Last Weekend of Games Leaves T-Birds Short of Playoffs
As you know last weekend’s games were the final matches in the regular season. They weren’t, however, guaranteed to be the last game of the season, as there was a shot at passing Everett for the eighth and final spot on the western conference playoffs. Unfortunately the loss Saturday against Portland ended the playoff chase for next season, but there was still a game to be played Sunday, and team awards to be handed out, too. Here are some of the best photos from the last weekend of the 2010/2011 season.
The first period of the Portland game on Saturday was an exciting one with each team scoring two goals. Portland got its’ two first just after the halfway point in the period, but not long afterward, Burke Gallimore and Marcel Noebels found themselves on a two-on-one breakaway…
Right wing Burke Gallimore slides a centering pass past Portland defenseman William Wrenn towards an uncovered Seattle right wing Marcel Noebels…
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Who then fires it past Portland goalie Keith Hamilton and into the net for a goal!
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Late in the period, center Colin Jacobs found himself on a breakaway with no one but Hamilton between him and his 22nd goal of the season. He was trailed by two Winterhawks, however, who did whatever they could to prevent Jacobs from scoring…
Jacobs is upended by Portland defenseman Taylor Aronson (bottom left) while on a breakaway with one minute left in the period. Aronson would be given a two-minute hooking penalty and Jacobs would receive a penalty shot…
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Which Jacobs promptly buried into the net! Tie game!
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The second period saw a goal from both teams, keeping the score even at 3-3. Also, the second period gave us this photo of left wing Chance Lund keeping control of the puck despite the attempts of Portland left wing Nino Niederreiter to poke it away.
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And to close out the Portland game, let’s take a look at a series of photos from the third period in which left wing Mitch Elliot throws his weight around and leaves Portland center Brendan Leipsic lying on the ice…
Mitch Elliot blocks Potland center Brendan Leipsic’s path to a loose puck.
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Elliot begins to throw Leipsic to the ice in an effort to ensure Leipsic can’t get to a loose puck.
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Elliot makes sure Leipsic won’t get immediately get up after throwing him to the ice.
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In the third period, Portland got two more goals and a lead the T-Birds couldn’t cut down again. Burke Gallimore scored his 34th goal of the year with three minutes left to go, but The T-Birds didn’t have any more goals left in them and fell to the Winterhawks, 4-5.
Now for the Tri-City game on Sunday…
Center Luke Lockhart attempts to steal the puck away from Tri-City right wing Jordan Messier in the first period of Sunday’s game against the Americans.
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Michael Salmon got the start in goal over Calvin Pickard Sunday and played pretty well despite only getting three other starts during the season. He made 28 saves over the course of the game and was named the third start for his efforts. Here’s a photo of one of his 28 saves…
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A slapshot from defenseman Dave Sutter bounces off the stick of Tri-City defenseman Brock Sutherland.
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This next photo, I think, is one of the best photos I’ve found all year. Fitting it comes at the end of the season, right? Too bad it’s of Tri-City goalie Chris Driedger and not one of our own netminders…
Tri-City goalie Chris Driedger blocks a shot from Seattle defenseman Brenden Dillon in the second period.
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Center Travis Toomey tries to control a loose puck in front of the Tri-City net.
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Dillon attacks the Tri-City net from the right in his last game as a Seattle Thunderbird.
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Salmon deflects a shot to behind the net where a teammate can gain possession and push it up the ice.
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Center Connor Sanvido tries to knock the puck away from Tri-City defenseman Zachary Yuen.
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Unfortunately, that does it for action photos during the game Sunday, but that doesn’t mean we’re done with this post! After the game, there were awards to hand out recognizing the palyers’ efforts throughout the year. Players’ excellences in school, the community, and on the ice were all celebrated with awards. First up the Booster Club gave out awards, and Burke Gallimore received two of those, one for a hat trick, and the other for being a graduating player (being 19 and not automatically returning next year. He can still come back as a 20-year old exception if chosen as one, however).
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Mitch Elliot received the Scholastic Award, which was hinted at by assistant coach and former T-Bird player Ryan Gibbon’s eying of Elliot while Elliot’s accolades were being read aloud.
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Marcel Noebels won the Rookie of the Year award thanks to his 28 goals and 26 assists…
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While Brenden Dillon won Defenseman of the Year.
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Burke Gallimore’s 34 goals earned him the title of Top Scorer for the year…
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And Calvin Pickard and Brenden Dillon shared the MVP honors.
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After the awards were handed out, the players raised their sticks in appreciation to the T-Birds fans for their great support throughout the season.
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One of the surprises of the night: some of the trophies froze to the ice after being set down. Here, Burke Gallimore uses his stick in an attempt to unstuck his trophy.
