I had a chance to watch Jack, my winter Sunday bullpen catcher, play hockey for the Green Mountain Glades vs the Trois Lac Hawks of Quebec ... Jack plays hard and has a nose for the puck -- and likely would have been happier if the Canadians would have allowed them to play with contact!

This was my first hockey shoot with the D300 ... I shot from the press box (I'm sooo cool), mostly at ISO 1600 and 1/200th ... Gonna take some work to find the right settings for inside an arena and have to find better angles for the action, but it's a start - Plus, I've owed Jack some coverage for a long time now!

Made for a nice day: talked to friends, shot their son's hockey action, slobbered through a hot pastrami from Burlington Bay Cafe, visited LeZot Camera Shop, downed a Friendly's milkshake, and made it home for Michigan vs Notre Dame. Sweeet. Life is good!