Hockey Ink In The Mail

May delivered a number of hockey autographs that fall outside of the NHL collection. This post features 19 NHL autographs and a further 26 autoraphs that fall into my other hockey autograph collections. With 19 new NHL signatures the grand total now stands at 6,122 unique NHL signatures for 80% of everyone to ever play in the league.

The highlight of this month's mail has to be landing a Jaroslav Otevrel autograph. Someone had listed a bunch of lots of in person signed 1990s cards by team on ebay. Only one lot caught my eye, the San Jose Sharks lot, and that was thanks to just one card. There was pretty much only a two year window to get Otevrel's autographs, when he was in North America from 1992-1994 and he spent most of that time in the minors. He was paralyzed in 1996 so hasn't been able to sign anything since then. I was born in 1991 and I'm getting close to having an autograph of everyone to play in the NHL during my lifetime. From the hundreds and hundreds of NHL debuts from 1990-2015, I'm left with only 25 players to find. Of those 25, and with Otevrel now found, I only have two left that I know I'll have to get lucky to find - Igor Vyazmikin and Dmitri Tertyshny. Both players were in North America only briefly and both are now deceased. The other 23 players I'm confident that I'll eventually be able to land with persistence, if not by TTM then on an old program or card. Vyazmikin, however, doesn't even have a hockey card to his name. Pretty much my only hope is finding some kind of team signed item from the 1990/91 Cape Breton Oilers, and who knows have many, if any, of those are floating around.

Jaroslav Otevrel
Czech forward Jaroslav Otevrel was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in 1991. From 1992-1994 he played 16 games in the NHL with the Sharks, scoring 3 goals and 7 points. He returned to Europe for the 1994/95 season and played in Finland until 1996. During a game in 1996, he fell awkwardly into another player and suffered a career ending injury that paralyzed him from the neck down.

Lloyd Haddon
Defenseman Lloyd Haddon played 8 NHL games with Gordie Howe and the 1959/60 Detroit Red Wings. Haddon was also a good baseball player and actually played a season of pro baseball in 1957 with the Cleveland Indians organization.

Bjorn Johansson
Swedish defenseman Bjorn Johansson spent two seasons in North America, playing 15 games for the NHL's Cleveland Barons. Johansson had originally been drafted 5th overall by the California Seals in the 1976 NHL draft. Before entering the NHL, he represented Sweden at the 1974, 1975 and 1976 World Junior Championships.

Terry Kleisinger
Goalie Terry Kleisinger played 4 games in the NHL with the 1985/86 New York Rangers. Undrafted, he had spent 4 seasons at the University of Wisconsin before turning pro. After hanging up his skates, Kleisinger spent many years as an assistant coach at Colorado College.

Dan Lucas
Dan Lucas was drafted 14th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1978 after a very successful junior career. He had played with Wayne Gretzky on the 1977/78 Soo Greyhounds. Lucas scored 50 goals and 117 points in 61 games with the Great One. Lucas went on to play just 6 NHL games with the Flyers, scoring 1 goal in the NHL.

Don MacIver
After a few tries over the years I finally hit a good address with Don MacIver. An undrafted player who attended Canadian University at St. Mary's in Nova Scotia, defenseman MacIver payed 6 NHL games with the 1979/80 Winnipeg Jets.

Anssi Melametsa
Anssi Melametsa played 27 games in the NHL with the 1985/86 Winnipeg Jets. Internationally, he represented Finland at the World Junior Championships, World Championships and Olympics.

Wayne Groulx
Wayne Groulx played 1 game in the NHL with the 1984/85 Quebec Nordiques. He was a junior star with 3 consecutive 130+ point seasons, a league MVP award and Memorial Cup appearance with the OHL's Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. He later found success playing pro in Austria and represented the country at the 1993 World Championships. He also added in a signed card of his son Daylon Groulx, who plays junior in the OHL with the Owen Sound Attack.

Michal Kempny
Czech defenceman Michal Kempny was signed by the Chicago Blackhawks as an undrafted free agent and made his NHL debut as a 25 year old rookie with the 2016/17 Hawks. He was traded to the Washington Capitals in 2018 and won the Stanley Cup with the Caps. Internationally, he's represented Czech Republic at the World Juniors, World Championships and World Cup.

Andreas Martinsen
Andreas Martinsen is an undrafted Norwegian forward was signed by the Colorado Avalanche in 2015. He's gone on to play over 150 NHL games, dressing with the Avalanche, Canadiens and Blackhawks. Internationally, he's represented Norway 9 times at the World Championships.

Lukas Sedlak
Czech forward Lukas Sedlak has played 3 seasons in the NHL with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Before breaking into the NHL he won a Calder Cup with the AHL's Lake Erie Monsters in 2016. Internationally, he represented the Czech Republic at the World Juniors in 2012 and 2013.

Mike Gillis
Mike Gillis was drafted 5th overall by the Colorado Rockies in 1978. Gillis played half a dozen seasons in the NHL, splitting that time between the Rockies and Boston Bruins. After hanging up his skates, Gillis earned his law degree and became a successful agent. Those connections later landed him the job of Vancouver Canucks GM, a position he held from 2008 to 2014.

Norm Dupont
From 1979 to 1984 Norm Dupont played 256 regular season games in the NHL. He played for the Montreal Canadiens, Winnipeg Jets and Hartford Whalers. The Canadiens drafted him in the first round, 18th overall in 1977.

Ryan Carpenter

Undrafted, Ryan Carpenter was signed by the San Jose Sharks after playing for Bowling Green University. He played 28 NHL games with the Sharks before being claimed by the Vegas Golden Knights off waivers. Carpenter has played 100+ NHL games with Vegas, helping the team reach the Stanley Cup finals in 2018.

Mark Jankowski

Mark Jankowski was drafted 21st overall by the Calgary Flames in 2012. He spent 4 years at Providence College and then moved on to the NHL. He's played 2 full seasons in the NHL with Calgary. His grandfather, Lou Jankowski, also played in the NHL.

Jonny Brodzinski

Jonny Brodzinki was drafted in the 5th round of the 2013 NHL draft by the Los Angeles Kings. Intriguingly, his younger was drafted in the same round a few selections earlier by the San Jose Sharks. Jonny had just played his first season of college with St. Cloud State while youngter brother Michael was committed to the University of Minnsesota. Michael has played pro in the San Jose system while Jonny has made it to the NHL. He's scored 6 goals and 11 points in 54 NHL games with the LA Kings.

Kalle Kossila

Undrafted, Finn Kalle Kossila moved to North America to play college hockey. After four years with St. Cloud State, he was signed by the Anaheim Ducks. Kossila has played 19 NHL games with Anaheim, scoring 2 goals and 3 points.

Artturi Lehkonen
Finn Artturi Lehkonen was drafted in the second round by the Montreal Canadiens in 2013. He joined the Habs in 2016 and has played 3 full seasons in the NHL, scoring 41 goals and 80 points in 221 regular season games. Internationally, he represented Finland at the World Junior Championships in 2013, 2014 and 2015. He brought home a Gold in 2014 and Bronze in 2013 from the World Juniors.

Tyson Jost
Tyson Jost was drafted 10th overall by the Colorado Avalanche in 2016. Jost made his NHL debut in 2017 and has played two full seasons in the NHL. Internationally, he represented Canada at the 2017 World Junior Championships, bringing home Silver. He also represented Canada at the World Championships in 2018 and 2019.

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Ted Sator
In 1985, Ted Sator was named head coach of the New York Ranges. He had served as an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Flyers prior to joining the Rangers. In his first season as an NHL coach the Rangers advanced all the way to the 3rd round of the 1986 NHL playoffs, loosing to eventual Cup winners the Montreal Canadiens. Sator's success didn't last long and he didn't even make it through his second season as an NHL coach. From 1987 to 1989 he got a second stint as an NHL head coach with the Buffalo Sabres. The Sabres lost in the first round both seasons and Sator's career as a head coach was over. He laster served as an assistant coach with the Boston Bruins, St. Louis Blues and Hartford Whalers.

Pat Ferschweiler
Pat Ferschweiler has been an assistant coach with the Detroit Red Wings since 2015. During the 90s he played a number of years of pro hockey in the ECHL and IHL. Ferschweiler and Sator both get added to the NHL GMs, Coaches & Ass. Coaches with no NHL player experience collection.

Ron Anderson

Defenseman Ron Anderson played over 100 games in the WHA, dressing for the Chicago Cougars and Cleveland Crusaders. The next bunch of autographs go in the World Hockey Association only collection, guys who played in the Rebel League but not the NHL.

Rich Coutu

Goalie Rich Coutu played 24 games in the WHA. He played for the Chicago Cougars and Cincinnati Stingers.

Jacques Lemelin

Goalie Jacques Lemelin played 9 games in the WHA with the inaugural 1972/73 Quebec Nordiques.

Paul Larose

Originally drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1970, the WHA gave Paul Larose a new opportunity and he played for the inaugural Quebec Noridiques team. Larose also played a few games for the WHA's Baltimore Blades

Steve Sutherland

Steve Sutherland spent 6 seasons in the WHA, playing for the Los Angeles Sharks, Quebec Nordiques and Baltimore Blades. Sutherland was a reliable scorer who had 3 seasons of 20+ goals.

Bill Laing

From 1974 to 1976 Bill Laing scored 10 goals and 26 points in 96 career games in the WHA with the Edmonton Oilers.

Tom Serviss

Tom Serviss played nearly 300 games in the WHA, dressing for the Los Angeles Sharks, Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades, Quebec Nordiques and Calgary Cowboys.

Rychard Campeau

Rychard Campeau joined the WHA when it was created in 1972. Over two seasons the defenseman played 82 games in the league with the Philadelphia/Vancouver Blazers.

Glen Shirton
Defenseman Glen Shirton was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in 1963. He never signed with the Habs and later attended Bowling Green State University. He eventually played 1 season of pro hockey, appearing in 4 WHA gams with the 1973/74 Cleveland Crusaders.

Heikki Riihiranta

Finnish defenseman Heikki Riihiranta played 3 seasons in the WHA with the Winnipeg Jets. He helped them win the Avco Trophy in 1976. Internationally, he represented Finland at the World Championships, Olympics and Canada Cup.

Danny Arndt

Danny Arndt played 120 regular season games in the WHA, dressing for the New England Whalers, Edmonton Oilers and Birmingham Bulls. Internationally, he represented Canada at the 1975 World Junior Championships.

Darwin Mott
Darwin Mott played 1 game in the WHA with the 1972/73 Philadelphia Blazers.

Laura Stacey

Laura Stacey represented Canada at the 2017 and 2019 World Championships, winning a silver and bronze medal. She also represented Canada at the 2018 Olympics, bringing home a silver medal. This autograph goes into The Women of Hockey In Autographs collection.

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Ending the post with an usually high number of baseball autographs. I now have a sizeable collection of hockey related baseball signatures.

Rob Manfred

Bud Selig

Walt Hriniak

Walt Hriniak was a star high school hockey player.

Reggie Cleveland

A Canadian, Reggie Cleveland lettered in hockey in high school.

Tom Burgmeier

Burgmeier played hockey in hockey school.

John Burkett

The card notes that "John is an avid fan of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins."

John Habyan

The card mentions "One of John's favorite activities is street hockey."

Jeff Samardzija
Sam Samardzija played semi-pro hockey in Chicago for a few years but I couldn't find any stats.

Logan Shore
The card notes he "lettered in high school hockey"

Ernie Clement
Card notes Clement "was an ice hockey player in high school"

Donald Lutz
As the card notes, Lutz "preferred hockey as a youngster." Lutz holds the distinction of being the first German developed MLB player, having grown up there.

This month, 37 new NHL autographs came in the mail. The overall total is now 6,159 unique NHL autographs for 81% of everyone to every play in the NHL since it was created in 1917/18.

As usual, this month was a mixed bag between TTM returns, trades and purchases. Special thanks to Bryan for helping me with Jeff Libby. A team signed AHL program from the early 1980s and a TTM return from a local hero were some of this month's collecting highlights.

Babe Pratt

Hockey Hall of Famer Babe Pratt won the Hart Trophy in 1944 as league MVP. He won the Stanley Cup in 1940 and 1945. Pratt passed away in 1988. The autograph didn't scan well but its very legible in hand.

Bud Poile

From 1942 to 1950 Bud Poile played over 300 NHL games. He played for the Maple Leafs, Blackhawks, Red Wings, Rangers and Bruins. Poile scored over 100 goals and 229 points in the NHL, winning the Stanley Cup in '47 with Toronto. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990. His son, David, is current GM of the Nashville Predators.

Barclay Plager

Barclay and brothers Bob and Bill spent years playing for the St. Louis Blues. Barclay was captain of the Blues from 1972 to 1976, played in 4 NHL All-Star games and has his number retired by the team. He later spent time as head coach of the Blues but in 1988 he passed away at just 46 from a brain tumour.

Sugar Jim Henry

From 1941 to 1955 "Sugar" Jim Henry played over 400 games in the NHL, dressing for the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins. He also took 3 seasons off from pro hockey to serve in World War II. Henry played in the 1952 NHL All-Star game. He passed away in 2004.

Doug Brindley

Doug Brindley played 3 games in the NHL with the 1970/71 Toronto Maple Leafs. He later played two seasons in the WHA with the Cleveland Crusaders. After retiring from hockey, he spent many years as a police officer and detective.

Steve Short

Defenseman Steve Short played 5 NHL games with the 1977/78 Los Angeles Kings and 1 NHL game with the 1978/79 Detroit Red Wings.

David Pulkkinen

Dave Pulkkinen played 2 games in the NHL with the 1972/73 New York Islanders.

Bernie Lukowich

From 1973 to 1975 Bernie Lukowich scored 13 goals and 28 points in 79 career NHL games between the Pittsburgh Penguins and St. Louis Blues. He later played 21 games in the WHA over two seasons with the Calgary Cowboys. His son, Brad, also played in the NHL.

Rich Lemieux

Richard Lemieux spent a few seasons in the NHL and a season in the WHA. He played for the Vancouver Canucks, Kansas City Scouts, Atlanta Flames and Cleveland Crusaders.

Sergei Priakin

From 1988 to 1991 Sergei Priakin played 46 games in the NHL with the Calgary Flames. He played a couple regular season and 1 playoff game for the Stanley Cup winning '89 Flames. It was enough to get him a Cup ring but not enough to get his name engraved on the trophy. Internationally, he represented the Soviet Union at the World Juniors, Canada Cup and World Championship. He won Gold at the 1990 World Championships and Silver in 1987.

Rob Tudor

From 1978 to 1983 Rob Tudor played 28 games in the NHL, dressing with the Vancouver Canucks and St. Louis Blues.

Warren Babe

From 1987 to 1991 Warren Babe played 21 games in the NHL with the Minnesota North Stars. He had been drafted 12th overall in 1986 and represented Canada at the 1988 World Juniors, winning a Gold medal.

Jeff Libby

Jeff Libby was undrafted and played at the University of Maine before turning pro. He played 1 game in the NHL with the 1997/98 New York Islanders. His hockey career ended abruptly in 1998, while playing in the AHL a brutal on-ice accident caused him to loose an eye.

Don Howse

Don Howse played 33 games in the NHL with the 1979/80 Los Angeles Kings. Howse was the last Newfoundland born NHL player autograph I had needed so I was thrilled to find this.

Bernie Johnston

From 1979 to 1981 Bernie Johnston scored 12 goals and 36 points in 57 NHL games with the Hartford Whalers.

Mark Renaud

From 1979 to 1984 Mark Renaud played 152 games in the NHL between the Hartford Whalers and Buffalo Sabres.

Brian Hill

Brian Hill played 19 games in the NHL with the 1979/80 Hartford Whalers. He spent most of his pro hockey career in Austria, obtaining his citizenship and representing the country internationally.

Rick Bourbonnais

From 1975 to 1978 Rick Bourbonnais played 71 games in the NHL with the St. Louis Blues.

Gary Burns

During the early 1980s Gary Burns played 11 regular season and 5 playoff games in the NHL with the New York Rangers. He scored 2 goals and 4 points in the NHL with New York. Burns was originally drafted by the Maple Leafs in 1975 and spent 4 seasons at the University of New Hampshire.

Randy MacGregor

Randy MacGregor scored a goal and two points in 2 NHL games with the 1981/82 Hartford Whalers.

Sam St. Laurent

From 1985 to 1990 Sam St. Laurent played 34 games in the NHL between the New Jersey Devils and Detroit Red Wings. He won a Silver medal as Canada's third string goalie at the 1992 Olympics.

Bryan Maxwell

In 1975, Bryan Maxwell was drafted 4th overall by the Minnesota North Stars in the NHL draft and 2nd overall by the Cleveland Crusaders in the WHA draft.

Francois Lacombe

Francois Lacombe played his first full season in the NHL with the 1968/69 Oakland Seals as a 20 year old rookie. The defenseman contributed 18 points in 72 NHL games. The next season he only played 2 NHL games with the Seals and then the following year 1 game with the Buffalo Sabres. He played in the minors until the WHA game him a new opportunity in 1972. He spent 7 seasons in the WHA, mostly with Quebec, and when the leagues merged, he returned to the NHL for a final season with the Nordiques in 1979/80.

Bob Plager

Defenseman Bob Plager broke into the NHL with the 1964/65 New York Rangers. He played a couple yeas in New York but was best know for his decade as a St. Louis Blue. He's one of three Plager brothers who played for the club. He was briefly head coach of the St. Louis Blues in 1992/93.

Jordan Martinook

Jordan Martinook just finished his fourth full season in the NHL. He's scored 41 goals and 90 points in the NHL between the Arizona Coyotes and Carolina Hurricanes.

Michael Paliotta

A University of Vermont product, Michael Paliotta played 1 NHL game with the 2014/15 Chicago Blackhawks and 1 NHL game with the 2015/16 Columbus Blue Jackets.

Kevin Gravel

Defenseman Kevin Gravel has played over 100 games in the NHL between the Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers. A St. Cloud State alumni, Gravel represented USA at the World Juniors in 2012. In 2015, he won the Calder Cup with the AHL's Manchester Monarchs.

Roman Lyubimov

Forward Roman Lyubimov spent 1 year in North America, playing 47 NHL games with the 2016/17 Philadelphia Flyers. Internationally, he won a bronze medal at the 2016 World Championships with Russia.

Patrick Holland

Patrick Holland was drafted by the Calgary Flames in 2010. While still playing junior in the WHL, he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens. Holland played 5 NHL games with the 2013/14 Canadiens. He retired from pro hockey in 2016 and went to study at the University of Victoria. He plays on the hockey team and I tried sending to him there multiple times but had no success.

Andrew Campbell

Defenseman Andrew Campbell has played 42 games in the NHL between the Los Angeles Kings, Arizona Coyotes and Toronto Maple Leafs.

Spencer Abbott

An undrafted University of Maine alumni, Spencer Abbott played 1 NHL game with the 2013/14 Toronto Maple Leafs and 1 NHL game with the 2016/17 Chicago Blackhawks.

Iiro Pakarinen

From 2014 to 2018 Iiro Pakarinen scored 10 goals and 23 points in 134 career NHL games with the Edmonton Oilers. In 2014, he won a Silver medal at the World Championships with Finland.

Jordan Oesterle

Defenseman Jordan Oesterle has played over 150 NHL games between the Edmonton Oilers, Chicago Blackhawks and Arizona Coyotes. Internationally, he represented the United States at the 2018 World Championships and brought home a bronze medal.

Andreas Englund

Defenseman Andreas Englund has played 9 NHL games with the Ottawa Senators since 2016. Internationally, he represented Sweden at the World Junior Championships in 2015 and 2016.

Ondrej Kase

One of the last players selected in the 2014 NHL draft, Ondrej Kase has become a solid NHL player with the Anaheim Ducks. He scored 11 goals and 20 points in 30 games with the 2018/19 Ducks before an injury ended his season. Internationally, he represented Czech Republic at the World Junior Championships in 2014 and 2015.

Rasmus Andersson

Swedish defenseman Rasmus Andersson made his NHL debut with the 2016/17 Calgary Flames. He's since become a full time member of the club. His father, Peter, played in the NHL with the New York Rangers.

Austin Czarnik

Forward Austin Czarnik has played over 100 games in the NHL between the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames. Internationally, he represented USA at the World Junior Championships in 2012.

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Alf Handrahan

Alf Handrahan was a tough hockey player who played 14 games in the WHA with the 1977/78 Cincinnati Stingers. This is my favourite autograph of the post because Handrahan is from my neck of the woods, western Prince Edward Island. He moved to the States a long time ago so I'd never been able to locate him. Always great to add a local legend.

Frank Turnbull

Goalie Frank Turnbull played 4 games in the WHA with the Edmonton Oilers.

