Submitted by poster Frank April 16th, 2002
It was the Rangers-Isles game on Jan. 30th 2002.
I took my cousin, an Islander fan to his first game, and after the game we went for some autographs. Now I am not much of an autograph getting type of fan, but being caught up in the moment, I decided to be a kid again.
Standing outside the Ranger exit, a guy in a suit comes out, and starts signing, I didn’t recognize him…he was no Mess, Leetch or Theo. So he signs my Rangers hat, its white and made out of hockey jersey material. So he signs it and then writes #55 under his name…Igor “@#%$@” Ulanov. I say out loud with Igor about a foot from me: “Damn, I didn’t think my hat could go down in value.” Well the look on Ulanov’s face was priceless.
That’s my fave encounter so far.