J.P. Anderson

2012-13 TTM Stats
Letters sent: 55
Successes: 36
Percentage: 65%

J.P. Anderson

Currently with the Sarnia Sting (OHL).

Fan letter sent: December 10, 2012.

Autographs received: April 12, 2013.

J.P. Anderson is in his 5th season in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He's currently with the Sarnia Sting. In the 2010-11 season, Anderson was called up to the Sharks as an emergency backup goalie, but did not play.

Anderson signed my All Goalies card (left) in blue Sharpie marker. Interestingly, he also tossed in a signed 2011-12 Be A Player card.

Marco Scandella

2012-13 TTM Stats
Letters sent: 55
Successes: 35
Percentage: 63%

Marco Scandella

Currently with the Houston Aeros(AHL).

Fan letter sent: November 23, 2012.

Autographs received: April 5, 2013.

I've taken a bit of a hiatus from blogging--but not writing--this month. I'm currently in not one, but TWO graduate school classes that make me write a lot. I also had to finish up another article for Beckett Hockey. Plus, the TTMs were not really rolling in this month, since other stuff has been keeping me busy.

But enough about me. Marco Scandella is currently with the Houston Aeros. He did spend most of last season with the Minnesota Wild, but was sent to the AHL before the lockout started. After the lockout ended, Scandella has (more or less) remained with the Aeros.

Scandella signed both of my cards in thick black Sharpie marker.

Garth Snow

Garth Snow

Retired player. Currently the general manager of the New York Islanders.

Purchased at a card show in March 2013.

Garth snow played in 368 games over 10 seasons in the NHL. He broke into the league with the Quebec Nordiques. Here, he is pictured with the Nordiques AHL affiliate at the time, the Cornwall Aces.

Snow is now the general manager of the New York Islanders.

This card is from the 1994 Classic 4-Sport set. It is signed in blue Sharpie marker, and hand-numbered 1811/3050.

The back of the card congratulates me for receiving a limited autograph card. Heh...funny how over 3,000 signed copies was considered "limited" at the time. Especially now, since most signed cards are limited to just a few hundred copies each.   

Trent Klatt

Trent Klatt

Retired player. Currently a scout for the New York Islanders.

Purchased at a card show in March 2013.

Trent Klatt played 12 seasons in the NHL. He broke into the league with the Minnesota North Stars, and had multiple year stints with the Dallas Stars, Philadelphia Flyers and Vancouver Canucks. His final season was 2003-04 with the Los Angeles Kings.

This is a signed insert card from the 1992 Classic Draft Picks hockey set. It shows Klatt with the University of Minnesota and is nicely signed in blue Sharpie marker--you can actually read the name he signed!

The back of the card does not have statistics, but states that I have just received an extremely limited autograph. I guess this card was SO limited that they didn't even bother to number it in the front like they normally did.

Ron Tugnutt

Ron Tugnutt

Retired player.

Signed insert card.

Purchased at a card show in March 2013.

Ron Tugnutt played 15 seasons in the NHL and is perhaps best remembered for stopping 70 shots in a game. He also led the NHL in goals-against-average in 1999, and set a record for most regular season wins by an expansion team.

This card is from the 1998-99 Be A Player Signature set. It is signed on-card in black Sharpie marker.

Marc-Andre Gragnani

2012-13 TTM Stats
Letters sent: 55
Successes: 34
Percentage: 61%

Marc-Andre Gragnani

Currently with the Charlotte Checkers (AHL).

Fan letter sent: December 24, 2012.

Autographs received: March 25, 2013.

I originally wrote to defenseman Marc-Andre Gragnani in early December, but used the wrong mailing address for the Charlotte Checkers. I re-sent my cards on Christmas Eve, and got them back a couple days ago. 

Gragnani signed both of my cards in thick black marker, and added the appropriate jersey number on each one--21 on his Heroes & Prospects card and 5 on his O-Pee-Chee card.

Logan Couture

520 Days
Round Trip!

Logan Couture

Currently with the San Jose Sharks.

Fan letter sent: October 11, 2011.

Autographs received: March 14, 2013.

Logan Couture is in his fourth season with San Jose and currently has 23 points (14 G, 9 A) in 31 games.

He signed both of my cards in black Sharpie marker, and added his uniform number 39 after each. 

This return took over a year. I wrote to Couture at the start of the 2011-12 season, and didn't get them until midway through the 2012-13 season. Not complaining, because a win is a win is a win. But if you wrote to Couture a while ago with no luck, maybe your cards are next.

Darryl Sittler

2012-13 TTM Stats
Letters sent: 55
Successes:33
Percentage: 60%

Darryl Sittler

Retired player. Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1989. 

Fan letter sent: October 18, 2012.

Autographs received: March 8, 2013.

It's been over a month since my last TTM success, so I was psyched to get a reply from anyone. So, you can imagine my joy when I received an autograph from not just anyone, but Hall of Fame center Darryl Sittler.

Sittler played 15 seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs, and was their captain for many years. He is also a member  of the Hall of Fame. He signed my card in blue Sharpie marker and personalized it To Sal.

David Moss

David Moss

Currently with the Phoenix Coyotes.

Signed insert card.

Purchased at a card show in November 2012.

David Moss spent 6 seasons with the Calgary Flames. This season, he joined the Phoenix Coyotes.

I picked up this card at a show in November for $2. It is signed on a sticker in black Sharpie marker.

Brett MacLean

Brett MacLean

Retired player.

Signed insert card.

Purchased at a card show in November 2012.

Brett MacLean played 13 games for the Phoenix Coyotes and 5 games for the Winnipeg Jets. Sadly, he retired over the summer of 2012 due to a heart condition.

