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   KC wrote:   
   > Oldtimers Last Night-NHL'ers   
   > Bryan Trottier-HHOF-6 Cups   
   > Larry Melynk-2 Cups   
   > Dave Ellett- 17 years in NHL   
   > Jimmy Mann-Tough guy Winnepeg Jets   
   > Cliff Ronning-Small but great skater   
   > Bob Bourne-4 Cups   
   > Billy Smith-4 Cups HHOF   
   > Glen Anderson-5 or 6 Cups   
   > Gary Leeman-1 Cups, 50 goals 1 season   
   > Bernie Nichols-70 Goals in 1 season   
   > Dave Tiger Williams-3999 min in Penalties   
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   > Last night we went to a charity NHL old-timer game.  Had my usual bag   
   > of stuff to get singed.  We went early to see if we could skate with   
   > some of the NHL'ers but missed the time.  No biggie I thought and   
   > went to the table where they were setting up the signed stuff for   
   > sale.  The guy said if you buy one of the jerseys, you get to go down   
   > to the dressing room to get it signed. $100 for the jersey and   
   > signed.  I jumped at it, knowing I did not have to fight during the   
   > game to get my stuff signed.  So Sue, I remembered what you said   
   > about always being ready with stuff to sign and sharpie.  I had my   
   > Team Canada jersey on and walked around the arena.  Bryan trottier   
   > (NY Islanders-6 Stanley cups-Hockey Hall of Fame) was standing with   
   > some old friends (he is from the area).  I waited 5 feet back and   
   > when they were done said "I can I bother you for an autograph?"  He   
   > said " That's never a bother." and signed my jersey.  I walked back   
   > to my seat smiling and my wife looks and started to laugh, saying   
   > well you got one.  Before the game, the lights were off for a presentation   
   > and I noticed   
   > Gaston Gingras (Leaf/Canadien) sitting in the box.  I walked over   
   > tapped the glass, show my Leaf jersey and motioned if he could sign   
   > it.  He said sure and I threw it over.  He took the jersey down the   
   > bench and got 5 other guys who were sitting there to sign. Super guy!   
   > Keep reading for who was the jerk though.  After the first period we   
   > went down to the dressing room but it was not as great as they make   
   > it sound,  they line you up facing a wall say hold out your jerseys,   
   > the players will come out and sign.  Kinda weird....So they all came   
   > out and signed, I got my Leafs jersey signed by the old leafs and my   
   > Islanders jersey singed by Billy Smith, and Bob Bourne from the   
   > Islander dynasty in the early 80's.( got trottier on the bench   
   > later)Tiger Willams signed my leafs jersey, this was great. Until   
   > Glen Anderson comes out.  He signs my Oldtimer jersey and I asked him   
   > to sign my Edmonton Oiler jersey number '9'.  He looked mad and asked   
   > "What's this for?"  and looked like he did not want to touch it. Thinking   
   > I was going to sell it.  Bernie Nichols had signed it   
   > earlier.  I said "you can personalize it, it's for me..."  He asked   
   > who the other signature was, I replied it was Bernie's.  He then   
   > signed it, not personalized. but oh well.  He figured it out, the   
   > guys on their were Oiler number '9's.  I am not a seller of autographs,   
   > just do it for the chance to meet   
   > these people and he kinda pissed me off.   
   > Signed my stuff but not the nicest of people.  Smiles when the camera   
   > is on though!   
      
   Nice story, even the "jerk" turned out to be pretty decent once he figured   
   out why.   
      
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