Game 24: T-Birds Greased by Oil Kings
Hello again T-Birds fans! Sorry for the long time between posts lately, I’ve been busy with Seattle U. photos and have been dealing with computer problems. It’s all fixed now, however, so I do have time for a quick post about Edmont0n. A word of warning, though; I was without a 70-200mm zoom lens for that game, so I had just my 28-75mm lens and couldn’t get many close-ups. I did get some, however, and here they are…
Left wing Chance Lund skates down-ice towards the Edmonton goal in the first period.
Canon 7D, 28mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Defenseman Erik Bonsor chases after the puck.
Canon 7D, 28mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Center Tyler Alos is checked against the boards in the offensive zone of the ice.
Canon 7D, 33mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Right wing Marcel Noebels keeps the puck away from Edmonton defenseman Marek Hrbas while attacking the Oil King goal.
Canon 7D, 45mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Noebels passes to an off-screen teammate in front of the Edmonton goal.
Canon 7D, 30mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Alos takes a shot on Edmonton goalie Laurent Brossoit in the second period.
Canon 7D, 50mm, 1600 ISO, f/3.2, 1/1250th, Manual
Noebels jostles for position to take the puck with Edmonton defenseman Mark Pysyk.
Canon 7D, 28mm, 1600 ISO, f/3.2, 1/1250th, Manual
Center Luke Lockhart battles for control of the puck with an Edmonton player in the corner of the T-Birds’ attacking third.
Canon 7D, 47mm, 1600 ISO, f/3.2, 1/1250th, Manual
Center Colin Jacobs skates with the puck past Edmonton center Travis Ewanyk.
Canon 7D, 28mm, 1600 ISO, f/3.2, 1/1250th, Manual
Jacobs tries to find a better angle for a shot on goal during the second period.
Canon 7D, 28mm, 1600 ISO, f/3.2, 1/1250th, Manual
Defenseman Erik Fleming fires a shot towards the Edmonton goal.
Canon 7D, 44mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Two fans celebrate left wing Mitch Elliot’s goal just two minutes into the third period.
Canon 7D, 56mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/320th, Manual
Defenseman Mitch Spooner clears a puck from the T-Birds’ defensive zone in the third period.
Canon 7D, 135mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Spooner eliminates an Edmonton attacker’s angle to the Seattle goal.
Canon 7D, 28mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
And here Spooner stops a shot aimed at the Thunderbirds’ goal.
Canon 7D, 35mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Defenseman Austin Frank (right) blocks a centering pass from Edmonton center Colton Stephenson.
Canon 7D, 35mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Sorry for the small amount of photos, but at least now I know I shouldn’t use only a short-range lens to cover a complete game. So I have that going for me…
Anyways, the T-Birds take on Portland tonight at 7 at the ShoWare Center. Come on down to Kent and cheer on them on!
‘Til then, go T-Birds!
Game 20: T-Birds Make Incredible Comeback, Lose to Kamloops on Controversial Call
Thanks to a stretch of four home games in just eight days, I’ve found myself falling behind on updating the photoblog. This post will contain photos from the Kamloops game Jan. 18. That game was certainly the most exciting home game of the year, one where the T-Birds scored three times in the third period only to lose on a controversial call, to say the least, in the shootout. In addition to the excitement of the game, I finally was able to use my 28-70mm lens in a hockey game! I’ll talk about that experience a tad later in the blog, but let’s begin with the photos, shall we?
Let’s start with Calvin Pickard. The fellow faced an astounding 26 shots in just the first period. What’s even more amazing is he only let one pass him and find the net. That’s a .962 save percentage for the period. It’s safe to say Pickard’s play in the first half kept the T-Birds in the game. Just for that, let’s see two photos of two amazing saves by Calvin…
Goalie Calvin Pickard stops a shot from a Kamloops player during the first period.
Canon 7D, 125mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Pickard makes another first-period save against Kamloops. He made 25 saves in the first period alone, and 55 total that night.
Canon 7D, 140mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Since they were defending for most of the period, the Thunderbirds didn’t get too many shots on Kamloops goalie Jeff Bosch; they just had five in the first period. They did have a few more opportunities than shots, however, including this one by Connor Sanvido.
