Hello fellow bloggers, my name is Alec (with a C, not an X). I live in Park City, Utah and I’m an avid hockey player and photographer. For my very first blog post I thought I might as well do an intro post. I’m 14 years old and I’m lovin’ life. The things I live for include hockey, school, family, friends, photography and of course girls.
 |
| Utah Jr. Grizzlies Bantam AAA State Champions |
I play for the Utah Jr. Grizzlies Bantam U15 AA/AAA hockey team. I've played for this competitive
team for two years, and before that I played for the Team Northwest Regulators AA for three years. From these past 5 years, I have accomplished quite a few things. I'm sorry for boasting, but it's a true statement. In the past 5 years, I've been assistant captain 3 times and captain 1 time. During the summer before last, I traveled across the country to play with different teams for different tournaments. In April I traveled to Chicago twice with the
Arizona Bobcats 2000 AAA team for the Chi-Town Shuffle and the North American Prospect Showcase. Later, in around June, I journeyed to Boston to play with
OneHockey. OneHockey is an organization that recruits players from across the U.S. and Canada. They gather players and put them randomly on different teams and create tournaments specifically for scouting. Although it's tough to communicate with kids you've just met a day ago, it's a great way to get scouted. For instance, there were three kids from Quebec and they didn't speak any English at all. So unless you spoke fluent French, it was quite difficult to communicate on and off the ice. So after this tournament I headed off to Philadelphia for another OneHockey tournament. Finally in August, I went back to Boston for my last OneHockey tournament. This was a great experience, but it would never top my experience in the regular season. My past season (2013-14) my team was incredible. We won the state championship and that made us eligible to go to the national championships in Newark, New Jersey. We went in April, and lost 3-4 against the national champions. It was an incredible experience, and I truly hope to do it again.
 |
| Taken with my iPhone 5s with a magnifying glass |
Other than hockey, I also really enjoy photography. I started taking photos around a year ago. I bought myself a
Canon T3 (I realize it's not the nicest camera) and also bought a few other lenses. I love taking nature pictures because I live in Park City, Utah, so how could I not? I especially like taking pictures of water reflections or water droplets. Although I am still an amateur, I have created an Instagram with a videographer. It's named Next Level Media and we can do any type of photography or videography jobs.
 |
| Taken with my Canon T3 |
