Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Jonathan Toews brings the Stanley Cup home to Winnipeg.

Spent a long day Sunday July 11, 2010 following and photographing Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews as he brought the Stanley Cup and the Conn Smythe Trophy back home to Winnipeg. The day started at the Legislature Building where Premier Greg Sellinger officially announced that a Manitoba lake was named Toews Lake. Afterwards Toews made his way to City Hall where Mayor Sam Katz led a ceremony in which Jonathan Toews was presented with the key to the city. The day ended with a parade to the Dakota Community centre where Toews played hockey as a kid. After the parade, the community centre was renamed to Jonathan Toews Community Centre. The photography had some great coverage in the newspaper the next day with the cover of the paper, as well as a full page on the front of the City & Business section (cell phone photos of coverage). Here are some images I like, some ran in the paper, some did not.