Just for fun

Every so often, when a player least expects it, I’ll ask them to sign a puck from their college team. Not only do these pucks add diversity to our collection, but the players get a kick out of seeing them.

Mark Mowers, a right winger for the Boston Bruins, was the latest. On Saturday, I had him sign this University of New Hampshire puck.

"Boy, I don’t see too many of those," he said. "You know, I still talk to some of those guys up there."

In a way, I’m surprised. He posted some pretty solid numbers (85 goals and 197 points in 144 regular-season games) in his four years for the Wildcats.