Canon 7D, 70mm, 1600 ISO, f/5, 1/500th, Manual
And that’s it for this blog post. Even though these were the last few games, I do have a few more games worth of photos to post up. I’ll probably get them taken care of in a single post later this week. So this isn’t goodbye, not yet at least. You’ll have to go through my musings at least once more before I call it a season…
As always, go T-Birds!
Best of Part One: The Top Photos So Far…
It seems like just yesterday since we were back here on Bird Watching, now doesn’t it? Anyways, I promised you a post containing my best (and favorite) photos from the season so far, so let’s get going!
17) For the first shot of the day (and seventeenth best shot so far) we’ll go all the way back to October 26 for a game against Tri-City and a shot of center Colin Jacobs on the bench during a shootout. I think this shot is typical of many photos of Jacobs I’ve taken; in most of them there’s either a big smile or intense expression on Jacobs’ face. That really adds to the emotion of the photograph and helps our understanding of what’s going on in it.
Center Colin Jacobs is all smiles after left wing Marcel Noebels (background) converts his shootout attempt against the Americans. Despite the successful conversion, the T-Birds fell in the shootout, 2-1.
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16) Let’s stay in that same game against the Americans for shot number 16. In the first 33 games of the season, the T-Birds had three of their four home games against Tri-City, and each one was a hard-hitting matchup worthy of the rivalry. There were many notable hits between the two teams, and one of the better photos I’ve got of them happens to be this one, where two Thunderbirds combine to make an American sandwich…
Right wing Jacob Doty (left) and center Connor Sanvido (right) sandwich Tri-City defenseman left wing Marcus Messier in the first period of an Oct. 26 game against Tri-City.
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15) With number 15, I decided to go with a shot from the KING 5 taping that occurred October 12 at ShoWare Center. KING 5 sent reporter Christie Johnson down to learn more about hockey and the Thunderbirds. The clips that were filmed went out live during the morning news broadcast, and the four players there (Luke Lockhart, Brenden Dillon, Burke Gallimore, and Michael Salmon) had to arrive early in order to meet with the KING 5 crew. I snapped this gem during a break in shooting…
Center Luke Lockhart (right) and right wing Burke Gallimore (top) rest on the ice during a break between takes.
Canon 7D, 50MM, 1600 ISO, f/3.5, 1/800th, Manual
It’s not the best technical photo from the shoot, but I do find it quite humorous and there’s something charming about it so I decided to use it over the other photos from the tv shoot.
14) After each win, the team would always skate out to the goalie (normally Calvin Pickard, but Michael Salmon has taken over between the pipes on occasion) and celebrate the win. They did this a bit over the first half, as the T-Birds have accumulated 15 wins so far this year. Normally these shots aren’t that exciting as everyone is facing inwards, but I got lucky with this one when Jacob Doty looked backwards (with his helmet off! What luck!) during the celebration.
Jacob Doty joins the rest of the Thunderbirds in celebration of their Nov. 19 victory over the Spokane Chiefs.
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13) I’m always looking for new angles to shoot from. Seeing something from a different vantage point can make the most typical of things seem new or exciting. I was allowed to shoot the Red Deer game on Nov. 2 from the catwalks above the ice. I was up there for the pregame events, including the introduction of the Thunderbirds starters.
The Thunderbirds starters are introduced before the Nov. 2 game against Red Deer.
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12) What would a look back on the Thunderbirds’ season be without talking about Calvin Pickard? He’s been the T-Birds’ brick wall in goal for most of the season, saving an astounding 1169 shots so far. His save percentage of .927 is good for second in the WHL, just a thousandth behind Darcy Kuemper of Red Deer. Needless to say, Pickard’s been a major part of the team, and I had to include a photo of him in this countdown. Here’s one of his 1169 saves, this one against Red Deer.
Goalie Calvin Pickard makes a stick save on a shot from the Red Deer Rebels on Nov. 2.
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11) As I’ve said before, I didn’t follow hockey before I started shooting for the Thunderbirds. All I really knew about the game was that it was really fast and players were allowed to fight (with a five minute penalty, though). Being one of the bigger teams in the league, the T-Birds have really thrown their weight around for the first part of the season, making sure to hit the opposing team and even fighting them if need be. One of the bigger fighters on the team is Jacob Doty, who is frequently making sure the opposing team leaves the game black and blue.
Jacob Doty lands a punch on Prince George center Greg Fraser during a game Oct. 29.
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10) Once December rolled around, it was time to plan for the T-Bird’s Christmas Card. It was up to me to shoot the photo that would be on the card, something I’ve never done before. After scouting out the location and perfecting my exposure for the surroundings, the players arrived and we got down to business. I’ll tell you right now this photo isn’t the best team photo ever taken, but I’m quite proud of it and the way it looked on the card, so I decided to put it on this list.
