Henrik Zetterberg

Fan letter sent February 25, 2011.
3/3 autographed cards received April 11, 2013.

Pavel Datsyuk, From Russia With Love

 

Fan letter sent May 23, 2012.
3/3 Autographed cards returned February 14, 2013.

Sorry for the cheesy/gay sounding title but I just had to put it in there since I got the return on Valentine's Day.  Don't worry, I'm not that way...unless I find an opportunity to make someone laugh.  Datsyuk is probably one of my favorite players who never played for the Carolina Hurricanes, so getting this return was pretty awesome.  He has six goals and eight assists in 13 games so far this season.  Another one of Detroit's great late draft steals, as they got him 171st overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, Datsyuk has 732 points in 745 career regular season games, and 94 points in 126 Stanley Cup Playoffs games.  Never mind he's a plus-213 for his career in the regular season and a plus-32 in the playoffs.

Ted Lindsay

Retired player.  Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1966.

Part of the Red Wings last Stanley Cup in 1955 before their 1997 return to glory, Lindsay won four Stanley Cups with the Red Wings during his time with the team.  He also won the Art Ross Trophy in 1950, was GM of the Red Wings from 1977-80 and coached the Wings for 29 games in 1980.

Sid Abel

Autographed puck acquired through eBay in April.

The third member of the Detroit Red Wings "Production Line" made famous during the 40s and 50s along with Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay.  Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1969.

Nicklas Lidstrom

Fan letter sent December 18, 2010.

3/3 autographed cards received November 18, 2011.

I haven't really had a chance to put these latest TTM autograph acquisitions up yet until now, but I'll have to check with my other Lidstrom autograph to see if these match.  It took exactly 11 months to get these back from Detroit.

Johan Franzen

 

 

Fan letter sent February 23, 2011.
4/3 autographed cards received June 10, 2011.

Somehow one of Franzen's cards came back as doubles, so if anyone wants a player who has had a four-goal and a five-goal game, tell who you're willing to trade for him, autographed that is.  Kind of interesting since I only sent three cards.  Anyway...Don't worry, I won't ask for too much.

Henrik Zetterberg UD Game Jersey

Currently with the Detroit Red Wings.

Insert acquired May 31, 2011.

The 30-year old Swedish born Zetterberg has averaged almost a point-per-game in his 586 career NHL regular season games.  Yet another late-round pick-up that the Wings brought to the NHL.

Nicklas Lidstrom

Acquired through NHL Auctions.

Nicklas Lidstrom is considered by some to be one of the best (if not the best) defenseman to ever play in the NHL, and has won the Norris Trophy six times along with the Conn Smythe Trophy with Detroit in 2002.  He has 1,046 career points and is a plus-431 for his NHL career.  He was also the first European to captain a team to the Stanley Cup, back in 2008 when he was with the Detroit Red Wings.