IIHF Under 17 Volume II

Here are a few action shots from the game. They aren't the best as they were taken six rows up and through the rather dirty glass. Had to use high iso to get them to turn out at all.

First picture is of Team Ontario player John McFarland (#18) shooting on German Goaltender Lukas Steinhanuer (#2). The shot went wide.

Second and third shots are of forward Sam Carrick (#22) outhussling the German defence.

Forth shot is of Jeff Skinner (#19) waiting for a cross ice pass.

Last shot is of Tyler Toffoli (16) checking Maik Blankart (5) to the boards. It was called a hit from behind and Blankart.

World U-17 Hockey Challenge

Here are a few photos I took from the 17 Under Challenge game between Canada and Germany on January 1st. The photos aren't the best. For these ones I was against the plexiglass as the German team practiced. Used a Canon 70-200 f/2.8 at ISO 1250-1600 and set the shutter speed to about 1/400 a second. Poor lighting conditions and the plexiglass made it a bit of a challenge. But it was nice to try something a bit different.

Pictured in the first and fourth photo is #3 defenceman Konrad Abeltshauser. In the second photo is the guy who I thought was the best German player, goatender Lukas Steinhanuer (#2). Also pictured is #15 forward David Elsner .

The Germans played hard and were competitive for the first period, but were eventually worn down and beaten 5-1 by Team Ontario