Happy Holidays from the Seattle Thunderbirds!
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9) I’m always looking for non-action photos to shoot. Not only does it give me something to focus on while the game’s not being played, but it showcases particular events that might not have been seen by everyone. One of my favorite detail shots from the half-year is this photo taken during a particularly chippy game against Medicine Hat.
Jacob Doty leans over and tries to intimidate the Medicine Hat player across from him before a faceoff at center ice during a Nov. 30 game.
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8) It’s not common to see a goalie get checked hard on a play, but it does happen on occasion. When it does, it can make a cool photo to see the two players all sprawled out. That happened in the Medicine Hat game; an action I thought was sure to lead to an all-out brawl between the teams. It didn’t but it did lead to a cool photo…
Calvin Pickard is run into by Medicine Hat center Wacey Hamilton during a Nov. 30 game.
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7) One thing I have noticed through the first 33 games is that the Thunderbirds fans are pretty good at making noise. When I went over to Kennewick for the Tri-City away game on Dec. 10, I was surprised at how quiet those fans were during part of the game. To commemorate them, I’m always looking for photos of T-Birds fans to put in the blog. Normally I have a requirement that they need to be in T-Birds gear, but I waived that Dec. 14 when the group in Calvin’s Corner kept yelling at Spokane goalie James Reid whenever he ventured to that side of the ice.
Fans in Calvin’s Corner try to get Spokane goalie James Reid to lose focus during a Dec. 14 game.
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6) This fan, however, showed his T-Birds colors well during the Medicine Hat game. The more I look at this photo, the more I like it. Not only is it taken at a cool angle (from the catwalks), but the look on his face—particularly that smirk—adds some nice emotion to it. He looks proud to display that Thunderbirds scarf, and in turn I’m proud to call this photo one of the six best shots I took during the first half.
A fan displays a Thunderbirds scarf during a timeout in a Nov. 30 game against Medicine Hat.
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5) Here’s my favorite photo of Calvin Pickard I’ve taken so far. This might be ranked higher on this list—and would definitely be the best shot of a Calvin Pickard save—if this was in fact a save; this is actually a shot of a Tri-City goal. I took this early enough in the play, however, for it to look like a decent photo Pickard doing well. No matter what the result of the play, however, it’s a nice looking photo and nice enough to be number five.
Tri-City center Mason Wilgosh sneaks a shot past goalie Calvin Pickard during an Oct. 26 game.
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4) You may have noticed that so far all of the action photos on the list were either taken from above (the photos with a background that consists of ice) or from the box in between the benches (where the background is the goal or the boards around the rink). Well, coming in at number four is my first action shot taken from behind the glass at one end of the rink (#7—the photo of the group in Calvin’s Corner—was taken from the side, but I don’t consider that an action photo). It was taken fairly recently, at the game where I finally realized how to shoot from behind the glass ((Home) Game 12: Thunderbirds Unlucky Against Americans). You’ll also notice that three of the top four photos were taken in December, further suggestion I’ve finally realized how to shoot hockey. It took long enough, now didn’t it… 😛 Anyway, here’s number four!
Left wing Marcel Noebels evades an attempt to dislodge the puck by from Tri-City center Brooks Macek during a Dec. 11 game.
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3) When I saw number three happen I immediately became excited. I immediately knew I had this really cool play when it happened; once the puck was cleared from the Seattle end and there wasn’t a danger of missing a play, I chimped the photo (photographer jargon for looking at the LCD screen) to see if I really had got it. A wide smile crept along my face once I had; I think that was the most excited I’ve ever been over a photograph. It really is a cool photograph, and important, too. Check out this goal-saving grab Dave Sutter made on the puck.
Defenseman Dave Sutter saves a goal by grabbing the puck out of the air just before it crosses the red line during a game against Medicine Hat Nov. 30.
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2) I remember telling you I had a portfolio-worthy shot during the blog post I first shared number two with you. It is also one of the few head-on offensive shots I’ve taken this year since I haven’t found much success shooting through glass yes. I’m really happy with the way this shot turned out, although I do wish the shot featured in the photo was just as successful.
Left wing Chance Lund takes a shot on the Tri-City goal during a Dec. 11 game.
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1) And now for the moment we’ve all been waiting for and the best shot I’ve taken so far this year… As I said before, three of the top four photos were taken in December, and we can expand that out to a whopping eight of the top ten. That means throughout the year I’ve really improved my hockey shooting, so it’s only natural to guess my top photo is from December, right? Well it’s not from December. Or November. Or even October for that matter. That’s right, the single best photo I’ve taken came from the one home game in September and the first regular season hockey game I’ve ever shot. Crazy, right? I’ll let you see the photo before I talk about why I picked this as number one…
Colin Jacobs celebrates a goal in front of the Portland bench during the home opener against the Winterhawks Sept. 25.
