Yegor Sharangovich TTM Success

 

Mailed:  04/01/2026

Received:  04/28/2026

Days:  27

c/o:  Calgary Flames

 

His point totals in year 1 with the Flames were pretty good with 50.  32 and 29 in the subsequent years is what he has done since.  The Flames in general, do have a hard time scoring.  I liked his play in Jersey but I think he was able to be more free and creative.

 

Jonathan Huberdeau TTM Success

Mailed :  10/29/2024

Received:  5/16/2025

Days:  199

c/o:  Calgary Flames

The Calgary Flames continue to be the best team to mail to in Canada.  Almost a 74% lifetime return rate from them.  The Flames struggled to score last year, but Jonathan put up 28 goals and 62 points which was an uptick from the previous season.  The Flames are hoping he can generate the 115 points he had in his last season with the Panthers.  The potential is definitely there, but the Flames need more guys who can finish as Huberdeau is more of a setup guy.  I had zero autographed cards of his, so getting 1 of my 2 back signed is still cool.

Matthew Coronato TTM Success

 

Mailed:  2/4/2025
Received:  3/17/2025
Days:  41
c/o:  Calgary Flames

 Matthew was a point per game player in the AHL.  He has 33 points in 61 games for the Flames, in his first full season of NHL hockey.  He was a 1st round draft pick in 2021 and chose to leave NCAA to join the pro ranks.  I would say it was a good decision.  He is only 22 so the potential is definitely there.  41 days for a young NHLer is really good.  I love the way the autograph pops on the Star Rookies card too.  I may have to try to get more of those autographed.

 

Jiri Hudler TTM Success

Mailed:  1/18/2016
Received:  3/12/2016
Days:  54
c/o: Calgary Flames

Jiri was traded from Calgary to Florida in the time after I sent this and when he mailed it back to me.  He has 5 points in 9 games so far with the Panthers.  He went from a team with no chance at the playoffs, to now being on a team with a good shot to make a run.

Lance Bouma TTM Success

Mailed:  1/22/2015
Received:  4/30/2015
Days:  98
c/o: Calgary Flames

Lance had a nice little breakout year with the Flames this year.  34 points in 78 games before going down with an injury late in the season.  He hasn't made it back for the playoffs yet, and the Flames could use him.

Sean Monahan TTM Success

Mailed:  11/27/2014
Received:  1/19/2015
Days:  53
c/o: Calgary Flames

Sean had a pretty good rookie season with the Flames last year and looks to be building on that success this season.  He has 28 points in 45 games so far.  

Jonas Hiller TTM Success

Mailed:  10/15/2014
Received:  11/20/2014
Days:  36
c/o: Calgary Flames

The Swiss native is having a pretty good season so far in Calgary.  Nobody really expects the Flames to do much this year, but they are defying the odds right now.  Hiller had some great years in Anaheim, but was chastized for not coming through in the playoffs.  I would love to know where or how he continues to get his old school KOHO goalie pads though, as KOHO was out of business before the new regulations for smaller equipment took place.

T.J. Brodie TTM Success

Mailed:  3/17/2014
Received:  4/23/2014
Days:  37
c/o: Calgary Flames

T.J. had 31 points on defence for the Flames in his first real full season of NHL action.  He played the full last season that was shorted due to the lockout.  Prior to that, he had been up and down from the Abbotsford Heat.

David Jones TTM Success

Mailed:  2/5/2014
Received:  3/10/2014
Days:  33
c/o: Calgary Flames

David Jones was drafted by the Avalanche in the 9th round in 2003.  He was drafted out of the BCHL, which is rare to begin with.  He chose the college route and played 3 seasons at Dartmouth College before turning pro.  He had a very off year last year in the lockout shortened season.  The Flames are rebuilding, and he has 17 points so far this year.

T.J. Galiardi TTM Success

Mailed:  10/18/2013
Received:  3/5/2014
Days:  138
c/o: Calgary Flames

The Flames continue to be a great team through the mail.  They are having a rough year as the team tries to rebuild.  TJ has 14 points so far this season for the Flames and has been with the Avalanche and Sharks in the past.

Mikael Backlund TTM Success

Mailed:  1/8/2014
Received:  2/25/2014
Days:  48
c/o: Calgary Flames

I mailed Backlund back in 2009 when he was with the Abbotsford Heat.  I don't like to mail to guys a second time, but I pulled a jersey card from Panini Pinnacle a while back and thought I may as well try to get it signed.  Jersey cards are pretty much worthless anyway, considering the rate you pull them.  So this will replace the base card that I have signed already.

Kris Russell TTM Success

Mailed:  11/20/2013
Received:  12/03/2013
Days:  13
c/o: Calgary Flames

Kris is enjoying a career year this season with the Flames.  He has 13 points in 26 games so far.  He has always been a defence first player, and even on bad Blue Jackets' teams, he had a plus rating.  He has also represented Canada at 2 World Championships, getting 7 points in 11 games.  If Team Canada were looking for someone with great defensive sense, they would probably have a harder look at him for the Olympic team.  However, we seem to be pretty deep on D-men this year, so I doubt that he will get a look.  

Dennis Wideman TTM Success

Mailed:  1/22/2013
Received:  03/13/2013
Days:  50
c/o: Calgary Flames

I saw Dennis play a couple of times when he was with the Knights in the OHL.  He was a standout player to say the least.  He had 65 points in his last season there, for a defenceman, that is pretty good.  He has 12 points in 24 games, so far for the Calgary Flames, which have had a dismal year so far.

