Player’s Name: Dion Phaneuf
Player’s Current Team: Calgary Flames
Player’s Current Address: c/o Calgary Flames, P.O. Box 1540 Stn. M., Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 3B9
Date Sent out: 2/21/09
Date Returned: 3/31/09 (41 days)
Why go after this autograph: I sent this one out thinking if it came back, great, if not, it’s ok. So you can imagine how excited my wife and I were when we got it back. He is one of the top 10 defenders in hockey right now, he is also one of the hardest hitters in the league. He is a smart defender that is great from the point. He has 3 All Star appearances in 4 years and is the main reason that Sean Avery was suspended as when Sean made his “sloppy seconds” comment, he was referring to Dion and how he is romantically involved with Avery’s ex-girlfriend Elisha Cuthbert (Jack Bauer’s daughter from “24″). The fact that he replaced me card with this one is even cooler as I like this card a lot.
Any Current Certified Autographs Available: There are quite a few availableon eBay and below are 3 examples. It’s running about $40 – $150 on eBay, depending on the brand.
Very nice success! I’ve always wanted to try hockey TTM (or, heck, TTM period) but I’ve never figured out the logistics and manners for it.. I need to do some research.
Chemgod, do you have a post about how to send cards TTM? I’d love to send some cards out, but like Waxwombat, I don’t know the proper way to go about it.
Thanks for the boost in my spirits. I’m a HUGE fan of Phaneuf and sent a TTM request back at the start of the season. I had essentially written any kind of success off until your post. Hopefully he did the “switcheroo” with the card I sent as well.