All of these 'WHA only' player autographs are added to this collection page.

Peter McNamee

Peter McNamee signed in the WHA after attending the University of Pennsylvania. From 1973 to 1977 he played 175 games in the WHA, dressing for the Vancouver Blazers, Phoenix Roadrunners and San Diego Mariners.

Bob Leduc

Bob Leduc played 3 seasons in the WHA, playing for the Ottawa Nationals and Toronto Toros. He scored 47 goals and 113 points in 158 WHA games. In his final year in the WHA he served as player/head coach of the 1974/75 Toros.

Steve Warr

Defenseman Steve Warr played 1 full season in the WHA with the 1972/73 Ottawa Nationals. In 1974, he played 2 WHA playoff games with the Toronto Toros.

Hal Willis

From 1972 to 1974 Hal Willis played 92 games in the WHA between the New York Raiders and Los Angeles Sharks.

Paul Crowley

Paul Crowley played 4 games in the WHA with the 1975/76 Toronto Toros. He spent a numbers of years in the AHL but was never able to break into the NHL.

Charlie Brown

Charlie Brown won a Silver medal at the 1972 Olympics with team USA.

Tara Mounsey

Denfenseman Tara Mounsey won Gold in 1998 and Silver in 2002 with USA's national women's hockey team. This goes with my Women of Hockey autograph collection.

Sue Merz

As a member of the US National female hockey team Sue Merz won Olympic gold in 1998 and silver in 2002.

Cindy Curley

Cindy Curley was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2013. She was captain of the US national's women's team from 1989 to 1996. She won 3 Silver medals at the Women's World Championships with USA.

Jocelyne Lamoureux

Jocelyn Lamoureux has been a member of USA's national women's team since 2009. She won Gold at the Olympics in 2018 as well as Silver in 2010 and 2014.

Paul Devorski

Paul Devorski was an NHL official from 1987 to 2015. He refereed a number of Stanley Cup finals as well as the Olympics.

Wes McCauley

Referee Wes McCauley has officiated over 1000 NHL games and 6 Stanley Cup finals.

Jay Sharrers

NHL official Jay Sharrers worked over 1400 regular season NHL games from 1990 to 2017. He worked 7 Stanley Cup finals and the Winter Olympics.

Gord Broseker

Gord Broseker was an NHL linesman from 1973 to 2002. He worked over 2000 total NHL games which includes 5 Stanley Cup finals.

Levi Robinson

The card notes that Robinson "also played on the hockey team." It goes into my unique baseball/hockey autograph collection.

July turned out to be a dry month for TTM returns but a great month for vintage autographs. I had the pleasure of dealing with another collector to get a number of difficult to find autographs of decased players. On top of that, I was also able to find a couple deceased player autographs in a nice little auction win.
A total of 27 new NHL player autographs were added this month to raise the grand total to 6,186 unique players autographs for 81% of everyone to ever play in the league.

Ray Frederick

Goalie Ray Frederick played 5 games in the NHL with the 1954/55 Chicago Blackhawks. He passed away in 2001.

Phil Watson

From 1935 to 1948 Phil Watson played nearly 600 games in the NHL. He won the Stanley Cup win 1940 with the Rangers and 1944 with the Canadiens. He later spent time as head coach of the Rangers and Boston Bruins. Watson passed away in 1991.

Muzz Patrick

From 1937 to 1946 defenseman Muzz Patrick played 166 games in the NHL with the New York Rangers. He is a member of the famous Patrick hockey family, his father, Lester, and his brother, Lynn, are both in the Hall of Fame. Muzz also spent time as Head Coach and General Manager of the New York Rangers.

Alfred "Red" Carr

Red Carr recorded 1 point in 5 career NHL games with the 1943/44 Toronto Maple Leafs. Red passed away in 1990. He son, Gene, also played in the NHL.

Doug Adam

Doug Adam played 4 NHL games with the 1949/50 New York Rangers. He passed away in 2001.

Dick Bouchard

Dick Bouchard played 1 NHL game with the 1954/55 New York Rangers. Bouchard passed away in 1996.

Mud Bruneteau

From 1935 to 1946 Mud Bruneteau played over 400 games in the NHL. He helped the Detroit Red Wings win the Stanley Cup in 1936, 1937 and 1943. He was Detroit captain for the 1943/44 NHL season. Ed passed away in 1982.

Ed Bruneteau

Brother of Mud, Ed Bruneteau played over 200 regular season+playoff games in the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1940s.

Lorne Anderson

Goalie Lorne Anderson backstopped the 1951/52 New York Rangers in 3 NHL games. He was the goalie who let in Bill Mosienko's NHL record 21 second hat trick. Anderson passed away in 1984.

Dick Behling

From 1940 to 1943, Clarence "Dick" Behling played 4 NHL games with the Detroit Red Wings. Behling passed way in 1994.

George Boothman

From 1942 to 1944 George Boothman scored 17 goals and 36 points in 58 NHL games with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He passed away in 2003.

Gerry Brisson

Gerry Brisson played 4 NHL games with the 1962/63 Montreal Canadiens, recording 2 points.

Scotty Cameron

Scotty Cameron spent 1 season in the NHL, playing 35 games with the 1942/43 New York Rangers. He passed away in 1993.

Garry Blaine

Forward Garry Blaine played 1 NHL game with the 1954/55 Montreal Canadiens. He passed away in 1998.

Red Armstrong

Norm "Red" Armstrong played 7 games in the NHL with the 1962/63 Toronto Maple Leafs. He spent a number of seasons in the AHL, retiring in 1973. In 1974, he died in a construction accident. He was only 35.

Bob Blackburn

From 1968 to 1971 Bob Blackburn played 135 games in the NHL. He suited up for the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins. He passed away a couple years ago.

Barry Ashbee

Barry Ashbee won the Stanley Cup twice with the Philadelphia Flyers, once as a player and then once as a an assistant coach. He passed away from leukemia in 1977 at just 37.

Pete Backor

Defenseman Pete Backor scored 4 goals and 9 points in 36 NHL games with the 1944/45 Toronto Maple Leafs. He spent a decade in the AHL, winning the Calder Cup in 1952 with the Pittsburgh Hornets. He passed away in 1988.

Jerry Byers

From 1972 to 1978 Jerry Byers played 45 games in the NHL. He was a member of the Minnesota North Stars, Atlanta Flames and New York Rangers. Byers passed away in 2006.

Alain Caron

A longtime pro hockey player, Alain Caron spent time in the NHL and WHA. In the NHL, he played for the Montreal Canadiens and Oakland Seals. In the WHA, he played for the Quebec Nordiques and Michigan Stags.

Bob Sabourin

Bob Sabourin played 1 NHL game with the 1951/52 Toronto Maple Leafs. He spent nearly two decades playing pro hockey around North America.

Archie Henderson

In the early 1980s, Archie Henderson played 23 games in the NHL. He dressed for the Washington Capitals, Minnesota North Stars and Hartford Whalers. He's been a long time NHL Pro Scout, working for the Capitals, Senators and currently the Red Wings.

Doug Rombough

Doug Rombough played 150 NHL games during the 1970s, suiting up for the Buffalo Sabres, New York Islanders and Minnesota North Stars. Rombough passed away in 2015.

Milan Chalupa

Czech defenseman Milan Chalupa played 14 NHL games with the 1984/85 Detroit Red Wings. It was his only season of hockey in North America. He has 2 Olympic Silver medals, from 1976 and 1984.

Connor Hellebuyck

Connor Hellebuyck has spent four seasons in the NHL and was an All-Star in 2018. Internationally, he's represented the United States at the World Championships in 2015 and 2017, bringing home bronze in 2015.

Carter Rowney

An undrafted University of North Dakota alumni, Carter Rowney made his NHL debut with the 2016/17 Pittsburgh Penguins and went on to win the Stanley Cup as a rookie. He's played 3 seasons in the NHL, two with Pittsburgh and one with Anaheim.

Blake Coleman

Blake Coleman has played three seasons in the NHL with the New Jersey Devils. He has a bronze medal as a member of USA's 2018 World Championship team.

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Todd Ford
Todd Ford played a few seasons of professional hockey, mostly bouncing around between the AHL and ECHL. He was briefly recalled to the NHL and dressed as a backup goalie twice with the 2010/11 Washington Capitals. He goes in the NHL "backups only" collection.

John Sheridan
From 1974 to 1976 John Sheridan scored 18 goals and 31 points in 69 WHA games with the Indianapolis Racers. This goes into the WHA collection.

Gary Green
Gary Green has been a long time NHL commentator and I remember him well growing up, he was one of my favorite commentators and I watched the NHL Network because of him. In the early 1980s Green was an NHL head coach with the Washington Capitals. At 26, he holds the distinction of being the youngest NHL head coach ever. This goes into the NHL coaches/GMs collection.

Paul Coppo
A member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame, Paul Coppo represented the USA at the 1964 Olympics. He scored 3 goals and 7 points in 8 games at the '64 Olympics. Coppo also represented America at the World Championships in 1962, 1965 and 1969.

Brad Watson

Brad Watson was a long time NHL referee who officiated over 1000 NHL games. He officiated 8 Stanley Cup finals

Brian Pochmara

NHL referee Brian Pochmara has officiated well over 800 NHL games. He has also worked in the NHL All-Star game and playoffs.

Rob Shick

Rob Schick officiated well over 1,250 NHL games during his career. He refereed the Stanley Cup finals in 2001.

Derek Holland
This custom Derek Holland and the next three cards go into my unique baseball/hockey collection. The next three are scanned along with the cards that mention hockey, which are displayed with the autographs.

Chris Shaw
"Played four years of high school hockey."

Steve Wilson
"Played hockey in high school."

Bill Monbouquette
"Bill was a star hockey payer for his club in high school."

This month features a few TTM returns, one large buy of vintage signatures and a number of small purchases from some players who don't answer mail. I also added a few inexpensive but hard to find autographs from a European store using Google translate. I wasn't confident It was going to get here but low and behold the package and signatures found its way to Canada and my mailbox.

With 50 new NHL player signatures added in August, the grand total of unique player autographs stands at 6,236 for 82% of everyone to ever play in the NHL.

Ab DeMarco Sr. (d. 1989)

From 1938 to 1947 Ab DeMarco scored 72 goals and 165 points in 210 career NHL games. He was the New York Rangers leading scorer for two straight seasons. He played for the Blackhawks, Maple Leafs, Bruins and Rangers. His son, also named Ab DeMarco, played in the NHL as well.

Les Colvin (d. 2006)

Goalie Les Colvin played 1 game in the NHL with the 1948/49 Boston Bruins.

Marcel Dheere (d. 2002)

Marcel "Ching" Dheere played 11 regular season games and 5 playoff games in the NHL with the 1942/43 Montreal Canadiens.

Bill Carse (d. 2000)

Bill Carse played 1 NHL game with the 1938/39 New York Rangers then from 1939 to 1942 he played 121 NHL games with the Chicago Blackhawks. He left the NHL to join the fight in WWII and never returned to the Blackhawks. His brother, Bob, also played in the NHL.

Murray Davison (d. 2000)

Murray Davison played 1 game in the NHL with the 1965/66 Boston Bruins. He later spent a number of seasons as player/head coach of the CHL's Oklahoma City Blazers.

Floyd Curry (d. 2006)

From 1947 to 1958 Floyd Curry played over 600 NHL games with the Montreal Canadiens. He has his name on the Stanley Cup 4 times as a player with the Habs and another 2 as a Assistant GM in the 70s with Montreal.

Bill Cowley (d. 1993)

From 1934 to 1947 Bill Cowley scored 195 goals and 548 points in 549 career NHL games. He was the NHL scoring leader in 1941, won the Hart Trophy in '41 and '43 and won the Stanley Cup in '39 and '41. He was the NHL's all-time scoring leader when he retired. Cowley was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1968.

Harold Darragh (d. 1993)

Hal Darrah played over 300 NHL games from 1925 to 1933. He played in the NHL for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Quakers, Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs. Darragh won the Stanley Cup in 1932 with the Maple Leafs. Brother, Jack, also played in the NHL.

Chick Chalmers (d. 1994)

William "Chick" Chalmers played 1 game in the NHL with the 1953/54 New York Rangers. He went on to have a long career in the IHL.

Gerry "Doc" Couture (d. 1994)

From 1944 to 1954 Gerry Couture played nearly 400 games in the NHL. He won the Stanley Cup in 1950 with the Red Wings, contributing 24 goals for the team that season.

John Crawford (d. 1973)

From 1938 to 1950 Johnny 'Jack' Crawford was a regular with the Boston Bruins. A two time Stanley Cup winner (1939 & 1941), he was Bruins captain from 1946 to 1950. He was one of the only early NHL players to regularly wear a helmet.

Dutch Delmonte (d. 1981)

Armand "Dutch" Delmonte played 1 game in the NHL with the 1945/46 Boston Bruins.

Jim Anderson (d. 2013)

After a long pro hockey career, Jim Anderson made his NHL debut as a 36 year old NHL rookie with the 1967/68 expansion Los Angeles Kings. Anderson scored 1 goal and 3 points in 7 career NHL games with the Kings that season. Anderson is also notable for coaching the Washington capitals for one season, to a miserable 4-45-5 record, but it was the franchise's first season. He went on to scout for the LA Kings for many years.

Jim Cunningham (d. 2011)

Jim Cunningham played 1 game in the NHL with the 1977/78 Philadelphia Flyers.

Bob Cook (d. 1978)

From 1970 to 1975 Bob Cook scored 13 goals and 22 points in 72 career NHL games. He played for the Vancouver Canucks, Detroit Red Wings, New York Islanders and Minnesota North Stars.

Mike Chernoff (d. 2011)

Mike Chernoff played 1 game in the NHL with the 1968/69 Minnesota North Stars. He later scored 11 goals and 21 points in 39 WHA games with the Vancouver Blazers.

Karel Betik

Defenseman Karel Betik recorded 2 assists in 3 career NHL games with the 1998/99 Tampa Bay Lightning. He's a Czech native but after coming to North America to play hockey, settled in Canada.

Joel Baillargeon

From 1986 to 1989 Joel Baillargeon played 20 games in the NHL, dressing for the Winnipeg Jets and Quebec Nordiques. His father, Paul Baillargeon, was a famous Canadian wrestler.

Tommy Lehman

From 1987 to 1990 Swedish forward Tommy Lehman scored 5 goals and 10 points in 36 career NHL games between the Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers. He played 1 game for the Stanley Cup winning 1989/90 Oilers but it wasn't enough to get his name on the trophy.

Jeff Brubaker

Jeff Brubaker started his career in the WHA with the New England Whalers. He followed the team to the NHL and from 1979 to 1989 he played 178 games in the NHL. The well travelled Brubaker played for the Whalers, Canadiens, Flames, Maple Leafs, Oilers, Rangers and Red Wings.

Sheldon Kannegiesser

I could never reach Sheldon Kannegiesser via TTM so I opted to purchase his book, which I had also wanted, called Rhymes of a Blueliner Balladeer. Its a fun read and if you buy directly from the publisher, you can opt for a signed copy. I cut out the autograph for my autograph collection and the book sits now sits comfortably with my collection of hockey books. He played 366 regular season games in the NHL, dressing for the Penguins, Rangers, Kings and Canucks. His brother, Gold, also played in the NHL.

Darryl Maggs

Darry Maggs played over 100 games in the NHL between the Chicago Blackhawks and California Golden Seals before singing with the WHA in 1973. Maggs played over 400 games in the WHA and then in 1979/80 played 5 more NHL games with the Toronto Maple Leafs before retiring.

Mike Crombeen

From 1977 to 1985 Mike Crombeen played 475 regular season games in the NHL. Drafted 5th overall by the Barons in 1977, he spent most of his career with the St. Louis Blues. His son, BJ, also played in the NHL.

Vincent Tremblay

From 1979 to 1984 Vincent Tremblay played 58 games in the NHL. He spent most of that time with the Toronto Maple Leafs but also suited up for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Bob Sirois

From 1974 to 1980 Bob Sirois scored 92 goals and 212 points in 282 career NHL games. He has a book called Discrimination in the NHL: Quebec Players Sidelined that I have yet to read but would eventually like to pick up a copy for my growing hockey book collection.

Peter Sturgeon

From 1979 to 1981 Peter Sturgeon played 6 games in the NHL with the Colorado Rockies.

Red Laurence

From 1978 to 1980 Don "Red" Laurence played scored 15 goals and 37 points in 79 career NHL games between the Atlanta Flames and St. Louis Blues.

Serge Beaudoin

Defenseman Serge Beaudoin played over 300 games in the WHA during the 1970s. He later played 3 games in the NHL with the 1979/80 Atlanta Flames.

Gerry Hart

From 1968 to 1983 defenseman Gerry Hart played 730 regular season games in the NHL. He suited up for the Red Wings, Islanders, Nordiques and Blues.

Rich Costello

From 1983 to 1986 Rich Costello scored 2 goals and 4 points in 12 career NHL games with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Bob Crawford

Bob Crawford scored 36 goals and 61 points with the 1983/84 Hartford Whalers in his best NHL season. He also played for the Blues, Rangers and Capitals.

Dennis Smith

Dennis Smith played 4 NHL games with the 1989/90 Washington Capitals and 4 NHL games with the 1990/91 LA Kings.

Larry Trader

From 1982 to 1988 Larry Trader played 91 games in the NHL between the Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues and Montreal Canadiens.

Bob Manno

From 1976 to 1985 Bob Manno scored 172 points in 371 career NHL games between the Detroit Red Wings and Vancouver Canucks. He spent much of his later career playing in Italy, gaining his citizenship and representing the country at the 1992 Olympics.

Miloslav Horava

From 1988 to 1991 Czech defenseman Miloslav Horava played 80 games in the NHL with the New York Rangers.

Dale Krentz

From 1986 to 1989 Dale Krentz scored 5 goals and 8 points in 30 career NHL games with the Detroit Red Wings. An undrafted Michigan State player, Krentz found success in Germany in the 90s.

Dan Hodgson

From 1985 to 1989 Dan Hodgson scored 29 goals and 74 points in 114 career NHL games as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks. He later played over a dozen seasons in Switzerland. Internationally, he won Gold as a member of Canada's 1985 World Junior Championship team.

Ron Fischer

From 1981 to 1983 Ronn Fischer played 18 games in the NHL with the Buffalo Sabres. He later spent over a decade playing pro in Germany. He went as far as getting his German citizenship and representing them at the Olympics in 1988 and 1992.

Bob Miller

From 1977 to 1985 Bob Miller played over 400 NHL games, dressing for the Bruins, Rockies and Kings. He represented the United States Internationally at many tournaments including the Olympics, Canada Cup and four World Championships. His brother, Paul, also played in the NHL.

John Mahaffy (d. 2015)

John Mahaffy had a short but productive NHL career. He scored 7 points in 9 games with the 1942/43 Montreal Canadiens and then netted 9 goals and 29 points in 28 games with the 1943/44 New York Rangers. He also netted 1 assist in his only career NHL playoff game with the 1944/45 Canadiens. In total, Mahaffy put up 37 points in 38 NHL games. He was also a high scoring player in the AHL.

Moe Lemay

From 1981 to 1989 Moe Lemay played over 300 games in the NHL. He played for the Canucks, Oilers, Bruins and Jets. Internationally, he won Gold at the 1982 Wold Juniors with team Canada.

Craig Laughlin

During the 1980s, Craig Laughlin scored 136 goals and 341 points in 549 career NHL games. He spent most of that time with the Capitals but also dressed with the Canadiens, Kings and Maple Leafs. He's been a long time color analyst with the Capitals since hanging up his skates.

Ryan Barnes

Ryan Barnes played 2 NHL games with the 2003/04 Detroit Red Wings.

Dan Renouf

An undrafted University of Maine alumni, Dan Renouf played 1 game in the NHL with the 2016/17 Detroit Red Wings.

Boo Nieves

A University of Michigan grad, Cristoval "Boo" Nieves has played over 70 games in the NHL with the New York Rangers.

Nick Lappin

Nick Lappin was signed by the Devils as an undrafted Brown University alumni. He's played 60 NHL games over 3 seasons with New Jersey. His father, Peter, has a brief NHL career.

Griffen Molino

Griffen Molino played 5 games in the NHL with the 2016/17 Vancouver Canucks.

Anton Blidh

Swedish forward Anton Blidh has played 21 NHL games with the Boston Bruins over 3 seasons.

Erik Burgdoerfer

Defenseman Erik Burgdoerfer made his NHL debut as an undrafted 27 year old with the 2016/17 Buffalo Sabres. He's played 8 NHL games between the Sabres and Ottawa Senators.

Joel Hanley

Defenseman Joel Hanley has played 38 regular season NHL games between the Montreal Canadiens, Arizona Coyotes and Dallas Stars.

