Brian Jenkins Photography

Albany vs. Vermont 01/19/12

2012-01-26T19:51:00.000-05:00

Last Thursday, the Vermont Catamounts hosted the Albany Great Danes at Patrick Gym in an America East showdown. When these two teams play, it always makes for a good game...

Vermont pulled out the win, beating the Great Danes 73-69 to improve to 5-2 in the America East Conference.

Providence vs. Vermont 01/15/12

2012-01-17T15:35:00.001-05:00

Coming off a dramatic overtime win over UMass Lowell, the Catamounts were looking for two in a row on Sunday afternoon as they hosted the Providence Friars at Gutterson Field House...

The Cats continue to struggle in league play and lost to Providence 5-2. Vermont's mascot "Rally," celebrated his birthday by having a scrimmage between periods with all the local mascots. This is always one of my favorite games to shoot each year because.. well you don't get to see that many mascots in one place. There are unlimited opportunities for photos.

Here are a few of my favorites from the game...

The Other UMass

2012-01-14T15:04:00.000-05:00

Last time out, the Catamounts were victim to UMass Amherst's Michael Marcou, who scored late in overtime to beat Vermont 3-2 in the first game of the Frozen Fenway doubleheader at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.

On Friday night at "The Gut," Vermont hosted the other UMass hockey team.

The UMass Lowell River Hawks came out strong in the first two periods and jumped to a 2-0 lead going into the Third. Vermont, struggling all year, looked flat and were out skated by Lowell in the first two, but came out swinging in the third, out shooting the Hawks 16-5 and scoring two goals in the span of 23 seconds. Finally, in overtime, Vermont's Brett Bruenteau deflected a shot from Anthony DeCrenzo, to upset the 10th ranked Hawks Lowell 3-2.

Binghamton vs. Vermont 01/11/12

2012-01-13T02:44:00.000-05:00

The Vermont Catamounts took on the Binghamton Bearcats at Patrick Gym on Wednesday night January 11, 2012 in Burlington, Vermont.

Boston vs. Vermont Men's Basketball 01/05/12

2012-01-10T18:57:00.000-05:00

The Vermont Catamounts hosted the Boston Terriers at Patrick Gym for their second America East Conference game at Patrick Gym on Thursday night January 5, 2012 in Burlington, Vermont...
Vermont easily beat Boston 83-69 to improve to 1-1 in conference play.

Frozen Fenway - UMass vs. Vermont 01/07/12

2012-01-08T17:45:00.000-05:00

On Saturday, my assistant and I headed down to Boston to photograph the University of Vermont Catamounts take on the UMass Minutemen in the first game of the 2012 Sun Life Frozen Fenway doubleheader at Fenway Park on January 7, 2012 in Massachusetts. Hockey outside... doesn't get much better than that!

The game went to overtime with the Minutemen scoring a goal in sudden death to beat the Catamounts 3-2.

Photo by Laura Oliver

Ferris St. vs. Vermont Men's Hockey 12/30/11

2012-01-02T12:35:00.000-05:00

Here are some photos from my last hockey game of 2011 between the Ferris St. Bulldogs and the Vermont Catamounts at Gutterson Field House on Friday night December 30, 2011 in Burlington, Vermont...

Canadiens vs. Bruins 12/19/11

2011-12-20T23:48:00.001-05:00

Another stellar performance from goalie Tim Thomas as the Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 at the TD Bank Garden on Monday night December 19, 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts...
Brad Marchand made a great goal while falling down (See photos below) that would end up being the game winner.

Here are some more photos from the game...

St. Lawrence vs. Vermont Men's Hockey 12/17/11

2011-12-20T18:57:00.000-05:00

The Vermont Catamounts men's hockey team hosted the St. Lawrence Saints at Gutterson Field House on Saturday night December 17, 2011 in Burlington, Vermont...

Milton vs. Colchester High School Boy's Basketball 12/16/11

2011-12-18T18:57:00.000-05:00

On Friday night I was assigned to photograph the Milton vs. Colchester varsity boys basketball game at Colchester High School on December 16, 2011 in Colchester, Vermont.

Here are some photos from the game...

Iona vs. Vermont Men's Basketball 12/17/11

2011-12-18T16:53:00.000-05:00

Desperately needing a win, the Vermont Catamounts played host to the second highest scoring team in the nation, the Iona Gaels, at Patrick Gym on Saturday afternoon December 17, 2011 in Burlington, Vermont.

Coming into the game the Cats had lost their last four straight games but despite a strong showing by the Cats, Iona hung onto the win 73-72.

Before the game, Vermont retired the jersey of former Catamount Trevor Gaines #45 in a ceremony that featured a presentation of his Jersey to his surviving family members and his banner hosted into the rafters. Several of Vermont's former basketball players were on hand for the ceremonies as well as coach Tom Brennan.

