1/17/09: Hamilton Bulldogs vs Syracuse Crunch

Bummer of a day. Missed out on most because Hamilton (AHL affiliate of Montreal Canadiens) took their time leaving. Since they played here again on Monday, I gave up. The only luck I had was getting Michael Blunden, while I was scoping out as I had seen ex-NHLer Tyler Wright in the building (he is on Columbus's player development staff).

Cards:

Syracuse
Michael Blunden - 2

Total Hockey Cards This Season - 103

1/16/09: Albany River Rats vs Syracuse Crunch

Syracuse played Albany (AHL affiliate for Carolina Hurricanes). I missed out on the couple cards I had, so I only got the logo sheet signed. It wasn't even that successful with the sheet, so I will have some work to do once Albany comes back.


Others:

Albany River Rats Logo Sheet (16 players signed)
#33 - Bryan Rodney
#18 - Ryan Weston
#5 - Tim Conboy
#22 - Harrison Reed
#9 - Colin Nicholson
#11 - Dwight Helminen
#35 - Justin Peters
#17 - Jerome Samson
#26 - Nicolas Blanchard
#4 - Mark Flood
#31 - Daniel Manzato
#28 - Casey Borer
#24 - Pat Dwyer
#21 - Michael Ryan
#8 - Nick Dodge (Under River Rats Logo..kind of looks like it says Vic R)
#6 - Josef Melichar (Top left, lots of loops)

1/14/09: Various Syracuse Crunch Autograph Signings

There were 3 various autograph sessions on this day. We decided to go to two of them.

The first we went to was at Papa Johns and it consisted of Mike York and Aaron Rome. The only thing I needed was my final Mike York card. I also ended up getting my official Crunch puck (received a few years ago when I got to shoot for the car on ice). It was rather uncomfortable, especially when York wouldn't even make any small talk or even eye contact. Talk about not wanting to be there...

The second we went to was at Dick's Sporting Goods. There, Craig Valette (soon to be released) and John Vigilante signed. I ended up having them both sign a puck together. I didn't intend on it, as I only wanted Vigilante on it.

Cards:
Mike York - 1

Others:

Mike York on an official AHL Syracuse Crunch Game Puck
Craig Valette/John Vigilante Combo Puck

12/30/08: Binghamton Senators vs Syracuse Crunch (HOLDING SPACE)

I will update this better when I figure out who extra I have on the logo sheet


Cards:

Brian Elliott - 1
Ryan Shannon - 2
Drew Fata - 1
Josh Hennessy (On OPC Ottawa Logo Card) - 1

Cards Today - 5, Total Cards This Season - 100

Others:

Binghamton Logo Sheet

12/27/08: Hamilton Bulldogs vs Syracuse Crunch

The night started off pretty bad, as I realized I left the logo sheet for the Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL affiliate for the Montreal Canadiens) at home. I had a lot of cards to get signed, so I figured maybe this would at least help me focus on them. I have to say, it actually did. I was much better organized with my many Marc Denis cards, thanks to having the free time. Overall, not a bad night. Marc Denis signed pretty much anything put in front of him, which was amazing since he had an awful game.

Cards:

Marc Denis - 11
Ryan White - 1
Ron Wilson (Asst Coach and ex-NHL player) - 3
Mike Glumac - 1
Yanick Lehoux - 1

Cards Today - 17, Overall for Season - 95

12/20/08: Lake Erie Monsters vs Syracuse Crunch

Slacking off big time on the blog here. Syracuse played the Lake Erie Monsters (AHL affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche). Besides the coaches (both ex-NHL players), I pretty much had nothing of the team. Got a few on the Lake Erie logo sheet during a successful, yet uneventful night.

Cards:

Joe Sacco (Coach) - 6
Sylvain Lefebvre (Asst Coach) - 6
Jason Bacashihua - 1

Total - 13, Season - 78

Misc:

Lake Erie Logo Sheet (15 Players Signed):
#20 - Aaron MacKenzie
#35 - Jason Bacashihua
#8 - Alex Penner
#14 - Mark McCutcheon
#6 - Mike Vernace
#10 - Kyle Cumiskey
#18 - Bryan Marshall
#3 - Ray Macias
#32 - Codey Burki
#28 - Jesse Boulerice
#39 - T.J. Galiardi
#27 - Nigel Williams
#29 - Wes O'Neill
#7 - Nathan Smith
#5 - Derek Peltier