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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 27/12/2011 (4705 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Photographer's choice - At the beginning of my career I was honoured to work alongside my friend, photojournalist Shaun Best. In the 1990s, Shaun freelanced for Reuters, and snapped thousands of photos of the original Winnipeg Jets. Shooting the team was one of his greatest passions.
In time, that passion would take him to Montreal, from where he launched an international photojournalism career. One year after he left, Winnipeg lost its Jets to Phoenix. Shaun was one of the few that always believed they would return.
So perhaps it was kismet that Shaun and the Jets returned to Winnipeg at the same time. In the spring of 2011, Shaun was back in Manitoba to cover the flood that spread across the province when news broke in Winnipeg that the NHL was coming back. Within minutes, he was at the heart of Portage and Main to photograph the celebrations.
Two weeks later, Shaun suffered a heart attack, and passed away in Montreal. He was 43 years old.
Flash forward to Oct. 9, 2011. Photojournalists from across Canada gathered at MTS Centre to shoot the first NHL home game in Winnipeg in 15 years. In the deafening roar of that historic moment, Shaun was with us. He would have been overjoyed to be there; he would have wanted to capture the most iconic image of the Jets' return.
After over 40 minutes of play, Jets forward Nik Antropov slid the puck past Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price, and that image finally came. I was lucky to have caught it. Shaun would have liked that.
October 09, 2011A fan records the opening ceremonies as the Winnipeg Jets take on the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL regular season home opener at the MTS Centre. October 9, 2011Firefighters battle a blaze in the 400 block of Pritchard Avenue after being alerted to the fire by a call around 8 a.m. They have been rotating crews quickly because of the bitter cold.
January 30, 2011A iron worker works on steel high off the ground during construction of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.
March 08, 2011The sun peers through heavy clouds Wednesday afternoon behind the Golden Boy on top of the Manitoba Legislative Building in downtown Winnipeg. January 12, 2011Muddy Work- A construction worker lays piles at the site of the new Winnipeg Blue Bomber Stadium on the University of Manitoba Campus Monday afternoon. The new 190 million dollar stadium is on schedule to open for the 2012 CFL season.
April 04, 2011Sam Connery takes a break after working the last few days sandbagging her family home near Hoop and Holler bend.
May 11, 2011Near Hwy 430- North of the Trans Canada Hwy - Members from 2 PPCLI , and 1st Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery from Shilo, shield themselves from sand flying off a helicopter that dropped off sandbags needed to shore up a soft dike on the Assiniboine River Tuesday afternoon.
May 17, 2011Delta Beach, Manitoba- Rick Henderson wades through water at a cottage that had its cement deck and insides ripped out at East Delta Beach Thursday. High winds whipped up the already-flooded Lake Manitoba Tuesday afternoon and destroyed many cottages and homes in the area.
June 02, 2011A child peers from the front doorway of Richard Andrews' trailer in Wasagamack First Nation. It is in filthy condition, has mould, and is overpopulated by over 13 people living inside. It has no running water.
August 18, 2011Double Fatal MVA- While Winnipeg Police were busy Sunday morning trying to piece together a tragic double fatal mva on Dugald Road just west of Plessis Road involving a tow truck, two men arrived on scene and burst through the police lines running towards the accident scene. Four Winnipeg Police Cadets had no choice but to tackle the men. The two were detained briefly until police were able to calm them down and remove them from the scene The tow truck travelling east bound lost control, crushed a tree and burst into flames early Sunday. October 01, 2011PC Manitoba leader Hugh McFadyen shows dejection at Canad Inns Polo Park Tuesday night during a pause in his concession speech McFadyen lost the provincial election to NDP leader Greg Selinger.
October 04, 2011A lady known as Yolanda holds a rose after eating at the annual turkey dinner Thanksgiving Monday at Siloam Mission in Winnipeg. Bouquets of flowers from an anonymous donor were given to those who attended.
October 09, 2011Winnipeg Jets goaltender Ondrej Pavelec gets the puck in the helmet during first period NHL action Thursday night against the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Centre in Chicago.
October 13, 2011Winnipeg Jets' Andrew Ladd, top, and Phoenix Coyotes Shane Doan watch the puck during the first period at a Saturday NHL game at the Jobing.com Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. The Phoenix Coyotes claimed the original Winnipeg Jets in relocation in 1996. The current Winnipeg Jets came from a relocation of the Atlanta Thrashers in 2011.
October 15, 2011Winnipeg Jets Mark Scheifele practices his fancy stick work during a morning skate Wednesday at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg.
September 28, 2011Winnipeg Blue Bombers Jason Vega celebrates the 19-3 Eastern Final win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and a berth in the 2011 Grey Cup in Vancouver.
Novemeber 20, 2011A monarch butterfly looks for nectar in Mexican sunflowers at Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Monday afternoon. Monarch butterflies start their annual migration usually in late August with the first sign of frost.
August 22, 2011Only a few days before Remembrance Day, hundreds of Canadian geese have been seen in the field of honour at Brookside Cemetery in Winnipeg.
November 06, 2011
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