NHL Alumni Game 2012

The NHL Alumni tour came through Napanee, Ontario at the Strathcona Paper Centre, last week.  It is a more low key tour than the Oldtimers Hockey Challenge Tour that comes to Kingston, Ontario every year.  We got a deal on the tickets through my daughters' school, which was cool.  If you want to check out the tour schedule, go to www.benefithockey.com for more information and to see if the tour is coming near you. Walter Gretzky was the ambassador for the event and he signed autographs for the entire 3 hours.  He really is a cool guy.  He was joking around with people and posing for photographs and signing tons of autographs.  I got him to sign a puck for me, and he also signed this notepad type of paper for me.

Marty McSorley was the last guy to come out.  I was there with 2 friends and ran into another guy I knew, so there was only 4 of us getting autographs.  He went over to a chair and sat down to sign.  He said he had both hips replaced and the plane ride from LA, left him really sore.  He always takes his time signing the autographs, but he was chatting with us about the lockout and also about the 1993 Stalney Cup Finals where he got targeted for having an illegal stick.  It was interesting to get his take on that as I am a huge Habs fan and I watched every minute of those cup playoffs.  It was just so cool of him to sit around and chat with us for about 30 minutes at the end of a long day.

Dave Reid also spent a bit of time with us.  He used to own a card shop in Whitby, Ontario, so I asked him if he collected his own cards.  He said they always got a bunch of the base cards by the company that produced them, but he didn't go after the memorabilia or autographed cards.

Gary Leeman.

Bill Derlago.

Brent Gretzky.  I watched him play junior with the Belleville Bulls.

Mike Krushelnyski.

Brad Marsh.

Chris Butler TTM Success

Mailed:  03/02/2012
Received:  03/21/2012
Days:  19
c/o: Calgary Flames

WOW!  Its been over a month since I received something back from a player.  Chris signed both cards in the perfect spots in black sharpie.  And back in only 19 days!  The Flames are on the outside looking in on a playoff spot right now, but its within striking distance.  He has had a decent season with the Flames, with 13 points in 60 games thus far.  

 

2012 NHL All Star Game in Ottawa, Ontario (part 1)

Ottawa is only about a 2 hour drive away from where I live.  So, a few friends and myself drove up there to take in the festivities.  My sister had been given some tickets to the game on Sunday night, and we ended up getting scalper tickets for the Skills Competition on Saturday night.

The Fan Fair at the Convention Centre, was lined up as far as the eye could see.  There were some really good autograph guests in there too, but there was no way we wanted to stand in line for hours just to get in, and then stand in more lines to do anything inside.  So, we ended up going to the Chateau Laurier, where the players were staying.  There was a ton of asshole dealers there getting as many autographs as possible.  I suggest you don't buy anything on EBAY from AUTHENTICSIGS.  When I can find out who the others were, I will post their IDs too.  The giant, fat russian that we have seen before was out there too.  He would literally run people over to get to someone.  It was really sad.  This had a huge impact on the autographs that we were able to obtain for sure.
Now to the positives.  This is who I did get.

 Steven Stamkos signed 8x10 photo.  I love this pic and the auto is awesome.  I am going to have to make some room on my wall for this one.

Jarome Iginla signed puck.  I was really lucky in getting this signed as he was really annoyed with the dirt bag dealers that were getting 5 photos signed each.  I asked him to personalize it and told him that he didn't sign for me yet, so he signed it.

I was able to get Henrik Sedin to sign this photo of the twins, but I wasn't able to get Daniel.  The only opportunity I did have, he was carrying his daughter and there was no way I was going to even bother him.  I let the dealers piss him off in that case.

Henrik Lundqvist came out of a side door.  I had to follow him down the street a bit and he got a red light.  I asked him to sign the McFarlane base.  He seemed a bit annoyed but signed it anyway.  I have always liked his play and I have had this figure for about 5 years waiting to get it signed, so it was nice to cross this one off.

Joffrey Lupul and Shea Weber signed cards.

My buddy had a Carey Price jersey to get signed, we were all on the lookout for him as it was the only thing he wanted to get done.  Once he got his autograph, I slid in to get another McFarlane signed.  Carey is quiet but always signs for us when we have met him.

Mark Giordano TTM Success

Mailed:  11/23/2011
Received:  01/04/2012
Days:  42
c/o:  Calgary Flames



The Flames continue to be the best TTM team in Canada.  Mark didn't really take the direct route to the NHL.  He played in the OHL for the Owen Sound Attack.  After being undrafted, he signed a contract with the Flames.  After 2 stints in Russia, he became a mainstay in Calgary.  Last season, he had a career year with 43 points.  This season, the Flames have struggled and Mark only had 8 points before going down with a hamstring injury.  Hopefully he is back real soon.

Alex Tanguay TTM Success

Mailed:  09/23/2011
Received:  11/02/2011
Days:  40
c/o:  Calgary Flames

I always liked Tanguay when he was with the Avalanche.  They were sort of my second favourite team simply because I am the biggest Patrick Roy fan.  He had a short stint with the Canadiens, which only lasted 1 season.  He seems to be the only one putting up points right now for the struggling Flames.  They have some really talented players, so it is only a matter of time before they start winning games again.

Cory Sarich TTM Success

Mailed:  01/18/2011
Received:  05/30/2011
Days:  132
c/o:  Calgary Flames

Cory is a great stay at home defenceman for the Flames.  Another Saskatchewan born guy.  He had 17 points this year as the Flames just missed the playoffs.  Always good to add another Calgary Flames' to my collection.

Brendan Morrison TTM Success

Mailed:  03/02/2011
Received:  03/21/2011
Days:  19
c/o:Calgary Flames

The former Hobey Baker award winner is having somewhat of a rejuvenated season with the Flames.  He has 43 points with 9 games remaining in the season.