Getting IP Autos for resale

[pwskelly]

Had the pleasure of meeting Bobby Orr twice ... a real gentleman. I watched that man come straight off the ice (was on for over two hours with kids), pull a chair up to a table and start meeting the lineup of fans without any break. He'd smile at the person in line, reach out to shake their hand and say hello. A couple of people ahead of me brought some old posters of Bobby and a book I believe that he claimed he never saw before. Even in my Habs gear Bobby was total class and cracking jokes with me the whole time. I had him sign a jersey for my wife (big Bobby Orr/Ray Bourque fan) and one for my boss who also happened to be a fan.

The only thing I asked for myself was that he quickly pose for a picture with my friend and I, something he did without issue. Truly one of the nicest athletes that I have ever had the pleasure of meeting.

[creasecollector]

Had the pleasure of meeting Bobby Orr twice ... a real gentleman. I watched that man come straight off the ice (was on for over two hours with kids), pull a chair up to a table and start meeting the lineup of fans without any break. He'd smile at the person in line, reach out to shake their hand and say hello. A couple of people ahead of me brought some old posters of Bobby and a book I believe that he claimed he never saw before. Even in my Habs gear Bobby was total class and cracking jokes with me the whole time. I had him sign a jersey for my wife (big Bobby Orr/Ray Bourque fan) and one for my boss who also happened to be a fan.

The only thing I asked for myself was that he quickly pose for a picture with my friend and I, something he did without issue. Truly one of the nicest athletes that I have ever had the pleasure of meeting.

I've personally never met Bobby, however, I've heard of his generosity many times. Truly a one-of-a-kind class act. :)

[30ranfordfan]

Ryan Miller - This is my absolute favorite of them all that I've witnessed IP

I was at Sabres training camp a few years back, before they moved it to First Niagara Center it was at a local rink, where the players basically had to park where us fans park, so it made it hard for them to avoid us. One guy had been trying to get him to sign a specific picture for quite some time and Miller kept refusing. The picture was an overhead shot of him after he had been scored on in overtime in the Olympics, and Crosby had already signed it. Miller finally signed it and told the guy "This is the last (insert expletive for freaking) thing I'm ever signing for you"
Not sure why you would ever ask a player to sign a picture like that, but was funny to see Miller go off on the guy.

That's an odd one. I can see why someone would want it signed by Miller (getting this "historic" picture signed by both parties involved) and I can see why Miller wouldn't want anything to do with it.

I've always found it odd how many duo (or tipple) sign 8x10s there are out there of Henderson & Tretiak. That's got to wear on the man's nerves (Tretiak, I mean) signing a photo of himself being scored on.

[geschrocks33]

I am not sure what Miller is like these days, but when he was still in the AHL I saw him regularly and he was very generous...even after particularly disheartening games. Not that they compared with losing gold but I wanted to clarify that he was always generous with fans.

I didn't meet him a ton, maybe 5 times while he was here, but the only time I heard him talk was when he flipped on the dude. Was always super quiet just signed your thing and moved on