dylanjlynch

The four win streak is over, we were completely dominated, outscored 4-0 and outshot 53-21.  The lights weren’t working like they should, and I had awful signal everywhere in the arena except for the TV riser.  This meant lots of work for the Nikon 200-400 f/4.  Sometimes those games are nice, they’re so relaxed because you just sit in one spot.  The downside is that you rarely get something truly special form the TV spot, everything looks so “regular”.  The upside:  You see everything, you’re never not in the right spot.  I usually shoot half a period from here, the last 10mins of the game, so that I can get the winning goal.  This game, however, I spent two whole periods. 

Luckily, the game ended with 7 mins to go in the CAN-SLO game.. it was not a confidence inspiring 7 mins to watch.. Canada looked like they were sitting back, and Slovakia really made us work for it.  We have to play WAY better against the Americans or we’re going to get embarrassed.  Good luck to all the shooters there, what an amazing experience it must be to photograph an Olympic final, especially a CAN-USA showdown.

Feb 26 2010 - Kelowna Rockets v Edmonton Oil Kings - Images by Dylan Lynch