Center Connor Sanvido has a shot stopped by Kamloops goalie Jeff Bosch during the first half.
Canon 7D, 200mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Just after that Sanvido attempt, I spotted Cool Bird borrowing a fan’s binoculars just to my right. I think they would have worked better if Cool Bird was facing the ice instead of away from it, but that’s just my opinion.
Canon 7D, 95mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/640th, Manual
Surprisingly enough, that’s it for my first period photos. Actually it’s not so surprising as I had numerous shots of Calvin, but didn’t want to post four similar photos next to each other… Anyway, on to the second period! I was excited for the second period to come, for I wanted to test out my 28-70mm lens for hockey. It had been unusable for over a year after it received multiple knocks during the post-game rushing of the field after the UW knocked of USC in 2009 (I was in the middle of the mass of bodies, an experience I’ll never forget). Anyway, I had finally gotten it fixed and tested it out during the second period, while I was behind the north net and facing the Thunderbirds when they were attacking the Kamloops goal. I was able to get numerous plays in front of the net, such as…
Center Travis Toomey battles with Kamloops defenseman Josh Caron (middle) for a rebound in front of the Kamloops goal early in the second period.
Canon 7D, 28mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
and…
Toomey watches as a loose puck is swatted away from the Kamloops net early in the second period.
Canon 7D, 28mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
and even…
Right wing Tyler Alos has a puck knocked away from him in front of the Kamloops goal.
Canon 7D, 47mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
A shot this lens allowed me to get is battles for the puck in the corners. Any other lens I had would have cut off players’ heads and feet, but when I could actually get wide enough to get the entire player in the photo. Take this one, for example, where Sanvido (right) and Toomey (left) are battling Kamloops defenseman Brandon Underwood for the puck in the left corner.
Canon 7D, 28mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
I could even get a photo when the play was happening right in front of me. That’s how I got this cool portrait (well, sort of a portrait) of Dave Sutter.
Defenseman Dave Sutter tries to gain possession of the puck along the boards behind the net in the second period.
Canon 7D, 28mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
And that’s it for the second period. Despite the increased shots on goal (14), the T-Birds couldn’t get one into the net while Kamloops added one goal to go ahead 2-0. They’d add one more three minutes into the third period to increase their lead to 3-0. Down by three goals, the T-Birds had to attack a lot in order to stay in the game. Here’s a photo of them doing just that…
Defenseman Erik Fleming brings the puck past center ice during the third period.
Canon 7D, 150mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
In all, they had 15 shots on target in the third period—just one more than the second. Here’s one of those shots, this one by Luke Lockhart.
Center Luke Lockhart (left) takes a shot on Kamloops goalie Jeff Bosch.
Canon 7D, 102mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
The T-Birds found themselves on a powerplay when Kamloops defenseman Austin Madaisky was called for hooking, and the T-Birds capitalized on the advantage when Marcel Noebels finally knocked the puck into the net.
Left wing Marcel Noebels slips the puck past Bosch and converts the power play for the T-Birds’ first goal of the night.
Canon 7D, 80mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Just twenty seconds later, Jacob Doty scored the T-Birds second goal of the night. While I didn’t get a good photo of the goal, here’s a nice frame of the celebration afterwards…
Right wing Jacob Doty (left) and left wing Mitch Elliot (right) celebrate Doty’s goal to draw the T-Birds within one of the Kamloops Blazers.
Canon 7D, 110mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/500th, Manual
Now down just one goal, the T-Birds kept pressing and forcing the Blazers to play defense. They did, keeping the T-Birds off the board for another 10 minutes despite Seattle controlling the puck most of that time.
Noebels tries to protect the puck from Kamloops center Dalibor Bortnak (left) and defenseman Corey Fienhage (right).
Canon 7D, 125mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Right wing Burke Gallimore has the puck knocked away by Kamloops center Dalibor Bortnak in the third period.
