Game Used.... Handshake?!

[NewfieNeelyFan]

Vladislav Tretiak
Johnny Bower
Pierre Plante
Darren Langdon

 

[mclean_m]

All I've got is Paul DiPietro and Ron Francis. And Tyler Kennedy while he was in the OHL.

 

[VNieminen]

The only player I have actually shaken hands with is Mario Lemieux. His son used to practice at the same rink as me when I was still playing in college. I was running late for practice one day and he was coming out of the locker room at the same time. After I picked up my jaw I managed to get my brain to work enough to thank him since it was just after the Pens reached their arena deal.

Unfortunately, none of his talent spread to me.

 

[re-ac-tor]

Funny, I went to the same oldtimers game here in Vancouver a couple days ago and also shook Mr. Cheevers hand plus got an autographed picture as well.

My best,

Ken

 

[MasonRaymond21]

Nice "collections"!

 

[mrconie]

Now that you mention it every time Ive met a player I always walk away after a "thank you for your time" and a handshake. I hate weak handshakes.

Side note: When I was about 10-11 years old I met one of my dads friends and shook his hand "like a girl." He told me to shake like a man. When I did, he squeezed me hand so damn hard I remember his face better than mine.


Player - First time
Luc Robitaille - On a plane to Colorado
Ron Hextall - Las Vegas Frozen Fury 11
Marcel Dionne - 2008 Draft Party, Nokia Theater
Bob Miller - Kings TV Play-by-Play - Great Western Forum
Jim Fox - Bob Miller's annoying sidekick - Great Western Forum
Drew Doughty - Meet the Players Party 2008, Dodgers Stadium
Jack Johnson - Under the Pepsi Center after Kings-Avs game
Aleander Frolov - Meet the Players Party 2007, Hollywood Park
Anze Kopitar - Meet the Players Party 2007, Hollywood Park
Raitis Ivanans - Meet the Players Party 2007, Hollywood Park
Matt Greene - Under the Pepsi Center after Kings-Avs game
Patric O'Sullivan - Meet the Players Party 2007, Hollywood Park
Dustin Brown - Under the Pepsi Center after Kings-Avs game. Shook my had like a "little girl" Ill try again next year...
Kyle Quincey - Under the Pepsi Center after Kings-Avs game
Jonathan Bernier - Under the Pepsi Center after Kings-Avs game
Michael Handeuz - Meet the Players Party 2007, Hollywood Park
Oscar Moller - Meet the Players Party 2008, Dodgers Stadium
Wayne Simmonds - Meet the Players Party 2008, Dodgers Stadium
Sean O'Donnle - Meet the Players Party 2008, Dodgers Stadium

 

[tealfan]

Hockey handshakes:
Jeff Friesen
Mike Rathje

Non-hockey handshakes:
Billy Dee Williams
Kevin James

 

[goflames12345]

My short list includes -

Gerry Cheevers - At the oldtimers game..I actually bought an auto wned:
Vincent Lecavalier - Great guy, met him at a Flames morning skate
Mike Babcock - My dad is buisness partners with him

 

[boltsfan26]

I tried to shake Ken Daniels' hand (FSN Detroit play by play) at a hotel in Nashville, but he was a real jerk about it. The smug was radiating off of him.

 

[wildfan1833]

I don't have a list of players but I do Handshakes all the time. I never ask for an auto. I go fishing all the time in the summer with Kurt Sauer and he always asks if I want an auto but I always tell him when he's done with hockey I will get one Hockey players are the best there are for Pro Sports players when it comes to signings or just getting a handshake

 

[punkoholic]

For, it's been only Rick Nash. Funny thing is it was him who stuck out his hand. What a class act.

 

[pathshot]

For, it's been only Rick Nash. Funny thing is it was him who stuck out his hand. What a class act.

Agreed entirely. I never got a sense of cockiness coming off of him in his rookie season.

-m.

 

[snoozedude]

never got the chance to shake many players hands but here are the few i did

marc andre fleury, in cape bretton.
arron ward, in halifax.
mike macphee, in cape bretton.
al macinnis, in cape bretton
adrian aucoin, in cape bretton.

 

[itsonlycardboard]

I'll just list the major players that I have met and shook hands with.

Hockey
Andy Bathgate
Jean Beliveau
Mike Bossy
Johnny Bower
Scotty Bowman
Johnny Bucyk
Gerry Cheevers
Yvan Cournoyer
Alex Delvecchio
Marcel Dionne
**** Duff
Phil Esposito
Tony Esposito
Bernie Federko
Fernie Flaman
Emille Francis
Bill Gadsby
Boom Boom Geoffrion
Eddie Giacomin
Dale Hawerchuk
Gordie Howe
Harry Howell
Bobby Hull
Red Kelly
Ted Kennedy
Jari Kurri
Guy Lafleur
Ted Lindsay
Frank Mahovlich
Stan Mikita
Howie Meeker
Dickie Moore
Larry Murphy
Bernie Parent
Brad Park
Gilbert Perreault
Pierre Pilote
Marcel Pronovost
Henri Richard
Maurice Richard
Milt Schmidt
Darryl Sittler
Billy Smith
Allan Stanley
Bryan Trottier
Frank Udvari
Norm Ullman
Harry Watson
Gump Worsley


and the Hanson Bros if you want to count them, plus all of the other guys here and there.

Baseball- I quit collecting in 1990 but met most of the "big" players a few times

Ted Williams
Joe DiMaggio
Charlie Gehringer
Mickey Mantle
Sandy Koufax
Willie Mays
Tom Seaver
Steve Carlton
Johnny Bench
Pete Rose
Joe Morgan
Al Kaline
Stan Musial
Bob Feller
Don Drysdale
Lou Brock
Cal Ripken
and the list goes on and on

and I have met Ali a couple times as well.

Only if I had kept all of the baseball autos that I had back then

 

[ToskalaTML]

My collections only has 3 players, 2 hockey and 1 basketball.
Willie O'Ree - all-star game in montreal
Steven Stamkos - all star weekend festivities, also talked to him about gerry dee

and from the Toronto Raptors
Anthony Parker - autograph signing

 

[Rraincock]

I have always wanted to shake Ron McLean's hand... he has got to be the best non-playing hockey personality out there.... although I did hear that he reffed a game once in the NHL!

 

[punkoholic]

Agreed entirely. I never got a sense of cockiness coming off of him in his rookie season.

-m.

I also like to add that this is when he came out after a game. A game where they lost a big one(game in Vancouver). Originally he went to the bus but quickly stepped out(probably because he saw a person from his home town that he knew). Talked to him and then he went to me and another fan and signed/posed for pics. From the look on his face, he was pretty disappointed but was kind enough to interact with the fans. He might have told Mason to get out because as he went on the bus, all of the sudden Mason came out(I'm guessing the guy who knew Nash must have told him that the young kid wanted to meet Mason as well. What sucks is that guy asked who I wanted to meet and I was like, yeah Nash, anyone would be cool though. I should have been specific and said Nash and Boll). Also he remembered who I was. I was nervous and my words were, "you probably don't remember me." Nash goes, " I do, the practice guy right?" Knowing who I was, I surprised he stuck his hand out. I would have thought that he would have ran off, thinking to himself, "him again"

 

[bto3105]

About about a haircut and a handshake. Being a hairdresser ,I got to chat with Rick Keheo for an half hour.50 goal man and great guy who said despite his critics at the time,Dryden was the hardest goalie he faced.