Whan I lived in Chicago, I had a buddy who worked on the ice crew. He had a son the same age as mine, and they were about 9 at the time. Before the game Barnaby slid them a couple of practice pucks. After the game, just about all of the players stopped to give the boys their autographs. Hockey players are pretty down to earth nice guys. Chelios, Roenick, Amonte, Carney, Barnaby, McKee, Warrenner, and even Dom signed autographs for the boys.
Danny Gare is a super nice guy too.
And through the magic of twitter, I got a "fathead" Thurman Thomas signed for me. Thurman and Patty are hilarious on twitter. Andre Reed, and Darryl Talley are on there too. Fun to read their comments while they are watching the same games as you.