Brad May

Date sent: April 27, 2012
Date received: May 9, 2012
Total time: 12 days
Total players responses: 486
Total 2012 responses: 89

A nice auto by former Vancouver Canuck Brad May.  Brad played for 7 teams in his career, most notably for the Buffalo Sabres.  His historic goal vs the Boston Bruins created the announcer to shout "May Day! May Day!" as he had deked out a few players to score a goal.  Thanks Brad for the nice auto!

Aaron Asham

Date sent: October 20th, 2011
Date received: January 26th, 2012
Total time: 98 days
Total players responses: 403
Total 2012 responses: 6

Nice to see Aaron Asham send back a return only after a few months!  Aaron looks like a typical tough guy in his picture, ready to scrap with anyone willing to cross his path.  Earlier this year, he knocked out Jay Beagle, then proceeded to make a gesture that not many people took too kindly to.  Thanks for the auto Aaron!

Luke Schenn

Date sent: January 17th, 2011
Date received: January 11th, 2012
Total time: 359 days
Total players responses: 399
Total 2012 responses: 2

A pretty good return from a great, young player.  Luke Schenn is the brother of Braydon Schenn.  Schenn is a stay at home type of defenseman who plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs and was drafted 5th overall in the 2008 entry draft.  He's currently on pace to match his career high in points with 22!

Tessa Bonhomme

Date sent: March 8th, 2011
Date received: December 19th, 2011
Total time: 286 days
Total players responses: 397
Total 2011 responses: 392

Tessa is an established Canadian women's hockey player.  She was part of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic team which captured gold.  In addition to being very, very prominent in the International stage, she also has the distinction of being the first ever pick in the CWHL draft. 

Shannon Szabados

Date sent: March 8th, 2011
Date received: October 31st, 2011
Total time: 237 days
Total players responses: 352
Total 2011 responses: 347

Wow, this is a beauty of an autograph.  Some might call it messy, but I really do like the rigid lines of this one.  Shannon Szabados is an Edmonton born hockey player, who has represented Team Canada many, many times.  She's been part of the Olympic squad who captured gold this past year in Vancouver and helped Team Canada also win in various other tournaments.  Thanks Shannon for the great goaltending!

Jennifer Botterill

Date sent: March 18th, 2011
Date received: July 14th, 2011
Total time: 118 days
Total players responses: 277
Total 2011 responses: 272

A nice return from Jennifer Botterill representing Team Canada.  Jennifer has represented Canada in many International tournaments before leaving the game this past year.  I highly recommend sending autographs to her as she has a really nice signature which I am extremely proud of owning.  Thanks Jennifer!

Martin Lapointe

Date sent: May 23rd, 2011

Date received: June 28th, 2011 

Total time: 36 days

Total players responses: 264

Total 2011 responses: 259

A nice return from Martin Lapointe, signed on this World Junior Tournament Canada Card when he was a young pup.  Martin is now retired from the game he loved, having a pretty successful career playing almost 1,000 games. He played for many storied franchises, included the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings.  Way to go Martin!

Meaghan Mikkelsson

Date sent: March 9th, 2011

Date received: June 11th, 2011
Total time: 94 days
Total players responses: 242
Total 2011 responses: 237

Ok, I really like this autograph.  It was personalized by Meghan herself and has lots of loopy-ness in her autograph!  Meaghan has a handful of gold medals (5) while playing for Team Canada.  She has a brother who plays in the NHL, Brendan.  He plays for the Calgary Flames and I'm sure he has been a huge help to Meghan's hockey development.

Jayna Hefford

Date sent: March 20th, 2011

Date received: May 23rd, 2011
Total time: 64 days
Total players responses: 240
Total 2011 responses: 235

A nice auto from Jayna Hefford (or would've been real nice if the ink stuck, my fault for not prepping the card properly).  Jayna plays for Team Canada regularly (since 2002) and has won countless gold and silver medals.  I guess really, if you've played on any North American women's team for a while, you're bound to have at least 5 gold medals. 

