Today I am going to combine two different hockey games for the men into one post. I am doing so for two reasons:
1. I am trying to get caught up and have two big blog posts coming soon.
2. The second game for the men did not yield all that many great shots. Sometimes that means that luck was not on my side, as the best action happened on the other side of the rink, or maybe I just was off my game.
So here we go...
The second hockey game was against Denmark. I started by taking my typical warm-up shots. I saw Matt Boldy tossing the puck with his stick and caught this moment.
Hey look, a goaltender smiling!
Then there is Auston Matthews who almost never gives me a smile, but then again he was in game mode.
I was photographing the action, but missed the goal being scored...
...but I did catch this reaction, which I love. This was the best shot of the game for me. I was lucky that when Matt scored, he turned and skated in my direction.
I liked the way that these three players were stacked up nicely for a shot.
Tage Thompson took the shot, but it was deflected to the left of the net.
A little more action in the front of the net.
I don't usually take photos of the puck drop, since they are usually not very interesting. This time I decided to shoot the drop and I like the end result, with the puck just between the two sticks.
I got this shot as the puck was heading right for Jeremy Swayman. He had a tough game that night. The puck ended up going into the net on this one. A good photo, but I doubt that the team will use it for that reason.
A nice stop by the opposing goaltender. And that was about it for the best from that game. Moving to the game against Germany last night.
I saw one of my favorite super-fans at the game and took this fisheye shot of
Brent Folan from below.
Things were looking a little better for me last night, as I caught the puck going into the net for this goal.
I also got the celebration. Two for two. Yay!
Another goal caught with the puck just entering the net.
For the second period, I managed to capture multiple images of Connor Hellebuyck stopping the puck with his stick.
I did not get this goal since my view was blocked by some other skaters and a referee (arghh), but I got the celebration.
I was shooting on the other side of the ice to capture defensive action when the US got a power play. I decided to quickly move to the offensive side, assuming most of the action would be on that side. I figured that I may have a chance to photograph another goal, and I was right. I love that I got the puck just on the goal line again.
Then I was back to the defensive side. I love the wide eyes of Hellebuyck as he tracks the puck.
During the third period, I missed another goal being scored but got more reaction.
We almost got a goal here.
This shot made me laugh. I was using the Canon RF 7-14mm fisheye lens to try and grab some wide shots. I ended up holding the camera away from the glass and got my ghost-like reflection in the photo. :)
Another "almost goal" shot.
This check happened right against the boards in front of me. It was the best "crunch" shot yet. The other funny thing is...my MacBook Pro was leaning against the boards and went flying from the impact on the wall. All good, it is still working perfectly. Two more wins for the men, and tonight is the women's semifinal game. Let's go ladies!!!
Please excuse any typos. Normally I try to proofread everything before I post, but here at the Olympics, time is a commodity. I definitely miss some things. :)
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