Show of appreciation

By Ron Saar
Hockey Hounds Universe editor
Introducing someone to hockey-hounding adventures here in Hockey Bay comes with its rewards. You get to watch hockey fans marvel at meeting NHL players. You see the excitement in their faces when a star player stops to sign. You know memories are created.

Worthy rewards, each and every one.

Another reward comes when they ask if they can get some autographs for you. That's exactly what we have here, courtesy of the Twins, a couple of Colin's hockey teammates.

Over the holiday break, the boys joined us on three hockey-hounding adventures, including the New York Rangers on New Year's Day. After snagging quite a few in the morning, the boys talked their dad into staying until after the team's morning skate.

We're pumped, too, to taking up the Twins' offer, as they scored six cards and the two cheap skate cards, above, from New York's Michael Sauer and Derek Stepan for us. To be honest, I don't think they would've taken "no" for an answer.

Signing cards, shown above, were:

Top row: Sean Avery, Martin Biron, and Ryan Callahan; and
Bottom row: Matt Gilroy Michal Rozsival and Michael Sauer.