THE SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD

I had let the Globe and Mail know I’d be available to shoot any street celebrations/reaction to the men’s ice hockey gold medal game between Canada and the U.S. at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics yesterday. Well, sometime into the third period I got an email saying they had an open page and needed it covered. Gear and laptop a couple feet away, I ran out of my friends apartment in Gastown and across to the Lamplighter Pub with only seconds left in the game. Thank god a timeout was called and I showed up with time to spare. (Props to the bouncers at the Lamplighter for letting me in)

It was unbelievable feeling the energy in the bar and was a roller-coaster of emotion after a devastating goal the USA scored to tie it up, and an epic OT goal by Sidney Crosby to bring home the gold. Then I was off to Granville St. to document the huge crowds celebrating in the streets, I don’t think I have ever seen anything quite like it…..
Celebrations in Vancouver following Team Canada's gold-medal winning game. / © Vancouver Freelance Photographer Brett Beadle
Celebrations in Vancouver following Team Canada's gold-medal winning game. / © Vancouver Freelance Photographer Brett Beadle
Celebrations in Vancouver following Team Canada's gold-medal winning game. / © Vancouver Freelance Photographer Brett Beadle
Celebrations in Vancouver following Team Canada's gold-medal winning game. / © Vancouver Freelance Photographer Brett Beadle
Celebrations in Vancouver following Team Canada's gold-medal winning game. / © Vancouver Freelance Photographer Brett Beadle
Celebrations in Vancouver following Team Canada's gold-medal winning game. / © Vancouver Freelance Photographer Brett Beadle
Celebrations in Vancouver following Team Canada's gold-medal winning game. / © Vancouver Freelance Photographer Brett Beadle
Celebrations in Vancouver following Team Canada's gold-medal winning game. / © Vancouver Freelance Photographer Brett Beadle
Celebrations in Vancouver following Team Canada's gold-medal winning game. / © Vancouver Freelance Photographer Brett Beadle
Celebrations in Vancouver following Team Canada's gold-medal winning game. / © Vancouver Freelance Photographer Brett Beadle
Celebrations in Vancouver following Team Canada's gold-medal winning game. / © Vancouver Freelance Photographer Brett Beadle
Celebrations in Vancouver following Team Canada's gold-medal winning game. / © Vancouver Freelance Photographer Brett Beadle
Celebrations in Vancouver following Team Canada's gold-medal winning game. / © Vancouver Freelance Photographer Brett Beadle
Celebrations in Vancouver following Team Canada's gold-medal winning game. / © Vancouver Freelance Photographer Brett Beadle
Celebrations in Vancouver following Team Canada's gold-medal winning game. / © Vancouver Freelance Photographer Brett Beadle
Celebrations in Vancouver following Team Canada's gold-medal winning game. / © Vancouver Freelance Photographer Brett Beadle
Celebrations in Vancouver following Team Canada's gold-medal winning game. / © Vancouver Freelance Photographer Brett Beadle
Celebrations in Vancouver following Team Canada's gold-medal winning game. / © Vancouver Freelance Photographer Brett Beadle
Celebrations in Vancouver following Team Canada's gold-medal winning game. / © Vancouver Freelance Photographer Brett Beadle
Celebrations in Vancouver following Team Canada's gold-medal winning game. / © Vancouver Freelance Photographer Brett Beadle

I think the photos speak for themselves……An epic day for all Canadians, especially the huge hockey fans such as myself!!!!!!!!

And here’s how the photos got played…A3 and BC Section Front.

Check them out in the free online edition of the Globe here http://eedition.globeinvestor.com/

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11 Responses to “THE SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD”

    1. george yarbrough posted the following on March 1, 2010 at 9:28 am.

      wish i was there. my brother said it was nuts. I watched the game in Cairo. Really wasn’t the same.

    2. brett posted the following on March 1, 2010 at 9:30 am.

      Wish you were here too buddy….Crazy day for sure.

    3. Geoff posted the following on March 1, 2010 at 11:56 am.

      wanted to get some stuff like this. you are good at what you do.

    4. Heather posted the following on March 1, 2010 at 12:01 pm.

      Well done. What a games.

    5. Alex lee posted the following on March 1, 2010 at 12:15 pm.

      fuuuuunnnnn

    6. tristan posted the following on March 1, 2010 at 1:29 pm.

      your favorite shot of the day with a killer quote to go along with it. solid turn out!

    7. Scott Collins posted the following on March 1, 2010 at 3:31 pm.

      Great job Brett! Nice spread and good to see that a local photographer has such a national audience.

      Hi-5

    8. Arlen posted the following on March 1, 2010 at 5:43 pm.

      Great shots man, you captured some amazing moments!

    9. jono posted the following on March 1, 2010 at 11:01 pm.

      HAHA I WOKE UP IN AUSTRALIA AND SORE THE THE LAST MINUTES JUST IN TIME. TWAS AWESOME. GOOD SHOTS, YOU REALLY CAPTURED THE ABSOLUTE SHEER JOY OF THE PEOPLE! CANDIANS AND THEIR HOKEY….

    10. Dale Tidy posted the following on March 2, 2010 at 4:33 am.

      Incredible work Brett, a find it very inspiration for me as an aspiring photojournalist that within minutes you got out there and were able to capture such timeless moments and have them in the papers the next day. congrats on the spread, wish i was there for the event!

    11. Erin Wilson posted the following on March 3, 2010 at 7:00 pm.

      Such great shots. And not only a national audience, but one that spans generations… you can be sure folks are squirreling away your photos to commemorate the event.

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