The Centennial Anniversary

2019 is the 100th Anniversary of the great professional sports league known as the National Hockey League, or the NHL. To honor the Centennial Anniversary, the Canadian Embassy, located in Northwest DC, is holding an event that honors not only the anniversary of the league, but the 100 Greatest NHL Players of All Time, as well. The event has most recently been sold out.

As part of my internship, I had the great opportunity to cover this event. It was amazing! There was a little room on the bottom floor of the Embassy that held 100 paintings all painted by a renowned Canadian artist named Tony Harris. There were paintings of various famous hockey players, from Wayne Gretzky, to DC hero Alex Ovechkin, and of course, mortal enemy Sidney Crosby.

Not only were there paintings of players, there was also the chance for hockey fans to see the Stanley Cup in person, as well as take a picture with it. As part of the assignment for my internship, I interviewed different Caps fans, but one Caps fan told me this was one of the greatest things she has ever seen. Also, she told me the Caps gave her one amazing birthday present last year: winning the Cup on her birthday! "I couldn't have asked for anything else," she told me.

Both photos taken by me