Canon 7D, 70mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Over the past few games, I had noticed that Connor Sanvido was receiving more ice time, particularly in the third period and on power plays. He had been playing pretty well recently and one of these days he’ll get his first goal of the season. When taking into account the nice attempts he’d created in this game, I’m sure that elusive goal will come sooner than later…
Sanvido wraps around the Kamloops net in hopes of a better scoring opportunity.
Canon 7D, 105mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Eventually the Thunderbirds did tie it up, however. Unfortunately Noebels, the goal scorer, blocked my view of the puck going into the net, but he paid me back by giving me a strong celebration shot afterward. I love the reactions of the fans in this photo, they’re what make the image so strong.
Noebels raises his arms in triumph after the T-birds tied the game up at three with barely a minute left to play in regulation.
Canon 7D, 200mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
For the overtime period that followed, I wanted a view of both halves of the ice so I’d always have a clear chance at capturing any important play. The only place I could go for that, since it was too late to go between the benches, was the suite I’d shot from in the first period, so I ran on upstairs and got into the suite just before the overtime faceoff. My hustle was rewarded with this image of Noebels trying to win the game…
Noebels tries to get the puck past Bosch in overtime for the potential game-winning goal, but can’t find a hole in Bosch’s protection.
Canon 7D, 160mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Kamloops also had their chances in the overtime period, specifically this one by center Dalibor Bortnak. Despite Seattle defenseman Brenden Dillon’s best sliding attempt to knock the puck away, Bortnak took aim and fired at the Seattle goal. The shot sailed wide to the right, fortunately for the Thunderbirds.
Canon 7D, 95mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Not all Kamloops shots went wide in overtime, though. Calvin was forced to make nine saves in extra time, none of them producing as cool a photo as this one…
Calvin Pickard knocks a Kamloop attempt away with his stick in the overtime period.
Canon 7D, 130mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Neither team scored in overtime, so we went to a shootout, something the T-Birds’ fans haven’t seen since Nov. 24. Unfortunately the first two Seattle shooters missed their attempts, and Kamloops hit its’ first one. It was all up to Calvin Pickard to block Kamloops center Colin Smith’s shot to prolong the game, and he nearly did it… In fact, he says he actually did poke-check the puck away from Smith, which would end the attempt immediately. The refs didn’t call the play dead, though, and Smith buried the puck into the net, which the referees counted. Despite complaints from Pickard, Toomey, and the rest of the Thunderbirds, the shot was not reviewed and the shootout ended at 0-2 for the T-Birds. Here’s a photo of Calvin attacking the puck in Smith’s control. Use it to decide for yourself if Pickard touched it or not…
Canon 7D, 130mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
And that brings an end to the most exciting game of hockey we’ve seen this season. The T-Birds did great to come back from a three goal deficit and force a shoot out, and the shoot out didn’t lack for drama thanks to the controversial play that ended it. Overall, it was a thoroughly entertaining game to watch and to photograph. Hopefully the next one will be just as good…
And also hopefully I can get caught back up on this blog. Expect photos from the Kelowna game up in a few days.
What do you think of the ending of this game? Does that photo of Smith’s goal change your opinion? Re-affirm it? Let me know in the comments section!
Til next time, go T-Birds!
Game 16: Thunderbirds Soar Past Rockets
Now that was fun to watch! Last Friday’s (Jan. 7th) win against Kelowna was something special: it was just the T-Birds’ second home win since mid-November. They’ve played well for the most part, but somehow found themselves on the wrong side of the scoreboard. Against Kelowna, however, they out-shot the Rockets, out-defended (is that a word? I certainly hope so…) the Rockets and, most importantly, outplayed them. All of those things combined to give the Thunderbirds a 3-1 win over the second place team in the BC division. Let’s see how they did it…
Normally any photos of goalie Calvin Pickard are of him making a save or another outstanding defensive play. Not this next one, however, as there weren’t too many shots for him to save in the first period. Instead, here’s Calvin receiving an errant Kelowna clearance and knocking it towards a fellow T-Bird.
Canon 7D, 180mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1600th, Manual
This next picture I’m putting in as a literary device (if a blog can be considered anything like literature): foreshadowing. My, that glass bent an awful lot…
Defenseman Erik Fleming checks Kelowna defenseman Colton Jobke into the boards during the first period.
