TTM Success (Jerry Korab)

Jerry "King Kong" Korab played on the Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, and Chicago Black Hawks. He helped the Sabres to their first ever Stanley Cup appearance. Korab was picked to play in the 1975 and 1976 NHL All-Star Games

Address: c/o Korab Inc.,3000 Washington Blvd. #4, Bellwood, IL 60104
Sent: 3-18-10 (1 trading card)
Return: 3-29-10 (1 trading card)

Note: Signed my card with in Blue Sharpie.

TTM Success (Rick Martin)

Rick Martin played on the Buffalo Sabres' French Connection line with Gilbert Perreault and Rene Robert. He also played in 4 games with the Los Angelas Kings at the tail end of his career.

Address: 11406 Howe Rd., Akron, NY 14001
Sent: 3-18-10 (1 trading card)
Return: 3-29-10 (1 trading card)

Note: Signed my card with in Blue Sharpie.

TTM Success (Aaron Miller)

Aaron Miller played with the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks. Miller won a silver medal with the Team U.S.A. at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics.

Address: 147 Appletree Point Road, Burlington, VT 05408
Sent: 3-12-10 (2 trading cards)
Return: 3-27-10 (2 trading cards)

Note: Signed my cards with in black pen.

Sunday Offerings

Hello again and Happy Sunday. It looks as if the debate is fizzling out and the "Nays" have won. I guess those who've participated don't believe that the time and prep needed for TTM equals that of the in-person hounding. C'mon, folks, there has to be someone out there who believes.

Please take the time to enjoy another offering.

Offer #1: Henrik Zetterberg
Address: c/o Marc Levine @ Sports Management Group., 1300 Division Road, Suite 202, West Warwick, RI, 02893

Offer #2: Pat Elynuik
Address: 143 Aspen Grn., Calgary, AB, T3Z 6B9, Canada

Offer #3: Olaf Kolzig
Address: 1849 Bayou Grande Blvd NE., St. Petersburg, FL, 33703

Offer #4: Gary Dornhoefer
Address: 267 Chestnut Neck Road, Port Republic, NJ, 08241-9701

Offer #5: Jocelyn Lemieux
Address: 2004 E Glenn Drive, Phoenix, AZ, 85020

TTM Success (Todd Krygier)

Todd Krygier played with the Hartford Whalers, Anaheim Mighty Ducks and Washington Capitals. Krygier helped guide the Capitals to their first ever appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals in 1998.

Address: 23946 Wintergreen Circle, Apt. 13, Novi, MI, 48374
Sent: 3-15-10 (2 trading cards)
Return: 3-26-10 (2 trading cards)

Note: Signed my cards with in black Sharpie.

TTM Success (Orest Kindrachuk)

Orest Kindrachuk played with the Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals. He helped the Flyers win the Stanley Cup in 1974 and again in 1975.

Address: 106 Meeshaway Trail, Medford, NJ 08055
Sent: 3-18-10 (1 trading card)
Return: 3-26-10 (1 trading card)

Note: Signed my card with in Blue Sharpie.

TTM Success (Michal Neuvirth)

Michel Neuvirth is currently with the Hershey Bears and has spent some time with the Washington Capitals this year. He helped the Bears win the Calder Cup in 2009, also grabbing the playoff MVP honor.

Address: 950 West Hersheypark Drive, Hershey, PA 17033
Sent: 3-09-10 (1 trading card)
Return: 3-26-10 (1 trading card)

Note: Signed my card with in black Sharpie.

TTM Success (Terry Harper)

Terry Harper played for the Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues and Colorado Rockies. As a member of the Habs, his name was placed on the Stanley Cup five times.

Address: PO Box 5227, El Dorado, CA 95762
Sent: 3-09-10 (1 trading card)
Return: 3-25-10 (1 trading card)

Note: Signed my card with in black Sharpie.

TTM Success (Lowell MacDonald)

Lowell MacDonald played for the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy in 1973 with the Penguins.

Address: 178 Amblewood Lane, Naples, FL 34105
Sent: 3-15-10 (2 trading cards)
Return: 3-22-10 (2 trading cards)

Note: Signed my cards with in black pen.

Sunday Offerings

Hello again and Happy Sunday. It's official folks. Our very first month is in the bag. We finished out the month strong with several success posts, a few informative tips, some free addresses and, of course, the debate of the century. Please take a minute and put your 2 cents in on this hounding topic.

If you haven't already, also please note that we are looking for you to follow this blog as well as Hound Central 5.0. Please look at the sidebar and sign in to follow us.

