John Erskine and Danny Taylor IP

The local NHLers and prospects participated in a charity event to raise money for Kingston Minor Hockey.  There is quite a few local guys playing in the NHL, OHL, AHL, and NCAA.  I think some of the guys left from different areas of the rink, so I missed a lot of them.  I know a lot of people were dissappointed that Taylor Hall was not there but he had another commitment in Niagara Falls.
Danny Taylor played for the Kingston Frontenacs and was drafted by the LA Kings.  Although he was born in England, he has lived in Kingston, ON for most of his life.  He has only played 1 period of play in the NHL and he has bounced around in the minors quite a bit before going over to Europe to play last season.  He is currently a free agent, so hopefully he will get signed by a North American team.  I actually purchased his used pads from the Kingston Frontenacs a few years ago, and I have been using them ever since.  I have every NHL card of him that has ever been made.  08-09 UD Black had letter mark cards that spelled out the players' names.  I was trying to collect them one by one, but the "Y" was short printed and hadn't come up yet.  Some one listed a whole set, so I bought it.  I waited a while and eventually another "Y" popped up on ebay, so I bought it too.  I gave Danny my second set, and he thanked me.  We chatted for a few minutes and he signed a puck for me.  He is a great guy and a great goalie, so hopefully he makes his way back to the NHL.

John Erskine is a monster of a defenceman that plays for the Washington Capitals.  He was originally drafted by the Dallas Stars in 98.

OHL All-Star Classic IP (Part 4)

Adam Graves was in town so I got him on this card.

 

Steve Thomas was also in town.

 Doug Gilmour was at the luncheon, so I got him to sign my McFarlane base.  He put it in exactly the right spot to not get blocked by the figure.  The only thing about this is that he signed it with his Leafs' number and not his Flames' number.

I got Brian Lashoff on this photo.  He was a member of Team USA and is a Detroit Red Wings prospect.

OHL All-Star Classic IP (Part 3)

Ryan Ellis of the Windsor Spitfires signed this 8x10.  He was a member of the Silver Medal winning team this year, and the Gold Medal winning team last year. He is a Nashville Predators prospect.

 

Tyler Seguin of the Plymouth Whalers signed this photo for me.  He is projected to go either 1st or 2nd overall in this year's NHL Entry draft.  I expect that he will go 2nd overall, as I can't see anyone knocking Taylor Hall from that spot.

I got Ethan Werek of the Kingston Frontenacs to sign these cards and photos for me.  He is  New York Rangers prospect.  I didn't get a chance to rub the gloss off of these cards, so they look rough.

OHL All-Star Classic IP

I went to the OHL All-star classic Skills competition and game this week in Kingston, Ontario.  I also bought tickets to the OHL All-star Fire and Ice Luncheon where we got to mingle with all of the players and alumni that were in for the event.  We had Tyler Beskorowany of the Kingston Frontenacs and Matt Hackett of the Plymouth Whalers, sitting with us.  Tyler is a Dallas Stars' prospect, and Matt is a Minnesota Wild prospect.  They were very cool to talk to and shared with us some of their experiences at NHL training camps and such.  So, I will start off with posting their autographs.
This is the Tyler Beskorowany photo that I had signed.

 

This is the Matt Hackett card that I had signed.  It is from the just released, ITG Heroes and Prospects.