What is the best way to get a photo of Connor McDavid autographed?

[wired]

Try writing a letter to the organization telling the same story. I'm sure that McDavid would sign the photo if he knew what your grandson is going through.
A letter might actually get to someone vs a tweet or whatever.
Just finished reading the whole post. Pretty crappy.

[topfiverecords]

Let’s all chip in a few bucks for it. Would be an awesome thing to get in the media. “Flames Fans Buy Oilers Fan a Signed McDavid Print because the Actual Oilers Wouldn’t.

[foshizzle11]

haha, start a gofundme, this would be a worthy cause.

[Macindoc]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

Let’s all chip in a few bucks for it. Would be an awesome thing to get in the media. “Flames Fans Buy Oilers Fan a Signed McDavid Print because the Actual Oilers Wouldn’t.

Is it time to merge this thread with E=NG?

[Hackey]

I have to agree with others who mentioned the meeting McDavid part is what likely got the automatic no. Not sure if it would change things or not but Id imagine if it was phrased in a way like "Id drop it off anywhere you wanted" that you might have better luck. Offer to drop it off to someone at the hotel, before practice, before or after the game. I guess Id just make it as easy as possible. Maybe you could even offer to mail it to them.

Edit: i guess not. The Oilers are just classless.

[GordonBlue]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

Take it to the media. Seriously, that is just a rude response and any media outlet will run with this story. Watch how fast they bend over and back peddle once the story breaks.

Depends on what they actually said.
I didn't think their first response was all that bad. Disappointing maybe, but not out of line considering how many meet McDavid requests are likely received.

[wired]

If you talk to the Oilers office, and see if they can accommodate you if you are able to have the picture dropped off. I used to drive by it a few times a week when I first moved here.
There are a few of us who live in Edmonton that might be able to help out.
I will ask the guys at work if they have any connections....have a few guys who have mentioned they know staff.

[Rerun]

This is my second e-mail to the Oilers...

HI XXXXXX.

Would it be possible for me to leave or send the photograph somewhere to be autographed by Connor McDavid? I don’t need to meet him..
I said meet Connor because in my mind's eye that's how its done. I'm in my 60's and haven't gotten an autograph since I was a kid. The way it was done when I was a kid was you went to the arena and hung around where the players would leave the building and ask a player for his autograph. It was always done in person if you knew where the player was going to be. That's it.. you gave the player a piece of paper, a book, or a picture, along with a pen and they signed it and gave it back to you. Sorry if my request wasn't clear enough. My goal is to get the autograph, not meeting Connor McDavid. I’m really trying to get his autograph... and a personalized one to my Grandson would be preferred.

Perhaps you can talk to your PR department? This is for a 10 year old boy with a physical deformity that he’s had all his life... not me.



This was there reply...

Good morning Mike,

Thank you for your reply. As per my previous email we are unfortunately unable to accommodate any requests for autographed items due to the large amount of requests we receive.

Your grandson is more than welcome to send in fan mail addressed to Connor McDavid, and it will be passed along to him. We cannot guarantee that all letters will be responded to, however each player attempts to respond in a timely manner.

Please note that we will not accept any personal items to be autographed by our players, alumni or coaches as these items are important to you and we want to prevent the misfortune of damaged or misplaced items


I mean, they aren't mean or anything... its just that they aren't willing to accept the picture and give it to McDavid to autograph. I guess it will, in the end, come down to me finding someone who knows someone in the Oiler organization that would be willing to try to do this for me.

[1Nite]

Is it possible that it's the photo set, maybe the reason that, the $150 one are some sort of license for those and not the $50, and him signing it may break some deal, he was paid for, maybe he would sign something else if it was sent to them? I will try asking my sales guy at Kentwood Ford, they have some kind of deal with some of the players, longshot might be able to get something.


Don't know all the details, but towards the end of last season, my sisters neighbor a big oiler fan, was doing some work in Calgary and the company got him into a practice and he met some of the players and he got some jerseys signed for his sons one was Johnny Gaudreau, don't know who the other son got, but they gave my nephew a Monahan one, it had the tag still on it for about $290, don't know who paid for it.

[Cole436]

This is definitely something that should be tweeted to the media. I can't see them saying no at that point.

[GioforPM]

If there's a GG contact I'd seek help from him. He seems like a good guy. Otherwise hang out at the airport. You'd get an awkward pic as well.

[GordonBlue]

Originally Posted by Cole436

This is definitely something that should be tweeted to the media. I can't see them saying no at that point.

and why would the media run with it? the oilers didn't do anything wrong other than nicely saying no.

I could see going to the media if they did something inappropriate.

they wished the grandson well, they explained why the gentleman couldn't get an autograph and explained why the don't accept sending in personal items to be signed. I can't blame the op for being miffed, but does it really meet any threshold for public outrage?

personally, if I worked for the oilers I'd likely do the exact same thing.
except I'd have a stock of autographed 8x10 pictures of McDavid and at the end offer to send one. not sure why they don't do that as it seems stupid not to.

[Northendzone]

i think it is easy in this situation to take some shots at the oielrs; however, i would think that most nhl teams who have superstar players get lots of requests for signing stuff and their response is similar.

while they likely get legit requests, they likely also get lots of requests from memorbilia sellers trying to increase the value of something they want to flip.

