Posted by Robert J. Meyer on May 7th, 2008

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Awww, look at little J.D.!

Posted by Robert J. Meyer on April 28th, 2008

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A little known fact about USHL linesman Justin Lyle was that he played for the Omaha Lancers during the 1993-1994 and 1994-1995 seasons.

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And Then There Was Three.

Posted by Robert J. Meyer on April 27th, 2008

After a few narcoleptic moments on the plane, I made finally made it to Chicago-O’Hare around noon and somehow managed to get lost going to my hotel that is a stones throw from the airport. Leave it to me.

Oh, and the best thing is this isn’t my first time staying here.

What a roller coaster the playoffs have been for the Chicago Steel. In what must have seemed like a reverse deja vu/nightmare combo, the Steel were swept from the playoffs by the Waterloo Black Hawks in overtime.

From the stands, it wasn’t much of a game to watch. From a photographer’s perspective, it was just as boring, if not more so because there wasn’t much action to shoot. And finally, from a sleep deprived, jet lagged, twenty-two-games-in-twenty-four-days photographer’s perspective, it was absolutely miserable.

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No love for linesman Chris Woodworth.

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Waterloo advanced to the championship round of the playoffs after Keegan Meuer scored in overtime. Chicago net minder Rob Madore sits stunned as the Black Hawks celebrate their victory.

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Black Hawk die-hards packed into two tour buses and made the trip over to support their team. I have a hunch that Hondo was behind this.

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Chicago’s Jak Knelman pauses to reflect on ‘what could have been’ moments after Meuer scored the game winning goal.

Congratulations to the Chicago Steel on a very successful season.

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Overtime in Chicago.

Posted by Robert J. Meyer on April 27th, 2008

Thanks Timmy!

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I have a feeling that this photo is going to be front and center on the many facebook “bash groups” about our officials. You know, I think I am going to start a facebook “bash group” about stupid fans.

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