HOCKEYWOOD, CALIF. - A group of scribes had just finished gulping down some fine Mexican chow in downtown Los Angeles Saturday night and were just leaving the establishment when a patron waved hello.
It was Mark Messier.
Walking out onto the street a couple of minutes later, one member of our group almost walked into a pedestrian strolling down the street.
It was Patrick Roy.
Shortly afterwards, in the lobby and lounge of the all-star headquarters hotel, there was hockey royalty everywhere you looked.
Roy and Raymond Bourque were sitting with their respective significant others near the bar.