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Dean Blais

Dean Blais is a long time NCAA head coach with the University of North Dakota and the University of Nebraska-Omaha. He spent 1 season in the NHL as an assistant coach of the 2005/06 Columbus Blue Jackets. This autograph goes into the collection of NHL coaches and GMs who never made the league as players.

Dave Tretowicz

Dave Tretowicz was drafted by the Calgary Flames and spent 3 seasons in the IHL but never played in the NHL. He's notable for represented USA at the 1992 Olympics.

Yvon Bilodeau

Yvon Bilodeau played 4 games in the WHA with the 1975/76 Calgary Cowboys. He was originally drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers but never made it to the NHL. He later found success in playing in Germany. This goes into the WHA collection.

Jessica Campbell

Jessica Campbell won Silver as a member of Canada at the 2015 World Women's Championships. This goes into my women of hockey collection.

Justin Pugh

Justin Pugh is an NFL player who grew up playing hockey. This custom card goes into my football/hockey autograph collection.

It was a great month for vintage signatures. A couple autographs came from a 1952 Galt BlackHawks OHA junior hockey program signed by a few players, 2 of which I needed. Finding 'toughies' on old programs like that gives me hope in eventually finding some of the most obscure guys. A couple other of these vintage signatures (Henderson and Lamirande) come all the way from Russia, signed while they traveled as members of Canada's World Championship team.

The month saw 25 new NHL player signatures added to the collection for a total of 6,261 unique NHL autographs, or 82% of everyone to play in the league.

Frank Finnigan (d. 1991)

Frank Finnigan was a star NHL player with the 1920s Ottawa Senators and spent time as team captain. He won the Stanley Cup in 1927 with the Ottawa Senators and in 1932 with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Frank Eddolls (d. 1961)

From 1944 to 1952 defenseman Frank Eddolls played over 300 NHL games between the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers. He won the Stanley Cup with the 1946 Canadiens. Eddolls was the 6th captain of the New York Rangers, 1950-51. He later spent a season as a head coach in the NHL with the 1954/55 Chicago Blackhawks. He was head coach of the AHL's Buffalo Bisons when he passed away at just 40 in 1961.

Leo Lamoureux (d. 1961)

Defenseman Leo Lamoureux was a member of the Montreal Canadiens from 1942 to 1947. He won the Stanley Cup with the Habs in 1944 and 1946.

John Henderson

John Henderson played 45 NHL games with the 1954/55 Boston Bruins as an NHL rookie. He played 1 more NHL game the following season and that was the extent of his big league career. He continued playing in the minors until 1970. He represented Canada at the 1958 World Championships, winning Gold. I was never able to locate him post hockey career so was very happy to find this goalie.

Jean-Paul Lamirande (d. 1976)

From 1946 to 1955 Jean Lamirande played 49 regular season games in the NHL. He played all but one with the New York Rangers, dressing his last NHL game with the Montreal Canadiens. He won Gold at the 1958 World Championships with Canada.

Mike Buchanan (d. 2017)

Defenseman Mike Buchanan played 1 NHL game with the 1951/52 Chicago Blackhawks. Unlike today's players, Buchanan went on to play in the NCAA with the University of Michigan only after he played pro and in the NHL.

Jim McBurney

Jim McBurney recorded 1 assist in his only career NHL game with the 1952/53 Chicago Blackhawks. Called up from junior, it was his only professional hockey game. McBurney is still alive and I've unsuccessfully tried writing to him a few times over the years. I find it interesting that even though he's been around so long, the autograph I acquired here would have been signed during his first year as a junior hockey player, at the very start of his career.

Lorne Duguid (d. 1981)

From 1931 to 1937 Lorne Duguid played 135 games in the NHL. He played for the Montreal Maroons, Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins.

Irv Frew (d. 1995)

Born in Scotland, Irv Frew was a long time pro hockey player who spent 3 season in the NHL. From 1933 to 1936 Frew played 95 games in the NHL, dressing for the Montreal Maroons, St. Louis Eagles and Montreal Canadiens.

Johnny Gagnon (d. 1984)

From 1930 to 1940 Johnny Gagnon scored 120 goals and 261 points in 454 career regular season NHL games. He spent the majority of that time with the Montreal Canadiens but he also had stints with the Boston Bruins and New York Americans. Gagnon won the Stanley Cup in 1931 with Montreal.

Sid Finney (d. 2009)

From 1951 to 1954 Irish born Sid Finney scored 10 goals and 17 points in 59 NHL games with the Chicago Blackhawks.

Bill Folk (d. 1976)

From 1951 to 1953 defenseman Bill Folk played 12 NHL games with the Detroit Red Wings.

Bob Gassoff (d. 1977)

From 1973 to 1977 Bob Gassoff played 245 regular season NHL games with the St. Louis Blues. The tough defenseman recorded 866 penalty minutes. He died at only 24 in a motorcycle accident. His brother, Brad, also played in the NHL.

Scott Garland (d. 1979)

From 1975 to 1979 Scott Garland played 91 NHL games between the Toronto Maple Leafs and LA Kings. He died tragically young in a car accident.

Marc Dufour (d. 2015)

From 1963 to 1969 Marc Dufour appeared in 14 NHL games between the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings.

Chris Evans (d. 2000)

Defenseman Chris Evans played over 200 games in both the NHL and WHA. He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, Kansas City Scouts, Calgary Cowboys, Quebec Nordiques and Birmingham Bulls.

Gary Dineen (d. 2006)

Gary Dineen played 4 games in the NHL with the 1968/69 Minnesota North Stars. Internationally, he represented Canada at the Olympics in 1964 and 1968, brining home a bronze medal in '68.

Aut Erickson (d. 2010)

From 1959 to 1970 defenseman Aut Erickson played 226 regular season games in the NHL, dressing for the Bruins, Blackhawks, Maple Leafs and Seals. He played a playoff game for the 1967 Toronto Maple Leafs, enough to get his name immortalized on the Stanley Cup.

Scott Campbell

Defenseman Scott Campbell was drafted 1st overall in the 1977 WHA draft by the Houston Aeros. He played a season for Houston then a second season in the WHA with the Winnipeg Jets. Campbell followed the Jets to the NHL and played 80 NHL games between the Jets and St. Louis Blues. An illness forced him to an early retirement.

Bill Kitchen (d. 2012)

From 1981 to 1985 defenseman Bill Kitchen played 41 games in the NHL between the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs. His brother, Mike, also played in the NHL.

Vladimir Tarasenko

A three time NHL All-Star, Vladimir Tarasenko was a key part of the team's 2019 Stanley Cup win. It was the last autograph I needed for the 2012/13 year of debuts, putting me 118/118 for the year.

Ivan Provorov

Russian defenseman Ivan Provorov was drafted 7th overall in 2015 by Philadelphia. He's played 3 full seasons in the NHL with Philly. In 2017, he won a Bronze medal at the World Championships with Russia.

Ian McCoshen

Defenseman Ian McCoshen was drafted 31st overall by the Florida Panthers in 2013. He spent 3 seasons at Boston College before turning pro and has played 60 NHL games with the Panthers. Internationally, he represented the United States at the World Juniors in 2014 and 2015.

Paul LaDue

Defenseman Paul LaDue has played 67 NHL games with the LA Kings over 3 seasons. He was a 6th round draft pick in 2012 who attended the University of North Dakota.

Mikko Rantanen

Drafted 10th overall by Colorado in 2015, Mikko Rantanen has emerged as an NHL All-Star and recently signed a big six-year extension with the Avalanche.

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Paul Heaver

Defenseman Paul Heaver played 71 games in the WHA over two seasons. He dressed for the Toronto Toros and Birmingham Bulls.

Jim Sherrit
Jim Sherrit played 3 seasons in the WHA and was a solid contributor, netting 63 goals and 135 points in 193 regular season games. He won the WHA's Avco Cup in 1974 and 1975 with Gordie Howe's Houston Aeros.

Red Storey
Hockey Hall of Famer Red Storey was an NHL referee during the 1950s. Before becoming an official, he was a star CFL football player, winning the Grey Cup with the Toronto Argonauts.

Cameron Voss
Cameron Voss spent two years, 2016-2018, as an NHL official. He was a former college hockey goalie.

Dave Leonardi
This is about as random as random hockey autographs come. Dave Leonardi is the long time "Sign Man" of the Philadelphia Flyers. He actually has three different autographed cards in this Broad Street Boys hockey card set. Leonardi is definitely the only NHL "sign man" with an official hockey card.

October, 2019 saw 9 new NHL player autographs added to the collection, raising the grand total to 6,270 unique player signatures, 82% of everyone to ever play in the league.
The month was highlighted by a few great TTM returns, particularly Rich Parent.

Rich Parent
I'd long been searching for Rich Parent's autograph so I was thrilled to get this return. From 1997 to 2001 Rich Parent played in 32 NHL games between the St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins.
With Parent now added, Brian Eklund is the very last goalie from the past 35 years of NHL debuts who I have left to find. I'm pretty sure I know Eklund's location, but unfortunately he doesn't seem to answer fan mail. The addition of Parent also completes the 1997/98 season of debuts for me.

Dave Reid (b. 1934)

From 1952 to 1956 Dave Reid played 7 NHL games with the Toronto Maple Leafs. There is another, much more well known Dave Reid, who also played in the NHL more recently and with the Maple Leafs. That make it next to impossible to locate this Dave Reid so I was lucky to find his signature on an old program. When I looked through the program I was even happier to see that it was from one of those 7 games Reid played in the NHL.

He goes with the 1952/53 NHL debuts.

Dean Morton

Dean Morton scored a goal in his one and only career NHL game with the 1989/90 Detroit Red Wings. He later returned to the NHL, but in a different uniform. Morton has been an NHL official since 2000, refereeing well over 800 NHL games so far.

The addition of Morton's signatures leaves me with 1 player left to complete the 1989/90 year of debuts.

Pavel Torgayev

Russian forward Pavel Torgayev was 29 when he played his first NHL season with the 1995/96 Calgary Flames. From 1996 to 2000 he scored 6 goals and 20 points in 55 career NHL games between the Flames and Tampa Bay Lightning. Internationally, he represented Russia at the 1994 Olympics and 1995 World Championships.

After years of never getting a success from Russia, I've gotten a few great returns this year. I've long been after Torgayev and his signature completes the 1995/96 season of debuts.

Brian White
Defenseman Brian White played 2 NHL games with the 1998/99 Colorado Avalanche. He was originally drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in '94 and spent four seasons at the University of Maine before signing with the Avalanche.
White leaves me with one player left to complete the 1998/99 year of debuts.

Jean-Guy Lagace
From 1968 to 1976 Jean-Guy Lagace played 197 regular season games in the NHL, dressing for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres and Kanas City Scouts. He also played a season in the WHA with the 1976/77 Birmingham Bulls.
This was my first time using the Past Pros service. It was the only way I could get Lagace's signature but the service worked as advertised and I'm satisfied.
Lagace's autographs puts the 1968/69 year of debuts at 91%.

Mush March
From 1928 to 1945 Mush March was a member of the Chicago Blackhawks, playing 759 regular season NHL games with the club. He won the Stanley Cup in 1934 and 1938 with Chicago and in '34 he scored the Cup winning overtime goal.
March goes with my other vintage, 1917-1940, autographs.

Claude Verret
From 1983 to 1985 Claude Verret scored 2 goals and 7 points in 14 career NHL games with the Buffalo Sabres. I had tried writing to Verret a few times before but always seemed to just miss him at his location. I was finally able to catch up with him.
Verret is added to the 1983/84 year of debuts.

Jaycob Megna
From 2017 to 2019 defenseman Jaycob Megna played 43 games in the NHL with the Anaheim Ducks. He was recently signed by the Vegas Golden Knights but has yet to play for the team. His brother, Jayson, also played in the NHL.
I sent out a number of requests to current NHL and mostly AHL players recently with Megna being the first return. I'm hoping to have a better year from the AHL this season. Megna goes with the 2016/17 year of debuts.

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Tommy Ivan

From 1947 to 1954 Tommy Ivan was head coach of the Detroit Red Wings, winning the Stanley Cup in 1950, 1952 and 1954. From 1954 to 1977 he was General Manager of the Chicago Blackhawks, winning another Stanley Cup in 1961. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974.

Ivan and the next few signatures here go with my collection of NHL coaches and GMs who didn't play in the NHL.

Dave Hakstol

From 2015 to 2018 Dave Hakstol was head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers. He's been an assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs since 2019. He played some pro hockey in the 90s and was a long time coach of the the University of North Dakota before entering the NHL.

Randy Sexton

Randy Sexton has spent time as General Manager of the Ottawa Senators (93-96) and Florida Panthers (09/10). He's currently assistant GM of the Buffalo Sabres. Sexton served as Director of Amateur Scouting of the Pittsburgh Penguins from 2010 to 2017 and has his name engraved on the Stanley Cup with the Pens.

Tom McVie

Tom McVie spent time as an NHL Head Coach with the Washington Capitals (1975 to 1979), Winnipeg Jets (1979 to 1980) and New Jersey Devils (1991 to 1992). Before becoming a coach, Tom McVie spent nearly 2 decades as a pro hockey player, mostly in the WHL. He sent me an absolutely wonderful return with a bunch of extras.

Ron Fournier
Ron Fournier spent a decade as an NHL official. He also spent a few years officiating in the WHA. He's now well known in Quebec as a sports radio personality.

Sandra Whyte
Sandra Whyte won Gold at the 1998 Olympics with the Team USA Women's hockey team. She also has a number of Silver medals from the Women's World Championships. Whyte goes with my growing collection of Canadian and American female hockey Olympians and pros.

November was a huge month for the collection. These came from numerous people so thanks to Matt, Steve and Dennis among others. It wasn't a big month for TTM returns but was a big month for older signatures, most of long deceased players.

A total of 59 new NHL autographs were added this month. The grand total now stands at 6,329 unique NHL player autographs for 83% of everyone to ever play in the NHL.

Milt Halliday (d. 1989)

From 1926 to 1929 Milt Halliday played 63 regular season games in the NHL with the Ottawa Senators. He also played a few playoff games in 1927, helping the Senators win the Stanley Cup.

Obs Heximer (d. 1988)

Orville "Obs" Heximer played 19 NHL games with the 1929/30 New York Rangers, 48 games with the 1932/33 Boston Bruins and 18 games with the 1934/35 New York Americans.

Haldor "Slim" Halderson (d. 1965)

Haldor "Slim" Halderson spent 1 season in the NHL, dressing with the 1926/27 Detroit Cougars and Toronto Maple Leafs. Halderson is most notable for winning the Stanley Cup with the 1925 Victoria Cougars and winning Gold at the 1920 Olympics, the first time hockey appeared at the games.

Alex Gray (d. 1986)

From 1927 to 1929 Alex Gray played 51 games in the NHL between the New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs. He won the Stanley Cup in 1928 with the Rangers.

Edward Dixon "Ted" Graham (d. 1979)

From 1927 to 1937 defenseman Teddy Graham played 350 games in the NHL. He played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Maroons, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Eagles, Boston Bruins and New York Americans.

Louis Holmes (d. 2010)

From 1931 to 1933 Louis Holmes played 56 NHL games with the Chicago Blackhawks. Holmes later coached the gold medal winning 1952 Canadian Olympic team. His son, Chuck, also played in the NHL.

Art Herchenratter (d. 1989)

Art Herchenratter scored 1 goal and 3 points in 10 career NHL games with the 1940/41 Detroit Red Wings (even though he had the next year listed in his signature).

Fred Hergerts (d. 1998)

From 1934 to 1936 Fred Hergerts scored 2 goals and 6 points in 19 career NHL games with the New York Americans.

Jack Keating (d. 1984)

Also known as Jackie Keating, from 1931 to 1933 he score 5 goals and 10 points in 35 NHL games with the New York Americans.

Red Hamill (d. 1985)

From 1937 to 1951 Red Hamill played over 400 games in the NHL between the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks. He won the Stanley Cup with the Bruins in 1939. He's also notable for spending a season as captain of the Blackhawks.

Alex "Bud" Cook (d. 1993)

During the 1930s Bud Cook played in the NHL with the Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators and St. Louis Eagles. This signature is from his time as head coach of the Quebec Aces. His brothers Bill and Bun are both members of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Benny Grant (d. 1991)

Between 1928 and 1944 Benny Grant played 50 games in the NHL. He tended net for the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Americans and Boston Bruins.

Gordon Henry (d. 1972)

From 1948 to 1953 goalie Gord Henry played 3 regular season and 5 playoff games in the NHL with the Boston Bruins.

Jack Gelineau (d. 1998)

From 1949 to 1951 Jack Gelineau was the Bruins starting goalie. He won the Calder Trophy in 1950 and played all 70 games for the 1950/51 Boston Bruins. Thanks to a contract dispute, that was his last season with Boston. He later played 2 games for the 1953/54 Chicago Blackhawks.

Lionel Bouvrette (d. 2000)

Lionel Bouvrette played 1 game in the NHL for the 1942/43 New York Rangers. His rights were owned by the Montreal Canadiens at the time but the Rangers were in need of an emergency replacement for 1 game.

Jean Marois (d. 1996)

Goalie Jean Marois played 1 NHL game for the 1943/44 Toronto Maple Leafs and 2 NHL games for the 1953/54 Chicago Blackhawks.

Frank Mario (d. 1995)

During the 1940s Frank Mario scored 9 goals and 28 points in 53 career NHL games with the Boston Bruins.

Murdo Mackay (d. 2000)

From 1945 to 1949 Murdo Mackay played 19 regular season and 15 playoff games in the NHL with the Montreal Canadiens.

Guy Labrie (d. 1974)

Guy Labrie played 15 NHL games with the 1943/44 Boston Bruins and 27 games with the 1944/45 New York Rangers.

Joe Levandoski (d. 2001)

Defenseman Joe Levandoski played 8 games in the NHL with the 1946/47 New York Rangers.

Nil Tremblay (d. 1971)

From 1944 to 1946 Nil Tremblay played 3 regular season and 2 playoff games in the NHL with the Montreal Canadiens.

Tom "Windy" O'Neill (d. 1973)

Rom 1943 to 1945 Tom "Windy" O'Neill scored 10 goals and 22 points in 66 career NHL games with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He also played 4 playoff games with the leafs in 1944. He became a successful lawyer after retiring from hockey.

Eddie Emberg (d. 2007)

Eddie Emberg scored a goal in 2 career NHL games, both in the playoffs, with the 1945 Montreal Canadiens.

Ron Ingram (d. 1988)

Between 1956 and 1965 Ron Ingram played over 100 games in the NHL. He played for the Blackhawks, Red Wings and Rangers. Ingram later coached in the WHA for the San Diego Mariners and Indianapolis Racers.

Fred "Skippy" Burchell (d. 1998)

From 1950 to 1954 Skippy Burchell played 4 games in the NHL with the Montreal Canadiens.

Murray Murdoch (d. 2001)

From 1926 to 1937 Murray Murdoch played over 500 NHL games for the New York Rangers. He spent many years as head coach of Yale later in his life and was awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy in 1974 by USA Hockey.

Bill Quackenbush (d. 1999)

Defenseman Bill Quackenbush spent 14 seasons in the NHL, playing for the Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings. He was the first defenseman to be awarded the Lady Byng Trophy and was a multiple time NHL all-star. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1976.

Ray Timgren (d. 1999)

Ray Timgren played in the NHL from 1948 to 1955. Most of his 250+ career games came as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs but he did spend a season with Chicago.

Gus Kyle (d. 1996)

From 1949 to 1951 Gus Kyle played over 200 games in the NHL between the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins. He later spent time as radio announcer of the St. Louis Blues. His brother, Bill, also played in the NHL.

Tony Bukovich (d. 2009)

From 1943 to 1945 Tony Bukovich scored 7 goals and 10 points in 17 career NHL games with the Detroit Red Wings.

Tony Demers (d. 1997)

From 1937 to 1943 Tony Demers scored 20 goals and 42 points in 83 NHL games with the Montreal Canadiens. He also played 1 game with the 1943/44 New York Rangers. Demers is most notable for having murdered a girlfriend in 1949. He was sentenced to manslaughter and spent less than a decade in prison.

John Wright

John Wright was drafted 4th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1966. He opted to attended the University of Toronto and didn't make his NHL debut until 1972 with the Vancouver Canucks. Wright went on to play 127 NHL games between the Canucks, St. Louis Blues and Kansas City Scouts.

Norm Gratton (d. 2010)

Drafted 11th overall by the Rangers in 1970, Gratton went on to play over 200 games in the NHL during the 1970s. He played for the Rangers, Flames, Sabres and North Stars. His brother, Gilles, was an NHL goalie.

