Solid incentive

It's hard saying no to any opportunity to get an autograph from a hockey legend, such as Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur. But when you can do something good in the process, well, that makes it just a little nicer.

Mike, one of two Hockey Hound Universe Toronto-area correspondents, visited a battery recycling event in downtown Toronto last Saturday. Lafleur, who played for the Montreal Canadiens, Quebec Nordiques and New York Rangers in his 17-year career, was the main draw for hockey hounds.

Here's the best part. The more batteries, measured by weight, you donated, the greater your reward.

Mike, who donated 4.2 kilos (a little more than 9 pounds) of batteries, scored two 8x10s, this puck and a signed postcard. For 10 kilos (about 22 pounds), you got a signed stick. Fifty kilos (about 110 pounds) meant a signed jersey.

Any one, or all together, that sounds like a good deal.