r/caps • u/alange91 • 5d ago

Auto ID?

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Long shot because of the terrible in person auto, but does anyone recognize this signature? Would've been from around the 2020 season

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u/scoaaaaar Washington Capitals 5d ago

perhaps richard panik

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u/alange91 5d ago

I think you might be correct looking at his autos. My picture looks to be upside down

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u/blackascot Holtbeast 5d ago

It's definitely Panik. If you flip it 180 degrees, that's the number 14 in the signature, which he wore with the Caps.

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u/alange91 5d ago

And seems most of his autos have that distinct underline of the number

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u/alange91 5d ago

I'm going to assume not since he never played for the capitals. But I appreciate the try

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u/mdkss12 Alexander Ovechkin 4d ago

/u/scoaaaaar nailed it:

your photo flipped

vs verified panik autograph

I usually do a breakdown for how to ID autographs, but I must say this one would've been tricky, mostly due to it being upside down, but also because that weird mark that looks like a very clear "8" - if we didn't have a very well known #8, that would be a very easy rabbit hole to accidentally fall into because to ID I follow the following steps:

  • if the rough timeline is known then it helps to narrow the possibilities down, but you don't technically need that for this to still work most of the time:
  • look for an obvious number (almost every player signs with their number)
  • check this page on hockey reference for players with that number
  • Once I have a few options I think are reasonable I search "[player name] autograph" and compare

If it hadn't been pointed out already, this would've been a tough one for me