Bill Heindl (d. 1992)

From 1970 to 1973 Bill Heindl played 18 games in the NHL between the Minnesota North Stars and New York Rangers. He also played a season in the WHA with the 1973/74 Cleveland Crusaders. Internationally, he represented Canada at the 1969 World Championships.

Dan Hinton (d. 1994)

Dan Hinton played 14 games in the NHL with the 1976/77 Chicago Blackhawks.

Greg Hubick (d. 2013)

Defenseman Greg Hubick played 1 season for the Toronto Maple Leafs, scoring 14 points in 72 games with the 1975/76 team. He later played 5 NHL games with the 1979/80 Vancouver Canucks.

Bruce Greig (d. 2008)

Bruce Greig played 9 NHL games with the California Seals and then went on to play 60 games in the WHA between the Calgary Cowboys, Cincinnati Stingers and Indianapolis Racers.

Brad Palmer

Forward Brad Palmer was drafted 16th overall in 1980 by the Minnesota North Stars. From 1980 to 1983 he went on to score 32 goals and 70 points in 168 career NHL games between the North Stars and Boston Bruins. The highlight was helping the North Stars reaching the Stanley Cup finals in 1981, where he scored 8 goals and 13 points in 19 playoff games.

Sergei Mylnikov (d. 2017)

Russian goalie Sergei Mylnikov played 10 NHL games with the 1989/90 Quebec Nordiques. He was a 30 year old rookie who had won Olympic Gold in 1988. Mylnikov was the last player I needed from the 1989/90 year of debuts.

Bill McDonagh (d. 2019)

Bill McDonagh played 4 games in the NHL with the 1949/50 New York Rangers. The signature didn't scan well, but its on the bottom left of the photo and very visable in person.

Bill Ezinicki (d. 2012)

From 1944 to 1955 Bill Ezinicki scored 79 goals and 184 points in 368 career regular season NHL games, dressing with the Maple Leafs, Bruins and Rangers. He won the Stanley Cup 3 times as a member of the Maple Leafs (1947, 1948 and 1949).

Ron Handy

Ron Handy played 10 games in the NHL with the 1984/85 New York Islanders and 4 games with the 1987/88 St. Louis Blues.

Larry Floyd

From 1982 to 1984 Larry Floyd scored 2 goals and 5 points in 12 NHL games with the New Jersey Devils.

Rick Lessard

From 1988 to 1992 Rick Lessard played 15 games in the NHL between the Calgary Flames and San Jose Sharks.

Peter Dineen

Peter Dineen was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1980. He spent many years in the AHL until making his NHL debut with the 1986/87 LA Kings. Dineen played 11 NHL games with the Kings that season and later played 2 more NHL games with the 1989/90 Detroit Red Wings. His two brothers (Kevin, Gord) and father (Bill) all played in the NHL.

Randy Smith

Randy Smith played 3 games in the NHL with the Minnesota North Stars in the 1980s. In 1992 he represented Canada at the Olympics and came home with a Silver medal.

Dave Donnelly

From 1983 to 1988 Dave Donnelly scored 39 points in 137 career NHL games between the Bruins, Blackhawks and Oilers. He played a few games for the 1987/88 Stanley Cup winning Edmonton Oilers, not enough to get his name on the Cup. Internationally, he represented Canada at the 1984 Olympics.

Tapio Levo

From 1981 to 1983 defenseman Tapio Levo scored 69 points in 107 NHL games for the Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils. Internationally, he represented Finland at the World Championships, Canada Cup and Olympics.

Jiri Sejba

Czech forward Jiri Sejba played 11 NHL games with the 1990/91 Buffalo Sabres. He only spent two seasons in North America. He represented the Czech Republic at the Olympics and World Championships multiple times. He won Gold at the 1985 worlds.

Brad Turner

Defenseman Brad Turner was originally drafted by the Minnesota North Stars in 1986. He went to the University of Michigan and later made it to the NHL when he played 3 games with the 1991/92 New York Islanders.

Barry Nieckar

During the 1990s, Barry Nieckar played 8 games in the NHL between the Hartford Whalers, Calgary Flames and Anaheim Mighty Ducks.

Thomas Ziegler

Swiss forward Thomas Ziegler played 5 games in the NHL with the 2000/01 Tampa Bay Lightning. Internationally, he represented Switzerland at the World Championships and Olympics and number of times.

C.J. Young
A Harvard grad, C.J. Young spent one season in the NHL. He scored 7 goals and 14 points in 43 games between the 1992/93 Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames. Internationally, he represented the United States at the 1992 Olympics.

Chris DiDomenico

Chris DiDomenico was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2007. He spent years in the ECHL, AHL, Italy and Switzerland before finally making his NHL debut with the 2016/17 Ottawa Senators. From 2016 to 2018 DiDomenico scored 6 goals and 10 points in 27 career games with the Sens.

A.J. Greer

A.J. Greer was drafted 39th overall by the Avalanche in 2015. He's played 37 NHL games with Colorado.

Tim Heed
Swedish defenseman was drafted by the Anaheim Ducks in 2010 but was never signed by the club. He came to North America in 2016 after signing with the San Jose Sharks. Since then, Heed has played over 80 NHL games with the Sharks.

Brian Eklund

Goalie Brian Eklund played 1 game in the NHL with the 2005/06 Tampa Bay Lightning.

Jarod Palmer
Jarod Palmer scored 1 goal in 6 NHL games with the 2011/12 Minnesota Wild. Palmer had long been the last player I needed from the 2011/12 year of debuts.

Frederick Gaudreau
Undrafted, Frederick Gaudreau worked his way up from the ECHL to be an NHL regular with the Nashville Predators. He made his NHL debut with the 2016/17 Preds and has played 84 games in the NHL.

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Zane Kalemba

Zane Kalemba tended net for Princeton University and then spent a few years playing professional hockey. He's notable for his brief stint in the NHL as an emergency backup with the Winnipeg Jets. Kalemba dressed as the Jets backup goalie March 8, 2018. This goes with my collection of NHL backup only goalies.

Murray Keogan

Murray Keogan scored 42 goals and 84 points in 124 career WHA games between the Phoenix Roadrunners and Calgary Cowboys.

John Kiely

John Kiley played 1 season in the WHA, dressing in 22 games with the 1975/76 Cincinnati Stingers. Special thanks to John for sending me back such a wonderful letter as well.

Kiely and Keogan go into my WHA only collection.

Jim Johannson (d. 2018)

Another one of my side collections is modern US/Canadian hockey Olympians who never made the NHL. Johannson played a few seasons of pro in the IHL but is most notable for being a member of USA's 1988 and 1992 Olympic hockey teams. In 2018, he was GM of the Olympic team but sadly passed away suddenly the same year.

Derek Lalonde

Derek Lalonde started his coaching career in 2003 with Ferris State University as an assistant coach. From 2006 to 2011 he held the same position with the University of Denver. In 2011 he was promoted to head coach with the USHL's Green Bay Gamblers and in 2014 he was again promoted to head coach of the ECHL's Toledo Walleye. In 2016 he rose up the ranks to the AHL and in 2018 Lalonde made his way to the top as a assistant coach with the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning.

Mike Haviland

Mike Haviland was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in 1990 and played a little professional hockey but never made it to the NHL. From 2008 to 2012 he was an assistant coach with the Chicago Blackhawks. He has his name engraved on the Stanley Cup with the 2010 Hawks. Since 2014 he's been head coach of Colorado College.

Haviland and Lalonde are added to my collection of NHL coaches and GMs who did not play in the league.

Bill Chadwick

Bill Chadwick was an NHL official from 1939 to 1955, the first American born official in league history. He later spent 14 years a as a color commentator with the New York Rangers. Chadwick was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1964.

Emily Clark

Emily Clark has represented Canada at 4 World Championships and the 2018 Olympics.

Clark and the next couple autographs go with my Women of Hockey in Autographs collection.

Loren Gabel

A Clarkson University alumni, Loren Gabel represented Canada at the 2019 World Championships.

Jaime Bourbonnais

Currently a member of Cornell, Jaime Bourbonnais represented Canada at the 2019 World Championships. Her grandfather, Roger Bourbonnais, was a hockey player who twice represented Canada at the Olympics.

Sarah Tueting

Sarah Tueting won Gold at the 1998 Olympics and Silver at the 2002 Olympics with Team USA.

Ron Piche

I picked up this Ron Piche autograph to display with his old baseball card that has a neat picture of a hockey player, noting Piche's connection to the game. This and the next coupe of signatures are added to my very unique Baseball-Hockey autograph collection.

Tony La Russa

Dan Plesac

Doug Pederson

Pederson goes with my other Football-Hockey autographs.

From 1917/18 to 2017/18 a grand total of 7,746 people have played in the NHL.

2016/2017

138 Players made their NHL debuts through the 2016/2017 season

In The Collection: 88/138 = 64%

Sebastian Aho

Michael Amadio

Lias Anderssson

Victor Antipin

Ken Appleby

Zach Aston-Reese

Justin Auger
Chase Balisy
Ethan Bear

Louis Belpedio

Anders Bjork

Samuel Blais
Andreas Borgman

Henrik Borgstrom

Madison Bowey

Travis Boyd

Jesper Bratt

Daniel Brickley

Alex Broadhurst

Logan Brown

Will Butcher

Kyle Capobianco

Colby Cave

Filip Chlapik

Filip Chytil

Anthony Cirelli

Andrew Crescenzi

Kyle Criscuolo

Carl Dahlstrom

Michael Dal Colle

Oscar Dansk

Alex DeBrincat

Jake Debrusk
Collin Delia

Thatcher Demko

Travis Dermott

Casey DeSmith

Christian Djoos

Ryan Donato

Pierre-Luc Dubois

Vince Dunn

Victor Ejdsell

Oscar Fantenberg

Dylan Ferguson

Giovanni Fiore

Haydn Fleury

Warren Foegele

Steven Fogarty

Spencer Foo

Alex Formenton

Scott Foster

Tanner Fritz

Dylan Gambrell

Adam Gaudette

Alexandar Georgiev

Shane Gersich

John Gilmour

Samuel Girard

Jeff Glass

Tyrell Goulbourne

Jordan Greenway

Henrik Haapala

Brandon Halverson

Dillon Heatherington

Joe Hicketts

Matthew Highmore

Adin Hill

Blake Hillman

Nico Hischier

Justin Holl

Philip Holm

Dryden Hunt

Tomas Hyka

Alex Iafallo

Christian Jaros

Jakub Jerabek

Andreas Johnsson

Noah Juulsen

David Kampf
Mario Kempe
Alex Kerfoot

Morgan Klimchuk

Justin Kloos

Luke Kunin

Janne Kuokkanen

Maxime Lagace

Brendan Lemieux
Vinni Lettieri

Oskar Lindblom

Ryan Lomberg

Alex Lyon

Kurtis MacDermid
Maxim Mamin
Andrew Mangiapane

Danick Martel

Roland McKeown

Nicholas Merkley

Dakota Mermis

Victor Mete

Andrei Mironov
Casey Mittelstadt
Trevor Murphy
Martin Necas

Sami Niku

Will O'Neill
Nolan Patrick

Marcus Pettersson

Neal Pionk
Tucker Poolman
Mitch Reinke

Eric Robinson

Jack Rodewald

Calle Rosen
Kevin Roy

Nicolas Roy

Jan Rutta

Joakim Ryan

Travis Sanheim

Harri Sateri

Ashton Sautner

Nick Seeler

Ben Sexton

Vadim Shipachyov

Dylan Sikura

Carson Soucy

Troy Terry

Tage Thompson

Owen Tippett

Eeli Tolvanen

Dominic Toninato

Dominic Turgeon

Curtis Valk

Nathan Walker

Andy Welinski

Zach Whitecloud

Adam Wilcox

Christian Wolanin

Kailer Yamamoto

Sharing another aspect of my hockey autograph collection: referees and linesman of the NHL. This page has been added to the main collection page and will be continuously updated, as are my other collection pages.

This little collection is a favorite of mine. I have tremendous respect for these individuals. Unfortunately, I've found it challenging reaching former/current officials for autographs.

Neil Armstrong

Ron Asselstine

Wayne Bonney

Gord Broseker

Bill Chadwick

Scott Cherrey

John D'Amico

Pat Dapuzzo

Paul Devorski

Ron Finn

Wayne Forsey

Ron Fournier

Kerry Fraser

Bill Friday

Terry Gregson

Mike Hasenfratz

Bob Hodges

Ron Hoggarth

Bruce Hood

Don Koharski

Bob Langdon

Bryan Lewis

Dan Marouelli

Wes McCauley

Randy Mitton

Denis Morel

Scotty Morrison

Matt Pavelich

Brian Pochmara

Ray Scapinello

Dan Schachte

Rob Shick

Jay Sharrers

Leon Stickle

Red Storey

Frank Udvari

Andy Van Hellemond

Mark Vines

Cameron Voss

Brad Watson

December, 2019 saw 7 new NHL signatures arrive in the mail. The total of unique NHL player autographs in my collections now stands at 6,424.

In addition to this mail post, December saw a little housekeeping get done and I've posted the 2017/18 year of debuts as well as my NHL officials autographs.

Irv Spencer (d. 1999)

From 1959 to 1968 Irv Spencer played 230 regular season NHL games between the Rangers, Bruins and Red Wings. From 1972 to 1974 he also played 73 games in the WHA with the Philadelphia/Vancouver Blazers.

Grant Warwick (d. 1999)

Grant Warwick played nearly 400 games in the NHL and is most notable for winning the 1942 Calder Trophy as rookie of the year. He was also an NHL All-Star in 1947. Internationally, he's also notable for winning Gold at the 1955 World Championships. His brother, Bill, also played in the NHL.

Tim Sheehy

During the 1970's, Tim Sheehy played over 400 games in the WHA between the New England Whalers, Birmingham Bulls and Edmonton Oilers. From 1977 to 1980 he played 27 games in the NHL between the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers. Internationally, Sheehy won Silver at the 1972 Olympics with the United States.

Florent Robidoux

From 1980 to 1984 Florent Robidoux scored 7 goals and 11 points in 52 career NHL games with the Chicago Blackhawks.

John Miner

John Miner scored 2 goals and 5 points in 14 career NHL games with the 1987/88 Edmonton Oilers. He was carried as a reserved during the playoffs when Gretzky's Oilers captured the '88 Stanley Cup but it wasn't enough for Miner to get his name on the Cup. He's also notable for being part of the trade that sent Gretzky to the Kings.

Dale Rominski

I was thrilled to get this one back. I've tried sending to Rominski a number of times of the years and this one was at an addresses I'd tried a couple times before. Finally got in touch with him (Thanks again Dale!!) and added the last autograph I needed to complete the 1999/00 season of debuts. Rominski was an undrafted University of Michigan grad who played just 2 seasons of pro hockey, including 3 NHL games with the 1999/2000 Tampa Bay Lightning.

Bob Janecyk
During the 1980s Bob Janecyk backstopped over 100 NHL games between the Chicago Blackhawks and LA Kings. He's been a scout with the Ottawa Senators for the past two decades.

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Larry Israelson
A Notre Dame alumni, Larry Islraelson scored 22 goals and 53 points in 105 career WHA games between the Vancouver Blazers and Calgary Cowboys. Isrealson goes into my collection of players who played in the WHA but not the NHL.

Angela Ruggiero
Angela Ruggiero is one of hockey's most notable female players. She's a four time Olympic medalist who was a long time member of USA's International team. She briefly played for the CHL's Tulsa Oilers in 2004/05, a men's professional hockey team. That makes her the second female other than Haley Wickenheiser to play a forward/defense position in men's pro hockey. She was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2015. This goes into my collection of female hockey player autographs.

Mike Hasenfratz
A one time police officer and private investigator, Mike Hansenfratz has been a regular NHL referee since 2000.

Roger Haggerty
Roger Haggerty spent four seasons playing professional baseball in the Boston Red Sox organization. His son, Ryan Haggerty, is a pro hockey player who is in his 6th year in the AHL. This goes with my surprisingly large collection of baseball player signatures with a hockey connection.

January, 2020 saw 29 new NHL signatures arrive in the mail. My TTM returns lately have not been stellar but I have had success in finding some of the older, deceased guys. The grand total of unique NHL player signatures now stands at 6,453 for 83% of everyone to ever play in the NHL. Thanks everyone I dealt with this month, especially to Phil!

Toe Blake (d. 1995)

A member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Toe Blake has his name engraved on the Stanley Cup 11 times. Blake was a star player, a member of the Punch Line with Elmer Lach and Maurice Richard. Blake later became a very successful coach with the Canadiens.

Jim Bedard (d. 1994)

Not to be confused with the goalie, this Jim Bedard, born in 1927, played 22 NHL games with the Chicago Blackhawks during the early 1950s. The signature didn't scan well but its actually very clear in person.

Ralph Nattrass (d. 1994)

From 1946 to 1950 defenseman Ralph Nattrass played over 200 games in the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks.

Stan Smrke (d. 1977)

Stan Smrke played 9 NHL games with the Montreal Canadiens during the 1950s. He spent most of his professional hockey career in the AHL with the Rochester Americans.

Bucko McDonald (d. 1991)

From 1934 to 1945 Bucko McDonald played 448 regular season games in the NHL. He was a member of the Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers. He won the Stanley Cup in 1936, 1937 and 1942. He later spent time as a member of the Canadian Parliament.

Jack McDonald (d. 1990)

John "Jack" McDonald played 1 season, 43 games, in the NHL with the 1943/44 New York Rangers. He scored 10 goals and 19 points.

Ken McAuley (d. 1992)

Ken McAuley spent 2 seasons as starting goalie of the New York Rangers. From 1943 to 1945 he played 96 games in the NHL with New York.

Red Almas (d. 2001)

Red Almas appeared in 3 total NHL games. 1 with the 1946/47 Red Wings, 1 with the 1950/51 Blackhawks and 1 with the 1952/53 Red Wings. He spent most of his career was a starter in the AHL.

Fern Gauthier (d. 1992)

During the 1940s Fern Gauthier played over 200 games in the NHL between the Rangers, Canadiens and Red Wings.

Buzz Boll (d. 1990)

From 1933 to 1944 Buzz Boll played 436 regular season games in the NHL. He scored 133 goals and 263 points between the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York/Brooklyn Americans and Boston Bruins.

Walt Atanas (d. 1991)

Walt Atanas played 1 season in the NHL. He scored 13 goals and 21 points in 49 NHL games with the New York Rangers.

Wayne Hall

Wayne Hall played 4 games in the NHL with the 1960/61 New York Rangers.

Robbie Holland

From 1979 to 1981 goalie Robbie Holland played 44 NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Roger Pelletier

Roger Pelletier played 1 game in the NHL with the 1967/68 Philadelphia Flyers. He spent nearly a decade in the AHL as a pro hockey player.

Ken Yaremchuk

From 1983 to 1989 Ken Yaremchuk scored 92 points in 235 career regular season NHL games between the Chicago Blackhawks and Toronto Maple Leafs. Internationally, he represented Canada at the 1988 Olympics.

Ron Anderson b. 1950

There were two players by the name of Ron Anderson who played in the NHL during the 1970s. This Ron Anderson scored 9 goals and 16 points in 28 NHL games with the 1974/75 Washington Capitals.

Jacques Deslauriers (d. 2018)

Jacques Deslauriers played 2 games in the NHL with the 1955/56 Montreal Canadiens.

Gordie Bruce (d. 1997)

From 1940 to 1946 Gordon "Gordie" Bruce played 28 regular season and 7 playoff games in the NHL with the Boston Bruins.

Paul Terbenche (d. 2012)

From 1967 to 1974 Paul Terbenche played 189 games in the NHL, dressing for the Chicago Blackhawks and Buffalo Sabres. He then went on to play nearly 300 games in the WHA.

Jim Mayer

Jim Mayer played 4 games in the NHL with the 1979/80 New York Rangers. Before that, he played 74 games in the WHA, dressing for the Calgary Cowboys, New England Whalers and Edmonton Oilers.

Bob Kabel (d. 2016)

From 1959 to 1961 Bob Kabel scored 5 goals and 18 points in 48 NHL games with the New York Rangers. He had a long pro hockey career in the WHL and AHL.

Ron Talakoski (d. 2009)

Ron Talakoski played 8 games in the NHL with the New York Rangers during the 1980s.

Mikko Leinonen

From 1981 to 1985 Mikko Leinonen scored 109 points in 162 NHL games. He spent most of that time with the New York Rangers but also briefly played for the Washington Capitals. Over his career he represented Finland at the World Junior Championships, World Championships, Olympics and Canada Cup.

Steve Smith (born 1963)
During the 1980s this particular Steve Smith played 18 games in the NHL between the Philadelphia Flyers and Buffalo Sabres. Not to be confused with the much more famous Steve Smith, who was also a defenseman and played in the NHL around the same time. That, and the fact that Steve Smith is such a common name, made this signature a challenge to find.