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This photo shows just about everything you need to know about that opening night game: that the Thunderbirds were fired up and playing well enough to celebrate (visible in Jacobs’ face) and it shows some dejection in the Winterhawks’ player behind Jacobs. Furthermore, the spotlight on Jacobs makes him jump out at the viewer and the stick and shoulder in the foreground give a nice frame to Jacobs to really draw your eye to him. That is why I’m calling this the best photo I’ve taken this season, and a photo I’m proudly displaying in my portfolio.
Well there you have it: the top 17 photos of the Thunderbirds’ season so far! What plays will there be for me to capture during the second half? Find out tonight when the Thunderbirds take on the Spokane Chiefs at 7:05 at the ShoWare Center! I’ll be there, will you?
Do you agree with my selections? Did I miss something that deserves to be in this post? Let me know in the comments section below while you wait for 7:05 to come!
‘Til tonight, go T-Birds!
Tri-City Away: Road Trip, Anyone?
I hope everyone had a great Christmas (I know I did, I got a lens!), but now it’s time to prepare for the second half of the WHL season! I hope to get you in the mood for more T-Birds hockey with two posts in two days; today I’m (finally) writing up a post about my road trip to Kennewick to watch (and shoot) the Thunderbirds take on the Tri-City Americans on December 10 tonight/today (again I’m working past midnight), and a recap of the first half of the season in photos featuring the best images I’ve collected so far this year. Check back tomorrow for that best-of post, but for now continue reading about the
As with my post about the catwalks, I have a video for you guys to watch and hopefully to enjoy. Also like my catwalks post, the video is quite short in relation to the drive over as I didn’t film enough content to make a longer one. I need to remember that for next time (maybe that’s why I need an assistant…). Anyways, how about we start the video in the most natural starting point I know, in the middle of the trip!
Alright, everyone awake from your slumber and check out some photos! Unfortunately there’s not too many—I had a really bad game in Tri-City—but there were some blog-worthy shots I’d like to share with you. But first, here’s a photo I took from that vantage point off I-82 and an explanation on why I only shoot sports…
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Now let’s fast-forward about 90 miles and five hours for our next photo, which takes place in the first period of the game (note: yeah, I’m skipping a lot of time. Next time I travel to a game, I’ll be sure to take more photos and video of the stadium). That night, December 10th, was the night of the American’s Teddy Bear Toss, when fans throw teddy bears onto the ice after the home team’s first goal. Being new to hockey, I had no clue what was going on when all of these teddy bears were flying onto the ice, so I asked the fan I was sitting next to for an explanation. Luckily she filled me in on the situation and I decided the oddity was worthy of a photo.
Goalie Calvin Pickard (left) chats with defenseman Erik Bonsor (center-left) while teddy bears are being cleaned off the ice during the Americans’ Teddy Bear Toss on Dec. 10.
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The game was delayed for ten minutes while the bears were picked up off the ice. Overall, I think 3,000 or so teddy bears were thrown onto the ice (and later donated to charity). Not a bad number, but I’m pretty sure we can surpass that for our own Teddy Bear Toss Jan. 29! And since I won’t be able to use this joke then, I might as well say it one last time here: that game was the first hockey game I’ve ever seen that was delayed by bears.
You guys can stop groaning now.
Seriously, you can.
Any time now.
Ok, you might as well let it all out at once….
Now that we’re done with that, let’s move on with the photos. From my vantage point in the stands, I had a nice view of the Tri-City goal and plays on it from the left side. In this photo, left wing Mitch Elliot tries to get a better angle on Tri-City goalie Drew Owsley.
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From my vantage point, I also had a nice view of the Seattle goal. Here, Pickard makes a nice stick-save of a Tri-City shot.
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By now you’ve probably noticed that I have a lot of photos of certain players and less of others. I’m always looking for more shots of the players I don’t have and managed to get one over in Kennewick. Here, center Brendan Rouse battles for position to control the puck with Tri-City defenseman Drydn Dow.
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And unfortunately here’s the last photo I have for you guys for this post (told you I had a really bad game). Anyway, here’s defenseman Travis Bobbee (center) shielding the puck from Tri-City center Mason Wilgosh.
Canon 7D, 200mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1000th, Manual
Sorry for the short post, but the video took a while to piece together (I’m still new and slow at working with videos). Remember to check back tomorrow for the best photos from the first half of the season!
‘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.
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Centers Justin Hickman (right) and Brendan Rouse (center-left) both try to force the puck through the Tri-City defense and into the net.
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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.
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Center Colin Jacobs battles tries to knock the puck past Tri-City defender Paul Sohor and into the Tri-City goal.
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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.
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Defenseman Dave Sutter checks Tri-City right wing Jordan Messier in the third period.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Here’s a photo of Defenseman Erik Bonsor trying to steal the puck from Tri-City center Connor Rankin.
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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).
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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!
Game 9: T-Birds Upended by Americans
Hello again everyone! I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving. In my quest to finally get caught up with the Thunderbirds’ games (there have been four home games in eight days, and I can’t turn out these posts that fast…) I’ll be posting about the game on Thanksgiving Eve, Nov. 24, tonight. In the next three or four days I’ll get something about Saturday’s game aganst Kootenay, and in about a week I’ll (finally!) be caught up with photos from tomorrow’s matchup with Medicine Hat. But enough of the scheduling conversation, let’s get to some photos, shall we?
We’ll start off with a photo that stumped me. When I first saw this while looking for a good photo to send with the press release, I thought this one would be a really good one. When I got back to it while working on this blog, I realized just how much of a pain it would be… I’ll show you the original now…
Center Justin Hickman fights for position with Tri City left wing David Conrad while racing after a puck in the first period.
Canon 7D, 100mm, 1600 ISO, f/3.2, 1/640th, Manual
So you can see the main action, but it definitely needs some cropping, right? Well there was the tricky part. How much do you crop? What shape should it be? I first cropped it so all you can see are Hickman and Conrad, but included all of Hickman’s stick.
Canon 7D, 100mm, 1600 ISO, f/3.2, 1/640th, Manual
That doesn’t look bad, but I really don’t like all the empty space around the stick. I wouldn’t mind it if there was something big at the end of the photo, but I’m not sure the stick itself justifies the wide crop. So let’s trim it down a bit…
Canon 7D, 100mm, 1600 ISO, f/3.2, 1/640th, Manual
Ok, that’s a little bit better, but I still don’t really love it. Maybe a little bit more space on the left would make it feel less crowded to me, but then again maybe not. So let’s try something much different.
Canon 7D, 100mm, 1600 ISO, f/3.2, 1/640th, Manual
I think this is my favorite. I know there’s a lot of dead space in the middle between the two players and the puck, but I think the puck adds enough to the photo to justify it. Dead space normally isn’t wanted in a photo—there’s a reason it’s called dead space—but there are times where it does good. This may not be one of those times, but it doesn’t seem to detract enough to require a new crop. Plus we’ve already tried a few other crops, and they don’t seem to work well.
You be the photographer: What crop would you have gone with? Let me know in the comments section!
Oh, and you may have noticed that the metadata (the camera settings used for the photo I post under each picture) is different than the normal settings. This wasn’t intended, I just forgot to check the settings after shooting the player introductions. I compensated for the added light during game play, but I forgot to check anything other than my light meter to make sure everything on my camera is ok. It happens all the time, I wish I was better at noticing these things.
Anyways, back to the game. Five minutes into the game, center Tyler Alos found himself with the puck above the Tri City goal and being defended by the two Americans players that were back on defense, goalie Drew Owsley and defenseman Drydn Dow. Fellow center Colin Jacobs was skating fast to the other side of the goal, but not being covered by anyone. Naturally Alos passed it over to Jacobs…
Canon 7D, 100mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
And Jacobs sent it into the back of the net.
Canon 7D, 100mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Already moving quickly, Jacobs lost his balance after getting the shot off (I think. He might have purposely fell) and found himself on his back on the ice. But he didn’t care, he just scored a goal!
Canon 7D, 130mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Leftwinger Mitch Elliot came over to Jacobs, not only to celebrate, but to help him up…
Canon 7D, 175mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
I had an unexpected visitor on the suite I was shooting in for that goal… Cool Bird! He had entered my suite a little before the goal was scored and was entertaining fans and waiting for the first period media timeout to throw t-shirts into the crowd. Jacobs’ goal must have fired Cool Bird up because after the goal he was on his feet cheering with the rest of the crowd.
Canon 7D, 100mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
When Cool Bird finally started giving out the t-shirts, these two young fans pleaded for a shirt.
Canon 7D, 100mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/500th, Manual
The game, like nearly every Tri-City/Seattle matchup, was pretty physical. There were plenty of checks and hits throughout the night. Here, defenseman Dave Sutter throws Tri City Adam Hughesman off the puck.
Canon 7D, 195mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
And Calvin even got into the action. Here he tangles with Tri-City right wing Jordan Messier in front of the Seattle goal. I’ve never seen a goalie do that before…
Canon 7D, 180mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Throughout the first period, the Americans did well to earn 19 shots on goal, including this one by leftwinger Neal Prokop. All of them were saved, however, by goalie Calvin Pickard, as he’s doing here.
