Cappy’s Corner

It was already going to be a big day with our “Stand Up For Dawg Nation” event tonight. But being a gluten for punishment I decided to pull out all the stops and blow away our Hockey Heals crew this morning! I surprised the gang with new Hockey Heals jerseys, but that was only the tip of the iceberg. Joining us on the ice was hockey legend Milan Hejduk, current Av Logan O’Connor and USA sled …

It was quite a morning as I gathered auction items for tomorrow’s “Stand Up for Dawg Nation”. Stepping up today were San Jose Sharks star Tomas Hertl, Avs president Super Joe Sakic and Avs captain Gabe Landeskog! All three spent time signing several items and spending time catching up on life. I am incredibly blessed to have folks like these in my life that continually step up to help me help …

There were many highlights from last weekend, but perhaps the most unexpected was witnessing Minnesota Wild legend Mikko Koivu becoming a Dawg! Thanks to Tommy Powers, we were able to add Mikko to our Top Dawg roster and I was just hoping we’d get Mikko to participate in a game or two. Well did I ever underestimate the big Finn. Mikko wowed us all with his talent on the ice, but blew us away wi…

Wednesday began with plans for a full day in my office to catch up after a long five days running a MN pond tourney. But instead woke up to yet another Colorado foothills snowstorm and an important message. As I was clearing the white stuff I received a text that Sarah Karr was at our Hockey Heals skate. Well so much for best laid plans! Sarah is in the fight for her life against pancreatic can…

One of my favorite parts of being the Dawg Father is the opportunity to combine the talents of others produce amazing results. And that’s exactly what happened this weekend. I met the extremely talented George Canyon last spring and that fast friendship resulted in an amazing song that George wrote for Dawg Nation. Brad Stabio has been a Dawg from day one and is an incredibly talented writer,…

Pretty wiped out and ready for a cold one, but no rest for the weary…….yet! Rinks are done and looking amazing. Now it’s prep time for a big night ahead. Pretty special to spend the day with my brother, my big Czech friend, and Robbie O’s amazing son. Just when I was at wits end a gentleman pulled in with his wife. I told him about Dawg Nation and also about Ethan’s story. He l…

Home for three days and off again! This time to Minnesota to host a pond hockey tourney to raise money for Ethan Glynn and his family. Ethan was tragically paralyzed on September 2nd and is facing a challenging life without movement below his shoulders. It’s a very important event, but I’m nervous as I may have bit off a little more than I can chew! Running a charity event from 1,100 miles aw…

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 …