Central Division
Chicago Blackhawks
Sent: NONE
Detroit Red Wings
Scotty Bowman
Items:1 Notecard
Time:18
Comments:A great reply from one of the best coaches ever. I got this rquest back in about two and a half weeks. It was sent from his home in Buffalo. The autograph is signed in blue marker.
Brent Gilchrist
Items:1 Card
Time:?
Comments:I got back 1 card signed from Brent. All his autograph is is BG 41. It is signed in black and looks ok for just his initials.
Todd Gill
Items:1 Card
Time:?
Comments:I got back a card signed from Todd. The card that I got back from him wasn't the one that I sent to him. His autograph is signed in blue and it looks really good on the card.
Martin Lapointe
Items:1 Card / 1 Card
Time:? / ?
Comments:When I got the first card from him I was glad to get it. Then when I got the second one I realized that it looked the same as the first one. One word came to mind "Autopen" and that is what it was. Most Detroit players are known for using that machine to sign fan mail.
Nicklas Lidstrom
Items:1 Card / 1 Card
Time:? / 4
Comments:I knew that this was to good to be true when I got a request back in 4 days. Sure I live near Detroit, but that was to fast. Lidstrom is another example of an autopen user. I really wish players would stop using those because it takes all the fun out of the hobby. Either sign or don't. Don't send us fake stuff so we have to guess about it.
Darren McCarty
Items:1 Card / 1 Card
Time:? / ?
Comments:Another fan of the autopen. My tip to collectors is avoid teams like Detroit because it is not worth the time that it takes to send a letter only to receive a fake graph. Try less popular teams and players.
Larry Murphy
Items:1 Card
Time:?
Comments:A great reply from one of the best defensemen ever. It took a while for him to reply, but it was worth the wait. The autograph is signed in blue and it looks great on this older card.
Bill Ranford
Items:1 Card
Time:?
Comments:I sent this card to Bill right after he got traded to Detroit and I got back in May. The autograph is signed in blue and is really small. He kept my other card that I sent.
Brendan Shanahan
Items:1 Notecard
Time:?
Comments:This was my first reply from a hockey player. I sent it before I knew a lot about his signing habits and that is why I thought that it was real, until I learned more. So this another example of a fake autograph.
Kris Draper
Items:1 Card
Time:106
Comments:Kris signed one out of my three cards in about 3 and a half monthes. I am not sure if it is real or fake. It is signed in black and looks good on the card.
Sent: Kozlov(4/5/99), Ranford(5/8/99), Murphy(6/1/99), Brown(6/11/99)
Nashville Predators
Andrew Brunette
Items:2 Cards
Time:11
Comments:In about a week and a half I got back two nicely signed cards. They were both signed in black and they look great. He has a nice looking signature.
Darren Turcotte
Items:2 Cards
Time:12
Comments:In almost two weeks I got back two cards signed by Darren. They are both signed in black and they look really good on the card. Nashville is a great team to send to.
Cliff Ronning
Items:2 Cards / 2 Cards and 1 Notecard
Time:28 / 107
Comments:Both times that I sent to Cliff he nicely signed all of my items. His autograph looks nice and they are all signed in black. All his autograph is is a few swirls and his number.
Mike Dunham
Items:2 Cards / 2 Cards and 1 Picture / 1 Card
Time:38 / 13 / 35
Comments:Mike is a great in mail signer. He signed for me in a short amount of time all 3 times. All of the autographs are signed in black.
Greg Johnson
Items:1 Card
Time:38
Comments:In a little over a month I got a reply back from Greg. It is signed in black and looks really nice. The reply came from Canada. It probably came from is home.
David Legwand
Items:1 Notecard and A Letter From Him
Time:40
Comments:A great reply from this young up and coming player. His autograph is really artistic and it looks great. They are signed in black. I hear that he usually sends out letters to people that write to him.
Sent: Adams(4/19/99), Krivokrasov(4/19/99), Turcotte(5/25/99), Brunette(5/25/99)
St. Louis Blues
Chris Pronger
Items:2 Cards / 3 Cards / 5 Cards
Time:42 / 45 / 86
Comments:Chris is a pretty good signer through the mail. His autograph isn't the best, but I am not going to complain. Two of the cards are signed in black and the other 8 are signed in blue. When I sent the 5 cards to Chris I told him to sign any cards he wanted and keep the rest, but instead of keeping any he sent them all back. A couple great replies from him.
Sent: Twist(6/11/99), Demitra(6/19/99), Turgeon(6/19/99), McLennan(6/19/99)