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Lifelong Teemu Selanne memorabilia fan far from Finn-ished

PHIL HOSSACK / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS

“Here, you’re going to get a kick out of this,” says Randy Besharat, successfully retrieving an archived, text message he received in October 2016.

“Hey, Randy,” he begins reading aloud, holding his phone out for a visitor to see. “I’m going to be in town tomorrow, so let’s make a point of getting those helmets signed, ‘dash’ Teemu.”

In January 2015, Besharat, self-described as the world’s biggest Teemu Selanne fan, chatted with his idol in-person at the retired NHL star’s restaurant, the Selanne Steak Tavern in Laguna Beach, Calif.