With more than 20" of snow blanketing major parts of the Northeast after a blizzard on Sunday evening, what better thing to photograph (besides more folks out in the elements) than a Russian All-Star hockey team mixing it up with the cadets here at West Point Tuesday night. I think by the second period of their exhibition game, I realized how cool it was to be photographing players from another part of the world again, particularly when I'd been to some of their regions in Siberia, as sort of an homage to my four visits to the Russian Federation throughout my career. Here's a few favorites from the first two periods of the game. Oh yea, final score: Red Stars 11 - Black Knights of Army 4. ~cg.
Russian Red Stars players gather around goalkeeper Roman Smiryagin (#62, center) prior to their exhibition game against Army in Tate Rink at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY on Tuesday, December 28, 2010. The Red Stars defeated the Black Knights of Army 11 - 4.
Army forward Jack Barnes (#19, left) scores past Russian Red Stars goalkeeper Roman Smiryagin (#62, right) during the first period of their exhibition game in Tate Rink at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY on Tuesday, December 28, 2010. The Red Stars defeated the Black Knights of Army 11 - 4.
Army forward Mark Dube (#15, center) watches the puck as Russian Red Stars goalkeeper Roman Smiryagin (#62, right) makes a save during the first period of their exhibition game in Tate Rink at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY on Tuesday, December 28, 2010. The Red Stars defeated the Black Knights of Army 11 - 4.
Army forward Mike Henderson (#12, right) checks Yaroslav Alshevskiy (#88, center) of the Russian Red Stars as Army's Mark Dube (#15, left) watches during the second period of their exhibition game in Tate Rink at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY on Tuesday, December 28, 2010. The Red Stars defeated the Black Knights of Army 11 - 4.
Army goalkeeper Jay Clark (#35, left) reaches to make a save on a shot by Anton Lazarev (#91, center) of the Russian Red Stars as Army's Bill Day (#23, right) defends during the second period of their exhibition game in Tate Rink at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY on Tuesday, December 28, 2010. The Red Stars defeated the Black Knights of Army 11 - 4.
Russian Red Stars goalkeeper Roman Smiryagin (#62) splashes his face with water during a break in their exhibition game against Army in Tate Rink at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY on Tuesday, December 28, 2010. The Red Stars defeated the Black Knights of Army 11 - 4. CHET GORDON/Times Herald-Record
Russian Red Stars players gather around goalkeeper Roman Smiryagin (#62, center) prior to their exhibition game against Army in Tate Rink at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY on Tuesday, December 28, 2010. The Red Stars defeated the Black Knights of Army 11 - 4.
Army forward Jack Barnes (#19, left) scores past Russian Red Stars goalkeeper Roman Smiryagin (#62, right) during the first period of their exhibition game in Tate Rink at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY on Tuesday, December 28, 2010. The Red Stars defeated the Black Knights of Army 11 - 4.
Army forward Mark Dube (#15, center) watches the puck as Russian Red Stars goalkeeper Roman Smiryagin (#62, right) makes a save during the first period of their exhibition game in Tate Rink at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY on Tuesday, December 28, 2010. The Red Stars defeated the Black Knights of Army 11 - 4.
Army forward Mike Henderson (#12, right) checks Yaroslav Alshevskiy (#88, center) of the Russian Red Stars as Army's Mark Dube (#15, left) watches during the second period of their exhibition game in Tate Rink at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY on Tuesday, December 28, 2010. The Red Stars defeated the Black Knights of Army 11 - 4.
Army goalkeeper Jay Clark (#35, left) reaches to make a save on a shot by Anton Lazarev (#91, center) of the Russian Red Stars as Army's Bill Day (#23, right) defends during the second period of their exhibition game in Tate Rink at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY on Tuesday, December 28, 2010. The Red Stars defeated the Black Knights of Army 11 - 4.
Russian Red Stars goalkeeper Roman Smiryagin (#62) splashes his face with water during a break in their exhibition game against Army in Tate Rink at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY on Tuesday, December 28, 2010. The Red Stars defeated the Black Knights of Army 11 - 4. CHET GORDON/Times Herald-Record
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