Tyler Myers TTM Success

Mailed:  11/01/2023

Received:  5/21/2025

Days:  567

c/o:  Vancouver Canucks

567 days for this is nearly the longest I have waited for a successful return.  The Canucks are second with a 70% lifetime return rate for me.  They do seem to take a long time, but that is alright with me.  I didn't have any Tyler Myers autographs before this, so these are awesome to add to my collection.  Tyler has had an amazing career and is consistently among the top minutes played guys on his teams.  He is massive at 6 foot 8 so he does not get pushed around to say the least.  

Pius Suter TTM Success

Mailed:  11/08/2024
Received:  2/11/2025
Days:  95
c/o:  Vancouver Canucks

95 days is a decent return time for an NHL Player.  Pius has 25 points this season for the Canucks.  They have had some issues in the locker room, but traded JT Miller away to hopefully fix that.  Most players' scoring is way down for the Canucks this year.  Aside from Quinn Hughes, they are all pretty low.  I am sure there will be some changes coming to the Canucks soon.  Pius started with Chicago then went to Detroit and now to Vancouver.  He is a decent 2 way player so those guys are always needed.  The Canucks are my best return rate for an NHL team.  Currently at 68%.  I am working on getting more of these out but returns have been down overall since I started doing this again.

Pius personalized one of the cards, which is cool!

Ryan Miller TTM Success

Mailed:  10/16/2014
Received:  4/19/2016
Days:  561
c/o: Vancouver Canucks

Ryan Miller was very good on a very terrible Canucks team this year.  He had a .916 save percentage while facing among the highest shot per game totals in the league.  He has never really had a great defence palying in front of him, so it would be cool to see how well he would play on a stronger team.

Radim Vrbata TTM Success

Mailed:  1/29/2015
Received:  10/25/2015
Days:  269
c/o: Vancouver Canucks

Radim Vrbata has been a great addition to the Canucks.  He had 31 goals and 63 points last season, playing with the Sedins.  He has bounced around a bit during his career, so maybe he will stick around in Vancouver for a while.

Alexander Edler TTM Success

Mailed:  2/4/2014
Received:  1/16/2015
Days:  346
c/o: Vancouver Canucks

It was just shy of a year to get this one back.  The Canucks continue to be very TTM friendly.  Overall, I have gotten 76% of my cards back from them, but I also expect to get some of the more recent ones back, so that number may climb.  Alex is having a very good year with 15 points so far.  The Canucks are surprising everyone this year by contending for a playoff position.  Picking up Ryan Miller has helped them immensely, but there are lots of good role players on that team as well.

Mike Santorelli TTM Success

Mailed:  1/7/2014
Received:  4/3/2014
Days:  86
c/o: Vancouver Canucks

Mike was having a pretty good season with the Canucks until a shoulder injury sidelined him for the rest of the season.  He had 28 points in 49 games with the Canucks.

David Booth TTM Success

Mailed:  4/4/2012
Received:  3/14/2014
Days:  709
c/o: Vancouver Canucks

Better late than never I guess.  I have had a few long awaited returns, and this one is by far, not the longest one.  I believe nasty concussions have taken Booth down from the player he once was.  He has had a few, but the Mike Richards one might be the worst.  He has 13 points with the Canucks this year, but was a 30 goal scorer with the Panthers in the past.

Ryan Kesler TTM Success

Mailed:  11/15/2013
Received:  2/7/2014
Days:  84
c/o: Vancouver Canucks

I mailed Ryan Kesler back in 2009 and got the return back in 260 days.  I typically don't mail a player more than once, but in this case, I pulled a jersey card of his in a box of Donruss cards.  So, I thought it would be a neat card to get signed.  He didn't mail me the right card.  I have no idea why, but now I am out the jersey cards too.

Zack Kassian TTM Success

Mailed:  2/1/2013
Received:  04/26/2013
Days:  84
c/o: Vancouver Canucks

Zack had 11 points in 39 games this year with the Canucks as they gave him his first shot at a full time roll in the NHL.  He had 3 points for Canada at the 2011 World Jrs. where they won Silver.  He is a big physical force out there and makes the game fun to watch.