Essex vs. South Burlington Girls Hockey 12/10/11

2011-12-14T07:53:00.000-05:00

On Saturday night I got an assignment to shoot the Essex vs. South Burlington girls high school hockey game for the Burlington Free Press.

Sometimes things don't go as planned. The game was scheduled for 5:15pm so I decided to get to the rink early to scope things out and look for some feature photos before the game. I showed up at Leddy ice rink thinking I had plenty of time. As I walked in the door instead of hockey I saw figure skaters on the ice practicing for a holiday show with fake presents and a Christmas tree. (Looking back now, I wish I had taken a picture of the scene I walked into). I immediately figured out that I was obviously in the wrong place and hopped back in the car to race across town to Cairns Arena. I only had about fifteen minutes to get across town during rush hour.
I made it to Cairns, and luckily the game before had gone a little late. I got to the rink just as they were introducing the starting line ups...

Quinnipiac vs. Vermont Men's Baksetball 12/11/11

2011-12-12T16:54:00.001-05:00

The Vermont Catamounts hosted the Quinnipiac Bobcats at Patrick Gym on Sunday afternoon December 11, 2011 in Burlington, Vermont.
The Cats lost their forth straight as the Bobcats won 62-58...

Maine vs. Vermont Men's Hockey 12/03/11

2011-12-05T15:48:00.001-05:00

The Vermont Catamounts hosted the Maine Black Bears for the second night in a row at Gutterson Fieldhouse on Saturday night December 3, 2011...
It wasn't pretty for the Cats as they lost to the Black Bears 5-2.

Maine vs. Vermont Men's Hockey 12/02/11

2011-12-03T12:51:00.001-05:00

It was a wild one at "the Gut" on Friday night as the Vermont Catamounts hosted the Maine Blackbears in men's hockey action...

Vermont held a 3-2 lead going into the third period. Five minutes into the third, Vermont's H.T. Lenz and Maine's Brice O'Connor were involved in a scuffle in front of the Blackbears net. Lenz received a five minute major for head butting (see photo below). Maine scored twice on the ensuing power play and ended up winning the game 6-4.

Harvard vs. Vermont Men's Basketball 12/01/11

2011-12-02T12:10:00.001-05:00

The University of Vermont men's basketball team had their hardest test of the season so far as they hosted the red hot Harvard Crimson at Patrick Gym on Thursday night December 1, 2011 in Burlington, Vermont...

Harvard has been playing well this year, beating teams such as UConn, Florida State, Utah, and Central Florida. The Cats new they had a tough game ahead of them. Vermont put up a good fight on their home court. After trailing by 13 points at one point, they cut the lead down to two in the second half. In the end however, Harvard's defense proved to strong for the Cats as the Crimson went on an 11-0 run to eventually come away with the win 55-48.

Sienna vs. Vermont Men's Basketball 11/26

2011-12-01T10:49:00.001-05:00

The Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team finally made their home debut this year with new head coach John Becker as they hosted the Sienna Saints at Patrick Gym on Saturday afternoon November 26, 2011 in Burlington, Vermont. The Cats opened the season with five straight games on the road and returned home with a 3-2 record...

The game was close most of the way but Matt Glass' tip in with just .1 seconds left on the clock in regulation gave the Cats a 64-62 win over the Saints.

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Dartmouth vs. Vermont Men's Hockey 11/27/11

2011-11-30T15:02:00.001-05:00

On Sunday afternoon, the University of Vermont men's hockey team hosted the Dartmouth Big Green at Gutterson Fieldhouse in Burlington, Vermont.

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Traveling Up the Pacific Coast Highway

2011-11-23T15:56:00.000-05:00

Back in late September, the family and I packed up and went out to California for a little vacation...
After getting accepted into a sports photography workshop at the Sportsshooter Academy, in Los Angles, we decided to make a vacation out of the trip out west. We spent the first four days in L.A. (while I was at the workshop) and then the next fourteen exploring the Pacific Coast Highway all the way up to Portland, Oregon. We didn't have a plan, other than to camp out under the stars every night and explore whatever we came accross. Since it was off peak season there was no problem in finding a place to camp. We got to stay in some amazing places!

I took thousands of photos while out there but here are just a few...

Vermont Women's Basektball Home Opener - Fairfield vs. Vermont 11/16/11

2011-11-18T12:29:00.001-05:00

The Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team hosted the Fairfield Stags for their home opening game at Patrick Gymnasium on Wednesday night November 16, 2011 in Burlington, Vermont...

Last season Vermont struggled to win games and did not win two consecutive games all year. Coming off a big win at Columbia, the lady Cats came into the game looking for another. With strong play from transfer student, junior Shanai Herber, who put up a game high 17 points the Catamounts earned their second straight win 65-48 over the Stags.