Canon 7D, 160mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
And that does it for the first period photos. Let’s move down rinkside for the second period, shall we? (Note: hopefully you said yes because that’s where we’re heading anyway…)
Let’s begin with a shot of center Charles Wells skating down the boards with the puck…
Canon 7D, 200mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Wanting to try something a little different, I took off my 70-200mm lens and put on my fixed 50mm (it can’t zoom in or out, it’s set at 50mm). This would allow me to get a wider shot—not much wider, but anything helps when the players are normally just a foot away from you. It did make a slight difference, especially in front of and behind the goal. I didn’t cut any body parts off anyone this time!
Wells and Tri City defenseman Sam Grist fight for the puck behind the Tri City goal in the second period.
Canon 7D, 50mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Wells attempts to block a clearing attempt by Tri City’s Owsley.
Canon 7D, 50mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Right wing Marcel Noebels sends a puck off the boards towards the Tri City goal.
Canon 7D, 50mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1600th, Manual
Here’s another one of those photos that are made by the objects in the foreground rather than the subject themselves. Defenseman Travis Bobbee is controlling the puck—an important part in hockey, yes, but it would be a fairly bland photo unless Americans center Kruise Reddick was blocking Bobbee. I’d like it even better if we could see Bobbee’s gloves on the stick but in any case the photo seems to suggest an imminent confrontation. You probably want to see the photo by now, don’t you?
Canon 7D, 100mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1000th, Manual
That ends the second period photos. Sorry I didn’t get many photos of the two goals the T-Birds scored but that’s what happens when you shoot through glass. Onto the third period and between the benches!
The third period was action-packed, to say the least. Here, Tri City center Mason Wilgosh pokes the puck away from Wells along the boards.
Canon 7D, 195mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
While it’s not generally good for a team when someone falls to ice, it does make for a different and a decent photo. Here right wing Burke Gallimore has a nice view of the puck he tried to win.
Canon 7D, 100mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Here’s a photo of Noebels (at least it looks like Noebels. I can’t see a number in any other photos of that series) defending against right wing Jordan Messier of the Americans. What’s really cool about this photo is that everyone’s perfectly lined up to show a perfect example of perspective. Sometimes luck brings you photos that you couldn’t get even if you set up your own shot…
Canon 7D, 80mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Center Travis Toomey and Tri City defenseman Brock Sutherland jostle for position to receive the puck in front of the Seattle goal.
Canon 7D, 98mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
The Americans unfortunately had a nice third period offensively. They controlled the puck well and had 21 shots on goal during the period. Calvin Pickard was working hard and earned this water break during a time out.
Canon 7D, 115mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Unfortunately three of those 21 shots found the back of the net. That means, however, Pickard made 18 saves in that period alone. Here’s one of them.
Canon 7D, 130mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
The game being tied 4-4, we moved into the overtime period. Neither team snuck a goal past either defense so a shootout ensued. Despite Pickard saving one of the two shootout attempts he faced—this one here being saved against Tri City rightwinger Patrick Holland—no Thunderbird attempt found the back of the net. At least the T-Birds got one point though!
Canon 7D, 120mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
That’s it for this post. As always leave any comments or criticisms or questions in the comments section below.
Til next time, go T-Birds!
Calvin Pickard: The Energizer Bunny in Pads
Monday night, 10:44 pm: I’m writing this blog post in the dark, seeing as the wind storm that’s rolling through the area finally won its battle with the local power lines and my house lost power. Not much from my preferred working environment has changed though; sure it’s a tad dark, but I can still type this up on my laptop, listen to music on my ipod (right know it’s Human by the Killers, in case you’re wondering), and still text friends and family on my cell phone. It’s nice to know that even though I depend on electricity for so much, I can live without it (in short doses, though; I’m SOL when my batteries run out). Batteries are the fail-safe of today’s society, and they really should be appreciated more; they help keep everything running when the power goes out, and they have saved untold hardship and lives just because they’re a great fail-safe.
By now you’re probably thinking “this is a photoblog about a hockey team, why are you writing about batteries, Kyle?” If so I don’t blame you, but trust me I’m heading somewhere with this…
Batteries are a lot like a goalie in hockey. More specifically, batteries are like a reliable goalie in hockey, one who can be depended to immediately and effectively defend the net if something gets behind the defense, much like how batteries are called upon once the electricity stops flowing. Since batteries have a near 100% effectiveness, this goalie has to be nearly perfect, saving 93 percent of the shots that come at him. Hmm, a dependable, reliable goalie that saves nearly every shot taken on him? Why, that sounds a lot like our own Calvin Pickard, doesn’t it?
Say hi to the readers, Calvin!