This is an insert card from the 2011-12 O-Pee-Chee set. It is signed on a sticker in blue Sharpie marker.

Petr Mrazek

Petr Mrazek

Currently with the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL).

Yet another card I have JonWayne to thank for. Jon got this card signed in-person back in October.

This season, Mrazek has played for the Grand Rapids Griffins and the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL. He also made his NHL debut with the Red Wings in February.

Landon Ferraro

Landon Ferraro

Currently with the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL).

Landon Ferraro was drafted in the 2nd round (32nd overall) by the Detroit Red Wings in 2009. This season, he is playing with the Red Wings' top minor-league affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins.

This card was given to me by fellow blogger JonWayne, who got this card signed in person in  blue Sharpie marker. Jon, thanks for the card!

Josh Godfrey

Josh Godfrey

Currently with the St. John's IceCaps (AHL).

Card given to me by another blogger.

Josh Godfrey is a former 2nd round pick of the Washington Capitals (2007). He has since then played in the AHL and ECHL.

Earlier this year, he was with the Las Vegas Wranglers in the "E," but is now with the St. John's IceCaps of the "A."

This card is nicely signed in blue Sharpie marker. Unfortunately, I've had this card for a while and honestly forgot who sent it to me. So, whoever you are, thank you! 

Cam Barker

Cam Barker

Currently with the Vancouver Canucks.

Signed insert card.

Purchased at a card show in November 2012.

Defenseman Cam Barker was the 3rd overall draft pick by the Chicago Blackhawks in 2004. He was traded to the Minnesota Wild in 2010 for Nick Leddy and Kim Johnsson.

I was sorry to see Barker get traded. Hopefully, he gets a shot with the Canucks to reach his potential.

This card is signed on a sticker in blue Sharpie marker. I picked it up at a show for $2.

Radek Bonk

Radek Bonk

Currently with the Trinec Ocelari HC (Czech Republic).

Signed insert card.

Radek Bonk played in the NHL from 1994-95 to 2008-09. Since then, he's played in the Czech Republic.

This card is from the 2001-02 Be A Player "Signature Series" set. It is autographed on-card in black Sharpie marker.

Thanks to JonWayne for giving this card to me.

Carter Hutton

Carter Hutton

Currently with the Rockford IceHogs (AHL).

Signed insert card.

Purchased online in February 2013.

Carter Hutton is the number one goalie for the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL. He is my favorite player in the minor leagues right now, and I hope that he gets his shot in the NHL someday.

In 2009-10, he appeared as a backup goalie for the Philadelphia Flyers. In 2010-11, he appeared as a backup for the San Jose Sharks. And in 2011-12, he was a backup for the Chicago Blackhawks. However, he never made it off the bench for any of those games.

This card is from the 2010-11 Certified set. It is the blue version, and is signed on a sticker in blue Sharpie marker, and is serial-numbered to 50. I still need the green, gold and black versions of this card.

Nathan Gerbe

Nathan Gerbe

Currently with the Buffalo Sabres.

Signed insert card.

Purchased at a card show in November 2012.

Five-foot-five Nathan Gerbe is in his third full season with the Buffalo Sabres.

This card is from 2011-12 Panini Private Signings, a set I did not collect. It is signed on-card in blue Sharpie marker. I purchased it at a card show late last year.

Nathan Lawson

2012-13 TTM Stats
Letters sent: 55
Successes:32
Percentage: 58%

Nathan Lawson

Currently with the Binghamton Senators (AHL).

Fan letter sent: December 10, 2012.

Autographs received: February 4, 2013.

Nathan Lawson is "stuck" in a 3-goalie system--as the third-string goalie--for the Binghamton Senators of the AHL. Thus far, he's only appeared in 5 games for the B-Sens. He also appeared in 1 game for the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL earlier this year.

Lawson autographed my 2010-11 Panini All Goalies card in black Sharpie marker, personalizing it and adding 52--the number he was mired with in his 10 game stint with the Islanders. 

Alec Richards

2012-13 TTM Stats
Letters sent: 55
Successes: 31
Percentage: 56%

Alec Richards

Currently with the Dresdner Eislowen (Germany).

Fan letter sent: November 23, 2012.

Autographs received: January 30, 2013.

On the same exact day that I received these two autographed trading cards from Rockford IceHogs goalie Alec Richards, he was assigned to the Dresdner Eislowen in Germany. This was because the Chicago Blackhawks acquired Henrik Karlsson earlier in the week and assigned him to Rockford.

Richards played 4 seasons at Yale University, followed by 4 more seasons split between the AHL's Rockford IceHogs and the ECHL's Toledo Walleye. With two capable netminders in Chicago and another two in Rockford, his future in the Blackhawks' organization is uncertain. Hopefully, he catches the attention of another NHL team that might bring him back to North America.

Anyway, Richards nicely signed my two cards in black Sharpie marker, adding his jersey number beneath his 'graph.

Georges Laraque

George Laraque

Retired player.

Signed insert card.

Purchased at a card show in November 2012.

Georges Laraque was one of the most feared enforcers during his NHL career. He played for the Edmonton Oilers, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins and Montreal Canadiens, racking up 1126 penalty minutes in 695 games.

Laraque is now involved in politics and is the executive director of the Canadian Hockey League Players' Association. He also made an appearance in the 2011 hockey film Goon, which makes him even more awesome of a person.

This card is from the 2009-10 Be A Player Signatures insert set. It is signed on a sticker in black Sharpie marker. I was pretty happy when I found this at a card show for $2, as I remember Laraque pretty well during his NHL days (he even signed a card for me back in 2007).