Please take the time to enjoy our fourth offering.

Offer #1: Harry Sinden
Address: c/o Boston Bruins
TD Banknorth Garden, 100 Legends Way, Boston, MA 02114


Offer #2: Darren Pang
Address: 8259 W. Cielo Grande, Peoria, AZ 85383

Offer #3: Bob Pulford
Address: 78 Coventry Road, Northfield, IL 60093

Offer #4: Russ Courtnall
Address: 2186 Marshbrook Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91361

Offer #5: Red Berenson
Address: 3555 Daleview Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105-9686

TTM Success (Alex Bourret)

Alex Bourret was a first-round draft pick for the Atlanta Thrashers who is playing in the East Coast Hockey League with the Las Vegas Wranglers

Address: 4500 West Tropicana, Las Vegas, NV 89103
Sent: 3-09-10 (1 Trading Card)
Return: 3-19-10 (1 Trading Card)

Note: Signed my card with Black Sharpie and personalized.

TTM Success (Zack Smith)

Zack Smith has 10 NHL games under his belt and recently was a participant in the American Hockey League's outdoor game between the Binghamton Senators and the Syracuse Crunch.

Address: One Stuart St., 3rd floor, Binghamton, NY 13901
Sent: 3-09-10 (2 Trading Cards)
Return: 3-19-10 (2 Trading Card)

Note: Signed my cards with Black Sharpie.

TTM Success (Jim Neilson)

Jim Neilson played more than 1,000 NHL games for the New York Rangers, Cleveland Barons and California Golden Seals. He was known as the "Chief."

Address: 907-525 St. Mary Ave., Winnipeg MB, R3C 3X3 Canada
Sent: 2-19-10 (2 trading cards)
Return: 3-18-10 (2 trading cards)

Note: Signed my card with Black Sharpie.

Let the debates begin

Hound Central 5.0 has asked the question, now it is your chance to answer.

Are Through-The-Mail, or TTM, requests really hounding? Post your answer here.

I think this can be debated in a million ways, especially because I do both in-person and TTM. So, let's make this a debate. Please post your "For" and "Against" debates here in the form of comments. I will take the results of the poll on HC5.0 and the comments posted here and through very non-scientific methods come to a conclusion for us all to see.

So there is no confusion as to the definition of hound. here is what the dictionary has to say:

hound n.
1. a. A domestic dog of any of various breeds commonly used for hunting, characteristically having drooping ears, a short coat, and a deep resonant voice.
b. A dog.
2. A contemptible person; a scoundrel.
3. a. One who eagerly pursues something: a gossip hound.
b. A devotee or an enthusiast: a coffee hound.
tr.v. hound·ed, hound·ing, hounds
1. To pursue relentlessly and tenaciously. See Synonyms at harass.
2. To urge insistently; nag: hounded me until I agreed to cut my hair.

AHL Teams

Mailing addresses I use when sending to current AHLers via teams.

Abbotsford Heat
33800 King Road
Abbotsford, BC V2S 8H8 Canada
NHL affiliation: Calgary Flames
http://www.abbotsfordheat.com/

Adirondack Phantoms
1 Civic Center Plaza
Glens Falls, NY 12801
NHL affiliation: Philadelphia Flyers
http://www.phantomshockey.com/

Albany River Rats
51 S. Pearl St.
Albany, NY 12207
NHL affiliation: Carolina Hurricanes
http://www.albanyriverrats.com/

Binghamton Senators
One Stuart St., 3rd floor
Binghamton, NY 13901
NHL affiliation: Ottawa Senators
http://www.binghamtonsenators.com/

Bridgeport Sound Tigers
600 Main St.
Bridgeport, CT 06604
NHL affiliation: New York Islanders
http://www.soundtigers.com/

Chicago Wolves
2301 Ravine Way
Glenview, IL 60025
NHL affiliation: Atlanta Thrashers
http://www.chicagowolves.com/

Grand Rapids Griffins
130 W. Fulton, Suite 111
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
NHL affiliation: Detroit Red Wings
http://www.griffinshockey.com/

Hamilton Bulldogs
101 York Blvd.
Hamilton, ON L8R 3L4 Canada
NHL affiliation: Montreal Canadiens
http://www.hamiltonbulldogs.com/

Hartford Wolfpack
One Civic Center Plaza
Hartford, CT 06103
NHL affiliation: New York Rangers
http://www.hartfordwolfpack.com/

Hershey Bears
950 West Hersheypark Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
NHL affiliation: Washington Capitals
http://www.hersheybears.com/

Houston Aeros
1221 Lamar Street, Suite 1100
Houston, TX 77010
NHL affiliation: Minnesota Wild
http://www.aeros.com/

Lake Erie Monsters
Quicken Loans Arena
One Center Ice
Cleveland, OH 44115
NHL affiliation: Colorado Avalanche
http://www.lakeeriemonsters.com/

Lowell Devils
Tsongas Center
300 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Lowell, MA 01852
NHL affiliation: New Jersey Devils
http://www.lowelldevilshockey.com/

Manchester Monarchs
555 Elm St.
Manchester, NH 03101
NHL affiliation: Los Angeles Kings
http://www.manchestermonarchs.com/

Mannitoba Moose
260 Hargrave Ave.
Winnipeg, MB R3C 5S5 Canada
NHL affiliation: Vancouver Canucks
http://www.moosehockey.com/

Milwaukee Admirals
1001 N. Fourth St.
Milwaukee, WI 53203
NHL affiliation: Nashville Predators
http://www.milwaukeeadmirals.com/

Norfolk Admirals
201 E. Brambleton Ave.
Norfolk, VA 23510
NHL affiliation: Tampa Bay Lightning
http://www.norfolkadmirals.com/

Peoria Riverman
201 SW Jefferson Ave.
Peoria, IL 61602
NHL affiliation: St. Louis Blues
http://www.rivermen.net/

Portland Pirates
94 Free St.
Portland, ME 04101
NHL affiliation: Buffalo Sabres
http://www.portlandpirates.com/

Providence Bruins
1 LaSalle Square
Providence, RI 02903
NHL affiliation: Boston Bruins
http://www.providencebruins.com/

Rochester Americans
1 War Memorial Square
Rochester, NY 14614
NHL affiliation: Florida Panthers
http://www.amerks.com/

Rockford Ice Hogs
300 Elm St.
Rockford, IL 61101
NHL affiliation: Chicago Blackhawks
http://www.icehogs.com/

San Antonio Rampage
One AT&T Center
San Antonio, TX 78219
NHL affiliation: Phoenix Coyotes
http://www.sarampage.com/

Springfield Falcons
45 Falcons Way
Springfield, MA 01103
NHL affiliation: Edmonton Oilers
http://www.falconsahl.com/

Syracuse Crunch
800 S. State St.
Syracuse, NY 13202
NHL affiliation: Columbus Blue Jackets
http://www.syracusecrunch.com/

Texas Stars
2100 Avenue of the Stars
Cedar Park, TX 78613
NHL affiliation: Dallas Stars
http://www.texasstarshockey.com/

Toronto Marlies
100 Princes' Blvd.
Toronto, ON M6K 3C3 Canada
NHL affiliation: Toronto Maple Leafs
http://www.torontomarlies.com/

Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins
670 N. River St., Suite 210
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705
NHL affiliation: Pittsburgh Penguins
http://www.wbspenguins.com/

Worcester Sharks
50 Foster St.
Worcester, MA 01608
NHL affiliation: San Jose Sharks
http://www.sharksahl.com/

TTM Success (HPK Fanpack)

Sent a short e-mail request to HPK of the SM-liiga. These guys are always good for at least a photo and a sticker. In the past they have included programs and player card sets.Once again all for the cost of an e-mail.

Address: HPK@HPK.FI

Sent: 2-20-10
Return: 3-15-10

Note: Sent a team photo and a sticker

Ghost Signer Alert! (Mike Modano)

I have seen numerous reports of Mike Modano success' over the past few months via his Westland, Mich., address. C'mon, folks, seven-day returns from a player who plays in Dallas?

This address, I believe, is his mother's. Don't get me wrong, I would love to see my hometown hero ( I hail from Westland ) return three and four cards back to his fans in a week. But it just isn't the case.

Modano is one of the nicest guys in the NHL and, obviously, his mother is his biggest fan. Don't get your hopes up and, please, don't waste your stamps.

Sunday Offerings

Hello and Happy Sunday. The bill box was slow for me this week, only relinquishing one response.

Not only did I keep an eye on the mailbox this week, but I also watched the counter for this blog. We have reached 500 views in about a month. Not too shabby for an unadvertised blog.

Since I know people are watching, I feel it safe to assume you are also mailing items out as well.

Please feel free to let me know about your successes and I will put them up for the other's to see.

I would like to have a TTM "Your Turn" post similar to the hounding adventures shared on Hound Central 5.0.

Please take the time to enjoy our third offering.