Bill McDougall
From 1990 to 1994 Bill McDougall played 28 games in the NHL, scoring 5 goals and 10 points. He played for the Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers and Tampa Bay Lightning. He had a very interesting career and is known for his record setting performance during the 1993 AHL playoffs. He scored an incredible 26 goals and 52 points in just 16 games, leading his team to the Calder Cup.

Wade Skolney
An undrafted defenseman, Wade Skolney played 1 game in the NHL with the 2005/06 Philadelphia Flyers. Skolney was the last player I needed to complete the 2005/2006 Season in Autographs, one of the most significant years of debuts in league history.

Francis Belanger
Francis Belanger played 10 games in the NHL with the 2000/2001 Montreal Canadiens. He tallied 0 points but posted 29 penalty minutes. Belanger was the last player I needed to complete the 2000/2001 Season in Autographs.

Wally Schreiber
From 1987 to 1989 Wally Schreiber scored 8 goals and 18 points in 41 NHL games with the Minnesota North Stars. He's most notable for representing Canada at the Olympics in 1988, 1992 and 1994.

Jake Dotchin
Defenseman Jake Dotchin has played just over 100 games in the NHL between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Anaheim Ducks.

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Cory Clouston
From 2009 to 2011 Cory Clouston was Head Coach of the Ottawa Senators.

Sasha Pokulok

One of my more recent side projects is collecting NHL first rounders who never played in the NHL. I decided to start collecting them because they do have a notable piece of hockey history, as a team's first round pick in any given year is usually very notable. Futhermore, the large majority of them do play in the NHL.

Dick Littlefield (d. 1997)
I pair this Dick Littlefied autograph with the card show next to it that mentions he was "also a good amateur hockey player." A pitcher, Littlefield spent 9 years in the majors. This goes with my baseball-hockey autograph collection.

Glenn Kulka
Glenn Kulka was predominantly a professional football player in the CFL and a professional wrestler in the WWF. He also played junior hockey in the WHL and then had a brief pro career in the ECHL. What I find interesting is that he came back to hockey to play in the ECHL after almost a decade of being a CFL player. He was a huge guy so he would have been quite the sight on skates. A fascinating career. This goes with my collection of football-hockey autographs.

I've been extremely lucky as of late to be making some great connections in the hobby. These connections (and the wonderful people they represent) have allowed me to add some autographs I thought I might never see. Its been great fun adding so many vintage signatures and getting a connection to another generation. Recent TTM returns have not been stellar so the vintage pickups have more than made up for it.
Huge thanks to Adam for hooking me up with a Richard Scott signature, I'd long been after his autograph. From 2000 to 2010 I now only need Josh Olson and Dave Morisset to complete to the decade of debuts.

45 new autographs added this month raise the grand total of unique NHL player signatures to 6,498 for 84% of everyone to ever play in the league.

Bill Kyle (d. 1968)

From 1949-1951 William Kyle scored 3 points in 3 career NHL games with the New York Rangers. All 3 of those points came in his 1 game with the 1950/51 Rangers. That gives him a somewhat notable NHL record for the best single season points per game average. His brother, Gus, also played in the NHL.

Sam LoPresti (d. 1984)

Sam LoPresti is a truly remarkable person. He spent a couple years in the NHL as Chicago's starting goalie. In 1941, he set an NHL record with the Blackhawks, facing 83 shots in a single NHL game against the Boston Bruins. He stopped 80 of them. In WWII, LoPresti served in the US Navy and was stranded at sea for over 40 days. He is credited with saving many of his 28 shipmates by catching a dolphin, their only food during the ordeal. When his son, Pete, later played in the NHL, they became the first father-son goalies in league history.

Alex Levinsky (d. 1990)

Defenseman Alex Levinsky played in the NHL throughout the 1930s, suiting up for the Maple Leafs, Rangers and Blackhawks. He won the Stanley Cup in 1932 with Toronto and in 1938 with Chicago.

Bill MacKenzie (d. 1990)

From 1933 to 1940 defenseman Bill MacKenzie played 230 NHL games between the Montreal Maroons, New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks. He won the Stanley Cup in 1938 with Chicago.

Joe Junkin (d. 2014)

Joe Junkin played 1 NHL game with the 1968/69 Boston Bruins. He later spent a couple seasons in the WHA.

Ken Kilrea (d. 1990)

From 1939 to 1944 Ken Kilrea scored 16 goals and 39 points in 88 career NHL games with the Detroit Red Wings. He had two brothers, Hec and Wally, who also played in the NHL.

Ray Kinsella (d. 1996)

Ray Kinsella played 13 games in the NHL with the 1930/31 Ottawa Senators. He's perhaps most notable for being one of the original Senators who was alive and able to attend the team's 1992 ceremonies when the team once again returned to the NHL.

Nick Metz (d. 1990)

From 1934 to 1948 Nick Metz played over 500 games in the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He played in 8 Stanley Cup finals and won the Cup 4 times. His brother, Don, also played for the Leafs.

Bert McInenly (d. 1993)

From 1930 to 1936 Bert McInenly played 166 games in the NHL, suiting up with the Detroit Falcons, New York Americans, Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins.

Byron "Butch" McDonald (d. 2006)

Butch McDonald scored 8 goals and 28 points in 66 career NHL games between the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks.

Smiley Meronek (d. 1999)

From 1939 to 1943 William 'Smiley' Meronek scored 5 goals and 13 points in 19 career NHL games with the Montreal Canadiens.

Jack McIntyre (d. 1998)

From 1949 to 1960 Jack McIntyre played 499 regular season NHL games, dressing for the Bruins, Blackhawks and Red Wings.

Eddie Kullman (d. 1997)

From 1947 to 1954 defenseman Ed Kullman posted 56 goals and 126 points in 343 career NHL games with the New York Rangers.

Arnie Kullman (d. 1999)

From 1947 to 1950 Arnie Kullman played 13 career NHL games with the Boston Bruins.

Pat Lundy (d. 1999)

From 1945 to 1951 Pat Lundy played 150 NHL games between the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks.

Bryan Lefley (d. 1997)

From 1972 to 1978 Bryan Lefley played over 200 NHL games. He suited up for the New York Islanders, Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies. His brother, Chuck, also played in the NHL.

Ralph MacSweyn (d. 1995)

From 1967 to 1972 defenseman Ralph MacSweyn played 47 games in the NHL with the Philadelphia Flyers. He later played a couple seasons in the WHA, dressing for the Los Angeles Sharks and Vancouver Blazers.

Ray Manson (d. 2004)

Ray Manson played 1 NHL game with the 1947/48 Boston Bruins and 1 NHL game with the 1948/49 New York Rangers.

Calum MacKay (d. 2001)

From 1946 to 1955 Calum "Baldy" MacKay played over 200 games in the NHL between the Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens. He helped Montreal win the Stanley Cup in 1953.

Bill Nyrop (d.1995)

Nyrop had an interesting career. His father was a big time airlines executive and Nyrop grew up a star quarterback. He was good enough for the University of Notre Dame football team but an injury set his sights on hockey instead. After graduating from Notre Dame, he joined the Canadiens and went on to win 3 Stanley Cups in just 3 seasons before retiring to study law. He returned to the NHL 4 years later for his 4th and final season, this time with the Minnesota North Stars. He was only 43 when he died from cancer.

Paul Nicholson (d. 2011)

From 1974 to 1977 Paul Nicholson played 62 NHL games with the Washington Capitals.

George Morrison (d. 2008)

George Morrison spent 2 seasons in the NHL with the St. Louis Blues then spent 5 seasons in the WHA, playing for the Minnesota Fighting Saints and Calgary Cowboys. He scored 40 goals for the 73/74 Fighting Saints.

Don Martineau (d. 2006)

From 1973 to 1977 Don Martineau played 90 games in the NHL between the Atlanta Flames, Minnesota North Stars and Detroit Red Wings.

Bill Knibbs (d. 2006)

Bill Knibbs spent 1 season in the NHL, scoring 7 goals and 17 points in 53 games with the 1964/65 Boston Bruins.

Roger Lafreniere (d. 2009)

Defenseman Roger Lafreniere played 3 games in the NHL with the 1962/63 Detroit Red Wings. He spent a full decade in the minors before playing another 10 NHL games with the 1972/73 St. Louis Blues. His son, Jason, also played in the NHL.

Pete Laframboise (d. 2011)

During the 1970s Pete Laframboise played over 200 games in the NHL between the California Golden Seals, Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins. He also played 17 games in the WHA with the 1976/77 Edmonton Oilers.

Danny Lawson (d. 2008)

During the late 1960s and early 70s Danny Lawson played over 200 NHL games between the Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota North Stars and Buffalo Sabres. He later played nearly 400 games in the WHA, where he excelled. Lawson scored 61 goals and 106 points in just 78 games with the 1972/73 Philadelphia Blazers.

Brian Marchinko (d. 2014)

From 1970 to 1974 Brian Marchinko played 47 games in the NHL between the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Islanders.

Gary Rissling

From 1978 to 1985 Gary Rissling played 221 games in the NHL between the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins. He scored 53 points and put up over 1000 penalty minutes.

Gord Laxton

Drafted 13th overall by Pittsburgh in 1975, Gord Laxton played 17 career NHL games with the Penguins.

Roberto Romano

From 1982 to 1987 Roberto Romano played over 120 NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He also played a game for the Boston Bruins at the end of the 1986/87 season. Romano then spent a few years in Italy before returning to Pittsburgh for a final stint in the NHL, playing 2 games with the 1993/94 Penguins.

Jim Hamilton

From 1977 to 1985 Jim Hamilton scored 14 goals and 32 points in 95 career NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Jacques Cossette

From 1975 to 1979 Jacques Cossette scored 8 goals and 14 points in 64 career NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Mike Rowe

From 1984 to 1987 defenseman Mike Rowe played 11 games in the NHL with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Dave Goertz

Dave Goertz played 2 NHL games with the 1987/88 Pittsburgh Penguins.

Norm Schmidt

From 1983 to 1988 defenseman Norm Schmidt played 125 NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Jim McGeough

From 1981 to 1987 Jim McGeough scored 7 goals and 17 points in 57 NHL games between the Capitals and Penguins. McGeough continued playing professional hockey in North America up until 2001.

J. Bob Kelly

During the 1970s, two Bob Kellys starred in the NHL. Known as J. Bob "Battleship" Kelly, this one played for the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins and Chicago Blackhawks. He had two consecutive 25+ goal seasons Penguins.

Ed Gilbert

From 1974 to 1977 Ed Gilbert played 166 NHL games between the Kansas City Scouts and Pittsburgh Penguins. He also spent a season in the WHA with the Cincinnati Stingers.

Richard Scott

A tough customer, Richard Scott played 10 games in the NHL with the New York Rangers between 2001 and 2004. He didn't record any points but did rack up 28 minutes in penalties, including 4 fights.

Justin Holl

Originally drafted in the 2nd round by the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010, defenseman Justin Holl went to the University of Minnesota. He made his NHL debut with the 2017/18 Maple Leafs and is in his first season as a full time member of Toronto's blueline.

Alex Tuch

The Minnesota Wild drafted Alex Tuch 18th overall in 2014. He played 8 NHL games with the Wild in 2016/17 before being traded to the new Vegas Golden Knights. He's in his third season as a productive NHLer with Vegas.

Andreas Johnsson

Swedish forward Andreas Johnsson is in his second season as a full time member of the Toronto Maple Leafs. He scored 20 goals as a rookie with the 2018/19 Leafs. He won the Calder Cup in 2018 with the Marlies and in 2014 he won a Silver at the World Juniors.

Mitch Reinke

An undrafted defenseman who spent a couple years at Michigan Tech, Reinke played 1 NHL game for the St. Louis Blues at the very end of the 2017/18 season.

Jacob Larsson

The Anaheim Ducks drafted Jacob Larsson 27th overall in 2015. The Swedish defenseman has since played over 100 NHL games with the Ducks.

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Wren Blair (d. 2013)
From 1967 to 1974 Wren Blair was General Manager of the Minnesota North Stars. He also spent time as head coach of the team. He later became part-owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins and spent a season, 1975/76, as the team's GM. Blair spent a lifetime in hockey and is also known for signing Bobby Orr while he was a scout with the Boston Bruins.

Ann-Sophie Bettez

Ann-Sophie Bettez represented Canada at the 2019 World Championships, brining home a bronze medal. This goes with my Women of Hockey in Autographs collection.

Micah Zandee-Hart

Micah Hart is in her fourth season of NCAA hockey with Cornell. She represented Canada at the 2019 World Championships.

Evan Rutckyj

As noted on this card, Rutckyj was a strong hockey player and was even drafted by the OHL's Barrie Colts. This and the next few go into my baseball-hockey autograph collection.

Jamie Romak

This card notes that Romak, "Played junior hockey until 2001." He was a childhood teammate of future NHL star Jeff Carter.

Chris Schwab
This baseball card mentions that Schwab was also a 'hockey star.'

Jake Cronenworth

The card mentions that Cronenworth "starred in hockey in high school."

Tim Burke

The card I display with this recently acquired Tim Burke autograph notes "an entusiastic fan of the Montreal Canadiens, Tim was once featured in an intreview pulished in a hockey magazine. A later card actually notes that Burke later named one of his kids after his friend, NHL player Ryan Walter.

Ryne Sandberg

Ryne Sandberg signed this custom card that notes a hockey background as well as a picture of him with a Hawks jersey.

Scott Sabo
Scott Sabo never played in the MLB but he did play professional baseball and is notable for having also played NCAA hockey at the University of Wisconsin. His brother took the opposite route and became a pro hockey player. This goes with my hockey-baseball autograph collection.

Jim Otto
Jim Otto is a former NFL player who grew up playing a couple years of hockey as a goalie. This goes with my hockey-football autograph collection.

Tony Mandarich
Former NFLer Tony Mandarich, a Canadian, grew up playing hockey.

L.P. Ladouceur
A long time member of the Dallas Cowboys, Ladouceur grew up playing hockey.

March, 2020 saw 34 new NHL autographs arrive in the mail. The majority of which came early in the month, before the world was paralyzed. Due to corona and the economic uncertainties it brings, the next couple months of mail will be smaller than usual. I've largely stopped sending anything. Our mail carriers have enough to deal with right now so I'll be saving my letters until this is over.

The grand total of unique NHL signatures in my collection now stands at 6,532 for 84% of everyone to ever play in the league.

Moe Roberts (d. 1975)

A member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame, Moe Roberts made his NHL debut with the 1925/26 Boston Bruins as an emergency replacement. During the 1930s, he played 8 more NHL games with the New York Americans. Roberts was a long time professional goalie who spent most of his career with the Cleveland Barons. He was 19 when he made his NHL debut with the Bruins and in 1951 he made his final appearance in the NHL as an emergency replacement for the Chicago Blackhawks, he was 45 and at the time it gave him the exceptionally interesting distinction of being the oldest player ever to play a NHL game and the youngest man ever to play goal in the NHL. He still holds the distinction of being the oldest goalie to every play in the NHL.

Bun Cook (d. 1988)

Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1995, Bun Cook won the Stanley Cup in 1928 and 1933 with the New York Rangers. His brothers, Bill and Frank, both played in the NHL with Bun.

Ott Heller (d. 1980)

Defenseman Ott Heller was a member of the New York Rangers from 1931 to 1946. He helped the Rangers win the Stanley Cup in 1933 and 1940. Heller was Captain of the Rangers from 1942 to 1945.

Bob Perreault (d. 1980)

From 1955 to 1963 Bob Perreault played 31 games in the NHL between the Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins. He also played 1 game in the WHA with the LA Sharks. He's a four time Calder Cup winner and AHL Hall of Famer.

Eddie Wares (d. 1992)

From 1936 to 1947 Eddie Wares played over 300 NHL games, dressing for the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks. He helped Detroit win the Stanley Cup in 1943.

Bill Moe (d. 1996)

From 1944 to 1949 defenseman Bill Moe played 261 games in the NHL with the New York Rangers. A member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame, he was 1 of only 3 Americans in the NHL when he played for the Rangers.

Eddie Wiseman (d. 1977)

From 1932 to 1942 Eddie Wiseman scored 280 points in 454 regular season NHL games. He played for the Detroit Red Wings, New York Americans and Boston Bruins.

Jimmy Orlando (d. 1992)

From 1936 to 1943 Jimmy Orlando played 200 NHL games with the Detroit Red Wings, winning the Stanley Cup in '37 and '43.

Roger Leger (d. 1965)

From 1943 to 1950 offensive defenseman Roger Leger scored 18 goals and 71 points in 187 career NHL games. He played for the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens.

Marcel Paille (d. 2002)

From 1957 to 1965 Marcel Paille played over 100 games in the NHL with the New York Rangers. After a number of years in the AHL with the Providence Reds, he also spent a season in the WHA with the Philadelphia Blazers.

Mel "Pee Wee" Read (d. 2005)

Pee Wee Read played 6 games in the NHL with the 1946/47 New York Rangers.

Mel Pearson (d. 1999)

From 1959 to 1968 Mel Pearson played 38 games in the NHL. He dressed for the New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins and in 1972/73 he played 70 games in the WHA with the Minnesota Fighting Saints. His son, also named Mel, is currently head coach of the NCAA's Minnesota Wolverines.

Eric Prentice (d. 2002)

"Doc" Prentice played 5 games in the NHL with the 1943/44 Toronto Maple Leafs. His brother, Dean, was a long time NHLer and his son, Jim, was Premier of Alberta.

Fred Thurier (d. 1999)

During the 1940s, Fred Thurier played 80 games in the NHL between the New York/Brooklyn Americans and New York Rangers. A star in the AHL, Thurier scored 25 goals and 52 points in 80 NHL games.

Pete Morin (d. 2000)

Pete Morin scored 10 goals and 22 points in 31 career NHL games with the 1941/42 Montreal Canadiens.

Fern Rivard (d. 1993)

From 1968 to 1975 Fern Rivard played 55 games in the NHL with the Minnesota North Stars.

Brian Smith

From 1957 to 1961 Brian Smith played 61 games in the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings. His father, Stu Smith, also played in the NHL.

Jim Watson

From 1964 to 1972, defenseman Jim Watson played over 200 NHL games between the Detroit Red Wings and Buffalo Sabres. He then went on to play over 200 games in the WHA in the 70s, dressing for the LA Sharks, Chicago Cougars and Quebec Nordiques.

Jack McLeod

From 1949 to 1955 Jack McLeod played over 100 games in the NHL with the New York Rangers. He's also notable for managing and coaching Canada to a bronze medal at the 1968 Olympics.

Terry McDonald

Defenseman Terry McDonald played 8 NHL games with the 1975/76 Kansas City Scouts.

Michel Galarneau

From 1980 to 1983 Michel Galarneau scored 17 points in 78 career NHL games with the Hartford Whalers. He later spent over a decade playing professionally in France and represented the country at the 1995 World Championships.

Mark Heaslip

From 1976 to 1979 Mark Heaslip played 117 NHL games between the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings.

Rene Drolet

Rene Drolet played 1 NHL game with the 1971/72 Philadelphia Flyers and 1 NHL game with the 1974/75 Detroit Red Wings.

Fred Williams

Fred Williams was drafted 4th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1976 NHL draft. He played 44 games as an NHL as a rookie with the 1976/77 Red Wings. He never lived up to the potential and that first season turned out to be his only in the NHL.

Jari Kaarela

Finnish-born goalie Jari Kaarela played 5 NHL games with the 1980/81 Colorado Rockies.

Gord Mark

Gord Mark has a remarkably interesting career. The defenseman played 55 NHL games with the New Jersey Devils from 1986 to 1988 and then retired. After a few years out of the game, he signed with the Oilers in 1992 and from 1993 to 1995 he played another 30 NHL games with Edmonton. Due to the fast pace of the modern NHL, few people are able to step away, and then return as Mark did.

Paul Lawless

During the 1980s, Paul Lawless scored 49 goals and 126 points in 238 regular season NHL games between the Hartford Whalers, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs.

Tim Lenardon

An undrafted product of Boston University, Tim Lenardon played 7 NHL games with the 1986/87 New Jersey Devils and 8 NHL games with the 1989/90 Vancouver Canucks.

Anatoli Fedotov

Russian defenseman Anatoli Fedotov played 1 NHL game with the 1992/93 Winnipeg Jets and 3 NHL games with the 1993/94 Anaheim Mighty Ducks. He hold the unique distinction of being the only NHL player to play in the league before being drafted. He had signed with Winnipeg's AHL team in '92 and was recalled by the Jets but after just 1 game, the NHL ruled him ineligible, that the Jets didn't have claim to his rights and that he would have to return to the AHL. Fedotov was thus drafted the following summer by Anaheim.

