Embarassing player encounters

[flamesrule_kipper34]

Originally Posted by kermitology

Totally forgot about this one..

In the summer of 2002 (I think) I was wandering around the Saddledome with some friends as we had stolen a green ushering blazer for one of our friends who also worked as an usher. We were taking pictures with it in various places. We're up on the catwalk and notice that there is someone in the lower bowl in a Regehr jersey with a video camera.

We laugh at the fact that someone is wearing a Regehr jersey and go down to check it out. What do you know, it's actually Regehr, filming something for the raise a reader program. So after he's done, we ask him if we can take a few photos with him, he says sure, and then I asked him if he could pick up my friend by the scruff of the neck. He does so with ease and I take some pictures of him lifting my friend up by the collar, laughing and my friend acting scared. Oh, and my buddy was over 200lbs at the time, and there's Regehr lifting him up like it's no big deal.

Pics or it never happened .

[CaptainCrunch]

So there I was having sex with this girl, I mean its real shameful stuff, this chick is just dirty, and I don't want to know her name. I mean I feel ashamed for just participating, and she told me I have to hurry up because the lines getting kind of long and the camcorder battery is dying. . .

Oh wait this isn't the Fotze mother thread?

[Prototype]

Not an NHLer, but I still regret my alchohol enduced conversation about how I respected Calgary Roughneck Andrew McBride because he plays a physical profesional sport for less money than I make sitting at a desk, typing at a computer. Meant as a compliment... but by the look on his face, taken as an insult.

[CaptainCrunch]

On GoStampsGo radio we had Rob Lazeo as a guest, and I gave him the babbling idiot question about the evolution of linemen to thinner more athletic looking guys.

I swear that the look that he gave me practically made me piss my pants.

[LIP MAN]

My brother's ( The Commodore Afro) encounter with a player is epic. Would trump all these stories. It's almost unbelievable. But I will leave it up to him to put it on here.

[Traditional_Ale]

Originally Posted by LIP MAN

My brother's ( The Commodore Afro) encounter with a player is epic. Would trump all these stories. It's almost unbelievable. But I will leave it up to him to put it on here.

He has five minutes else you're both banned!

[Bedwood Place]

My wife was so excited to see Dion and Elisha shopping at the Strathcona Sobeys, she called me, stalked them and gave me the play by play of what they were buying.

More recently, a group of us road tripping Flames fans spotted Peter Maher and Mike Rogers at Hooters in Atlanta. We shouted at them, and they waved...but then they realized they were spotted in a Hooters and their expressions melted.

[Diverce]

Originally Posted by Bedwood Place

My wife was so excited to see Dion and Elisha shopping at the Strathcona Sobeys, she called me, stalked them and gave me the play by play of what they were buying.

More recently, a group of us road tripping Flames fans spotted Peter Maher and Mike Rogers at Hooters in Atlanta. We shouted at them, and they waved...but then they realized they were spotted in a Hooters and their expressions melted.

Heard they had good wings

[Yamer]

Originally Posted by Diverce

Heard they had good wings

Can't compare to the breasts.

[hamburgler]

When I was about 10 years old, I saw Tim Hunter swimming at Family leisure center. I ran up to him and asked him for his autograph. He then replied to me "kid what am I supposed to sign with and where am I supposed to sign, we are wearing bathing suits in a swimming pool" I then walked away feeling like an idiot.

[CsInMyBlood]

I was 12, and was getting autographs in the Dome with my best friend after a game.

Joe Nieuwendyk was a rookie that year, was closing in on 50 goals, and I was excited to meet him.

When Joe started signing his autograph, with all the honesty of a 12 year old I said, "I really wanted to get your name on the back of my jersey, but there are so many letters, it would have cost too much."

His response?

"Fcuk off kid."

Hahaha, now I can look at it, and maybe understand it seemed like an insult, but at the time I was totally crushed, because it was true they did charge by the letter to crest, and my cash flow as a 12 year old was sfa.

I told Gary Roberts a short time later that he was my favorite rookie on the Flames. Hahaha.

I met Nieuwendyk four times throughout the years after that initial unfortunate incident, and he was a really nice guy each and every time.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally Posted by CsInMyBlood

I was 12, and was getting autographs in the Dome with my best friend after a game.

Joe Nieuwendyk was a rookie that year, was closing in on 50 goals, and I was excited to meet him.

When Joe started signing his autograph, with all the honesty of a 12 year old I said, "I really wanted to get your name on the back of my jersey, but there are so many letters, it would have cost too much."

His response?

"Fcuk off kid."

Hahaha, now I can look at it, and maybe understand it seemed like an insult, but at the time I was totally crushed, because it was true they did charge by the letter to crest, and my cash flow as a 12 year old was sfa.

I told Gary Roberts a short time later that he was my favorite rookie on the Flames. Hahaha.

I met Nieuwendyk four times throughout the years after that initial unfortunate incident, and he was a really nice guy each and every time.

Nope. ######bag move no matter how you cut it. Glad he made up for it later on.

