"Whipping myself into a Fluery..."

I am posting a not-too-flattering picture of myself in order to demonstrate that I went to a party which was also attended by Theo Fleury, who was (and probably still is) a really amazing hockey player. I'm going to quote a few lines from answers.com about him:

Acknowledged as one of the stars of the game, he was drafted by the Calgary Flames 166th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft and won the Stanley Cup with the Flames in 1989. By the time he left the Flames in 1999, he was the last remaining Flame on the roster of their 1989 Stanley Cup winning team and held numerous club and NHL records.

Initially regarded as being too small to ever lace up in the NHL and have a successful career, Fleury raised eyebrows from the moment he stepped on the ice in the big leagues. He played with the strength and physicality of a power forward yet only stands 5’6” tall, weighing only 180lbs. In his first full season with the Flames in 1989-90, Fleury tallied 31 goals and 35 assists. This was to only be the start of a very successful career throughout the 90s. Fleury tallied two 100 point seasons, one 50+ goal season and three 40+ goal seasons in his time with the Flames. Not only did Fleury have speed, play making ability and the hands of a natural goal scorer, he also possessed the strength of a heavy weight and did not need the presence of an enforcer on his line. Throughout his time in Calgary, he battled with drugs and alcoholism which only continued after his departure [he is now totally clean and sober].

Records

Calgary Flames franchise record for points scored (830)
NHL record 3 short-handed goals in one game
50th in goals on NHL all-time rankings
57th in assists on NHL all-time rankings
52nd in points on NHL all-time rankings
NHL record highest plus/minus rating in one game, plus-9

Not only was Theo very nice, I would like to call attention to the fact that he is very small for a hockey player - so I am not really a giant girl beside him (at least only kind of). He was very nice and even let me take a picture with him. This was especially funny since I honestly had no idea who he is, except that a very good friend of ours is an authentic hockey fan and told us about Theo (we're BFF's now) while we were driving across Canada this summer. Now, Theo and his incredibly nice (and gorgeous & small) wife, Jennifer, own a concrete business here in Calgary. I stupidly also mentioned to him that we have to do our backyard next summer. I am a Complete dork. Isn't it weird that I have never asked a Hollywood star for their autograph, but I turned into a complete idiot when confronted by a Hockey star? The world is a funny place.