Canon 7D, 105mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1600th, Manual
And here’s what the previous photo foretold; either that glass was shifted out of position or Jacob Doty hits really hard. Either way, players generally don’t end up in the laps of fans with seats on the glass.
Right wing Jacob Doty checks Jobke into the boards near the south goal, shifting the plexiglass out of place.
Canon 7D, 170mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1600th, Manual
Luckily the crack maintenance staff at the ShoWare Center quickly fixed the problem and play resumed in about five minutes or so.
Canon 7D, 190mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/640th, Manual
One of the hardest things to photograph in hockey, for me at least, is a save of a long-range shot. I generally keep my lens following the puck; when it travels a long distance at high speeds, it’s very hard to see both ends of the play. In order to do so, I need to point my lens toward the area the puck is heading, press the shutter halfway to engage the autofocus, and then press it down all the way to take the shot. I often get out of focus images when I try to keep up with a speeding puck, but this time I didn’t. What I got instead was this gem…
Calvin Pickard makes a save on a shot from the Kelowna Rockets in the first period.
Canon 7D, 200mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1600th, Manual
What a great shot, huh? What’s that, the top of Calvin’s head is missing? That’s what happens when you speed-aim your camera: you don’t have time to correct the borders and you end up cutting off people’s body parts (photographically, of course, for I have not touched Calvin’s head in real life). Photos with a partial head-ectomy are not how you advance in this industry; I need to do better if I want to get a head… err, ahead.
Done groaning now? Good, let’s continue with the photos. Here’s one of the Thunderbirds’ 16 shots on goal in the first period.
Jacob Doty (left) fires a shot at Kelowna goalie Jordan Cooke from point-blank range.
Canon 7D, 140mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1600th, Manual
And here’s a shot of Doty fulfilling his other duties on ice: fighting and demoralizing the other team’s players…
Doty (right) and Kelowna right wing Jessey Astles exchange punches during a first period fight. Both were slapped with five minute major-fighting penalties.
Canon 7D, 150mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1600th, Manual
Travis Toomey has been playing well lately, putting five pucks in the back of the net since January 1st, and collecting one assist for a total of six points. He scored one against Kelowna in the first period on Friday, but unfortunately I had a player blocking my view for that play. I wanted to have a nice photo of him anyway, so here’s one of his other shots from the period.
Center Travis Toomey takes a shot on the Kelowna goal. Although this one was successfully blocked, Toomey managed to score earlier on in the period.
Canon 7D, 125mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1600th, Manual
And our last photo from the period came just after the second T-Birds goal of the period. Unfortunately I missed the goal, but I did get a decent image of the fans; it’s just too bad I had their backs to me.
Thunderbirds fans celebrate the goal scored by right wing Burke Gallimore 12 minutes into the first period.
Canon 7D, 50mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/250th, Manual
In the second period, the Thunderbirds continued their offensive surge, throwing twelve more shots at the Kelowna goal.
Right wing Marcel Noebels watches as Kelowna’s Jordon Cooke stops Noebels’ shot early in the second period.
Canon 7D, 70mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1600th, Manual
This was Noebels’ first game back from the World Junior Championships, where he scored once and provided two assists in Germany’s six games in the tournament. Since returning (and as of Sunday night after the Chilliwack game), Noebels has put two more pucks in the back of the net. Worth another photo, right?
Noebels fights of Kelowna defenseman MacKenzie Johnston while collecting a free puck.
Canon 7D, 108mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1600th, Manual
I couldn’t decide whether to put this next photo up on the blog. It’s a nice decent moment—one of the goal scorers on the night taking a shot on goal—and in pretty good focus, but that black stripe on the right is pretty obvious. That stripe is one of the poles of the guardrails on the staircase leading behind the north goal. Once I saw that on my images, I decided to move into the small space between the glass and the rail, but for this shot it was a move made too late… Something else to remember for next time.
Canon 7D, 70mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1600th, Manual
And here’s another shot of Noebels. It’s funny how I go entire nights without a decent photo of some people only to get three or four keepers the next night…
Noebels tries to catch up to an errant puck, outracing Kelowna right wing Shane McCoolgan (left) and left wing Brett Bulmer (right).