[griever]

Have met Theo Fleury, Lanny MacDonald, Wendel Clark, Valeri Kamensky, Grant Fuhr and Trent Yawney but none of these were embarassing incidents.

However, during the 2003-4 regular season, my girlfriend at the time (Oil fan) and I (Flames fan) decided to drive to Edmonton to catch a BOA. We stayed at a hotel near the arena, and we were planning to arrive at the arena extra early and I was racing down the stairwell to the hotel lobby (we were racing each other for whatever reason) and I push the door to the lobby,unnecessarily hard, slamming it into a group of three men in suits and ties. I started to apologize.

I did not recognize two of the guys, but the third was Darryl Sutter giving me this look that turned me to stone. The other 2 guys started to laugh as I stammered out the rest of my apology, and I exited the hotel as quickly as I could trying to not sound or look as awkward as I felt.

[3 Justin 3]

Originally Posted by flameswin

Any good/bad ones?

I ran up and started screaming every swear word ever invented at the other team and the refs....like I mean an absolute tirade. I then turned around to see a guy and little kid watching just 3 feet away from me...

me: Oh geez man, I'm so sorry, I didn't see you guys here, oh crap, I'm seriously so sorry, your kid shouldn't have to hear that

guy: pfft don't worry about it man, that's hockey *laughs*

guy: Who are these guys, anyways?

me: Oh, just two local beer league teams. The games are usually pretty laid back, it's not usually like this

guy: You guys have really nice jerseys

me: Thanks man

*bunch of other small talk

guy: Well enjoy the rest of the game *laughs as blood soaked players start making their way off the ice

You broke me, I have been laughing for minutes.

[Sr. Mints]

I've had a few encounters, never met a player, though.

Once on the south side of the 10th street bridge, I was jogging along the river at about 7:30 on a freezing cold Saturday morning, and Huselius was jogging the other way.

One encounter was also on the 10th street bridge: my brother and I drove past Mike Keenan. It was right after he was hired. I remember my brother went on a tirade about how Mike Keenan was the worst coach in the universe.

At Staples downtown, I saw Lombardi and a hot woman. I remember the lady who was helping me at the time also saw him and she got quite flustered.

When I played minor hockey, we were playing at the Saddledome, and Nieuwendyk was giving a tour to somebody (or something).

During my Atom or Pee Wee days (maybe both), Lanny MacDonald was the coach of a Springbank team a bunch of times.

[LChoy]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

Was it Alex or John?

Alex

[Machiavelli]

Originally Posted by rohara66

Snuck into the dome down by the dressing rooms (random door was left open) after a game and met Mario Lemieux (when he was still playing) got an autograph and a picture of me walking with him. He didn't stop or speak to anyone.

Dude, what's wrong with your face?

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by Lchoy

Alex

Grew up with him, we were good friends and I still see him and the family occassionally. Great guy, excellent soccer goalie!

[Circa89]

During the young guns days I used to frequent the recently opened "New" Spolumbo's on ninth. I would go later to avoid the crowds and there were usually a few random Sports celebs and if the Flames were in town one or two would be there. One Day a player who I knew invited me over to have lunch with he crew which consisted of ( I think) Clark Wilm, Jason Weimer, and my fav Fast Freddie Brathwaite as well as my friend. Freddie Brathwaite is tough to mistake as he only stands 5'7" and is bald...

So I am talking to Freddie who was recently injured and asked if he was feeling good, he said yes, I asked if he was playing that night and he gave me a quizzical look and said no.
Then Freddie came and sat down and joined us. I was talking to his twin like BROTHER the whole time. I apologized enjoyed my Spolumbo's Special and my friend never had me over for another lunch date with the Flames again.

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by Diverce

This happened to a buddy of mine which I thought was pretty funny.

My buddy when he lived in Calgary around 2000, 2001, worked at Safeway in Kennsington. He was working the till and this guy comes up... he helps him, talks to him, all the while people are gathering, the phone is ringing and he just ended up taking it off the hook so he could continue to help this player... he talks to him, and he has no idea who this guy is... he's never watched hockey before, at the time knew nothing about hockey... although, now he cheers for the Canucks just to rile me up... but he ended up having a non fan type of conversation... but he was oblivious to who this person was, all the while my friend was helping him he had a smile on his face... my friend then asked him, "are you someone special"... he laughed and politely said "I play for the Calgary Flames", and then he asked, "you really don't know who I am"... he was honest and said "no, I knew you must be an athlete by the size of your quads I was guessing a track star"... He laughed and went on his way and actually thanked my friend for the nice conversation.

After he left everyone ran up to my friend, all excited... you just helped Jarome Iginla.

The coolest thing, and it speaks to Iggy's character. Iginla came back about 2 hours later and gave him 2 tickets to that nights game... told him that maybe it's time he sees a hockey game.

To this day, my friend says he is the nicest guy he has ever met.

So he knows nothing about hockey, Iggy gives him free tickets and he is now a canucks fan? What a dick.