who was the first nhl player you met?

[meatmancgy]

My first NHL players were Harold Snepsts, Richard Brodeur, Darcy Rota and Doug Halward... Canucks used to have their training camp in Duncan and I went to it... never did get Snepsts auto and Brodeur didn't talk to anyone... but did get Rota & Halward... pretty sweet for a 10 year old kid!

Two winters ago, the old timers came through Duncan and the event was VERY poorly advertised... so there was like 100 people there. Afterwards there was an event at a local pub with about 20 people there... I got to sit at the table with Bryan Trottier!! Was pretty sweet hearing of some of his stories from a Hall of Famer!

 

[Jobu]

When I was a kid, the first NHL'er I met was Perry Anderson. Perry Anderson??? you say. He was the son of a guy my father played baseball with.

Played with St. Louis, New Jersey, and when Minnesota split-up and formed the Sharks he signed as a free agent. I believe he may have been their first Captain (for about 2 secs.). He only lasted about 3/4 of a season in SJ before being sent to the minors. He packed it in shortly after.

 

[GabbyGuy]

Bar was Fanny's. Mario liked the ladies

Yes, he did...got in a bit of "girl trouble" after a North Stars game in Minnesota with a North Stars player friend of his. The North Stars player took all the blame and was out of the league right after that. Mario was a star and walked. Funny how that happens......

 

[PenaltyMan]

Just the two a long while ago - Nolan Baumgartner and Mike Bossy.

 

[cowie]

i met some former NHL players in germany. most i liked hanging out with YVON CORRIVEAU ( whalers ) and ROB COWIE ( kings ) they have been fun at a nice club in berlin/germany :->

 

[Elway7]

Lanny McDonald, Chico Resch, Rob Ramage at a Save Rocky Hockey rally in Denver in 1981. Man I am getting old.

 

[tealfan]

Jeff Friesen and Mike Rathje. Way back when, they did an autograph session at this place I think was called the Arena Showcase. I think it was only a mild spring day in San Jose, but they showed up in shorts. Big change from Canadian weather I guess.

 

[Boomer1967]

Darryl Sittler back in 1980 I was 2 and got my picture taken with him in front of the Leaf dressing room. I still have the picture and actually almost 20 years later was able to get it signed.

 

[Orca Pod]

Andre Boudrias. Started going to his hockey school in White Rock when I was 10. He was my favourite Canuck, and I really wanted to go. My dad actually took a week's vacation so he could drive me there (from Abbotsford) every day. The sacrifice we make for our kids!

Other Canucks at the school in various years were Dave Dunn, Pat Quinn (when he played!), Bobby Shmautz, Barry Wilkins, and Wayne Maki, just before he died.

 

[hockeychrisly]

In summer 1999 I had to work a few weeks in the area of Pittsburgh. And in September I've had the chance to visit the trainings camp of the Penguins where I have met players like Jagr, Straka, Kovalev and the boss Lemieux.

 

[patthirty3]

first guys I ever met were Tommy Albelin to Paris (FRANCE) !!!! And now I've a friend in France Cristobal Huet !!!

 

[Chinner]

During the last NHL lockout I lined up at the new Best Buy in Coquitlam. Saw a sign and an ad in a flyer saying that Markus Naslund will be signing autographs later today. So...being the die hard fan I am, I waited from 4:00am till about 3:00pm or 4:00pm in line to be one of the first to get his auto. I remember being in a lineup before and not getting an autograph and was super bummed. I really wanted to meet Markus and get him to autograph a few nice items. Well I got up to Markus and he started talking to me, I was in a bit of a shock. Asking how long I've been waiting in line, how was my Christmas, etc. It was the best, because the autograph session was only around 2 - 2.5 hours. Had like a 5 minute chat with Nazzy while there were people waiting in the monster line. Speaking of which, here's what I got auto'd