Al Hamilton

Mailed out: January 19, 2015

Returned: January 21, 2015

Time in mail: 2 days

No one is ever going to top this time of this return, the Edmonton hockey legend still lives within the community. Al Hamilton played his junior career with the Edmonton oil Kings making 3 appearances at the Memorial Cup, winning it once. He spent 5 seasons away from Edmonton with the Rangers and Sabres bouncing between the big league and the minors. He left the NHL in 1972 to join the rival WHA's Alberta Oilers, where he was named captain. Hamilton stuck around with the Oilers for another 7 seasons, including 1979 when they joined the NHL. His number was the first to be retired by the Edmonton Oilers, and to this day is the only Oiler who didn't win a cup in the 80's to have his number retired.

Jimmy Carson

Mailed out: October 29, 2014
Returned: November 10, 2014
Return #96

Drafted second overall by the Kings in 1986 Jimmy Carson would only put up 186 points over the next two seasons with the club before being dealt to Edmonton for Wayne Gretzky. Frustrated in Edmonton that he couldn't live up to the hype of being dubbed Gretzkys replacement Carson demanded a trade in 1989, he would be dealt to his hometown Detroit.

I had only sent the Detroit card, I wrote to Jimmy that I was a big Oilers/Red Wings fan he returned an extra Oilers card signed for me, also he used the toonie I included to cover the return postage from the US.

Tom Gilbert

Mailed out: September 23, 2014

Returned: November 10, 2014
c/o Canadiens - return #95


Initially drafted by the Colorado Avalanche Tom Gilbert would be traded to the Edmonton Oilers along with a couple draft picks in exchange for star fan favourite Tommy Salo. Gilbert switched from forward to defence during his senior year of high school transitioning into a trusted two way player. He would play four strong campaigns with the University of Wisconsin Madison before joining the Edmonton Oilers. 

Mike Krushelnyski

Returned: September 17, 2014
Mailed out: November 4, 2014
Return #90

Originally drafted by the Bruins Mike Krushelnyski joined the Oilers in 1984 going on to win three Stnaley Cups as an Oilers. When Wayne Gretzky was traded to the LA Kings in 1988 he requested that Krushelnyski and Marty McSorley go with him. After retiring he would join the Red Wings as an assistant coach winning the cup for a fourth time in 1997.

Anson Carter

Mailed out: September 5, 2014
Returned: October 7, 2014
33 days - Return #71

I was thrilled to see that Anson Carter was signing autographs at the Oilers locker room sale this past summer as I grew up loving Anson and his dreads as an Oiler, unfortunately it happened to be the same day as a previous commitment and by the time I got there they had cut off the line. So I decided to TTM Mr Carter, and it came back today. My sase was marked 1 hockey card on the front which seemed odd, further more the signature on the front and the back look different from his authentic signatures. Decide for yourself, is this the real deal or ghost signed?