LGWers take in Wings' practice in SoCal

[Viperar 16]

i think jealousy undermines my feelings while looking at those pictures.

Awesome pics, thanks for sharing guys, looks like an absolute fantastic time

[HockeyCrazy3033 168]

OMGNESS that's amazing, Jacqui! Haha I love that you told Lils father that we all call his son Pain Train. LMAO. And the joke on Huds is hilarious. That's so great that you met them and had a chance to talk to 'em. Great pics! I'm so happy for you!

Edited January 22, 2008 by HockeyCrazy3033

[Kira 451]

Alrite, finally back on here. I had a usernam before and couldn't remember it for the life of me...anyhow

Me, my girl, my lil' bro and my mom went down to healthsouth arena(i guess the toyota center nowadays) as well to watch the practice. It was easily the best experience with the wings I've had since I was 10 and got to go into the bar at the L.A. Forum and meet pretty much everyone including Stevy Y, Vladdy, Vernon, Fedorov, Coffey, etc. Anyhow, today was awesome, much more relaxed than it was when they were there last year and a barricade was set up from their exit to their bus so all that was possible was autographs over the railing, today, everything was wide open with the players walking out and talking to everybody and taking pictures, it was great. Anyhow, here are the pictures we got with the players.

Also, between last year's practice and this years practice I attended, I collected a good amount of signatures on my datsyuk jersey including: Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Lidstrom, Hasek, Osgood, Draper, Maltby, Babcock, Holmstrom, Kronwall, Lilja, Filppula, Williams and Lang.

Lucky you...I so envy you your day!

Isn't Pasha an absolute sweetheart? Of course, all the guys are. That's why we love them.

[Reds4Life 51]

wow thats awesome! lucky you Thanks a lot for all the great pics!

[Nev 1,085]

Great stuff! Nice that the team made the time for the fans - I'm sure the fans will repay them tonight against LA

[Yzermania 156]

Great stuff! Nice that the team made the time for the fans - I'm sure the fans will repay them tonight against LA

Damn right we will, my seats are sec. 119, row 5, so I'm right behind the wings bench.

[Zion 93]

I HATE YOU !!!!!!!!!!

[Zion 93]

You f***ers had better be LOUD at Staples/Honda Center this week! I have to wait until March to see the Wings!!! Here in Buffalo and then two games at the end of the month at the Joe.

[wingsnut25 10]

Are the Wings ever that accessible here in Michigan? I dont get down to Detroit very often being that im in the U.P. but if there was ever events like that I would gladly make it down a little more often....

[2probert4 8]

Are the Wings ever that accessible here in Michigan? I dont get down to Detroit very often being that im in the U.P. but if there was ever events like that I would gladly make it down a little more often....

When the Wings play the Predators, the hotel they stay in is next door to the arena and you can catch the players crossing the street and get to talk to them or get an autograph.

[VladyIBELIEVE16 257]

Damn right we will, my seats are sec. 119, row 5, so I'm right behind the wings bench.

OK that's so weird - we saw you the whole time we were there too.

When was Hank there? We missed him? He wasn't in the arena...nor with the Swedish dads.....?

I'm so bummed because I wanted him to sign my Z jersey.....

Did he show up at the end when they were all getting on the bus?

[Krystal 41]

AHH! Dammit.. we have no hockey in Kansas City We don't get these kinda opportunities. You guys are SO lucky. The pictures are great! You all look like you had a blast, and I've always heard good things about fan encounters with hockey players. It's so good to know they're genuinely cool - not just playing it up for those charity events like some other sports figures.

[edicius 3,269]

AHH! Dammit.. we have no hockey in Kansas City We don't get these kinda opportunities. You guys are SO lucky. The pictures are great! You all look like you had a blast, and I've always heard good things about fan encounters with hockey players. It's so good to know they're genuinely cool - not just playing it up for those charity events like some other sports figures.

I know the feeling, I'm in Jersey.

GREAT pictures though, guys. I'm extremely jealous.

[NeverForgetMac25 483]

Do the Wings consistently have time like this when they go to visitors' barns or was this due to the practice being open and the father/son trip?

[JayUp88 1]

That was so cool, thanks for all the pictures.

[Grittzkey 1]

You Lucky.

[PenaltyShot 96 521]

You guys had a better encounter with the Wings than some of us in Michigan haha I am happy for/jealous of you. Awesome pictures, it's great that they took the time to do pictures and autographs for everybody. Also cool that you got to meet the dads - I love that you told Lilja's dad about the Pain Train thing

[VladyIBELIEVE16 257]

Do the Wings consistently have time like this when they go to visitors' barns or was this due to the practice being open and the father/son trip?

NFM it's all timing of the trips..normally it's back to back ducks/kings and then they are off to SJ....

Didn't have anything to do with the Father's Sons trip...

[wingsgirl001 983]

Whaaaat!? No way! That's awesome you guys! I'm totally jealous!

Thanks for the awesome pictures!

[sergei_is_still_a_wing 1]

its official, i have the hugest man crush on zetts. look at him. crap i wish i was swedish and athletic.

and yzermania: i'm not trying to be a skeeze or anything but your lady friend is great looking. nothing like an attractive female in the winged wheel.

party on wayne!