Canon 7D, 130mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
As you may have just now guessed, this post is dedicated to our fearless netminder, the man who never met a shot he really liked and never met a puck he couldn’t stop. He backs up the Thunderbirds defensive line and is probably the best goalie in the WHL right now. In fact, for the next two days he’ll represent the WHL in the Subway Super Series, two games that pits a team of WHL stars against a team of Russian junior stars. Since the Thunderbirds have a few well-earned days off after their eastern road trip (in which they did quite well, taking 8 of a possible 12 points) and Pickard is playing in the series, it seems like a great time to have a post saluting our never-stopping netminder. Here are 15 photos of Pickard doing what he does best: backing up the T-Birds and looking good while doing it…
Pickard stops a shot from a diving Lethbridge left winger Jacob Berglund during a game Oct. 1 against the Hurricanes.
Canon 7D, 150mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Pickard goes down to stop Lethbridge center Cam Braes.
Canon 7D, 125mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Picarkd attempts to block a shoot-out attempt by Tri-City right winger Jacob Holland on Oct. 26.
Canon 7D, 130mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Pickard watches as defenseman Brenden Dillon steals the puck from Prince George center Nick Bounassisi Oct. 29.
Canon 7D, 200mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Pickard re-directs a shot towards teammate and T-Birds center Luke Lockhart.
Canon 7D, 200mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Pickard tracks the puck while center Colin Jacobs (left) and PG center Charles Inglis fight for it during the Oct. 29 game against the Cougars.
Canon 7D, 160mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Pickard prevents Red Deer left winger John Perrson from redirecting the puck into the Seattle goal Nov. 2.
Canon 7D, 70mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Pickard stretches out to make a save against Red Deer.
Canon 7D, 85mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/640th, Manual
Pickard makes yet another stop against Red Deer.
Canon 7D, 75mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1000th, Manual
See the previous cutline. Just know that he made 46 saves that night.
Canon 7D, 73mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1000th, Manual
Pickard makes another sprawling save against the Rebels on Nov. 2.
Canon 7D, 175mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/2000th, Manual
Pickard passes the puck to defenseman Dave Sutter during the third period of the game against the Rebels.
Canon 7D, 135mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/800th, Manual
Pickard, Sutter (left) and Red Deer right winger Daulton Siwak (top right_ all have a nice view of the puck before Pickard falls on it for another save).
Canon 7D, 155mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1000th, Manual
And let’s end this post the best way I know how: with a picture of Calvin celebrating a win!
Canon 7D, 130mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Hopefully you enjoyed this look at Calvin Pickard, and be sure to tune in to the Subway Super Series against the top Russian junior players.
Til next time, go T-Birds (and WHL)!
Game 4: Thunderbirds go to Shootout vs. Americans
I was hoping to get this post up yesterday, but unfortunately some errands unexpectedly came up and I couldn’t get it done before work. Have no fear, though, as I’m off today and can spend it all on the blog!
Tuesday night’s game against the Americans was a well fought game, I thought. As always with these ‘birds, the outcome wasn’t decided until after they played five extra minutes and took three extra shots on goal. Unfortunately, the Americans slipped two shoot-out attempts past Calvin Pickard while only one of the T-Birds found the back of the Tri-City net.
We’ll start, however, before all of that; even before the game started. Before the game, equipment manager Jason Berger brought out the pucks for pre-game warm-ups and formed the letters W,H, and L with them. Director of Media Relations Ian Henry told me about the pucks and asked for some photos, so I happily obliged. I got three frames of the design that I really liked, but this one stood out above the other two.
Canon 7D, 50mm, 1600 ISO, f/1.8, 1/60th, Manual
Having shot the pucks, I had nothing to do until the players came out for warm-ups. Normally I don’t shoot that seeing as I’ll be getting the same photos during the game, but I needed to get some photos of backup goalie Michael Salmon for a newspaper in his hometown of Red Deer, Alberta. I took a couple nice shots of Salmon but couldn’t decide between the two. I’ll let you guys see both of them and decide what one’s better…
Canon 7D, 90mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Canon 7D, 70mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Now for in-game photos. I wanted to go back up and shoot from the suite level again for the first period. I like the angle it gives, I just wanted to do something different from the game against Calgary. The nice thing about shooting from the suite level is that I have a great view of most of the ice and bench area. That view allowed me to get this photo of Head Coach Rob Sumner during a timeout in the first period.
Canon 7D, 200mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/640th, Manual
I like this photo because you get to see the play designed. Taken from any other angle, the players would be blocking the view of the whiteboard, but this time I was high enough to see over the players.
Remember a couple of posts ago when I said that there’d be games in college I’d get great photos of the opposing team and not the Huskies? Well that happened to me again Tuesday. I seemed to get many photos where you could see Americans players well, but the T-Birds guys had their back to me. These next three are good examples of that. Oh well, at least the pictures show the T-Birds doing well and having success…
Center Connor Sanvido has a shot blocked by Tri-Cities goalie Drew Owsley in the first period.