Canon 7D, 70mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1000th, Manual
Late in the second period, center Charles Wells found himself on a breakaway with no one but Kelowna’s Jordon Cooke between him and a goal. Kelowna defenseman Mitchell Chapman dove in an attempt to trip up Wells, though, and knocked the T-Birds’ center off balance.
Canon 7D, 70mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Being brought to his knees, though, didn’t prevent Wells from his attempt to score. He took a shot at Cooke from the ice. Unfortunately, Wells wasn’t rewarded with a goal, although Chapman earned two minutes for tripping.
Canon 7D, 70mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Shortly after, the period ended. As the Thunderbirds went back to their locker room, this young fan offered a high five and words of encouragement.
Canon 7D, 50mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.5, 1/1250th, Manual
Now time for the third period! I wanted to spend a bit of it shooting from the upper level again. I’d be able to get photos of plays on both ends of the ice and I didn’t think I’d had such a good first period image-wise. Being up there, though, allowed me to get an unblocked view of Noebels’ goal halfway through the period.
Noebels puts a puck past Jordan Cooke and into the Kelowna goal to increase the Thunderbirds’ lead to 3-1 halfway through the third period.
Canon 7D, 120mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Shortly after the goal, I moved to the handicap seating in section 112. It offers a good view of the ice at the south end of the building and is where many other photographers sit during the first and third periods. I didn’t get many good photos from that position (or at all in the third period), but here’s one I kind of like…
Center Colin Jacobs passes to Marcel Noebels in the third period.
Canon 7D, 98mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
And unfortunately that’s it for game photos. For some reason I got fewer good photos than normal, but I think the ones posted are a bit better than normal. I guess I went for quality and not quantity. Oh well, we’ll see what happens with the next game!
Have any questions for me? Want to say something about one of the photos on here (or not on here)? Want to have an in-depth conversation on the importance of maple syrup on the global economy? Feel free to post in the comments section below!
‘Til next time, go T-Birds!
(Home) Game 12: Thunderbirds Unlucky Against Americans
Center Charles Wells takes a shot on the Tri-City goal in the second period.
Canon 7D, 98mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1600th, Manual
Hello again everyone! It’s been a while since the last post (about a week, in fact) so it’s time for another roll of photos. Sorry for the layoff; I’ve been shooting a lot in the last week, both for the T-Birds and Seattle University all while taking the GRE and getting my application for grad school together. I’ve finally found time to write up a game thread. I know I told you guys I’d have photos from last Friday’s away game in the Tri-Cities, but I want more time to put together the videos for that post. Instead, here’re some photos from the home game against the Americans on Saturday the 11th.
Let’s start in the second period, shall we? (Note: we kind of have to as I didn’t arrive at the ShoWare Center until just before the first intermission. I had to come down from Key Arena and a Seattle U. men’s basketball game) Walking into the media box at the ShoWare Center, I was met with the nasty surprise that the Thunderbirds were down 0-4 late into the first period. Now I’m sure you guys will be ok with skipping straight to second period photos, where the T-Birds seemed to come out with a new energy and ended up matching the Americans’ one goal during those two periods. Let’s dive straight into the shots, shall we?
Left wing Marcel Noebels evades an attempt to dislodge the puck by from Tri-City center Brooks Macek on his way down the ice towards the Americans’ net.
Canon 7D, 70mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Centers Justin Hickman (right) and Brendan Rouse (center-left) both try to force the puck through the Tri-City defense and into the net.
Canon 7D, 70mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Left wing Chance Lund takes a shot on the Tri-City goal, but Americans goalie Drew Owsley stops the puck before it can cross the red line.
Canon 7D, 70mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1600th, Manual
Now I know what you’re thinking… “Wow, Kyle actually has good-looking photos from through the glass for once,” and you’re right! I have no clue why all of a sudden I could actually get good shots from behind the glass. It might be due to the fact I actually stepped away from the glass; normally I press my lens up against it to reduce glare from the lights, but I was moving around a lot more than normal. It may be because the hockey and the photo gods got together and decided to smile on me, I have no clue. I just know I got some killer shots from that position. Those four aren’t it, either. Here’s some more from the second period I’m quite pleased with…
Wells checks Tri-City left wing David Conrad into the boards behind the Tri-City goal.
Canon 7D, 70mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1600th, Manual
Center Colin Jacobs battles tries to knock the puck past Tri-City defender Paul Sohor and into the Tri-City goal.
Canon 7D, 160mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1600th, Manual
And we’ll end the second period photos there. I still can’t believe how lucky I was to get all those shots. I think I’ll put either the Noebels photo or the Lund photo—maybe even both of them—into my portfolio. It’s not every day you get a portfolio-worthy shot, and somehow I got two of them in a span of about 40 minutes. I was feeling pretty good and ready to continue my streak of good luck—and good photos—into the third period.
And before I went out to the box between the benches (they call it the Suicide Box over in Kennewick and most other hockey arenas; for some reason, I’m not too fond of that name…), Ashley, the intern that has the horrible job of going through every single one of my photos (I really feel bad for her, there’s a LOT of horrible photos from each game and she has to sort them all) caught up with me. She asked me to get a few photos of defenseman Erik Fleming since I hadn’t gotten any at all this year. You’re probably tired of reading my ramblings, so here’s that photo of Fleming and a couple other ones.
Canon 7D, 100mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1600th, Manual
Defenseman Dave Sutter checks Tri-City right wing Jordan Messier in the third period.
Canon 7D, 125mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1600th, Manual
Noebels skates around the Tri-City goal hoping to find a better angle for a shot while Tri-City defender Zachary Yuen follows in pursuit.
Canon 7D, 150mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1600th, Manual
Here’s another photo I really like. I think it’s one of the better shots of a defensive play I’ve gotten this year.
Defenseman Brenden Dillon throws himself to the ice in an effort to block a shot by Tri-City leftwing Justin Fesser.
Canon 7D, 130mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1600th, Manual
Being not only a rivalry game, but the second game against the Americans in two nights, there was plenty of late hits and hard checks into the boards. Here, right wing Jacob Doty slams Tri-City defenseman Sam Grist against the boards.
Canon 7D, 175mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1600th, Manual
During one of the media timeouts in the third period, the team gathered at the bench to strategize. After the strategy session, but before they were called back out onto the ice, Jacobs (left) and Doty (right) discussed matters between themselves as well.
Canon 7D, 160mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/800th, Manual
In keeping up with the rivalry, Lund and Tri-City defenseman Brock Sutherland found themselves in a fight with about five minutes to go in the game.
Canon 7D, 130mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1600th, Manual
Although the two fighters were escorted off the ice, their dropped gloves, sticks, and helmets were still strewn about. For the Thunderbirds, it was Hickman who received the task of collecting Chance’s gear and bringing it back to the bench.
Canon 7D, 78mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1600th, Manual
Here’s a photo of Defenseman Erik Bonsor trying to steal the puck from Tri-City center Connor Rankin.
Canon 7D, 100mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1600th, Manual
Despite the game being decided, both sides kept up the pressure on the goalies and tried to earn one more goal. Here’s a shot on goal for Tri-City.
Tri-City’s Messier (left) fires a shot towards the Seattle goal, which is being defended by defenseman Scott Ramsay (center-left) and goalie Michael Salmon (right).
Canon 7D, 135mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1600th, Manual
The Thunderbirds also had their late-game chances on goal. Here, Dillon brings the puck down the ice with a defender in tow.
Canon 7D, 70mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1600th, Manual
Noebels controls the puck in the Tri-City half.
Canon 7D, 120mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1600th, Manual
And here center Luke Lockhart tries to brush the puck into the net and past Tri-City goalie Chris Driedger.
Canon 7D, 105mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1600th, Manual
Alright, that’s it for this post. I have no idea how I got so many good photos from just two periods, but hopefully my lucky streak will continue! Check back for my next post to see if it does and, as always, let me know what you liked or didn’t like in the comments section below.
Til’ next time, go T-Birds!
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