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Drury
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Stuart
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Top Ten Autographs Gallery

The autograph. Seems these days people aren't happy enough with their favorites atheletes simply signing a card. All kinds of talk about the sloppy signers and all the wishes of "cleaner" and nicer signatures. Well, in my view, an autograph is an autograph, not a work of art. If it's sloppy, well so be it. If you want something nicer, go have someone paint you a picture.

That said though, despite enormous demands there are many NHL players with exceptionally nice looking signatures. These are, in my view, those who go "above and beyond the call of duty". This gallery is dedicated to those players with some of the sweetest looking autographs. This is not penmanship, simply the overall aesthetic value of the autograph.

And also, these are the top autographers that are in MY collection, not the top autographers in the NHL. For example, I know Steve Yzerman has an incredible signature, but sadly I have never had the pleasure having an Yzerman auto.

#10 - Sandis Ozolinsh

Nifty looking autograph here... again it's definately not about penmenship as I doubt anyone could ever get "Sandis Ozolinsh" from that! But the whole thing just looks cool, and that's the main idea.

#9 - Denis Seidenberg

Another pretty stylish autograph here from a guy with a lot of letters to pen out (15 in total). ALl the loops in the last name come together to make the long last name look pretty compact and pretty stylish at the same time.

#8 - Ziggy Palffy

The "Z" at the beginning is cutting the corner a bit, but the "Palffy 33" makes this auto. Done very nicely and while I don't entirely understand why there are two Y's at the end of Palffy, it still looks sweet.

#7 - Brad Stuart

One of the most legible autographs I have ever seen. Nicely emphasized B to start off, ditto with the "St" on the last name, and always capped off at the end with the number. True Stuart isn't a big hobby superstar yet, but it's still a great testament to him that he chalks up one of these beauties for almost any fan kind enough to ask.

#6 - Sergei Gonchar

I don't know any Russian. I suspect that even if I did I still wouldn't be able to figure out what Sergei is actually writing. The signature goes this way, then that, then up, then down, and all over. Whatever it means, it sure looks cool. I also really like the number being attached onto the end. It's almost like it's part of his name and gives a nice effect to a stylish autograph.

#5 - Oleg Tverdovsky

This autograph as well just has a certain neatness and dilligence about it that makes it stand out. I'm not too sure what the f-type letter is doing in the middle of Tverdovsky, but it's a clean signature that looks pretty sharp.

#4 - Martin Straka

This is a really cool auto, especially since I got it through the mail. You can tell he took his time to make it really look good, and the effort was well worth it. Major props for both the style and the extra effort taken.

#3 - Richard Park

Park doesn't have the same cleanliness in his signature, nor is his name very long. Yet, he signed this card with a nice big signature containing lots of flamboyant loops and twirls all around. I think this is also the first autograph I've seen where the number is inside one of the loops of the letters. It's a pretty cool autograph.

#2 - Robert Reichel

The two fancy R's really stand out and make this autograph look cool. It's nice and big, and has a sort of dramatic flare about it. It's ended with a nice accentuated L and a very sizable number as well. The overall effect, while difficult to read, looks very nice.

#1 - Ray Whitney

All I can say about this sig is WOW! This is the type of signature you'd expect from some fancy buisness executive, not from an NHL veteran. From first stroke to last, this signature is pure beauty.


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Drury
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Williams
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Stuart
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Cheechoo
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Lupul
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Hossa
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LeCavalier
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Gonchar
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Krajicek
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Robidas
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