[Huntingwhale]

I'm not surprised they said no. We all like to mock the Oilers and all, but McDavid is the most popular and in-demand player in the league. It should come as a surprise to no one that they can't accomodate the request.

As for the Flames going above and beyond in situations like this, I'm willing to bet that for every successful/classy story we hear about, there's a greater number that are refused. We just don't hear about them.

I know it might seem disappointing to your grandson to not get the autograph. But you can actually spin this to be a ''double gift'' of sorts. Give him the photograph and he'll be super happy regardless. Then with a sly grin and twinkle in your eye, tell him this is only part 1; you're working on getting his hockey hero to sign it for him! This not only makes him super excited, but buys you more time to find a way to get it done. Down the road when you're able to get it autographed, you're grandson gets the same gift all over again except this time it's upgraded. Imagine how excited he's going to be when you come pick up the photo and tell him when you come back, it's going to be signed. The kid will go crazy!

With enough persistence and cunning, you WILL eventually get it done. But don't view it as a disappointment that you're request can't be accommodated right away. Make it a 2 part gift! And IMO the suggestions from some people here to go to the media to 'shame' the Oilers into doing it are pretty classless and opens up a door for others to do the same. Others who might not have as honorable intentions as you. No one likes to be shamed or embarrassed into doing something. It will make the organization resent you and likely make all parties look bad. There is a time and place to go to the media for help (ex: being overcharged for life-saving medicine, insurance not paying out on some typo, etc). Seeking an autograph is hardly the time or place to blackmail a multi-million dollar organization through the media.

[wired]

I asked on of my co-workers if he knew any staff with the oilers, and told him your situation. He said that its a definite no with getting items signed by players.

[Azhouse]

Originally Posted by kukkudo

Not surprised Oilers organization gave you that response. That is one big difference between the Flames and Oilers.

My 8 year old (at the time) son's favorite is Johnny. My wife inquired about how my he could meet him for his birthday which is after the hockey season. The flames sent a nice letter explaining how he is away in the offseason and sent him a personalized autographed color 8x10 photo.

[Red Potato Standing By]

Not to sound crass, but is the extra 100 dollars really that outrageous to spend for the signed copy considering the reason why you want to give it your grandson? I mean if it is that important what difference does the extra hundred make?

[Sutter_in_law]

Originally Posted by Zethrynn

Not to sound crass, but is the extra 100 dollars really that outrageous to spend for the signed copy considering the reason why you want to give it your grandson? I mean if it is that important what difference does the extra hundred make?

he has explained a couple times now that he would like it personalized to his grandson, not just a picture with an autograph.

OP - could you ask the guy that you are emailing with if he could get a short cellphone video of McDavid saying something along the lines of "I hope you are feeling better and back playing hockey soon Caeden"

they might be able to get something like that done, it takes 5 seconds and can be emailed to you

[Rerun]

Originally Posted by Zethrynn

Not to sound crass, but is the extra 100 dollars really that outrageous to spend for the signed copy considering the reason why you want to give it your grandson? I mean if it is that important what difference does the extra hundred make?

There are a couple of reasons why I didn't spend the $150 for an autographed photo of McDavid. The first is that I really couldn't afford to spend that amount of money on a Christmas present for my Grandson. I'm retired therefore on a limited income. $150 is a lot of money to me... maybe not to yourself... but to me it is. Also I have more than one grandchild. Is it fair to spend so much on one and not the same on the others? I think not. I also have to buy Christmas presents for many other family members. Christmas is an expensive time of year.

The second reason is... would giving a run of the mill autographed McDavid photo mean that much to a 10 year old boy as opposed to getting the same thing but without the autograph? I doubt it. Autographs mean much more to adults than they mean to 10 year old boys. However... getting a personalized autographed photo where McDavid has actually written out my grandson's name and offered best wishes.... Wow.. can you just imagine the smile on my Grandson's face when he sees that?

[CroFlames]

Originally Posted by Rerun

There are a couple of reasons why I didn't spend the $150 for an autographed photo of McDavid. The first is that I really couldn't afford to spend that amount of money on a Christmas present for my Grandson. I'm retired therefore on a limited income. $150 is a lot of money to me... maybe not to yourself... but to me it is. Also I have more than one grandchild. Is it fair to spend so much on one and not the same on the others? I think not. I also have to buy Christmas presents for many other family members. Christmas is an expensive time of year.

The second reason is... would giving a run of the mill autographed McDavid photo mean that much to a 10 year old boy as opposed to getting the same thing but without the autograph? I doubt it. Autographs mean much more to adults than they mean to 10 year old boys. However... getting a personalized autographed photo where McDavid has actually written out my grandson's name and offered best wishes.... Wow.. can you just imagine the smile on my Grandson's face when he sees that?

Sounds like now your best bet is to write a letter to McDavid. I assume he'll probably arrange to have something autographed sent out to you. You can then frame it.



At the same time, I'd do the same with Monahan. Maybe you convert your insolent grandson into a Flames fan.



(kidding about insolent).