1/31/09: WBS Penguins vs Syracuse Crunch

Tried to shore up some leftovers for this game against Wilkes/Berre-Scranton. Unfortunately, Chris Minard was once again recalled and was not around for this game. Overall, a more laid back team when Paul Bissonette isn't around, which was a good thing. There was also a signing by US Olympic Women's Ice Hockey member Angela Ruggiero

Cards:
Connor James - 1
Dan Bylsma (Coach) - 2
Todd Reirden (Asst Coach) - 1

Overall Cards This Hockey Season - 130


Puck:
John Curry - WBS

WBS Penguins Logo Sheet (6 New Players, 2 Coaches..Overall 24 Players, 2 Coaches):
#34 - Aaron Boogaard
#11 - Reid Cashman
#36 - John Curry
#9 - Connor James
#22 - Jeff Taffe
#24 - Tim Wallace
Head Coach - Dan Bylsma (Middle of Penguin's Chest)
Asst Coach - Todd Reirden (Bottom Part of Logo)

Photo:
US Olympic Women's Ice Hockey member Angela Ruggiero

1/30/09: Lake Erie Monsters vs Syracuse Crunch

For Lake Erie's second trip to Syracuse, I was able to get some new cards signed, as well as a good amount added to my logo sheet. Still having a few games left with this team, I shouldn't have much left, hopefully.


Cards:
Jason Bacashihua - 1
Darcy Campbell - 1
Tyler Weiman - 1
Codey Burki - 1

Cards Today - 4, Overall Cards - 126


Logo Sheet (9 Players, 1 Coach Tonight.. 24 Players, 1 Coach Overall)
#4 - Darcy Campbell
#9 - Philippe Dupuis
#11 - Randy Rowe
#16 - Matt Hendricks
#21 - Aaron Brocklehurst
#22 - Chris Mueller
#23 - Justin Bowers
#25 - Chris Durno
#30 - Tyler Weiman
Head Coach - Joe Sacco (Top Right)

1/24/09: Manitoba Moose vs Syracuse Crunch

Unfortunately, this is the second and last matchup between Syracuse and Manitoba (Vancouver Canuck's AHL Affiliate). The two guys I really wanted (Michel Ouellet and Curtis Sanford) were scratched and not even around for the trip. Apparently the ex-NHL goaltender, Sanford, had to go home and move his family. With this being the last game before the all star break, I figured we would get screwed over like this. Other than that, everything else went great, except missing Scott Arniel. I had to decide between more Arniel cards or Jay Wells to sign my NY Rangers Stanley Cup photo. I chose the latter.

Cards:

Mike Keane - 2
Michael Grabner - 1
Mark Fistric - 1
Nolan Baumgartner - 4

Cards Today - 8, Overall Cards - 122


New York Rangers Stanley Cup Photo (1 Signed Today, 2 Overall)
Jay Wells

Manitoba Moose Logo Sheet (18 Players)
#2 - Travis Ramsey
#29 - Raymond Sawada
#45 - Mark Fistric
#26 - Shaun Heshka
#49 - Alexandre Bolduc
#19 - Mark Cullen
#6 - Daniel Rahimi
#27 - Maxime Fortunus
#10 - Jason Krog
#1 - Karl Goehring
#5 - Nolan Baumgartner (Bottom Right Corner of Logo)
#32 - Pierre-Cedric Labrie
#44 - Tommy Maxwell
#47 - Zack FitzGerald
#41 - Guillaume Desbiens
#15 - Jason Jaffray
#40 - Michael Grabner
#43 - Dusty Collins

Puck
Cory Schneider - Manitoba

1/23/09: Toronto Marlies vs Syracuse Crunch

The third of four matchups this year against Toronto, and as usual, I had loads of the Marlies to get signed. I also decided to bring a Toronto program that I received last year, which had a few of the Marlies players in it. Overall, not so bad, except Mark Bell blowing by me...leaving me with his stuff to get signed for the last game.

Cards:

Jiri Tlusty - 1
Ben Ondrus - 1
Alex Foster - 1

Cards Today - 3, Overall Cards - 114

Misc:

Toronto Maple Leafs Nation Magazine (2 signed)
Boyd Devereaux
Staffan Kronwall

Toronto Marlies Logo Page (6 New Players, 27 Players/1 Asst Coach Overall)
#24 - Max Taylor
#33 - Bates Battaglia (Top Right, No #)
#6 - Andy Schneider
#1 - Justin Pogge (Middle of Logo)
#14 - Nikolai Kulemin
#36 - Anton Stralman

1/20/09: Syracuse Crunch Bartending Series @ Chadwicks

After work, I figured I would go to the Crunch's bartending series, since I had time. The main reason is that I wanted to get Sebastian Dahm to sign his broken stick that he gave me a few months ago during practice. It turned out that I needed all 3 of the guys that were there to sign things for me, so it really worked out.

Cards:

Dan Lacosta - 1

111 Total Cards

Misc:

Sebastian Dahm - Broken Goaltending Stick

Michael Blunden - Puck

1/19/09: Hamilton Bulldogs vs Syracuse Crunch

With a 2pm game, I figured it was a great game for autographs. I was right. With Hamilton, I was able to get nearly everyone. The only two negatives were getting my first "I'll get you next time" from a player (you know, the most common phrase in baseball autographing but rarely used in hockey) and Marc Denis only signing my logo sheet instead of my card. As you could probably tell, Hamilton wasn't in the best of moods. Also, during the game, Crunch goaltender Ryan Munce sat with us for the 3rd period. He was being released the next day, so he was chillin in the stands. Was able to get him to sign a puck. I'm way behind on getting Crunch players to sign pucks. After Hamilton left, we were also able to go downstairs to get most of the Syracuse players that I needed, including Tyler Wright (mentioned in my last post).

Cards:

Hamilton
Ben Maxwell - 1

Syracuse
Tom Sestito - 1
Steve Kelly - 1
Tyler Wright (Player Development, former NHL player) - 4

Cards Today - 7, Overall Cards - 110

Misc:

Pucks
Ben Maxwell - Hamilton
Ryan Munce - Syracuse

Photos
Derek Mackenzie - Syracuse - 2

Logo Sheet (19 Players, 1 Asst Coach)
#3 - Ryan O'Byrne
#5 - Alex Henry
#91 - Ben Maxwell
#15 - Mike Glumac
#38 - Marc Denis
#7 - Yannick Weber
#85 - Yanick Lehoux
Asst Coach - Ron Wilson
#30 - Cedrick Desjardins
#72 - Mathieu Carle
#49 - Ryan Flinn
#42 - Olivier Latendresse
#20 - Ryan Russell
#19 - Brock Trotter
#6 - Chad Anderson
#36 - David Desharnais
#11 - Steve Gainey
#41 - Mathieu Aubin
#29 - Loic Lacasse
#44 - Shawn Belle