Dan Hamhuis

Date sent: January 26th, 2011
Date received: May 18th, 2011
Total time: 82 days
Total players responses: 226
Total 2011 responses: 221

Dan Hamhuis is a stud on defense for the Canucks!  He has been one of the better acquisitions for the Canucks from this past off-season and is playing regularly against the opponents' top players.  A great BC boy and a fantastic IP and TTM'er.  Finally, a different card he signed!  Thanks Dan!

Roberto Luongo

Received IP: April 9th, 2011
Total players responses: 203
Total 2011 responses: 198

An actual Roberto Luongo autograph!  I managed to get his autograph when the Canucks were in town.  I'm not a huge fan of his autograph, but it is what it is.  Currently, Roberto is doing a great job, backstopping the Canucks in the playoffs.  Thanks for the auto Roberto! 

Becky Kellar

Date sent: February 2nd, 2011
Date received: March 22nd, 2011
Total time: 41 days
Total players responses: 164
Total 2011 responses: 159

Becky Kellar is an Olympic gold medalist who represents Team Canada.  She has most recently represented Canada at the Vancouver Olympics this past year where she notched three assists in five games.  Along with being the oldest player on Team Canada during the winter Olympics, she was also the first woman on the team to have a child.  Congrats Becky!

Carla Macleod

Date sent: February 18th, 2011
Date received: March 14th, 2011
Total time: 24 days
Total players responses: 137
Total 2011 responses: 132

Carla MacLeod is another Team Canada women's olympic gold medalist.  As with all the women on Team Canada, they're all really quick with replying.  Unfortunately, this card has some bends and folds in it (not seen that easily in this scan), but is most likely from the delivery of the letter.  Thanks Carla!

Kim St. Pierre

Date sent: January 19th, 2011
Date received: March 2nd, 2011
Total time: 42 days
Total players responses: 100
Total 2011 responses: 95

Yay! My 100th autograph!  I had sent Kim another Canadian Heroes hockey card, and she had sent me back that card, along with an additional photo of herself both signed.  She's an exceptional goalie who plays for Team Canada as well as McGill and Montreal Stars.  She is the first woman in CIS history to have won a men's regular season game.  She's also the second woman goaltender to have played along side NHL players, as Carey Price was sidelined with the flu.

Hayley Wickenheiser

Date sent: February 19th, 2011
Date received: February 28th, 2011
Total time: 40 days
Total players responses: 96
Total 2011 responses: 91

Hayley Wickenheiser, is probably the best female hockey player to have played the game.  Currently playing for the University of Calgary, she has represented Canada many times.  She's captured gold three times and silver once, along with being named tournament MVP twice.  Hayley gave me a card which said "Michael,  all the best".  

Charline Labonte

Date sent: February 9th, 2011
Date received: February 28th, 2011
Total time: 19 days
Total players responses: 95
Total 2011 responses: 90

Charline Labonte is the first woman that responded to my fan mail!  She played as the third goaltender in the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, and has represented Canada numerous times.  She currently plays for the McGill Martlets and is studying for a degree in Physical Education.  Along with this signed card, she attached a second card which was autographed, and a letter thanking me for my letter. 

Ian White

Received IP: February 25th, 2011
Total players responses: 92
Total 2011 responses: 87

Ian White signed for us, a former Flames player, whom was traded to Toronto along with Jamal Mayers and others for Dion Phaneuf.  Solid defenseman, but obviously now plays for the San Jose Sharks.  Thanks for signing Ian!

Steve Larmer

Date sent: February 8th, 2011
Date received: February 23rd, 2011
Total time: 15 days
Total players responses: 80
Total 2011 responses: 75

Drafted 120th overall in the 1980 entry draft, Steve racked up many points in his 15 years of NHL hockey.  In 1006 games played, he had 1012 points, including an additional 131 points in the playoffs.  He was also a member of the 1991 Canada Cup for Team Canada and led the entire competition in goals and only second behind Gretzky in points.  Thanks Steve, for helping Canada win the tournament!