Offer #1: Dennis Hextall
Address- 2631 Harvest Hill Drive, Brighton, MI 48114

Offer #2: Ken Hodge Sr.
Address: 1115 Main St., Lynnfield, MA 01940-1030

Offer #3: Jim Craig
Address: 15 Jyra Ave., North Easton, MA 02356

Offer #4: Alex Delvecchio (Requests $10 per)
Address: 21186 Bridge St., Southfield, MI 48034

Offer #5: Marcel Pronovost
Address: 4620 Dali Court, Windsor, ON, N9G 2M8 Canada

TTM Success (Hershey Bears Fan Pack)

Again, I will count fan packs as a TTM success. The Hershey Bears are always one of the better teams for fan packs and they came through again this time. Sending two commemorative programs, multiple schedules and a sweet Calder Cup patch. All for the cost of an e-mail.


Address: HersheyBears@HersheyPA.com
Sent: 2-20-10
Return: 3-13-10 Note: Sent a 2 programs, patch and 3 pocket schedules

TTM Tip (Address Correction Requested)

I wanted to remind everyone that hockey players are people, too. When sending out a request, remember that these folks seek job opportunities just like you and me. These opportunities sometimes require a relocation.

I have found that if you write on the bottom left corner of your envelope “Address Correction Requested,” the post office will send you any forwarding address that it has on record. Yes, it still comes back unsigned, but you now have a new address to try.

Even a RTS has a second chance if you use this method.

TTM Response (Bryan Trottier)

Bryan Trottier Hall of Famer from the New York Islanders dynasty of the 1980's swapped out the cards I sent to him for the above piece from a recycling company he does work with. I saw a few returns lately and thought that I will give up the cards I sent a while back for any card signed. After opening the mail It took all of about 5 seconds to see it was a facsimile.

I will deem this as a response and not a success. I will still post his address just in case any of you would like to get a copy of the card. Just don't send anything you want back.

Address: 504 Bluegrass Drive Canonsburg, PA 15317
Sent: 10-19-08 (2 trading card)
Return: 3-10-10 (1 Trading Card)

Note: Kept my cards and returned a pre-printed card of his own.

Sunday Offerings

It's Sunday again and I would like to give my offering of five tested addresses to our loyal readers here at Moody's TTM Blog.

Please take the time to enjoy our second offering.

Offer #1: Floyd Smith
Address- 138 Stonehenge Dr. Orchard Park, NY 14127

Offer #2: Wally Weir
Address: 448 Lakeshore Road, Beaconsfield, QC, H9W4J5, Canada

Offer #3: Mike Eruzione
Address: 1 Sherborn St. 7 Fl Boston, MA 02215

Offer #4: Larry Robinson
Address: 10709 Winding Stream Way - Bradenton, FL 34212

Offer #5: Sergei Berezin
Address: 444 E Boca Raton Drive, Boca Raton, FL 33432

TTM Success (Dave Richardson)

Dave Richardson played in 45 NHL game with the Rangers, Blackhawks and Red Wings.

Address: 62 Agassiz Drive, Winnipeg MB R3T 2K7 Canada
Sent: 2-19-10 (1 trading card)
Return: 3-06-10 (1 Trading Card)

Note: Signed my card with blue ink pen.

TTM Success (Brendan Shanahan)

Brendan Shanahan What can you say, folks, it's Shanny. Stanley Cups, Hall-bound, tons of goals and even a trip to the Olympics

Address: c/o NHL, 1251 Avenue Of The Americas, Floor 47, New York, NY 10020
Sent: 2-15-10 (2 trading cards)
Return: 3-06-10 (1 Photo)

Note: Replaced my cards with a league-issued photo.

TTM Success (Ken Wharram)

Ken Wharram

Played for the Blackhawks in the 1950s and 1960s. He was a part of the "Scooter Line" with Ted Lindsay and Stan Mikita.

Address: 382 Aubrey St., North Bay ON P1B 6H9 Canada
Sent: 2-19-10 (2 trading cards)
Return: 3-05-10 (2 trading cards)

Note: Signed 2 trading cards in Blue Marker.

TTM Success (Eddie Shack)

Eddie Shack Played for parts of three decades in the 1950s, '60s and '70s with five different teams. Was known as "The Entertainer."

Address: 508 Fairlawn Ave., North York ON M5M 1V2 Canada
Sent: 2-19-10 (3 trading cards)
Return: 3-05-10 (1 trading card)

Note: Signed 1 trading cards in Black Sharpie.