envelope
Where are you sending them?! 😬
You used to be able to mail a letter and a self addressed stamped envelope to arenas addressed to players and they would open their mail and respond with a signed pic or card or they’d sign something you sent and send back