Showing posts with label Jersey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jersey. Show all posts

Friday, November 13, 2009

Marty Turco



Marty Turco is basically my goaltending idol. He and I both go/went to the same school (University of Michigan) and won two National Championships there. This was actually a TTM (Through the Mail) and not a in person signing. I actually sent a card to get autographed via his house address, and in the letter asked that if I were to send a U of M jersey, if he'd be willing to sign it. He sent a post it note on the card that read "Jersey-You bet! Send it on in!" Needless to say, I was so stoked I went out and bought this jersey immediately. I went to the UPS store, got a nice little box to put it in, through in a thank you letter, the post it note, and the silver paint pen to go with it. I asked if he wants to personalize or throw anything extra on there that'd be awesome, and I leave it entirely up to him. I included the return label already paid for, so all he had to do was slap it back on the box, and UPS would either pick it up from his house for free or he could take it to the UPS store. After a few months of waiting (basically from December to the end of the season) I got it back. That made my month. Upper Left corner reads Go Blue, middle is his signature, and upper right is National Championship 96 98.

Just one of the best things I ever recieved in the mail. Just amazing. Marty is the man for doing something like that. I have nothing but good things to say about him.

Mikael Sammuelson



I picked up this jersey right after the Winter Classic in '09, and had the opportunity to meet Mikael at a local memorabilia place to get his autograph. I gotta be honest, the first thing I noticed about him is that he had some guns on his arms. His bi's and tri's were about the size of my head, and thats not small to start with. Very nice guy. His agent was sitting next to him, and I had him sign my jersey with that special inscription, making it one of a kind. It's the box score from the Winter Classic game. My goal is to have everyone that was on the box score sign it, but now it's pretty difficult considering that Hudler is now in Russia, and I have no access to Hossa or Conklin anymore either. Sucks, but, what can you do?

I just really like this piece, and I feel it's one of a kind, and special to me.