Dan Hamhuis TTM Success

Mailed:  01/31/2012
Received:  12/12/2012
Days:  316
c/o: Vancouver Canucks

I honestly had written this one off.  With the lockout, I figured that if I hadn't received it by now, I never would.  So, a pleasant surprise.  Dan had 37 points with the Canucks last season, which is great for a defenceman.  He was also a plus 29.

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.

Manny Malhotra TTM Success

Mailed:  11/18/2011
Received:  01/13/2012
Days:  56
c/o: Vancouver Canucks


Manny has 13 points in 45 games so far this season with the Canucks.  He suffered a gruesome eye injury last season near the end of the year and was not supposed to play for the rest of the season and playoffs.  He made his return to the lineup in game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals.  I watched him play with Guelph in the OHL and always liked his speed and energy.  He has been more of a role player throughout his NHL career.

Jannik Hansen TTM Success

Mailed:  02/09/2011
Received:  07/26/2011
Days:  167
c/o: Vancouver Canucks

Jannik is one of the fastest skaters that I have ever seen.  He really came into his own this year in the playoffs for the Canucks.  He should have an expanded and full time role with the Canucks this season.

Kevin Bieksa TTM Success

Mailed:  01/06/2011
Received:  07/18/2011
Days:  193
c/o: Vancouver Canucks

Kevin was an integral part of getting the Canucks to game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals.  He just signed on for 5 more season in Vancouver, and with the rest of their high end talent locked up, look for them to continue to contend for a Stanley Cup in the next few years.

Medigas Celebrity Classic Golf Tournament IP Part 2

Shawn Matthias is a former Belleville Bull and is now with the Florida Panthers.

Mike Murphy is another Kingston, Ontario product.  He played for the Bulls and was CHL goalie of the year.  He is now a Carolina Hurricanes prospect and is playing for their farm team, the Charlotte Checkers.
He also is big on twitter, so follow him @MichaelMurphy31

 Peter Mahovlich(the Little M) was there this  year as well.  He is now a scout for the Florida Panthers.

Ric Seiling, Brad Richardson, Shawn Antoski.

Danny Gare, Tony McKegney, Rick Meagher.

Gilles Gilbert, Butch Goring, Mike Murphy.

Roberto Luongo TTM Success

Mailed:  02/17/2009
Received:  04/27/2011
Days:  799
c/o:  Vancouver Canucks

That is right!  799 days.  I mailed this way back in 2009.  I actually mailed a jumbo card and a regular card.  He sent me back a form letter...signed and a team issued post card signed.  The post card is really cool with a great auto.  I actually like getting the letter.  It feels personal, even if someone just inserted it into an envelope.  Roberto was awesome last night in the Game 7 OT win over the Blackhawks.  Now, the Canucks are playing the Predators in round 2 starting tomorrow night.

Christian Ehrhoff TTM Success

Mailed:  09/30/2010
Received:  03/21/2011
Days:  172
c/o: Vancouver Canucks

Christian is one of only a few German born players in the NHL.  He has 47 points so far this year in Vancouver.  He has taken on alot of extra minutes due to the plethora of injuries that has plagued the Canucks.

Medigas Celebrity Classic IP

Matt Beleskey.

Mike Murphy.  Mike is in the Carolina Hurricanes' system.

Shawn Matthias.

Shane O'Brien.

Eric Tangradi.

Medigas Celebrity Classic IP

Mike Murphy, Eric Tangradi, Matt Cookie, Shane O'Brien.

Alex Burrows TTM Success

Mailed:  05/06/2010
Received:  05/20/2010
Days:  14
c/o:  The Vancouver Canucks


What an amazing return!!!  I mailed this to the Canucks when they were still in the playoffs against the Blackhawks.  Burrows is one of those players that you either love or hate.  I personally, think he is awesome!  I wish he was on the Canadiens!  Anyway, 14 days returned is pretty sweet.