It's been a very slow couple of months for new signatures but still have a handful of new autographs to share. It has been getting ever more difficult to find the long deceased players still needed.
Six new NHL player autographs added make the grand total 7,045 unique NHL players signatures for 89% of everyone to every play in the league.
Gordon Buttrey (d. 2012)
Gordon Buttrey played 10 games in the NHL with the 1943/44 Chicago Blackhawks.
Pat Micheletti
Patrick Micheletti scored 2 goals in 12 career NHL games with the 1987/88 Minnesota North Stars. His brother, Joe, also played in the NHL.
Logan O'Connor
Signed as a free agent from the University of Denver, Logan O'Connor has played over 40 NHL games with the Colorado Avalanche.
Mark Friedman
Defenseman Mark Friedman has played 16 games in the NHL between the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins.
Tyler Lewington
Defenseman Tyler Lewington has played 10 games in the NHL between the Washington Capitals and Nashville Predators.
Carson Soucy
Defenseman Carson Soucy has played over 100 NHL games with the Minnesota Wild. He was recently claimed by the Seattle Kraken in the expansion draft.
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Ending with some new NHL coaches and GMs who never played in the league.
Dave Chambers
Dave Chambers was assistant coach of the 1989/90 Minnesota North Stars. From 1990 to 1991 he was head coach of the Quebec Nordiques.
Jack Ferreira
Jack Ferreira spent time as General Manager of 3 different NHL clubs. He was GM of the Minnesota North Stars from 1988 to 1990 and then became the first ever GM of the San Jose Sharks in 1991. In 1993, he became the first ever GM of another NHL franchise, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks. He was GM of the Ducks until 1998. He has his name on the Stanley Cup as a special assistant to the GM with the 2012 and 2014 LA Kings.
Ray Edwards
After a few years in the AHL as a head coach, Ray Edwards was recently promoted to the NHL as an assistant coach with the 2020/21 Calgary Flames.
Jeff Gorton
Jeff Gorton spent many years as assistant GM with the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers. With New York, he was eventually promoted to GM and was in the role from 2015 to 2021.
Todd Woodcroft
Currently head coach at the University of Vermont, Todd Woodcroft was an NHL assistant coach with the Winnipeg Jets from 2016 to 2020. He had previously spent time as a scout for the Calgary Flames, LA Kings and Minnesota Wild.
Ray Bennett
Ray Bennett has spent two decades in the NHL as an assistant coach. He's coached with the LA Kings, St. Louis Blues and Colorado Avalanche.
Andre Beaulieu
Andre Beaulieu spent half a season as head coach of the 1977/78 Minnesota North Stars. He had spent the previous year and first half of that season as an assistant. He also spent time with the New York Rangers as assistant coach in 1980/81.
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