Justin Duberman

A University of North Dakota grad, Justin Duberman played 4 NHL games with the 1993/94 Pittsburgh Penguins. He's current an NHL agent.

George Servinis

George Servinis played 5 games in the NHL with the 1987/88 Minnesota North Stars.

Bert Wilson (d. 1992)

From 1974 to 1981, Bert Wilson played nearly 500 games in the NHL. He played for the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Los Angeles Kings and Calgary Fames.

Chase Balisy
Chase Balisy played 8 games in the NHL with the 2017/18 Florida Panthers. The Western Michigan University grad was originally drafted by the Nashville Predators in 2011.

Justin Auger

Justin Auger played 2 games in the NHL with the 2017/18 Los Angeles Kings. The Kings had drafted him in the 4th round of the 2013 NHL draft. He won the Calder Cup in 2015 with the Manchester Monarchs.

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Scott Allen
Scott Allen spent time in the NHL as an assistant coach with the New York Islanders (2009-2012), Florida Panthers (2016/17) and Arizona Coyotes (2017-2019).
This one goes with my collection of NHL GMs & Coaches with no NHL playing experience.

John Toffey
John Toffey is best known for his pro hockey career. He never made it to the NHL but I wanted to get him for my baseball/hockey collection because he one of only about a dozen people to ever get drafted by both an MLB and NHL team. He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in 2001 but never pursued a baseball career.

Mark Gubicza

Former MLB pitcher Mark Gubicza is pictured in a hockey jersey supporting the Anaheim Ducks.

Ron Kittle

Kittle has an interesting connection to Wayne Gretzky, a story I used to make this card.

John Cappelletti
Former NFL player and '73 Heisman winner John Cappellitti is pictured a Penn State hockey game.
This autograph and the next two go in my football/hockey collection.

Michael Dieter
Dieter is an NFLer who has a hockey playing background.

Robbie Gould
NFL placekicker Robbie Gould is pictured taking part in a shooting competition as a Chicago Blackhawks NHL game.

Mail in April was brutally slow and then a few items trickled in on May. Much of this mail was actually acquired months ago but it had been sitting in my US mailbox. To save money, I only get it sent to me in Canada when I have a few items waiting and that happend to be this past month. As expected, TTM returns have not been great during Covid and I've been reluctant to send out new requests.
Special thanks to Glen for helping me with the old Hornets photos.

43 new NHL player autographs arrived over the past couple months, putting the overall total to 6,575 unique player signatures for 85% of everyone to play in the league.

Syl Apps (d. 1998)

A member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Syl Apps had an extremely distinguished career. His many achievements include 3 Stanley Cups, a Calder Trophy and a Lady Byng Trophy. He was also an Olympic pole vaulter and elected politician. His son, Syl Apps jr., also played in the NHL.

Doug Harvey (d. 1989)

Hockey Hall of Famer Doug Harvey is widely regarded as one of the best defensemen of his era. He won the James Norris 7 times and won the Stanley Cup 6 times.

Hank D'Amore (d. 1994)

Hank D'Amore scored 1 goal in 4 career NHL games with the 1943/44 New York Rangers. His brother, Nick, also played in the NHL.

Art Chapman (d. 1962)

From 1930 to 1940 Art Chapman played well over 400 games in the NHL between the Boston Bruins and New York Americans. He also spent a couple seasons as coach of the NY Americans. Chapman was an NHL All-Star in 1937.

Don Deacon (d. 1943)

From 1936 to 1940 Don Deacon played 30 games in the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings.

John Sherf (d. 1991)

From 1935 to 1944 John Sherf played 19 regular season and 8 playoff games in the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings. He's most notable for winning the Stanley Cup in 1937 with Detroit, making him the first American born and raised player to have his named engraved on the Cup.

Clarence Drouillard (d. 1986)

Clarence Dourillard played 10 games in the NHL with the 1937/38 Detroit Red Wings.

Rolly Roulston (d. 1983)

From 1935 to 1938 defenseman Orville "Rolly" Roulston played 24 games in the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings. He won the Stanley Cup in 1937 with Detroit.

Ron Hudson (d. 1984)

From 1937 to 1940 Ron Hudson played 33 NHL games with the Detroit Red Wings, scoring 5 goals and 7 points.

Burr Williams (d. 1981)

From 1933 to 1937 defenseman Burr Williams played 19 NHL games between the Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Eagles and Boston Bruins. He became the first Oklahoma native to make it to the NHL.

Art Giroux (d. 1982)

From 1932 to 1936 Art Giroux played 54 games in the NHL between the Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings.

Bus Wycherley (d. 2007)

Ralph 'Bus' Wycherley scored 4 goals and 11 points in 28 career NHL games with the Brooklyn Americans from 1940 to 1942.

Glen Harmon (d. 2007)

Glen Harmon spent 9 seasons with the Montreal Canadiens. He won the Stanley Cup in 1944 and 1946.

Cliff Thompson (d. 1997)

During the 1940s defenseman Cliff Thompson played 16 games in the NHL with the Boston Bruins. He later returned to the NHL as a linesman.

Thain Simon (d. 2007)

Thain Simon played 3 NHL games with the 1946/47 Detroit Red Wings. His brother, Cully, also played in the NHL.

Peggy O'Neil (d. 1997)

From 1933 to 1942 Jim "Peggy" O'Neil played 165 NHL games between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens.

Bobby Carse (d. 1999)

From 1939 to 1943 Bobby Carse played over 100 NHL games with the Chicago Blackhawks. He put his career on hold to serve in World War II. He was shot, spent half a year in POW camps but survived and even returned to the NHL to play a season with the 1947/48 Montreal Canadiens.

Dmitri Tertyshny (d. 1999)

Russian defenseman Dmitri Tertyshny played 1 season in the NHL with the 1998/99 Philadelphia Flyers. He died tragically that summer in a boating accident at just 22.

Ivan Hlinka (d. 2004)

Ivan Hlinka spent 2 seasons in the NHL with the Vancouver Canucks, scoring 42 goals and 123 points in 137 games. He won an array of World Championship and Olympic medals with the Czechoslovakia national team. He was 31 went he made the jump to North America to play in the NHL. He returned to the NHL in 2000 as head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Rick Shinske (d. 2012)

From 1976 to 1979 Rick Shinske scored 5 goals and 21 points in 63 career NHL games between the Cleveland Barons and St. Louis Blues.

Michel Bergeron

Not to be confused with the former NHL coach with the same name, this Michel Bergeron played 5 seasons in the NHL between the Detroit Red Wings, New York Islanders and Washington Capitals. He scored a respectable 80 goals and 138 points in 229 career NHL games.

Bob Ritchie
From 1976 to 1978 Bob Ritchie scored 8 goals and 12 points in 29 career NHL games between the Detroit Red Wings and Philadelphia Flyers.

Guy Delparte

Originally drafted by the Canadiens in 1969, Delparte spent most of his career in the minors save for one season in the NHL. The defenseman played 48 NHL games with the 1976/77 Colorado Rockies.

Jukka Porvari

Finland native Jukka Porvari played 39 games in the NHL between the Colorado Rockies and New Jersey Devils from 1981 to 1983. Internationally, he represented his country at the World Juniors, World Championships, Canada Cup and Olympics.

Dave Kelly

An undrafted Providence College product, Dave Kelly scored 2 goals in 16 career NHL games with the 1976/77 Detroit Red Wings.

Randy Osburn

Randy Osburn played 26 games in the NHL with the 1972/73 Toronto Maple Leafs and later played 1 NHL game with the 1974/75 Philadelphia Flyers.

Grant Erickson

From 1968 to 1970 Grant Erickson played 6 games in the NHL between the Boston Bruins and Minnesota North Stars. He later played 4 seasons in the WHA, suiting up with the Cleveland Crusaders and Phoenix Roadrunners.

Pierre Giroux

Pierre Giroux scored 1 goal in 6 career NHL games with the 1982/83 Los Angeles Kings.

Doug Keans

During the 1980s goalie Doug Keans played over 200 NHL games between the Boston Bruins and Los Angeles Kings.

Ben Thomson

Ben Thomson played 3 NHL games with the 2016/17 New Jersey Devils.

Jakub Jerabek
From 2017 to 2019 Czech defenseman Jakub Jerabek played 37 NHL games between the Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals and St. Louis Blues. He played a couple playoffs games for the Stanley Cup winning 2018 Capitals. Not enough to get his named engraved on the Cup, but he did partake in the celebrations.

Tim Schaller
I have written to Schaller a half dozen times since his debut so evidently, he doesn't reply to TTM. Since he was one of the last guys from the 2014/15 year of debuts left, I coughed up a few bucks and bought this signed picture. He's played nearly 300 NHL games between the Sabres, Bruins, Canucks and Kings.

Markus Nutivaara

Defenseman Markus Nutivaara has played 4 seasons in the NHL with the Blue Jackets. Internationally, he represented Finland at the 2018 World Championships.

T.J. Tynan

T.J. Tynan has played 19 NHL games between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Colorado Avalanche.

Stephen Johns

Since 2016 defenseman Stephen Johns has played over 150 NHL games with the Dallas Stars. He was originally a second round pick by the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010 and was traded to Dallas in 2015. Internationally, he represented the United States at the 2012 World Juniors.

Marek Langhamer

Marek Langhamer played 2 NHL games over 2 season with the Arizona Coyotes. He's spent the past couple seasons in the KHL.

Zach Sanford

Zach Sanford made his NHL debut with the 2016/17 Washington Capitals and was traded to the St. Louis Blues the same season. He's since played over 150 NHL games and helped St. Louis win the 2019 Stanley Cup.

John Hayden

A Yale alumni, John Hayden has played over 150 NHL games between the Chicago Blackhawks and New Jersey Devils. Internationally, he represented the United States at the World Juniors in 2015.

MacKenzie Weegar

Defenseman MacKenzie Weegar has played 3 full seasons in the NHL with the Florida Panthers.

Andrei Mironov

Defenseman Andrei Mironov spent 1 season in North America, playing 10 NHL games with the 2017/18 Colorado Avalanche. He's spent the majority of his career in the KHL with Moscow.

Maxim Mamin

Russian forward Maxim Mamin scored 3 goals and 4 points in 33 career NHL games with the Florida Panthers from 2017 to 2019.

Viktor Antipin

Defenseman Viktor Antipin spent 1 season in the NHL. He recorded 10 assists in 47 career NHL games with the 2017/18 Buffalo Sabres. He represented Russia at the World Championships in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Nikita Zaitsev

Russian defenseman Nikita Zaitsev has spent 4 full seasons in the NHL, playing nearly 300 games between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators.

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Mark Young

Mark Young dressed in 2 NHL games as a backup goalie with the 1980/81 Quebec Nordiques.

This autograph and next to go with my "NHL Backups Only" collection.

Steve Rexe (d. 2013)

Steve Rexe dressed as an NHL backup goalie in at least 3 games with the 1973/74 Los Angeles Kings. Rexe was originally drafted 2nd overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1967, making him the first player the Pens drafted in an amateur draft.

Andre LePage

Andre LePage dressed an an NHL backup goalie for 1 game with the 1976/77 New York Islanders. I actually obtained this autograph on sheet signed by a couple others Islanders players that dates to the exact game he was a member of the Islanders.

Robbie Neale

Rob Neale scored 9 goals and 23 points in 59 career WHA games between the Cleveland Crusaders.

This goes with my WHA collection that I'm slowly but surely progressing with. The league is one of my favorite part of hockey history.

Ted Garvin (d. 1992)

After spending a few years as a pro hockey player, Garvin turned to coaching and it was behind the bench that he reached the NHL. Garvin was hired to coach the 1973/74 Detroit Red Wings. His NHL coaching career lasted just 11 games before being fired by Detroit after going 2-8-1.
This autograph goes with my collection of coaches and managers who only reached the NHL in that capacity.

Pierre Racicot

Linesman Pierre Racicot has worked over 1,500 NHL games since 1993, including 10 Stanley Cup finals.

The next two signatures go into my collection of NHL officials autographs. This is a collection I'd really like to grow but I'm sure with good reason, it can be difficult to locate these guys.

Stephen Walkom

Stephen Walkom officiated hundreds of NHL games over his career, including Stanley Cup finals and Olympics. He's currently the NHL's director of officiating.

He also included a little gift in the return that literally made my week. Thank-you Stephen!!

Tommy Kane
This one goes with my football/hockey autographs. I got the signature to pair with one of his cards that notes "Native of Montreal, where he played midget hockey with NHL great Mario Lemieux." A pretty cool connection between the two sports.
This autograph goes into one of my more unique collections - Football/Hockey autographs.

June, 2020 saw 23 new NHL signatures come in the mail. The grand total now stands at 6,597 unique NHL players signatures for 85% of all the players.

Eddie Shore (d. 1985)
A member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Eddie Shore is a true hockey legend. His impressive resume includes a couple Stanley Cup championships and 4 Hart Trophies as league MVP.

Billy Boucher (d. 1958)

During the 1920s Billy Boucher played over 200 NHL games, mostly with the Montreal Canadiens. He won the Stanley Cup in 1924 with Montreal. Three of his brothers also played in the NHL.

Gordon Poirier (d. 1972)

Gordon Poirier played 10 games in the NHL with the 1939/40 Montreal Canadiens.

Oscar Aubuchon (d. 1970)
From 1942 to 1944 Oscar Aubuchon scored 20 goals and 32 points in 50 NHL games between the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers.

Murph Chamberlain (d. 1986)

From 1937 to 1949 Erwin 'Murph' Chamberlain played over 500 games in the NHL. He suited up for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Brooklyn Americans and Boston Bruins. He won the Stanley Cup in 1944 and 1946 as a member of the Canadiens.

Mike McMahon Sr. (d. 1974)

From 1942 to 1946 defenseman Mike McMahon Sr. played 57 regular season games in the NHL between the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins. He's most notable for helping the Canadiens win the Stanley Cup in 1944. His son by the same name also played in the NHL.

Ron Martin (d. 1971)

From 1932 to 1934 Ronnie Martin played 94 NHL games with the New York Americans. He scored 13 goals and 29 points.

Bob Dill (d. 1991)

Bob Dill spent two seasons in the NHL with the New York Rangers. From 1943 to 1945 he scored 15 goals and 30 points in 76 NHL games. He also played professional baseball and its been reported that the Rangers nixed a contract that would have allowed him to play in the Majors.

Mike Corbett (d. 2003)

Mike Corbett's NHL career consisted of 2 playoff games with the 1967/68 Los Angeles Kings. He did record 1 assist during his short career with the Kings.

Pat Hannigan (d. 2007)

From 1959 to 1960 Pat Hannigan played nearly 200 NHL games between the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers. He had two brothers, Gord and Ray, who also played in the NHL.

Larry Wilson (d. 1979)

From 1949 to 1956 Larry Wilson played over 150 NHL games between the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks. He later returned to the NHL as head coach of the 1976/77 Red Wings.

Dave Amadio (d. 1981)

Defenseman Dave Amadio played 2 NHL games with the 1957/58 Detroit Red Wings. After a decade in the minors he returned to the NHL in 1967/68, playing two full seasons with the newly founded Los Angeles Kings.

Dick Meissner

From 1959 to 1965 Dick Meissner played 171 NHL games between the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers.

Sandy McGregor

Sandy McGregor played 2 NHL games with the 1963/64 New York Rangers. As far as I can tell, McGregor is still alive and well but for some reason, I've never been able to locate him. Even though this autograph has suffered some fading and is from a multi signed sheet, it was satisfying to finally see one.

Ken Mosdell (d. 2006)
Mosdell started his NHL career with the Brooklyn Americans in 1941 but spent the majority of his career with the Montreal Canadiens, winning 4 Stanley Cup championships.

Lars-Erik Sjoberg (d. 1987)

Lars-Erik Sjoberg starred in the WHA with the Winnipeg Jets, winning 3 Avco Cup championships. He was the Jets captain during their first NHL season, making him the first European to wear a "C" in the NHL. Internationally, he represented Sweden at the World Championships, Olympics and Canada Cup.

Ken Yackel (d. 1991)
Ken Yackel played 6 NHL games with the 1958/59 Boston Bruins. He had been a member of USA's 1952 Olympic team and was one of the only American born and raised players to make it to the NHL during the 1950s. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986.

George Robertson

I owe a big thanks to another collector, who had been in contact with Robertson, for helping me with this one. Robertson played 31 NHL games with the Montreal Canadiens in the late 1940s. He's still alive at 93.

Garnet Ace Bailey (d. 2011)

This is actually the second Ace signature I had on the way this year. The first was lost in the mail so I was pleasantly surprised when another collector offered me one shortly after I had marked the other as lost. The son of Maple Leafs' legend Ace Bailey, Garnet 'Ace' Bailey played over 500 NHL games during the 1970s. He has his name on the Stanley Cup 3 times as a scout with the Edmonton Oilers.

Lee Giffin
Lee Giffin played 27 NHL games over two seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins during the mid 1980s.

Morgan Ellis

A native of Prince Edward Island, defenseman Morgan Ellis played 3 NHL games with the 2015/16 Montreal Canadiens.

Trevor Murphy

Trevor Murphy played 8 NHL games with the 2017/18 Arizona Coyotes, scoring 1 goal and 3 points.

Scott Foster
Scott Foster was an emergency backup goalie who beat all the odds to actually play 14 minutes in an NHL game with the 2017/18 Blackhawks. He didn't let in a goal.

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Ending with 3 autographs for my WHA Only collection and 1 for my NHL Backups only collection.

Brad Rhiness
From 1976 to 1978 Brad Rhiness scored 12 goals and 29 points in 70 WHA games between the San Diego Mariners and Indianapolis Racers.

Keke Mortson (d. 1995)

Cleland 'Keke' Mortson was 38 when he signed with the newly formed Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association in 1972. He scored 13 goals and 30 points in 67 games with the 72/73 Aeros. After hanging up his skates, he briefly returned from retirement to a handful of games for the 1978 Houston Aeros at 43.

Michel Harvey (d. 2017)

After spending a decade in the AHL, Michel Harvey signed with the inaugural Quebec Nordiques in 1972. He played one season in the WHA for the Nords, scoring 6 goals and 19 points in 40 games.

Claude Dufour (d. 2012)

Claude Dufour dressed in at least 1 NHL game as a backup goalie with the 1964/65 Montreal Canadiens.

The journey continues! The month of July, 2020 saw 43 new NHL player signatures arrive in the mail. I'm currently at 6,640 unique player signatures for 86% of everyone to play in the league.

Terry Sawchuk (d. 1970)
Hockey Hall of Famer Terry Sawchuk is one of the greatest goalies to ever play in the NHL. I'm thrilled to add this autograph to my collection and a big thanks to the President's Choice team for making these awesome customs for me.

Lester Patrick (d. 1960)

Lester Patrick is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and one of the league's true legends. He was a important part of the league's development and is well known for stepping in as an emergency goalie for the New York Rangers in 1928 while he was the 44 year old coach. He won the Stanley Cup six times over his illustrious hockey career.

Bill Durnan (d. 1972)

A member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Bill Durnan won the Vezina six times with the Montreal Canadiens. He was the last goalie to officially serve as captain of an NHL team.

Rod Smylie (d. 1985)

During the 1920s Rod Smylie played 74 games in the NHL with the Toronto St. Pats. He won the Stanley Cup in 1922 and later went on to become a doctor. He had two sons who became pro football players in the CFL players.

Wilf Starr (d. 1976)

During the 1930s Wilf Starr played 87 regular season and 7 playoff games in the NHL between the New York Americans and Detroit Red Wings. He played 9 games for the 1936 Stanley Cup champion Red Wings, not enough to get his name on the trophy.

Alex Smart (d. 2005)

Alex Smart scored 5 goals and 7 points in 8 career NHL games with the 1942/43 Montreal Canadiens. He spent the rest of his career in Quebec playing senior hockey.

Church Russell (d. 1999)

From 1945 to 1948 Church Russell scored 20 goals and 36 points in 90 NHL games with the New York Rangers.

Jerry Shannon (d. 1983)

From 1933 to 1938 Jerry Shannon played 183 games in the NHL. He dressed for the Ottawa Senators, Boston Bruins, St. Louis Eagles and Montreal Maroons.

Ted Saunders (d. 2002)

Teddy Saunders played 18 NHL games with the 1933/34 Ottawa Senators. He was known as the last surviving member of the 'original' Ottawa Senators.

Phil Stein (d. 1987)

Phil Stein tended net for 1 NHL game with the 1939/40 Toronto Maple Leafs.

Don Ward (d. 2014)
Defenseman Don Ward played 34 career NHL games between the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins. His son, Joe Ward, also had a brief NHL career.