Canon 7D, 140mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Rightwinger Jacob Doty (left) and Sanvido (right) sandwich Tri-Cities center Justin Messier in the first period.
Canon 7D, 200mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Defenseman Travis Bobbee knocks a Tri-Citiy Americans player to the ground.
Canon 7D, 125mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
And to close out first period photos, how about a good ole’ Calvin Pickard save?
Goalie Calvin Pickard (middle) blocks a shot while center Luke Lockhart (right) and Tri-Cities leftwinger Justin Feser fight for the rebound.
Canon 7D, 160mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Due to a terribly stupid operator error, most of my shots from the second period were not useable and were only worthy of being deleted. So let’s forget the second period ever happened, assume the score magically changed to 2-2, and move onto the third, shall we? Ok? Okay!
Since this was the third period (wow, it just seems like seconds ago we were in the first, where does the time go?)I went to my typical spot in between the benches, and was rewarded for going in between the benches by a shot of Luke Lockhart scoring a goal to take a 3-2 lead.
Lockhart tries to slip a slapshot past the Tri-City defense in the third quarter. The puck did find it’s way to the back of the net, giving Lockhart his second goal of the evening.
Canon 7D, 78mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
And as always, a goal shot deserves a celebration shot…
Lockhart (right) and right wing Burke Gallimore celebrate Lockhart’s third period goal.
Canon 7D, 165mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
That lead, however, wasn’t a permanent one. Just a few minutes later, the Americans evened up the score with this goal.
Tri Cities center Mason Wilgosh (left) gets a shot past Seattle goalie Calvin Pickard during the third period of a WHL game in Kent, WA, Oct. 26.
Canon 7D, 130mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
A bit after that goal, there was a small dust-up between Marcel Noebels and the Tri-Cities’ Spencer Humphries. I couldn’t see the fight or what caused it since it took place in a corner I can’t see from between the benches, but I did get an important shot of the aftermath: Marcel Noebels being escorted off the ice. He got more penalty minutes than what was left in the game and so was taken off the ice (note: he was eligible, though, to return in overtime).
Linseman David Tise escorts Seattle rightwinger Marcel Noebels off the ice after Noebels received a 10-minute miscondcut in the third period.
Canon 7D, 125mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Here’s an attempt on goal by Travis Toomey.
Seattle center Travis Toomey (left) can’t knock the puck past Tri-Cities goalie Drew Owsley in the third period.
Canon 7D, 160mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Luke Lockhart had a good game having scored two goals. Since he had one of the better games, I tended to get more good photos of him. Here’s two of those…
Lockhart (right) runs into Tri-City left wing Justin Feser during the third period.
Canon 7D, 78mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Canon 7D, 115mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Now onto the overtime period where I got my best photos from the game. Both teams had some good chances in overtime, but neither could punch it through. I’ll just let my photos describe it to you, as they’re a good representation of what happened.
Seattle goalie Calvin Pickard (right) blocks a shot while defenseman Dave Sutter (left) and Tri City right wing Jordan Messier fight for the rebound in the overtime period of a WHL game Oct. 26 in Kent, WA.
Canon 7D, 130mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Seattle left wing Marcel Noebels (right) and Tri Cities defenseman Zachary Yuen fight for the puck during the overtime period of a WHL game Oct. 26 in Kent, WA.
Canon 7D, 80mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Seattle defenseman Erik Bonsor (right) disrupts the possession of Tri-City defenseman Zachary Yuen.
Canon 7D, 100mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Seattle center Charles Wells skates past Tri-City right winger Patrick Holland in overtime.
Canon 7D, 100mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Tri-City goalie Drew Owsley stops a Thunderbird attack late in the overtime period.
Canon 7D, 100mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
Now that overtime is over, it’s time for the shootout! There was really only one good photo from the shootout that I got, and thankfully it shows what happened in it. So it is with great sorrow that I end with this photo of Pickard not being able to save a shootout attempt.
Tri-City right wing Patrick Holland slips a shoot-out attempt past Pickard.
Canon 7D, 125mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
You know what, I really hate ending with that photo. So instead, let’s see some of Center Colin Jacob’s infectious smile…
Center Colin Jacobs is all smiles after Noebels converted his shootout attempt.
Canon 7D, 70mm, 1600 ISO, f/2.8, 1/1250th, Manual
If you got this far, thanks for reading! As always, I’d love to hear any comments, questions, criticisms, quandaries; anything you want me to know or answer, I want to hear it.
Oh, and Erica and Erik? It was great meeting you Tuesday night!
Til next time, go T-Birds!
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