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Forbsey-123 · 10-20-2016, 03:57 PM

Every time I've met one its been a bit of a gong show.

Was born in Brantford Ontario (Gretzkys hometown) and he held the Gretzky classic each year. Happened to be at the pool where they all stayed and I'd heard that Brett Hull would be there...so I bring his card and am wondering aimlessly around the pool looking for him....must of walked right by him 10 times looking right at him but not recognizing (He was in a bathing suit, tanned as hell with shades on) and I only recognized him in his helmet....he eventually stopped me and told me to come over....I told him I couldn't...I was looking for Brett Hull.

Once all banged up at Cowboys in the University days....waiting in line at ATM and I drunkenly stumble into the guy in front of me and kind of push myself off him so I don't fall over....I feel an arm grab me by my shirt and straighten me out...I grab the arm and try to yank it off me while telling buddy to get the eff off me. I look up and its Iginla giving me the jersey scrunch with his other fist cocked by his side....a guy grabs his arm off me and cuts in front of me telling me to chill out...it was Kristof Oliwa.....yikes...sobered up right quick and apologized

About a year after Iginla incident I'm working at the Olympic Oval in the skate/rental skate/sharpening booth. I'm in the booth out of view and I hear the girl I'm working with tell a customer that the sharpener was broken and we couldn't sharpen his skates...customer then asks to rent a pair and she says that he'll need to leave his ID while he rents them (standard policy)....he kind of laughs and says "really" the girl starts to get a bit of an attitude and says 'ya really, its our policy'....customer then asks if there's any way around it or if there was anyone else who could help him and she says no....sorry, nothing we can do. I decide to peak my head around the corner and see whats up. It was freaking Mario Lemieux and he was over in the Hockey Canada building preparing for the 2002 Olympics....wanted to go for a skate with a few volenteers.....I almost fell out of my chair then told him he could have whatever he wants. He asked if he could sharpen his skates himself, so I let him (machine was fine....we were just lazy). It was a time before cell phones and having a camera on my constantly so all I got was his autograph on a friggin receipt. I told the girl I was working with that if Mario wants he can have anything available...even the freakin money out of the till if he says so.

10-20-2016, 03:57 PM	#266
Forbsey-123 Farm Team Player Join Date: Dec 2012 Exp:	Every time I've met one its been a bit of a gong show. Was born in Brantford Ontario (Gretzkys hometown) and he held the Gretzky classic each year. Happened to be at the pool where they all stayed and I'd heard that Brett Hull would be there...so I bring his card and am wondering aimlessly around the pool looking for him....must of walked right by him 10 times looking right at him but not recognizing (He was in a bathing suit, tanned as hell with shades on) and I only recognized him in his helmet....he eventually stopped me and told me to come over....I told him I couldn't...I was looking for Brett Hull. Once all banged up at Cowboys in the University days....waiting in line at ATM and I drunkenly stumble into the guy in front of me and kind of push myself off him so I don't fall over....I feel an arm grab me by my shirt and straighten me out...I grab the arm and try to yank it off me while telling buddy to get the eff off me. I look up and its Iginla giving me the jersey scrunch with his other fist cocked by his side....a guy grabs his arm off me and cuts in front of me telling me to chill out...it was Kristof Oliwa.....yikes...sobered up right quick and apologized About a year after Iginla incident I'm working at the Olympic Oval in the skate/rental skate/sharpening booth. I'm in the booth out of view and I hear the girl I'm working with tell a customer that the sharpener was broken and we couldn't sharpen his skates...customer then asks to rent a pair and she says that he'll need to leave his ID while he rents them (standard policy)....he kind of laughs and says "really" the girl starts to get a bit of an attitude and says 'ya really, its our policy'....customer then asks if there's any way around it or if there was anyone else who could help him and she says no....sorry, nothing we can do. I decide to peak my head around the corner and see whats up. It was freaking Mario Lemieux and he was over in the Hockey Canada building preparing for the 2002 Olympics....wanted to go for a skate with a few volenteers.....I almost fell out of my chair then told him he could have whatever he wants. He asked if he could sharpen his skates himself, so I let him (machine was fine....we were just lazy). It was a time before cell phones and having a camera on my constantly so all I got was his autograph on a friggin receipt. I told the girl I was working with that if Mario wants he can have anything available...even the freakin money out of the till if he says so.