Harry Dick (d. 2002)
Harry Dick played 12 NHL games with the 1946/47 Chicago Blackhawks.

Hank Blade (d. 2003)
During the 1940s Hank Blade played 24 NHL games with the Chicago Blackhawks.

Johnny Harms (d. 2003)

During the mid 40s Johnny Harms played 44 games in the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks.

Cliff Schmautz (d. 2002)

Cliff Schmautz spent one season in the NHL. The 31 year old rookie split the 1970/71 season between the Buffalo Sabres and Philadelphia Flyers. He scored a respectable 13 goals and 32 points in 57 NHL games. His brother, Bobby, also played in the NHL.

Wayne Rutledge (d. 2004)

From 1967 to 1970 goalie Wayne Rutledge played 82 NHL games with the Los Angeles Kings. He then went on to play 6 seasons in the WHA with the Houston Aeros.

Mike Lampman

During the 1970s Mike Lampman played just under 100 games in the NHL between the St. Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks and Washington Capitals.

Dwayne Lowdermilk
Dwayne Lowdermilk played 2 games in the NHL with the 1980/81 Washington Capitals.

Dennis Abgrall
Dennis Abgrall played 13 games in the NHL with the 1975/76 Los Angeles Kings. He later spent a couple seasons in the WHA as a productive goal scorer for the Cincinnati Stingers.

Jack Price (d. 2011)

From 1951 to 1954 Jack Price played 57 NHL games for the Chicago Blackhawks. He later became an NHL linesman.

Tony Poeta (d. 2004)

An 18 year old Tony Poeta played 1 NHL game with the 1951-52 Chicago Blackhawks.

George Senick (d. 2003)

George Senick scored 2 goals and 5 points in 13 NHL games with the 1952/53 New York Rangers.

Joe Fisher (d. 2002)

From 1939 to 1943 Joe Fisher scored 8 goals and 20 points in 66 NHL game with the Detroit Red Wings. He won the Stanley Cup with Detroit in '43.

Jim McFadden (d. 2002)

Jim McFadden won the 1948 Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year. He went on to play over 400 games in the NHL between the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks. McFadden won the Stanley Cup in 1950 with Detroit.

Hubert Macey (d. 2008)

From 1941 to 1947 Hub Macey scored 15 points in 30 NHL games between the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens.

Lloyd Mohns (d. 2005)

Defenseman Lloyd Mohns played 1 game in the NHL with the 1943/44 New York Rangers.

Charles "Rabbit" McVeigh (d. 1984)

From 1926 to 1935 Charles "Rabbit" McVeigh was a full time NHLer. He scored 84 goals and 172 points between the New York Americans and Chicago Blackhawks.

George "Wingy" Johnston (d. 2006)

From 1941 to 1947 Wingy Johnston scored 20 goals and 32 points in 58 NHL games with the Chicago Blackhawks.

John Mariucci (d. 1987)

During the 1940s defenseman John Mariucci played 5 seasons in the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks, two as team captain. He spent his life involved in hockey and was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1973 and to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985 as a builder.

Glen Seabrooke

From 1986 to 1989 Glen Seabrooke played 19 games in the NHL with the Philadelphia Flyers. His career was cut short by injuries.

Bud Stefanski

Bud Stefanski played 1 game in the NHL with the 1977/78 New York Rangers. He spent most of his career in the AHL and was a star with the Maine Mariners. He later spent time as a coach in the OHL.

David Saunders

David Saunders scored 7 goals and 20 points in 56 NHL games with the 1987/88 Vancouver Canucks.

Darryl Olsen

Darryl Olsen played 1 game in the NHL with the 1991/92 Calgary Flames. His son, Dylan, also played in the NHL.

Mike Berger

During the late 1980s Mike Berger played 30 NHL games with the Minnesota North Stars.

Mario Giallonardo

From 1979 to 1981 Maria Giallonardo played 23 games in the NHL with the Colorado Rockies.

Guy Gosselin

Guy Gosselin played 5 games in the NHL with the 1987/88 Winnipeg Jets.

Stephen Tepper

A University of Maine product, Stephen Tepper played 1 NHL game with the 1992/93 Chicago Blackhawks.

Josh Olson

Josh Olson scored 1 goal in 5 NHL games with the 2003/04 Florida Panthers.

Pat McReavy (d. 2001)
From 1938 to 1942 Pat McReavy played 55 regular season and 20 playoff games in the NHL between the Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings. He has his name on the Stanley Cup with the 1939 and 1941 Bruins.

Bob Bailey (d. 2003)
From 1953 to 1958 Bob Bailey played 150 regular season game in the NHL between the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks.

Steve Atkinson (d. 2003)
From 1968 to 1975 Steve Atkinson played over 300 games in the NHL. He later played a season in the WHA with the 1975/76 Toronto Toros.

John Kordic (d. 1992)
An enforcer, John Kordic played for the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals and Quebec Nordiques. He died tragically young at just 27 while he was still playing.

David Kampf

Czech forward David Kampf has played 3 seasons in the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks. He was an undrafted free agent signing.

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Rick Kowalsky
Rick Kowalsky was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in 1992 and had a decade long pro hockey career but never made it to the NHL as a player. After many years as a head coach in the AHL, Kowalsky was promoted to the NHL as assistant coach of the New Jersey Devils in 2018.

Lee Inglis

Lee Inglis played 10 games in the WHA between the New York Golden Blades and San Diego Mariners.

Randy Burchell

Randy Burchell played 5 games in the WHA with the 1976/77 Indianapolis Racers.

August turned out to be a great month for 'hockey ink in the mail.' Thanks to all the collectors who I made deals with this past month, especially Steve!
A total of 60 new NHL player signatures were added in August, raising the grand total to 6,700 unique player signatures for 86% of everyone to play in the league.

Rhys Thomson (d. 1993)

Defenseman Rhys Thomson played a handful of NHL games with the 1939/40 Montreal Canadiens and 1942/43 Toronto Maple Leafs.

Bill Wylie (d. 1983)
Bill Wylie played 1 game in the NHL with the 1950-51 New York Rangers.

Bert Connolly (d. 1990)
From 1934 to 1938 Bert Connolly scored 28 points in 88 career NHL games between the New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks. He won the Stanley Cup in 1938 with Chicago.
I scanned this card together with the matchbook that I display it with. The matchbook is his only 'card' and while I like having a Mystery Cuts card in my collection, I also like having a photo to go along with the signature.

Johnny Gottselig (d. 1986)

Johnny Gottselig was a long time member of the Chicago Blackhawks, from 1928 to 1945 he played 590 regular season NHL games for the club. He was captain of the Hawks for 5 seasons and helped them win the Stanley Cup in 1934 and 1938. He also spent time as head coach of Chicago.

Bobby Lee (d. 1974)

Bobby Lee played 1 game in the NHL with the 1942/43 Montreal Canadiens. He spent most of his career in Great Britain.

Rosario "Kitoute" Joannette (d. 1998)

Kitoute Joannette played 2 games in the NHL with the 1944/45 Montreal Canadiens.

Archie Wilder (d. 2002)

Archie Wilder played 18 games in the NHL with the 1940/41 Detroit Red Wings.

Zellio Toppazzini (d. 2001)

Zellio Toppazzini scored 21 goals and 42 points in 123 career NHL games between the Bruins, Rangers and Blackhawks.

Shep Mayer (d. 2005)

Shep Mayer played 2 career NHL games with the 1942/43 Toronto Maple Leafs and scored 3 points.

Bob Champoux

Goaltender Bob Champoux appeared in 1 playoff game with the 1963/64 Detroit Red Wings. He returned to the minors where he toiled until 1973/74, when he returned to the NHL to play 17 games with the California Golden Seals.

Gary Donaldson

Gary Donaldson played 1 game in the NHL with the 1973/74 Chicago Blackhawks. He later played a few games in the WHA with the 1976/77 Houston Aeros.

Brian McDonald

Brian McDonald made his NHL debut during the 1968 playoffs, playing 8 games with the Chicago Blackhawks. He never played a regular season with the club and didn't return to the NHL until playing 12 games with the 1970/71 Buffalo Sabres. He then went on to play over 300 games in the WHA.

Alain Raymond

Goalie Alain Raymond played in 1 NHL game with the 1987/88 Washington Capitals.

Glenn Tomalty

Glenn Tomalty played 1 game in the NHL with the 1979/80 Winnipeg Jets.

Bernie Saunders

An undrafted Western Michigan University product, Bernie Saunders played 10 games in the NHL with the Quebec Nordiques. Thanks to the popular politician with a similar name, I had a heck of a time tracking him down and was thrilled to get this return.

Andre Corriveau (d. 1993)

Andre Corriveau recorded 1 assist in 3 career NHL games with the 1953/54 Montreal Canadiens.

Gord Wappel

From 1979 to 1982 Gord Wappel played 20 games in the NHL between the Atlanta/Calgary Flames.

Greg Carroll
Greg Carroll played a couple seasons in the WHA and a couple seasons in the NHL. He was a member of the Cincinnati Stingers, New England Whalers, Washington Capitals, Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers.

John Arbour

From 1965 to 1972 John Arbour played just over 100 NHL games between the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, Vancouver Canucks and St. Louis Blues. He then went on to play five seasons and well over 300 games in the WHA.

Doug Acomb

Doug Acomb recorded 1 point in 2 career NHL games with the 1969/70 Toronto Maple Leafs.

Paul Hurley

Paul Hurley represented the United States at the 1968 Olympics and a few months later, he played his only NHL game with the 1968/69 Boston Bruins. In 1972, Hurley found a home in the WHA and went on to play over 300 games in the rival league.

Alain Langlais

From 1973 to 1975 Alain Langlais scored 4 goals and 8 points in 25 career NHL games with the Minnesota North Stars.

Gary Gambucci

A member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame, Gary Gambucci played 51 games in the NHL with the Minnesota North Stars. He then spent a couple seasons in the WHA with the Minnesota Fighting Saints. He represented the United States at the World Championships in 1969, 1971 and 1976.

Jack Borotsik (d. 2018)

Jack Borotsik played 1 game in the NHL with the 1974/75 St. Louis Blues.

Harry Taylor (d. 2009)

From 1946 to 1952 Harry Taylor scored 15 points in 66 career NHL games between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Blackhawks. He's best known for helping Toronto win the Stanley Cup in 1949.

Gary Laskoski

An undrafted goalie signed from St. Lawrence University, Gary Laskowski spent 2 seasons in the NHL with the LA Kings. From 1982 to 1984 he played 59 games in the NHL.

Ed Cooper
There aren't many missing living former NHLers who I have contact info for so my TTM returns have been few and far between lately. This was an exciting return and Mr. Cooper graciously answered my question as well, it made my day. During the early 1980s, Cooper played 49 NHL games with the Colorado Rockies.

Greg Holst
From 1975 to 1978 Greg Holst played 11 games in the NHL with the New York Rangers. He went on to have a long career as a hockey coach in Austria.

Don Cairns

Don Cairns played 9 games in the NHL between the Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies.

John Gibson (d. 2020)

John Gibson played 9 games in the WHA with the 1978/79 Winnipeg Jets. During the 1980s he played 48 games in the NHL, dressing for the Kings, Maple Leafs and Jets.

Alain Belanger

Alain Belanger recorded 1 assist and 6 penalty minutes in 9 career NHL games with the 1977/78 Toronto Maple Leafs.

Cam Botting

Cam Botting played 2 games in the NHL with the 1975-76 Atlanta Flames.

Jeff Allan

Defenseman Jeff Allan played 4 games in the NHL with the 1977/78 Cleveland Barons and 2 games in the WHA with the 1977/78 Cincinnati Stingers. It is interesting that he got his cup of coffee in both leagues the same season.

Michel Archambault (d. 2018)

Michel Archambault played 3 games in the NHL with the 1976/77 Chicago Blackhawks. He's best known for his season in the WHA, scoring 12 goals and 37 points in 57 games with the 1972/73 Quebec Nordiques.

Ron Chipperfield

Ron Chipperfield was a top prospect in 1974 who decided to sign in the WHA instead of the NHL. In the WHA, he starred with the Vancouver Blazers, Calgary Cowboys and Edmonton Oilers. He followed the Oilers into the NHL as the team's first captain but was traded to Quebec before the season ended. Chipperfield played 83 NHL games between the two teams.

Peter Folco

Defenseman Peter Folco played 2 games in the NHL with the Vancouver Canucks. He later played a handful of games in the WHA with the Toronto Toros and Birmingham Bulls.

Dale Lewis

Dale Lewis played 8 games in the NHL with the 1975/76 New York Rangers.

Jim Mair

During the 1970s defenseman Jim Mair played 76 regular season games in the NHL. He played for the Philadelphia Flyers, New York Islanders and Vancouver Canucks.

Mike Korney

From 1973 to 1979 defenseman Mike Korney played 77 games in the NHL between the Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers.

Rod Graham

Rod Graham scored 2 goals and 3 points in 14 NHL games with Bobby Orr and the 1974/75 Boston Bruins.

Ron Busniuk

Ron Busniuk played 6 NHL games with the Buffalo Sabres before jumping ship to the WHA. He spent 4 seasons as a full time WHA player, dressing for the Minnesota Fighting Saints, New England Whalers and Edmonton Oilers. His brother, Mike, also played in the NHL.

Ken Kuzyk

From 1976 to 1978 Ken Kuzyk played 41 games in the NHL with the Cleveland Barons.

Rick Hodgson

Defenseman Rick Hodgson played 6 games in the NHL with the 1979/80 Hartford Whalers. He also played a game in the NHL playoffs with club that season.

Jamie Gallimore

Jamie Gallimore played 2 games in the NHL with the 1977/78 Minnesota North Stars.

Larry Fullan

An undrafted Cornell product, Larry Fullan scored 1 goal in 4 NHL games with the 1974/75 Washington Capitals.

Gilles Lupien

From 1977 to 1982 defenseman Gilles Lupien played over 200 games in the NHL, dressing for Montreal, Pittsburgh and Hartford. He's best known for winning the Stanley Cup in 1978 and 1979 with Montreal.

Dean Magee

Dean Magee played 7 games in the NHL with the 1977/78 Minnesota North Stars. He also played a few games in the WHA with the 1978/79 Indianapolis Racers.

Dave Gans

From 1982 to 1986 Dave Gans played 6 games in the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings.

Mike Dwyer

From 1978 to 1982 Mike Dwyer played 31 games in the NHL between the Colorado Rockies and Calgary Flames.

Tom Cassidy

Tom Cassidy scored 3 goals and 7 points in 26 career NHL games with the 1977/78 Pittsburgh Penguins.

Dan Clark

Dan Clark played 4 games in the NHL with the 1978/79 New York Rangers.

Tucker Poolman
Defenseman Tucker Poolman, a University of North Dakota product, has played a couple seasons in the NHL with the Winnipeg Jets.

Neal Pionk

An undrafted defenseman, Neal Pionk has played 3 seasons in the NHL, most recently with the Winnipeg Jets. Internationally, he represented the USA at the World Championships in 2018, winning a Bronze Medal.

Alex Kerfoot

A Harvard alumni, Alex Kerfoot has played 3 full seasons in the NHL, most recently with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He's scored over 100 points in the NHL.

Jake DeBrusk

The Boston Bruins drafted Jake DeBrusk 14th overall in 2015. He's played 3 seasons and over 200 NHL games with the Bruins so far. His father, Louie, was also an NHL player.

Dominic Turgeon

From 2017 to 2019 Dominic Turgeon played 9 games in the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings. He's the son of former star NHL player Pierre Turgeon.

Casey Mittelstadt

Casey Mittelstadt was drafted 8th overall by the Sabres in 2017. He's played over 100 NHL games with Buffalo. Internationally, he won a Bronze medal at the 2018 World Juniors with USA.

Adam Gaudette

Forward Adam Gaudette has played over 100 NHL games with the Vancouver Canucks since making his debut with the club at the end of the 2017/18 season.

Andreas Borgman
Swedish defenseman Andreas Borgman played 48 NHL games with the 2017/18 Toronto Maple Leafs. He's spent the last couple seasons in the AHL.

Ethan Bear
Defenseman Ethan Bear has played a couple seasons in the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers.

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Stefan Liv (d. 2011)

Stefan Liv dressed in 1 NHL game as a backup goalie with the 2006/07 Detroit Red Wings. He represented Sweden internationally on many occasions, highlighted by a Gold medal win at the 2006 Olympics. Tragically, he passed away in 2011 in the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash.

Nick Ellis

Nick Ellis dressed in 7 NHL games as a backup goalie with the 2017/18 Edmonton Oilers. He retired at the end of the season.

Bob Boyd
Defenseman Bob Boyd spent a couple seasons in the WHA with the Minnesota Fighting Saints. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings but never played in the NHL.

A grand total of 59 new NHL player autographs were added during the month of September, 2020. The grand total now stands at 6,759 unique NHL player signatures for 87% of everyone to ever play in the league. The month marked a collection milestone that put my wantlist to under 1,000 for the first time ever (6,759 / 7,746). A big thanks to everyone who helped me out this month!

As usual, this post will be archived with all my other mail posts, dating back to 2011.

Tim Horton (d. 1974)

Tim Horton is a legendary Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman who founded the popular Canadian donut chain. He died young in a car crash while he was still playing in the NHL. I used a picture of him here with the Sabres because that's when the autograph dates to.

Bryan Hextall (d. 1984)

A member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Bryan Hextall Sr. was a star with the New York Rangers during the 1940s. He led the team to a Stanley Cup in 1940. Two of his sons played in the NHL and he's the great grandfather of former goalie Ron Hextall.

Frank Boucher (d. 1977)

A member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Frank Boucher played well over 500 games in the NHL in a career that saw him play during the 1920s, 30s and 40s. Boucher was a star player and won the Stanley Cup in 1928 and 1933. He later became coach and General Manager of the New York Rangers.

Paul Thompson (d. 1991)

Fro 1926 to 1939 Paul Thompson was a full time NHLer, playing for the New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks. He won the Stanley Cup in 1928, 1934 and 1938. His brother was legendary NHL goalie Tiny Thompson.

Cliff "Fido" Purpur (d. 2001)

During the 1930s and 1940s Fido Purpur played 144 games in the NHL between the St. Louis Eagles, Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings. He's notable for being the first person from North Dakota to play in the NHL.

Frank McCool (d. 1973)

Frank McCool won the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year with the 1944/45 Toronto Maple Leafs. He also led the Leafs to the Stanley Cup that season. Unfortunately, McCool was forced to retire the following season due to medical problems after less than two seasons in the league.

Bill Thoms (d. 1964)

From 1932 to 1945 Bill Thoms played well over 500 games in the NHL, dressing with the Maple Leafs, Blackhawks and Bruins. He played in the 1934 NHL All-Star game.

Harold Starr (d. 1981)

From 1929 to 1936 Harold Starr played over 200 games in the NHL. He was a member of the Ottawa Senators, Montreal Maroons, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings.

Tom McCarthy (d. 1992)

From 1956 to 1961 this particular Tom McCarthy (not to be confused with the living former NHLer of the same name) played 60 NHL games between the Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins.

Red Conn (d. 1964)

Red Conn played 2 seasons in the NHL during the 1930s with the New York Americans. The defenseman contributed 37 points in 96 career NHL games.

Merv Kuryluk

Merv Kuryluk played 2 games in the NHL, both in the playoffs, with the 1961/62 Chicago Blackhawks.

Dan Seguin

During the early 1970s Dan Seguin played 37 games in the NHL between the Vancouver Canucks and Minnesota North Stars.

Clayton Pachal

From 1976 to 1979 Clayton Pachal played 35 NHL games between the Boston Bruins and Colorado Rockies.

Dave Salvian

Dave Salvian recorded 1 assist in his only game in the NHL. That was during the 1977 NHL playoffs with the New York Islanders.

John Rogers

From 1973 to 1975 John Rogers scored 6 points in 14 NHL games with the Minnesota North Stars. He later played a season in the WHA with the Edmonton Oilers.

Lorne Carr (d. 2007)

From 1933 to 1946 Lorne Carr scored 204 goals and 426 points in 580 career regular season games in the NHL between the New York Rangers, New York Americans and Toronto Maple Leafs. He won the Stanley Cup in 1942 and 1946 with Toronto.

Markus Mattsson

From 1979 to 1984 Markus Mattsson tended net in 92 NHL games, dressing for the Jets, North Stars and Kings. Prior to that he had spent a couple seasons in the WHA playing for the Jets and Nordiques.

Bill Oleschuk

From 1975 to 1980 Bill Oleschuk played 55 NHL games. He made his NHL debut with the Kansas City Scouts but spent most of his time in the NHL with the Colorado Rockies.

