Harold Druken, centre, listens while Keith Brown, left, speaks with interviewer Tara Slone during the Scotiabank Hotstove segment at the Hometown Hockey event on Sunday.
So much so that he still has it — laminated, even.
“It’s awesome to see Keith Brown,” he said. “For so long I’ve had that card ... funny, there he is.”
The attraction was in flipping the card over and seeing Corner Brook, Newfoundland listed as Brown’s hometown, a rarity in the National Hockey League.
He listened to host Tara Slone interview Brown and fellow former NHLer Harold Druken in the Scotiabank Hotstove segment on Sunday in the civic centre parking lot, as the two shared anecdotes of their hockey-playing days. Adey hadn’t had the chance at that point to speak with Brown personally, but was hoping to chat with him. The two share another interest as well, which surprised Adey.
“He wants to go fishing on the Humber,” he said. “I love salmon fishing and I was surprised he knew about the Humber River.”
Adey said he had spent most of the weekend at the Hometown Hockey event with his family, including 12-year-old son James, who plays in the peewee division. He said his son was loving everything about it.
“I haven’t seen him much,” Adey laughed. “He’s here somewhere running around.”
Two other kids who were loving the festivities were nine-year-old Matthew Reid from Deer Lake and eight-year-old Morgan Pevie of Trout River.
With their faces painted with NHL team logos — a Flyers logo for Philadelphia fan Morgan and, curiously, a Boston Bruins symbol for Montreal Canadiens fan Matthew — the two agreed the outdoor ball hockey setup was the preferred destination for both.
Morgan said he also had the chance to unleash his howitzer in the hardest shot display, speaking proudly of his blast that the radar clocked at 38 km/h.
