Cappy’s Corner

Wow!!!! What an amazing way to celebrate a birthday!! Too many texts, calls, notes, hugs and birthday wishes to count, but read/listened to every single one of them! And donations from tons of you adding up to almost $2,500, absolutely mind blowing! It was a whirlwind with many powerful moments, a few tears and lots of cheers! Along the way I was blessed to skate on the Humboldt ice, pre…

Kicking things off right in Sask as we took in the University of Saskatchewan game while enjoying some great company. Brayden Camrud, a Humboldt survivor, is now a U of S Husky and a terrific host! We had quite the Bronco group that included Jacob & Mandy Wassermann, Mark & Anita Dahgren, Kurt & Celeste Leicht and of course some Dawgs!

Let the bday games begin!!! Me and my gal getting ready to board a private jet headed to the Great White North! It’s the first private jet in this guy’s lifetime and you’re probably wondering why in the world I‘d choose Saskatchewan on my virgin flight. Well there is a really good reason for that! To celebrate my birthday I will have the immense pleasure of dropping the puck at the Humboldt/Kin…

What a night at Ball Arena as Rick and Riley Alire generously hosted our “Hockey Heals” group as we celebrated the amazing life of Catherine Alire. Eight years ago, Catherine was battling breast and esophageal cancer and was told she only had weeks to live. The diagnosis was not acceptable to this beautiful soul and she showed the world that it was not her time. When I asked Cathy how she def…

This morning I had the immense pleasure of sharing the ice with Brian Peoples. Exactly four months ago this former professional triathlete suffered a massive stroke leaving he and his family looking at a very uncertain future. Today Brian joined our “Hockey Heals”’crew and began his road to hockey recovery, wowing us all by showing everyone that he’s still got it! At the end of session Patrick …

Today marks five years to the day that I made the biggest (and best) career decision of my life. After 24 years with the same company I chose to step away from very lucrative and safe corporate position to follow my heart and dreams. Looking back, my life actually changed forever in April 2010 when my good friend Jack Kelly left us to be in a better place. A week later at #21’s emotional servic…

Dawgs can ski? After Friday’s adventure we were ready for a rebound day! And boy, did Saturday deliver! Thanks to Colorado Extreme, Challenge Aspen, Christy Sports and the generosity of many others, we completed an epic day on the slopes of Snowmass followed up by a VIP experience at the XGames!! I personally pushed my aging body to the limit by attempting to keep up with a three time go…

Not quite the day 2 we had planned as we were met with snow, ice, closed roads, poor travel decisions, questionable singing, bad jokes and a whole lot of team building!! We kicked off at 9:00 am this morning and planned on arriving in Aspen by 1 pm. Well it’s almost 6 pm and we’re still nearly 3 hours from our destination! Definitely throws a monkey wrench into our best laid plans, but everyone…

Day one of the “Broncos” invasion is in the books! Lots of highlights including a check presentation to Ashton Stephenson, the suite life at an Avs game, a visit from Super Joe, postgame fun with Bedsey, and putting a bow on the night at Whisky Row! Time for a few z’s before hitting it hard on Friday!

Each year the crew at Park Range Ranch generously host our charity hunting and fishing trips and today was our turn to say “thank you”! First off, a big thanks to Todd Gehrke for helping make this one happen. Coach Bednar joined us for a little postgame celebration while Alex Tanguay (now an assistant coach with the Red Wings) and Pavel Francouz (Avs netminder) signed several items that we’ll t…

It was another busy day in Minnie as Jan joined me in spreading the word of our upcoming pond tourney benefiting Ethan Glynn. The day included chatting with key members of the Minnesota hockey community, getting a little air time on channel 5, working on my Top Dawgs roster, and closing the deal on yet another sponsorship! At the conclusion of a productive day we topped things off with a well…

Hanging in Minnesota with my man Ethan! I’m up here in the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” working on pulling off a benefit pond hockey tournament for this really special kid. Ethan’s life forever changed on September 2nd when a routine tackle in his first ever high school football game turned into the Glynn family’s worst nightmare. On that fateful day Ethan broke his neck and is now paralyzed from t…