2011 PA Ice Hockey State Championships

This past Saturday was the final day for ice hockey photos. There were three games to determine the State Champions in the three divisions: A, AA, and AAA. I shot from the penalty box for all three games - and forgot just how cold it is standing there.

Here's a few of my favorites:

2011 Flyers Cup

The Flyers Cup was a little split up this year. Normally the three divisions championship games are on the same night. The highest division got to play at the rink where the Flyers play, the Wells Fargo Center, while the two lower divisions play at local ice rinks. I didn't have a chance to go through my photos and post any here before they were posted to the website from the game that was played at the Wells Fargo Center, but there's a link to the game on one of my favorite local sports blog websites, crossingbroad.com

The photos below are from the A championship game on March 18th at Iceline. My photography partner in the sports photos actually made it to the finals with the team he coaches. It looked like they were the dominant team, but had 8 penalties called against them. They scored a goal in the early third period to go ahead, but later gave up a goal and Springfield won it in overtime.

PA State Champs

This past Thursday was the PA State Championships for High School Ice Hockey. Two of our accounts were in the finals (there's three different levels). All three games were played in Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh. This was my first time to Pittsburgh, but I didn't really get to see much of the area. We did get to see just about the entire arena, from the tunnels under the stands and locker rooms to being down on the ice.

Stadium overview


Being in a professional rink, there is advertising all over the boards and even on the ice. It's tough to get a clean shot, especially from down low.


Anyone hungry for Dunkin Donuts?

Flyers Cup 2010

This years Flyers Cup was played at a few different venues. The AAA game at the Wachovia Center, the AA game in Hatfield and the rest in West Chester. The AA championship game was last night. Downingtown East vs Council Rock South. Downingtown East is one of my accounts so to see them make it to the finals and win was exciting. There wasn't a spot open where I could shoot without looking through the glass or a net, so I just shot from behind the net.




Downingtown East's fans came out to support the team and had a good time doing it. I especially like the kid on the left who wore his shoulder pads and helmet without a shirt.