Cappy’s Corner
An entertaining blog to help you stay in touch with of our fearless leader. You will have a front row seat to the life and times of Cappy as you bear witness to his life of “no coincidences”. Sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes funny, but always inspirational, you won’t want to miss a single post!
Meet Nate Burch
Nathan Burch is a hero to many in the Colorado hockey community. He’s a hero to the players he coaches: the Midget Minor AA team of 15 and 16 year olds from the Boulder Hockey Club and the Under 12 tournament team.
And he’s a hero to the family of Butch Mousseau. Butch was a local and NCAA hockey referee from Erie. He died in March of last year after a fall on the ice shortly …
McKenna Russen
Unexpectedly and tragically, the Hockey Community lost another of it’s members on January 8, 2017.
Please take the time to help out this terrific young woman!
Dave Russen played for the Old School Crimson team in the Rocky Mountain Hockey League for many years. Dave was home alone when he choked on some food and rushed outside to get help. Sadly, he collapsed outside his home and pas…
Beaver Cup 2017
February 3 – 5, 2017 (Superbowl weekend).Beaver Meadows Resort Ranch
FCPHL (Fort Collins Pond Hockey League) puts on an annual pond tournament at Beaver Meadows Resort Ranch, which is about 50 miles northwest of Fort Collins, Colorado. This will be the 11th year for the tournament.
As a 501(c)-3 organization, FCPHL’s mission is to spread the game of Pond Hockey which builds community in F…
Tony Salazar
Tony Salazar had a massive heart attack at the age of 18 after playing in his first game at Metro State this Sunday (Jan 8th).
Found on Facebook from Mark O’Leary…
“Tony has been stabilized at the University of Colorado Hospital for now. One artery was 100% blocked and he has several blood clots around his heart. They have him on blood thinners to hopefully dissolve them. However, i…
Thank You Colorado Springs Thunder!
Charity Jersey Auction
Saturday night, members of the Colorado Springs DAWGs were the guests of the Colorado Springs Thunder, of the Professional Inline Hockey Association, for their series versus the Colorado Stallions and their annual charity jersey auction. We were treated to excellent seats in the team’s suite and given the VIP treatment. Prior to the games, we were announced to the fans…
Two DAWGs Travel to North Dakota For the DU-ND Series
DAWGs Jon Meredith and Bill Miller with North Dakota Coach Berry
By Jon Meredith
Bill Miller and I flew up to Devil’s Lake, North Dakota and drove 90 miles to Grand Forks for the Fighting Hawks Vs. the Pioneers recent two game test. Denver did well, tying Friday 1-1 (losing a point in the NCHC standings on an ESPN Plays of the Week goal in the last minute of the 3 on 3 second overtime) an…
A Thank You from the Schmidtmann’s
To all of you at DAWG Nation Hockey that helped to support us, and who gave us such wonderful (and fluffy!) gifts yesterday, we just want to again give you our heartfelt thanks, and a quick Watson update.
The little fella has already attended his first hockey game, and he’s quite the good luck charm we think, as both our rec’ hockey team and the Av’s won last night! Charlie and I talked this…
John Matthew
John needs help after a serious accident.
An avid hockey player, John has played in multiple adult leagues in the Denver area and has played with and against DAWG Nation teams. John recently was in a bicycle accident that initially left him paralyzed, though thankfully that proved to be temporary. John has regained about 70% functionality in his arms and is able to walk. He remains in a …
Bernie and Watson
Bretlyn Schmidtmann and her husband lost their home to the wild fire in Nederland and even continued to fight the fire themselves in attempt to save others homes. They also lost one of their St. Bernard’s in the fire who remains missing.
Saturday, at the Avs 5k benefit, DAWG Nation was pleased to present them with a new puppy, named Watson.
Watson’s Facebook Page
Bretlyn Schmidtmann
Bretlyn and her husband lost their home.
Bretlyn has been involved in emergency services for about 20 years and is an ER nurse in Boulder. She and her husband lost their home to the wild fire up in Nederland and even continued to fight the fire themselves in attempt to save others homes.
Bretlyn has been involved w/ hockey for about 15 years and plays as much as she can with multiple …
A Friendship Post by Kathie Kelly with Heather Karas
DAWG NATION, HOCKEY FAMILY, AMAZING PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE
Two years ago I (Kathie) had the honor of dropping the ceremonial puck before the Survivors Game at the DAWG Bowl in honor of my late husband Jack. After I was done, Marty took me over to meet Heather Karas who unfortunately had also lost her husband, Jeff, to illness.
We found that we had so much in common.
Marty tho…
Meet Shannon Kelly
A DAWG From Day One
Shannon Kelly is a DAWG. Fights might break out over that description, but not here. “I brag about DAWG Nation to my friends,” she says. “I make them come to all of our events.”
The Colorado native grew up with DAWG Nation. Her father, Jack, played on the original DAWG Nation team. His death in 2010 led to the formation of the DAWG Nation …