What a clear and beautiful signature! I sent Mr. Cunneyworth these cards and a fan letter on November 30th and got them back signed in black sharpie on December 23rd - three weeks later!
Randy Cunneyworth![](https://lh3-testonly.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tGj8ZrpcTJrhn2m87JTaaqFrf14q7OfSiBcnW0EJtzfODrEDfZsNnPi2cDsWQ8HyYKUrccRwzJLhIPjOa6KIwvtjOf0uwr66tpc2_Mt9v48oURiifYC4AMju7wvLAejTIU3PQvf0rx8YhUK-GU2P6Z20D3W5XeMqgcLrcD_9X4K3XhEbuyIg=s0-d)
was drafted by the
Buffalo Sabres![](https://lh3-testonly.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_t9tyhpHrd8ruhS-XK3L1GYF3ycmcej_FDKpXauHU3fN5KT_bL1J1IdMn9_3DuI76W-rk7M1pgwm3kLMt6AiCuDsmizYjiRkB12eLR4uHF8qN992D4PJii3iaitoXR_uHIFoLpr0qiPtiV1YzB_8jhbu3l57j9w8t9Tbm30qnqNQ9r3nkrB9w=s0-d)
after a 54-goal, 128-point season in the OHL, having played 67 games with the
Ottawa 67's. Unfortunately, the Sabres never really gave him a chance, always relegating him to their AHL farm club, the
Rochester Americans, so the Pittsburgh Penguins gave him a shot at a regular NHL spot in 1985-86. He spent 4 seasons producing regularly with seasons of 15, 26, 35 and 25 goals before they shipped him off to Winnipeg.
He didn't remain long with the
Winnipeg Jets![](https://lh3-testonly.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vh2CaUk5ybd2JRBcbZVY9hW_5N6QUqxfFEcvJVL8CutAgbuGcmwGUU1gGy0S3800hXLzj2qzqB4QT3uTS7Xqi-Y0CHKH6XMXrnMYvo-R7ZOg4XdUhbYSy_UmWT-JWKCXZ83oAn7ZDuY5Ba6fFlw9AR4uFRo2AAjL9kl37PVZYXUQb20pz8=s0-d)
- 28 games - before they sent him to the Hartford Whalers, where despite being injured often, he made a name for himself through hard-nosed hard work and an average of a point per two games. He would often be a nuisance to my favourite teams, the
Québec Nordiques![](https://lh3-testonly.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tRo4J_bYPfTYMT8UtKvChXlhQi-B3q_zQY19H-pJm82HNhIhlmiF2ye0mT4Xjf1ZgPiWKCWetY57Fwzs2_pjVY6DFoqYtGx5T_iz1AYbzOwgCtAUmSEQM0dhRDR7lGtzT6U2C8cCq0wqzuuFfmfjuYuBKxCzlQ6ANG801BQyq3aPAHSbQl=s0-d)
and
Montréal Canadiens![](https://lh3-testonly.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tFf_ELGZNaNe6WRTpSyODI-mxchPgkXWGCbRukrY16KkqUVzQnAHL4IpzLoWiLbMbwWrqQYpjX54ZV2RA7qgw4zub2CGiHV8I-1H1xXVaISOh5ekPQFjUTS9eaoH43s8z_bkdAxhFdzO7xsME-nQAWvTqLSyRYrJcIfMnW7AGov2PiCgMvXA=s0-d)
.
After a short stint with the
Chicago Blackhawks![](https://lh3-testonly.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_skBvINjB7wzO9mKyJIkdTa_8tpHWQ7pcnamPMuNL6RDIDO_r-KSAfEnW1rcajXK6wn3WVXTlFL5o1JpMSxGJnGfZuxZeeFMKlAlcSbruu-ZjuUaWmDZL5nrq9_384gbsyofnwKqcOlOhtzDNApuvYrP_Swu2xcIGhHijGw4sObaCeGClm_Cw=s0-d)
, he was traded to the
Ottawa Senators![](https://lh3-testonly.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uayWlpdteMTZ9e2h2K1IKRl7E1QrLQgwi7ormUCo1ywqQLcx-BPDXtKH7sPcJDAtE7qOK690XxidorZ4dIZNGp8uGLwPRLqq3ajtr-OmSmUE8M9-LVxRgtT4zmFVIcfmfqtNcjVZT835amd3m3TfPhM6s0iE46Xrk-51N4rs7uItFgNP3wjQ=s0-d)
and became only their second full-time captain. To this day, he is still the franchise's second-longest-serving captain, behind current owner of the title
Daniel Alfredsson![](https://lh3-testonly.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tnKe1t2tp2oixNhBGublEn7xZ4eMKGCwcUUViEkfmzeapbeNW-NUYfqtxB21cQcGIU1KSAVMLxd0qCxnHBCTAVOR_4ctk5cnqgAfRmwZKWC4CRDKIh7avWSys3_fs-9hV3P2gSNy1mZndZ5N-mY-fWXubOnJuamfHfb25X5scDvNooBzTxhw=s0-d)
.
After Ottawa, he went back to the Sabres organization where, again, he spent time in the minors but at least played in the NHL playoffs. In the AHL, he was a player/coach, then was named the Americans' head coach for nearly a decade. After a short stint as assistant coach with the
Atlanta Thrashers![](https://lh3-testonly.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_u5qbRnLJqVT8C3IUvTriP8qIzJd72s9e5OnKyni7R0ejuIrded4VLQGmWr9v7I0qWxkgoJR8VF0o-de2kgtBUtH5K4BJnyF-5mSM5p76VjgmP2z8HnS6neqcyShgJ8M9VTeb1PhnYlZ1h9U7ZP3xoO0tZsSdCmDILpH8NCCdRxcCi63QmXXw=s0-d)
, he is now the
Hamilton Bulldogs![](https://lh3-testonly.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vQgFhn_QnVdc6ZsSc7Urgi5tFSGtwu7nACWA33qaC0xvlkcWYYb-WLe-1-IPntRmG0ELOwkfPlNgZQ8TlzP8f3A-8Csml4P2HEKP4vHmsmf4Igt3v0ngYmh150FR8zV3fd8Z8WRF1OYVHuhGd6MousvNB1jAnrfk4eBuMNgYI0fPDjdsNuYQ=s0-d)
' head coach.
The card on the left is from the
1991-92 Pro Set collection (card #392), and the one in the middle is from the
1992-93 Parkhurst set (card #284), also made by
Pro Set. The one on the right depicting him in a Blackhawks uniform is from
Leaf's
1993-94 Donruss set (card #413), which came out late enough in the year that it has him with the team he started the season but didn't finish with; it should be one of very few cards of him in that uniform, seeing as most sets featured him with the Whalers and the following season's cards will have him as a Senator.
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