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Wednesday night the Penguins came to town and we introduced our girls to hockey for the first time. Who knew that someone would forget to tell the Pens that they had a game. They managed to make a team who is only recognized by their immediate family members look like the ‘97/’98 Wings.

Oh well, the game did give me a chance to make use of the 300 zoom with vibration reduction. One of my favorite pictures is of Malkin during the warm up. I like it since it shows the stress on the hockey stick during a slap shot. Unfortunately, this warmup shot was the closest he would come to scoring.

Here is the game summary from the eyes of a 9 year old.

19:43 of the first period: Dad, why does the ref let them fight? That doesn’t make any sense.

14:42 of the second period: Dad, how many people can they fit in the penalty box? What happens if everyone goes in the box? Can they play one against one?

Sydney and friends serving 5 for fighting

15:00 of the second period: Is that Mr Dave’s 3rd beer?

17:30 of the second period: Dad, the guy behind us sure knows a lot of swear words.

4:40 of the third period: Dad, if the Pens score a goal every four minutes the game will be tied.

9:15 of the third period: Is that Mr. Dave’s 4th or 5th beer?

12:00 of the third period: Dad, they have to score a goal every two minutes to tie the game.

My next favorite picture came from the second Pen’s goal. I love the goalie sneaking a peek behind knowing the shot had gotten by him. Look close, you can see the puck just before it went into the net. A very lucky picture capturing that split second in time.

14:54 of the third period: Boy, Mr Dave sure likes beer.

16:00 of the third period: Dad, if the Pens score a goal a min they could tie it.

17:30 of the third period: Dad, the Pens should just hit and pound someone in a fight! (A hockey fan was born)

19:34 of the third period: Dad, they don’t stand a chance, do they?
It was a great day for Hockey - just someone forgot to tell the Pens that.