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Continued from oage 21 shots, you should be doing weddings
“In 1993-94 Season, Mike Piquette or other still photography. If it’s not
called me, saying that the Colts moving, I don’t want to take a photo
needed a trainer,” Bobby recalled, of it, shoot lots, and hope for the
“I was with the Colts until 2004 best.”
and have four CCHL Championship For a five-year period, Bobby did
rings from those years. As a trainer the photography for the Ottawa 67’s
on the bench and being close to the and the Kingston Frontenac games,
action on the ice, I took an interest
which required a considerable
in taking action photos and really amount of travelling, “I still do four
enjoyed it. That was the beginning or five games each season for the
of Icelevel.com. Over time I upped OHL, just what I am able to work
my photography equipment and into my schedule.” Bobby was a
eventually started a contract with
photographer for Hockey Now at
CCHL. I now take photos for the the 2008 NHL entry draft in Ottawa,
CCHL and it’s twelve teams, and the when Steve Stamkos went 1st overall,
nine teams at the Cornwall Hockey Zach Bogosian from Massena went
Academy (OHA). At a normal game 3rd in the same draft. Bobby has
Bobby takes anywhere from seven
a wall in his home office that is Photo Icelevel
hundred to one thousand photos covered in autographed photos with
from ice level, saying that he never many having a story behind them. photos made, one for himself, one good friends with Knights owner,
knows what he has until he gets for each player, and one for Dave Dale Hunter, and he called Hunter at
home. Bobby stated that it’s action He has one of PK Subban with Murphy, who called the Frontenac home to tell him how his trainer had
photography and there is no time John Tavares from the 2009 World games. handled the situation. When Bobby
to check out individual shots. “If Juniors in Ottawa, when Canada The photos had been signed by was doing some hockey cards for
you need to take time to check your won the gold medal. Bobby had four Subban, but not yet by Tavares, who the CCHL, one of the players was
was playing with the London Knights. Wayne Simmons. Bobby received
a phone call from Simmons father,
Wishing you and your family a The Knights were in Kingston to who was a Toronto Judge, asking
play the Frontenacs, so Murph went
Merry Christmas! to the dressing room to get Tavares’s that the photo name read Wayne
“Spider” Simmons.” Several years
signature, only to be turned away by
the Knights trainer. In the broadcast later Bobby gave Claude Giroux one
De ma famille à la vôtre, booth Dave was telling the London of the Simmons hockey cards, asking
if he could pass it on to Wayne, as
Joyeux Noël ! broadcaster who was working with they were now Philadelphia Flyer
him about the experience. At the
end of the period the trainer came teammates. “Spider ??” Giroux said
in to see Murph, saying, “I don’t laughing, “I won’t give it to him,
but it will be taped to his locker.”
know who you know, but let’s get
those photos signed.” It turns out Bobby ran into Claude Giroux
that the London broadcaster was several years later and Claude told
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