TOM FITZGERALD - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 318912

TOM FITZGERALD
Retired NHL right winger signs his name and jersey number in blue ink
Signature: "Tom/ Fitzgerald/ 14" in blue felt tip. 4x6. Tom Fitzgerald (b. 1968) is a retired NHL right wing, who played 17 seasons for the New York Islanders (1988-1993), the Florida Panthers (1993-1998), the Colorado Avalanche (1997-1998), the Nashville Predators (1998-2002), the Chicago Blackhawks (2001-2002), the Toronto Maple Leafs (2002-2004) and the Boston Bruins (2005-2006). Drafted in the first round of the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, Fitzgerald spent his first years split between the Islanders and their AHL team, the Springfield Indians with whom he won the Calder Cup in 1990; he also is noted as the first player in NHL history to score two shorthand goals on the same minor penalty on May 2, 1993 against the Pittsburgh Penguins, also setting the record for shorthand goals by a player in one game. His was chosen to be one of the original players for the Panthers in 1993, where he had his best scoring years and even made it to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1996. Fitzgerald was later traded to the Predators, who sought his veteran leadership and was named their first ever captain. He played 1097 games in the NHL with 139 goals and 190 assists and 776 penalty minutes. He retired in 2006, becoming an analyst for NESN's Bruins coverage, and coached until 2009 when he was name assistant General Manager for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Corners rounded. Ink notes on verso in unknown hand. Fine condition.