Zeke 5 Report post Posted April 27, 2009 My thirteen year old son just walked in from the Griffins/Bulldogs game (GR wins 4-1),and shows off his Wings t-shirt,with 3 new signatures. He sat behind Kenny for the third period,has a little talk with him regarding the playoffs,and puts in a good word for bringing Downey up. Kenny chats him up,and signs his t-shirt. He waits outside the Griffins locker room,and bumps into Haydar,who also signs it. Another young lady beside him,asks if he likes Downey,as she is his neighbour in Ontario. When Downey finally exits,she tells him that my son was putting in a good word about him with Kenny,so he gets a big high 5 and signs his shirt also. (he also signed his jersey last week,along with Kenny and Stevie Y) That was the last visit for GR in Hamilton,but what a lucky kid! Downey is truly a down to earth gentleman,considering what a beast he is on the ice! I hope he gets a shift or 2 to have his name on the cup if we do it again this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uk_redwing 495 Report post Posted April 27, 2009 Your 13 year old son is an ambassador for all us Downey fans! And Im mega jealous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SoDakWing 8 Report post Posted April 27, 2009 Your 13 year old son is an ambassador for all us Downey fans! And Im mega jealous mega uber jealous here. lucky kid for sure Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EuroTwin 240 Report post Posted April 27, 2009 Sounds like we should all start going to games with your son! What an awesome experience. I am very jealous. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rivalred 630 Report post Posted April 27, 2009 Excellent story once again. Downey has a great attitude and is a team player, that is for sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204 Report post Posted April 27, 2009 Great story! People need to know how great a dude Downs is, when I met him he said the next time he came back to Calgary he'd give Iginla a little shakeee anddddd bake. Straight out of Ricky Bobby, it was great! Whatta guy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ms_Hockey 0 Report post Posted April 27, 2009 Adopt me? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ComradeWasabi 109 Report post Posted April 27, 2009 Dammit!!! That's the third time I've missed the GR crew here in Hamilton. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadaBoy 151 Report post Posted April 27, 2009 FML! I was at the game today! I kept my eyes out for Holland but didn't see him! Downey did nod at me and checked into the plane of glass that I was watching him though! And also McMarty is a beast! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chelichic 12 Report post Posted April 27, 2009 That is totally awesome! Thanks for sharing. The Wings players I have met were awesome and very down to earth. GO WINGS!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mindfly Report post Posted April 27, 2009 This seem to be the thing in the U.S, as soon as you hook up with a famous person or something you all wanna write about it like it's the biggest thing ever happend... funny s*** Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betterREDthandead 58 Report post Posted April 27, 2009 This seem to be the thing in the U.S, as soon as you hook up with a famous person or something you all wanna write about it like it's the biggest thing ever happend... funny s*** One day all the famous people in Sweden will stop coming over to play hockey in the States, and then you'll understand. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted April 27, 2009 My thirteen year old son just walked in from the Griffins/Bulldogs game (GR wins 4-1),and shows off his Wings t-shirt,with 3 new signatures. He sat behind Kenny for the third period,has a little talk with him regarding the playoffs,and puts in a good word for bringing Downey up. Kenny chats him up,and signs his t-shirt. He waits outside the Griffins locker room,and bumps into Haydar,who also signs it. Another young lady beside him,asks if he likes Downey,as she is his neighbour in Ontario. When Downey finally exits,she tells him that my son was putting in a good word about him with Kenny,so he gets a big high 5 and signs his shirt also. (he also signed his jersey last week,along with Kenny and Stevie Y) That was the last visit for GR in Hamilton,but what a lucky kid! Downey is truly a down to earth gentleman,considering what a beast he is on the ice! I hope he gets a shift or 2 to have his name on the cup if we do it again this year. Excellent story! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PROBIE4PREZ 58 Report post Posted April 27, 2009 If you live in the Grand Rapids area McCarty and Downey have been down at Uccellos sports bar out in Standale for all of the 1st round Wings action. My brother works there and says no one really crowds around them or anything so maybe you could "bump" into em when there leaving. Pretty cool how they dont get mugged in general spots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hillbillywingsfan 794 Report post Posted April 27, 2009 This seem to be the thing in the U.S, as soon as you hook up with a famous person or something you all wanna write about it like it's the biggest thing ever happend... funny s*** your comments are always funny. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DMAC 25 18 Report post Posted April 27, 2009 no joke a few weeks ago my family went to a griffens game, it was when the cup was there. a few hours before the game started we were walking downtown and walked by a coffee shop, i dont remember what the name was but we looked in the window and downey was sitting there listening to his i-pod. it was awsome it took a few seconds for me to relize that i was only standing a few feet away from downey. hope he gets some playing time in the playoffs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HadThomasVokounOnFortSt 878 Report post Posted April 27, 2009 No comment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Konnan511 1,736 Report post Posted April 27, 2009 Here's my Downey story: The one Griffins game I went to was with a bunch of my fraternity brothers because we are all avid Red Wing fans . It was during the pre-game skates and one of my brothers decided he would try to get a signed puck by Downey so between one of the stantions on the bench he was relentlessly yelling at, I think the trainer, to see if he could get a puck from Downey. After about ten minutes of just obnoxious yelling the trainer finally agreed and called Downey over just to hand him a puck. As Downey went to go hand the puck to him he took off like a bat out of hell towards the Griffin's end of the ice. Downey must have saw all of together, because we all had our letters on and went full board into the boards with his body. So as a bunch of my brothers exchange body blows into the boards with Downey for a good 20-30 seconds, the security staff came and told us to stop immediately. After the game, which we had won via shootout, before leaving the ice Downey, who still had that puck on the bench, tossed it over the glass to us, and the best part of it, it was signed by him! I love Downey as a person, and I hope him well. I'm not going to say anymore after that though! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5 Report post Posted April 28, 2009 FML! I was at the game today! I kept my eyes out for Holland but didn't see him! Downey did nod at me and checked into the plane of glass that I was watching him though! And also McMarty is a beast! The funny thing about my 13year old discussing contracts with Holland,is that Kenny remembered him from the previous week when they first met,and started by saying, "not YOU again!" The GM of our beloved wings remembers a kid from a previous meeting in another city,and takes the time to talk and sign his jersey again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
