Whew...very thankful for batch processing. ; About 2/3's done with the processing. ; Here are some more photos.
I found it very interesting how when the puck is dropped and the teams are skating. ; The players rarely fell unless there was contact with another player. ; But, while waiting for faceoffs, gravity and skates would combine to bring them down. ; I was getting ready to take a nice on-ice portrait of this player when...
These teams were all well-coached. ; I was impressed with the players positioning and spacing. ; However, put the puck against the boards and all bets were off.
Coaches were very expressive when talking with their teams. ; I believe they did that to keep their attention. ; If they talked too long, players would start to loose interest. ;
At this age bracket, boys and girls play together. ; Girls bring different colors to the game.
As cumbersome as they were when standing, when skating, I could see the confidence and the player they will become.
The goalies, who barely covered a quarter of the net or less didn't have it easy. ; Sometimes the puck would go over their head and still be a goal. ; This guy learned sometimes you don't go down on your knees against a team that shoots high.
