Reports from Vancouver

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NHL - Anaheim Ducks

Bobby Ryan, Jeff Deslauriers X4
Jason Blake, Jonas Hiller, Lubomir Visnovsky X2
Teemu Selanne, Saku Koivu, Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry, Mike Foligno X1

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Amanda Tapping, April Telek X3


While getting Amanda Tapping to sign, her Sanctuary co-star Robin Dunne looks over at what we're getting signed, which included shots of her posed on a bed with just a sheet covering her, and said "I need to get some of those photos....for my bedroom" *awkward pause by everyone...till Amanda laughs*

This is such a great story I'm so jealous that you met her and get an autograph She is such a great actress...so congrats to her autographs

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Saturday

Once Upon A Cure gala - Christopher Herdahl X2
also while I was waiting around (for the fairly unsuccessful event from a hounding standpoint ) also got Thomas Dekker X2

Also got Stone Gossard & Mike McCready X1 in between those successes over at a different hotel.

Last night

Arctic Monkeys X3

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NHL - Pittsburgh Penguins

Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Jordan Staal, Marc-Andre Fleury, Pascal Dupuis X2
Matt Cooke, Brooks Orpik X1

Should have done far better...but the problem with this team is, they all go everywhere together. Sooo, you cant get everyone, you have to pick & choose 1 or 2 here or there, and the pack of Crosby, Malkin, Staal, Fleury & Kris Letang always were the last ones out, so you have let the other 80% of the roster go by waiting for them.
Considering they were here for 3 days, these #s are pathetic...but thats what you get when you combine the worst hotel, massive crowds for practices, no access to the team after practices and the team all going to & coming out from dinner together both times.

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Henry Cavill X1

By far, the toughest nice guy I have ever encountered.
Pleasant, personable and fine with photos with & being papped...but autographs? He is an unbreakable 1 per. and not just 1 per encounter. 1 per, PERIOD!

After I got him, someone went for him 2 days later & he told them "I got you, the other day". His rationalization is that people dont need more than 1...despite the fact hes been on multiple projects of note already. So if you are working on any Tudors, Superman and Immortals cast signed items...pick which one you really want to finish the most.

Everyone has tried a different reason or lie to crack him...he wont do it.

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Mikhail Gorbachev X1
Mia Farrow X2
Shaquille O'Neal X2

The trio are her for some event called "We day".
Also met Richard Branson at their dinner, but no one was expecting him there, so we had nothing for him.

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past few days

Foster The People X4

NHL- NY Rangers
Schoenfeld X4
Lundqvist, Fedortenko X3
Boyle, Del Zotto, Stepan, Wolski X2
Richards, Gaborik, Anisimov

Brandon Dubinsky signed the 1st day they were in town for 4 people...and never signed, spoke or even looked at anyone the other 3 days they were here. Clearly he has taken the role of Sean Avery this season. He was always "not nice" but he is now prick level.

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NHL - Canucks

Luongo, H. Sedin, D. Sedin, Hamhuis, Salo, Malhotra X1

NHL - Minnesota Wild

Heatley X1

Due to the illogically early start time of the game (1 PM...who the hell plays a game at 1 PM???) there was no practice, and I missed several of the players that showed up by cabs...so the only chance to get players was off the bus, and only 2 stopped, 1 being Heatley...so thats all I got.

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Roger Daltrey X1

NHL - Washington Capitals

Vokoun, Neuvirth, Ward X3
Boudreau, King, Chimera X2
Ovechkin, Green, Semin, Brouwer, Alzner, Halpern X1

Considering they were here almost 3 days, this is nothing short of pathetic. I SHOULD have had at least 2 Backstroms & 1 more Ovie, but it didnt happen.

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Falling Skies

Noah Wyle X3, Drew Roy X1, Sarah Carter X1

Got the impression that Carter is NOT too fan friendly. She ignored the 2 of us there leaving set, and had her driver drive up as close as she could get returning to the set...but still had to walk by us & even at first didnt respond to us, and then turned around did 1 each & left before the pen had even dropped from her hand to the photo. I'll give her a 2nd chance, but in my experiences, a 1st impression like that is usually a sign of things to come.