My full intention was to hound the New Jersey Devils last Friday before the team's morning skate. That all changed, though, when I learned that the Devils would be skating at the Ice Sports Forum in Brandon the day before.The only concern, though, was whether I could get over to the rink in time after picking up Colin from school. Well, that wasn't a problem.
In another sign that the Hockey Gods do, indeed, smile upon us, we weren't at the rink for more than five minutes when players and coaches started leaving the ice. Less than 45 minutes later, we'd added another 33 autographs, including 21 cards, to the collection.
Among those signing pucks, shown above from left, were Ilya Kovalchuk, Matthew Corrente and Mattias Tedenby.
Just for good measure, we also had Adam Oates, now an assistant coach for the Devils, sign this pair of pucks, too.
Among those signing cards were:Top row: Jason Arnott, Matthew Corrente, Patrik Elias and Adam Mair; and
Bottom row: Brian Rolston, Colin White, Travis Zajac and Dainius Zubrus.
Other highlights from our brief, but fruitful, opportunity of hounding:
~ getting Hall of Famer Larry Robinson on four cards;
~ adding a pair of autographs from Martin Brodeur;
~ scoring a hat trick from Jason Arnott; and
~ having Patrik Elias add to the Threads project.
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