All along, I figured it would be only one trip for the New Jersey's Devils' second visit to Hockey Bay during the regular season. Thanks to a quirk within travel schedules, we ended up making two trips for New Jersey.Colin and I were hounding the Phoenix Coyotes when we heard, on scene at the Westin Harbour Island hotel, that the Devils would be arriving there that same day. Not knowing that (my bad, I'll say), we were caught lacking any specific items for New Jersey's lineup.
Funny thing, we did better, numbers-wise, on the first adventure (14) than on the second, better-prepared trip (10). Beyond the two pucks, shown above, signed by Henrik Tallinder, these were among the autographs we got over the course of the two trips:
Dainius Zubrus and Brian Rolston signed a handful (four) of cards; and
rookie Mark Fayne, a kid from our old stomping grounds of New Hampshire, signed this cheap skate card.Among the other highlights:
~ Getting Martin Brodeur on a Team Canada puck;
~ Scoring a hat trick from Johan Hedberg; and
~ some quick thinking by Colin.
Whereabouts in NH were you from? I was born, raised, and currently live in the Lakes Region.
ReplyDeleteThe Missus grew up in Hampton. We met at a newspaper in Portsmouth. We also lived in Newmarket and Rochester. We visted Lake Winnipesaukee a few times. wouldn't mind getting back there some day.
ReplyDeleteGreat successes.
ReplyDelete@ yankeesjetsfan: Thanks. I was hoping for a few more, once I was "prepared," but it didn't happen. As always, we're happy with what we got.
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