Claude St. Sauveur

Claude St. Sauveur spent most of his career in the WHA but did spend one productive season in the NHL with the 1975/76 Atlanta Flames. He scored 24 goals and 48 points in 79 NHL games that season, his only year in the NHL.

Nick Ricci

During the early 1980s Nick Ricci tended net in 19 NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Bob Rivard

Bobby Rivard scored 4 goals and 17 points in 27 career NHL games with the 1967/68 Pittsburgh Penguins.

Roger Wilson

Defenseman Roger Wilson recorded 2 assists in 7 career NHL games with the 1974/75 Chicago Blackhawks.

Vic Mercredi

Vic Mercredi played 2 games in the NHL with the 1974/75 Atlanta Flames and 3 games in the WHA with the 1975/76 Calgary Cowboys.

Paul O'Neil

Paul O'Neil played 5 NHL games with the 1973/74 Vancouver Canucks and 1 game with the 1975/76 Boston Bruins. He also played 1 game in the WHA with the 1978/79 Birmingham Bulls.

Bob Sykes

Bob Sykes played 2 games in the NHL with the 1974/75 Toronto Maple Leafs.

Bob Richer

Bob Richer played 3 games in the NHL with the 1972/73 Buffalo Sabres.

Yves Preston

From 1978 to 1981 Yves Preston scored 7 goals and 10 points in 28 career NHL games with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Tony White

From 1974 to 1980 Tony White scored 37 goals and 65 points in 164 career NHL games between the Washington Capitals and Minnesota North Stars.

Sid Veysey

Sid Veysey played 1 game in the NHL with the 1977/78 Vancouver Canucks.

Paul Marshall

From 1979 to 1989 Paul Marshall played 95 NHL games between the Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs and Hartford Whalers.

Ken Murray

Defenseman Ken Murray played over 100 NHL games during the 1970s. He was a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Islanders, Detroit Red Wings and Kanas City Scouts.

Brian Murphy

Brian Murphy played 1 game in the NHL with the 1974/75 Detroit Red Wings.

Bob Frampton (d. 2001)

Bob Frampton played 2 regular season game and 3 playoff games in the NHL with the 1949/50 Montreal Canadiens.

Tom Price

During the 1970s, Tom Price played 29 games in the NHL. He suited up for the California Seals, Cleveland Barons and Pittsburgh Penguins.

Robbie Moore

Robbie Moore played 5 regular season and 5 playoff games in the NHL with the 1978/79 Philadelphia Flyers. He also played a game with the 1982/83 Washington Capitals.

Hank Nowak

During the 1970s Hank Nowak scored 26 goals and 55 points in 180 career regular season NHL games between the Pittsburgh Penguins, Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins.

Steve Self

Steve Self played 3 games in the NHL with the 1976/77 Washington Capitals.

Brian Lavender

During the 1970s Brian Lavender played nearly 200 games in the NHL. He was a member of the St. Louis Blues, New York Islanders, Detroit Red Wings and California Seals. He ended his career in the WHA with the Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics.

Leo Carbol (d. 1991)

Defenseman Leo Carbol played 6 games in the NHL with the 1942/43 Chicago Blackhawks. He spent most of his career in the AHA with the St. Louis Flyers.

Ray Ceresino (d. 2015)

Ray Ceresino recorded a goal and an assist in 12 career NHL games with the 1948/49 Toronto Maple Leafs. His son, Gordy, is notable for also having a brief NHL career.

Steve Seguin

Steve Seguin played 5 games in the NHL with the 1984/85 Los Angeles Kings.

Sean Shanahan

From 1975 to 1978 Sean Shanahan (no relation to Brendan) played 40 games in the NHL, dressing with the Montreal Canadiens, Colorado Rockies and Boston Bruins. He also played a handful of games in the WHA with the 1978/79 Cincinnati Stingers.

Hap Myers

Hap Myers played 13 NHL games with the 1970/71 Buffalo Sabres.

Rick Vasko

From 1977 to 1981 defenseman Rick Vasko recorded 3 goals and 10 points in 31 career NHL games with the Detroit Red Wings.

Jack Shill (d. 1976)

From 1933 to 1939 Jack Shill played 163 NHL games between the Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, New York Americans, Chicago Blackhawks. He won the Stanley Cup in 1938 with the Hawks. His brother, Bill, also played in the NHL.

Art Jackson (d. 1971)

From 1934 to 1945 Art Jackson scored over 300 points in 466 career regular season NHL games. He was a member of the Maple Leafs, Bruins and Americans. He won the Stanley Cup in 1941 and 1945. His brother was legendary Maple Leaf Busher Jackson.

Alex Kaleta (d. 1987)

From 1941 to 1951 Alex Kaleta netted 213 points in 386 career NHL games between the Chicago Blackhawks and New York Rangers. He's perhaps best known as being credited with helping invent the 'hat trick.'

Les Douglas (d. 2002)

From 1940 to 1947 Les Douglas scored 6 goals and 18 points in 52 career NHL games with the Detroit Red Wings. He contributed 5 points in 10 playoff games as he helped the Red Wings win the Stanley Cup in 1943.

Jim Ross (d. 2016)

From 1951 to 1953 Jim Ross played 62 games in the NHL with the New York Rangers.

Artemi Panarin

Russian Artemi Panarin entered the NHL in 2015 as an undrafted player with the Chicago Blackhawks. He went on to win the Calder Trophy and has become an NHL star. Currently with the New York Rangers, Panarin is a two time NHL All-Star.

Matthew Benning

Matt Benning has played 4 seasons in the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers. His father, Brian Benning, had a long NHL career.

Kevin Rooney

An undrafted product of Providence College, Kevin Rooney has played nearly 100 NHL games with the New Jersey Devils since making his NHL debut with the club in 2016/17.

Noel Acciari

An undrafted Providence College product, Noel Acciari has played 5 seasons in the NHL, most recently with the Florida Panthers.

Drake Caggiula

An undrafted University of North Dakota product, Drake Caggiula has played 4 seasons in the NHL between the Edmonton Oilers and Chicago Blackhawks.

Gemel Smith

Gemel Smith has scored 21 points in 83 career NHL games between the Dallas Stars, Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning. His brother, Givani, has also played in the NHL.

Nick Seeler

Defenseman Nick Seeler has played over 100 NHL games. He played for the Minnesota Wild and Chicago Blackhawks.

Tyrell Goulbourne

From 2017 to 2019 Tyrell Goulbourne played 11 games in the NHL with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Will O'Neill

Defenseman Will O'Neill was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in 2006. He went to the University of Maine then spent half a dozen seasons in the AHL. He played 1 game in the NHL with the 2017/18 Philadelphia Flyers.

Blake Pietila

From 2015 to 2019 Blake Pietila played 38 games in the NHL with the New Jersey Devils. Internationally, he won Gold at the 2013 World Juniors with team USA.

This month was dominated by an amazing lot of WHA signed index cards. I'm a big fan of the WHA and its history. Apart from my all-time NHL collection, I've been collecting autographs of players who only played in the 'Rebel League.' With 9 new NHL autographs added this month the grand total of unique NHL player now stands at 6,676 for 87% of everyone to play in the NHL.

David Morisset

I was thrilled to get a TTM reply from David Morisset this month. Morisset played 4 games in the NHL with the 2001/02 Florida Panthers. He's also notable for representing Canada at the 2001 World Juniors, taking home a Bronze medal. Morisset was the last player autograph I needed to complete first decade of 2000.

Glen Burdon

Defenseman Glen Burdon recorded 2 assists in 11 career NHL games with the 1974/75 Kansas City Scouts.

Hannu Kamppuri

Goalie Hannu Kamppuri played 2 games in the WHA with the 1978/79 Edmonton Oilers. He later spent a season in the NHL, playing 13 games with the 1984/85 New Jersey Devils. He's a member of the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame and represented the nation at the world stage on numerous occasions.

Dan Fridgen

Dan Fridge scored 2 goals and 5 points in 13 career NHL games with the Hartford Whalers. He later spent many years as a college hockey coach with R.P.I..

Des Smith (d. 1981)

From 1937 to 1942 Des Smith played nearly 200 regular season games in the NHL between the Montreal Maroons, Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks. He helped the Bruins with the Stanley Cup in 1941. Two of his sons, Brian and Gary, also played in the NHL.

Archie Wilcox (d. 1993)

From 1929 to 1935 Archie Wilcox played over 200 games in the NHL. He was a member of the Montreal Maroons, Boston Bruins and St. Louis Eagles.

Dave Hindmarch

From 1980 to 1984 Dave Hindmarch scored 21 goals in 99 games with the Calgary Flames. His career was cut short by a brutal on ice injury. Internationally, he represented Canada at the 1980 Olympics.

Mark Plantery

Defenseman Mark Plantery recorded 1 goal and 6 points in 25 career NHL game with the 1980/81 Winnipeg Jets. Internationally, he won Silver at the 1977 World Juniors while representing Canada.

Anders Steen

Anders Steen came to North America from Sweden to play one season with the 1980/81 Winnipeg Jets. He split the season between the Jets and their AHL team. In the NHL, he scored 5 goals and 16 points in 42 games. He's since spent many years as an NHL scout with the Calgary Flames and St. Louis Blues.

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Georges Gagnon

Gagnon dressed in 3 NHL games as a backup goalie with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1981/82 NHL season.

Blake Ball (d. 2006)

A long-time pro hockey player who spent most of his career in the EHL, Blake Ball played in 2 WHA games, both during the playoffs, with the 1972/73 Cleveland Crusaders. He's best known for appearing in the 1977 movie Slap Shot as tough hockey player Gilmore Tuttle.

John Fisher

John Fisher recorded 5 assists in 40 career WHA games with the 1972/73 Alberta Oilers.

Ron Garwasiuk

Ron Garwasiuk was drafted 21st overall by the Detroit Red Wings in 1969 but never played in the NHL. He played one season in the WHA, scoring 19 points in 51 games with the 1973/74 Los Angeles Sharks.

John Donnelly

Defenseman John Donnelly played 15 games in the WHA with the 1972/73 Ottawa Nationals.

Dave Dornseif

A Providence College alumni, Dave Dornseif played 3 games with the 1977/78 Indianapolis Racers and 1 game with the 1978/79 Cincinnati Stingers.

Merv Haney

Defenseman Merv Haney played 7 WHA games with the 1972/73 Ottawa Nationals.

Pat Donnelly

Pat Donnelly spent one season in the WHA, scoring 5 goals and 12 points in 23 games with the 1975/76 Cincinnati Stingers. I had a heck of a time finding a picture of him for this, finally getting this poor shot from a team picture.

Jack Gibson

In 122 regular season WHA games Jack Gibson scored 38 goals and 60 points between the Ottawa Nationals and Toronto Toros.

Craig Hanmer (d. 2011)

Defenseman Craig Hanmer played 27 games in the WHA with the 1974/75 Indianapolis Racers. A year later he was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers but never played in the NHL.

Dave Gilmour

Dave Gilmour, who was drafted by the NHL's Vancouver Canucks in 1970, played 1 game in the WHA with the 1975/76 Calgary Cowboys.

Jim Adair

Jim Adair scored 12 goals and 29 points in 70 games with the 1973/74 Vancouver Blazers, his only season in the WHA.

Tom Earl

From 1972 to 1977 Tommy Earl was a full time member of the New England Whalers. He helped the team win the Avco Cup in 1973.

Richard Dupras

Rich Dupras played 2 games in the WHA with the 1973/74 Toronto Toros.

Jacques Blain

Jacques Blain spent one season in the WHA, playing 70 games for the 1972/73 Quebec Nordiques.

Don Grierson

Don Grierson was drafted 23rd overall in 1968 by the Montreal Canadiens but never played for the club. He spent two productive seasons in the WHA with the Houston Aeros. From 1972 to 1974 he scored 33 goals and 73 points in 143 regular season games. He was a member of Gordie Howe's 1974 Avco Cup winning Aeros.

John Gravel

An offensive defenseman, John Gravel recorded 1 goal and 4 points in 8 career WHA games with the 1972/73 Philadelphia Blazers.

Bob Dobek

Bob Dobek represented USA at the 1976 Olympics. He then spent two seasons in the WHA, scoring 10 goals and 28 points in 72 games with the San Diego Mariners.

Michel Boudreau

Michel Boudreau was drafted by the Boston Bruins in 1972 but opted to join the WHA's Philadelphia Blazers. He scored 7 goals and 14 points in 33 games with the 1972/73 Philadelphia Blazers. He also played 3 games for the 1973/74 Vancouver Blazers.

Norm Descoteaux

From 1972 to 1974 Norm Descoteaux played 37 games in the WHA with the Quebec Nordiques.

Michel DeGuise

Goalie Michel DeGuise was drafted 24th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in 1971. He spent a couple seasons in their system before signing in the WHA. DeGuise played 50 games for the Quebec Nordiques.

Mike Conroy

Mike Conroy played 4 games in the WHA with the 1975/76 Cleveland Crusaders. His son, Craig, went on to become a long time NHL player.

Claude Chartre

Claude Chartre scored 2 goals and 5 points in 18 career WHA games.

Jim Clarke

Jim Clarke spent a season in the WHA, playing 59 games with the 1975/76 Phoenix Roadrunners.

Derek Haas

Derek Haas scored 5 goals and 14 points in 30 WHA games with the 1975/76 Calgary Cowboys. He later spent many years playing in France and represented the country at the 1988 Olympics.

Michel Dubois

Defenseman Michel Dubois played 59 games in the WHA between the Indianapolis Racers and Quebec Nordiques.

Norm Cournoyer

Norm Cournoyer played 13 games with the 1973/74 Cleveland Crusaders and 19 games with the 1976/77 San Diego Mariners. He's the brother of former NHL star Yvan.

Guy Dufour

Guy Dufour had a productive but short career in the WHA. He scored 30 goals and 55 points in 83 games with the Quebec Nordiques.

Frank Blum

Goalie Frank Blum played a handful of games in the WHA, dressing for the Ottawa Nationals, Toronto Toros and Winnipeg Jets.

Gary Bredin

Gary Bredin scored 24 goals and 57 points in 144 career WHA games.

Milt Black

From 1972 to 1975 Milt Black played just under 200 games with the Winnipeg Jets, scoring 28 goals and 59 points. He had been drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks and had been in their system prior to joining the Jets.

Kevin Ahearn

Kevin Ahearn won a Silver medal at the 1972 Olympics with team USA. He then went on to have one solid season in the WHA, scoring 20 goals and 42 points in 78 games with the 72/73 New England Whalers.

Jamie Bateman

From 1974 to 1976 Jamie Bateman played 31 games in the WHA with the San Diego Mariners.

Marty Gateman

Marty Gateman played 12 games with the 1975/76 New England Whalers. He had been drafted by the New York Rangers and spent 3 seasons in their minor league system before signing with the Whalers.

Yves Archambault

Goalie Yves Archambault was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in 1972 but opted to sign in the WHA with the Philadelphia Blazers. He played 6 regular season and 3 playoff games with the Blazers in 1972/73 and another 5 regular season games with the team when they moved to Vancouver for the 1973/74 season.

Bob Blanchet

Goalie Bob Blanchet played 4 games in the WHA with the San Diego Mariners.

Gary Doyle

Goalie Gary Doyle was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in 1969 but never played in the NHL. After attending the University of Ottawa he signed with the Oilers and played 1 game in the WHA for the 1973/74 team.

Rick Cunningham

Rick Cummingham spent 5 seasons in the WHA, playing over 300 games in the league. He was a member of the Ottawa Nationals, Toronto Toros and Birmingham Bulls.

Mike Fedorko

Mike Fedorko played 4 games in the WHA with the 1976/77 Houston Aeros. During the 1990s he spent time as a head coach in the WHL and OHL.

Jean-Claude Garneau

Jean-Claude Garneau played 17 games in the WHA with the 1974/75 Quebec Nordiques.

Dean Boylan

Dean Boylan played 64 games in the WHA between the New Jersey Golden Blades, Jersey Knights and San Diego Mariners.

Ron Ashton

Ron Ashton spent a season in the WHA, scoring 4 points in 36 games with the 1974/75 team. His brother, Brent, had a lengthy NHL career.

Jim Cole

Jim Cole recorded 1 assist in 2 WHA games with the 1976/77 Winnipeg Jets.

This month proved to be a good month for vintage signatures. Most of my modern player signatures, on certified cards, remain stuck in my COMC.com account. Once those come in, I'll have a whole new season of debuts to add to the blog. In a normal year, this would also be about the time I'd start getting returns from AHL/current players. I did send a few requests to Europe this past week but its difficult to get current players at the moment.

With 21 new NHL player signatures added this month, the grand total stands at 6,788 unique autographs for 87% of everyone to ever play in the NHL.

Hy Buller (d. 1968)

Hyman "Hy" Buller was known as one of just two Jewish NHL players during his era. The defenceman played 188 regular season NHL games between 1942 and 1954. He played in the 1952 NHL All-Star game as a member of the New York Rangers.

Bob Goldham (d. 1991)

Defenceman "Golden Boy" Goldham had a long and distinguished hockey career that saw him win the Stanley Cup five times (1942, 1947, 1952, 1954 and 1955).

Gerry Brown (d. 1998)

During the 1940s Gerry Brown scored 4 goals and 9 points in 23 regular season games and 2 goals in 12 playoff games, all with the Detroit Red Wings.

Jack Portland (d. 1996)

From 1933 to 1943 Jack Portland played nearly 400 NHL games between the Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks. He won the Stanley Cup in 1939 with Boston. Portland was also a high jumper who represented Canada at the 1932 Olympics in LA.

Max Bennett (d. 1972)

Max Bennett played 1 game in the NHL with the 1935/36 Montreal Canadiens.

Mel Hill (d. 1996)

From 1937 to 1946 Mel Hill played well over 300 games in the NHL, scoring nearly 200 points. He played for the Boston Bruins, Brooklyn Americans and Toronto Maple Leafs. He won the Stanley Cup in 1939 and 1941 with Boston and again in 1945 with Toronto.

Red Heron (d. 1990)

From 1938 to 1942 Red Heron played over 100 games in the NHL between the Toronto Maple Leafs, Brooklyn Americans and Montreal Canadiens.

Armand Mondou (d. 1976)

From 1928 to 1940 Armand Mondou played nearly 400 games with the Montreal Canadiens. He won two Stanley Cup championships with the Habs.

George Owen (d. 1986)

George Owen was captain of the Harvard hockey team before signing with the Boston Bruins in 1928. He spent five seasons patrolling the Boston blue line and won the Stanley Cup in 1929.

Jack McGill (d. 1994)

During the 1940s Jack McGill scored 23 goals and 59 points in 97 career NHL games with the Boston Bruins.

Red Doran (d. 1975)

During the 1940s defenceman John "Red" Doran played just shy of 100 NHL games. He dressed for the New York Americans, Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens.

Don Whelden (d. 1985)

Don Whelden played 2 games in the NHL with the 1974-75 St. Louis Blues.

Don Smith (d. 2002)

Don Smith scored 1 goal and 2 points in 10 career NHL games with the 1949/50 New York Rangers. His brother, Kenny, also played in the NHL.

Barry Smith

From 1975 to 1981 Barry Smith played over 100 games in the NHL between the Boston Bruins and Colorado Rockies.

Neil Hawryliw

Neil Hawryliw played 1 game in the NHL with the 1981-82 New York Islanders.

Rob Geale

Rob Geale played 1 game in the NHL with the 1984/85 Pittsburgh Penguins.

Bobby Sheehan

From 1969 to 1982 Bobby Sheehan played over 300 games in the NHL and over 200 games in the WHA. In the NHL, the well travelled Sheehan played for the Canadiens, Golden Seals, Blackhawks, Red Wings, Rangers, Rockies and Kings.

Darren Dietz

Defenseman Darren Dietz scored 1 goal and 5 points in 13 career NHL games with the 2015/16 Montreal Canadiens.

Danny O'Regan

Since 2016 Danny O'Regan has played 25 NHL games between the San Jose Sharks and Buffalo Sabres. His father, Tom, also played in the NHL. Danny was born in Germany while his father was playing pro there but grew up in the USA. He represented America at the 2013/14 World Juniors.

Dutch Hiller (d. 2005)

From 1937 to 1946 Dutch Hiller played 385 regular season NHL games, scoring over 200 points. He won the Stanley Cup in 1940 with New York and in 1946 with Montreal.

Andrew Mangiapane

Andrew Mangiapane made his NHL debut with the 2017/18 Calgary Flames. He's blossomed into a strong contributor, scoring 17 goals and 32 points in 68 NHL games with the 2019/20 team.

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Lars Johansson

Lars Johansson dressed in the NHL as a backup goalie with the Chicago Blackhawks during the 2016/17 season. In all, he dressed in 9 NHL games as a backup but never appeared in net.

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