Kellan Tochkin and Jordan Schroeder picking up pucks after practice!
On Tuesday I headed out to UBC with my friend Tanya who is in her last semester to get her BFA in Art History. We decided to pop by the rink to see if any Canucks were skating. Tanya is also very familiar with UBC hockey, her little sister LIsa Bonang use to play for the women's hockey team. Tanya was kind enough to show me the workout facilities and introduce me to a few of the UBC strength and conditioning employees. Once we returned to the rink practice was clearly over with a Sedin leaving the ice, Lapierre giving an interview to a camera crew, Schneider skating off the ice and a few prospects hoping for a spot on the team next year cleaning up pucks. Jordan Schroeder has gotten a lot of press over the summer. With Ryan Kesler not able to centre the 2nd line until December (that being if the lockout ends) Vancouver is looking for someone to fill that spot. You've got Henrik Sedin centring the 1st line, a Kesler absent 2nd line, Max Lapierre vying for the 3rd line centre position after Sammy Pahlsson left the Canucks last season to play in Sweden and then you have Manny Malhorta centring the 4th line. Jordan Schroeder's odds of grabbing a spot on the 2nd line are looking up. Of course Mike Gillis might be waiting to pull the Luongo card with a team and make a trade after the lockout ends and get a power forward centre? No matter how is ends up Schroeder is proving he has a solid work ethic and the skills to land him a roster spot this year.
One of my favourite things to watch at practice is grown men, professional ice hockey players still respecting the rules like they did when they were young boys. Get down on one knee when you are listening to instructions from a coach, wait your turn in line to run a drill, pick up the pucks after practice and push the nets to the edges of the rink so the Zamboni driver can clean the ice. After my one minute in the rink grabbing this photo I couldn't waste the stunning day outside it was in Vancouver and having never really wondered the grounds at UBC, Tanya was kind enough to show me everything. I had only ever been out to UBC to watch rugby games, hockey games, concerts at Thunderbird Stadium and also outside concerts as well as a few plays over the years. But walking through the Arts Department was truly inspiring. The imagination and creativity that begins to flow when I am around that kind of energy gives me the biggest high. Below I have chosen a few photos to share with you from my tour yesterday. Enjoy X
One of my favourite things to watch at practice is grown men, professional ice hockey players still respecting the rules like they did when they were young boys. Get down on one knee when you are listening to instructions from a coach, wait your turn in line to run a drill, pick up the pucks after practice and push the nets to the edges of the rink so the Zamboni driver can clean the ice. After my one minute in the rink grabbing this photo I couldn't waste the stunning day outside it was in Vancouver and having never really wondered the grounds at UBC, Tanya was kind enough to show me everything. I had only ever been out to UBC to watch rugby games, hockey games, concerts at Thunderbird Stadium and also outside concerts as well as a few plays over the years. But walking through the Arts Department was truly inspiring. The imagination and creativity that begins to flow when I am around that kind of energy gives me the biggest high. Below I have chosen a few photos to share with you from my tour yesterday. Enjoy X
Tanya left her gloves hanging out of her locker #slacker
The Art students current project is to make a print on copper using acid. Some students were sanding down the copper plates when I was getting my tour of the different rooms. The white paper shows different ideas and effects. The dark pieces below are copper plates during the process.
This was on of my favourites parts of the day! The printer! It was amazing. I loved the primary colours on the press. It was beautiful. I seriously contemplated asking if I could take the roller pice home and have it in my house in my art collection. I love the story behind everything it has printed.
Rollers for the students to work with. They come in all different sizes.
And beside the rollers was this! A poster reminding students to keep the room clean. Oddly enough it is of an arena. Is the Art Department at UBC secretly missing hockey and upset about the lockout as well?
Our tour guide David leaving Tanya and I after he gave us a peak at his private studio. I loved loved loved the lockers. How vintage!
And possibly the best part of the tour was wondering outside and seeing the performances arts studios, photo labs and equipment room. This picture is of the last standing building from when UBC was originally built. It use to be a fire hall but now it is an art studio.
Next post I will talk about these guys! Goalies! They are a breed of their own. Cory Schneider, Eddie Lack and Roberto Luongo were all working hard last Friday when I saw them at practice.
And finally a still from the Honda Centre in Anaheim when I was interviewing Lisa Bonang last year. I am using the interview in a show about Women's hockey. The interview was happening during sound check and a pre game run through of the game opening ceremony including repelling soldiers from the roof!
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