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A Few Of My All Time Favorite Shots

I'll keep it exclusive to Hockey. No Salgado. No Gretz or Henderson either.



Human misery? Check. Juxtaposition of triumph and despair? Check. Irony? Check. Absurdity? Check.


I never particularly cared for Linden. Then again, this isn't a shot representative of just one man. Or two men. Dammit, that's sad.


All those who say, "there's no crying in Hockey" are welcome to line up and blow me. Beautiful.





Remember the Olympics promo from 1994? "In case you've forgotten what joy looks like..."


Questions?


This is not a picture of Marty Brodeur.


This is not a picture of Teemu Selanne.

And just because I'm an asshole:




Let me say one thing: In sports photography, 99% of "iconic" shots require little or no talent as a photographer -- Ali vs. Liston, "Black Power" at the '68 Olympics, MJ taking flight, even Bobby Orr's "flying goal." So much of that is being in the right place at the right time. To create something from almost nothing -- to use only one's knowledge of the game, foresight, instinct, and anticipation... This is talent. This is when sports photography transcends mere documentation. Maybe I sound like an elitist prick for saying that, but why let pucksandbooks have all the fun?

Mike Richards -- The Outtakes

God, I hope there's a good story behind this sequence: