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Dan Darling fought a courageous battle with stage 4 bladder cancer that started about a year ago. Dan was playing hockey and took a fall into the boards. He left the game and thought he needed a few days to let his hip heal. He saw a doctor and they decided to let the injury heal itself. After a month or so of lingering pain in his hip he returned to the doctor and an MRI was ordered. The sca…

On April 14, 2023 we gathered at Ritual Social House for an Avalanche watch party and to surprise referee James Stahr and youth hockey coach Stacey Stonehocker who were injured in a terrible car accident last October. Stacey and James have been recovering from the accident but their medical bills continued to pile up. The Dawg Nation army came out strong to support Stacey and James and present …

A “HEART” Warming Story Little Lily Palan is a beautiful and thoughtful seven year old that was handed a pretty big curveball in 2022. The Palan family was rocked to the core when their youngest was diagnosed with a rare form of congestive heart failure that has resulted in the Palan family relocating to Colorado in order to provide their little warrior with very best care possible. As Lily’…

Yesterday we took a trip to Family Sports Center to surprise youth hockey referee and Zamboni driver Chelsea Asmus with a check! Chelsea is a new referee who shattered her wrist while officiating a squirt game last month. Her wrist required surgery and has kept her out of work. With the support from her friends and family we joined them yesterday to give her a check for $5,000 to help with her …

Comedy Night to celebrate an AVS legend This year’s comedy night was a massive success and featured some big time personalities, big time stories, and big time friendships.  Former tough-guys, Scott Parker and Reed Low took the stage for one final hilarious (verbal) brawl, to raise some money for charity.  Unknown to Smokey, Parks had made the trip down from his mountain home to celebrate a hi…

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 sle…

Heartbreak: A tragic car accident in Thornton, CO. The Stephenson family has shown tremendous strength in the last few months as Ashton learned how to adapt to his new lifestyle. Through great support from friends, family, and medical professionals Ashton is moving forward with a big smile on his face. On January 26, 2023 friends, family, and some very special guests joined together at Blackb…

This past Saturday we spent some time at the 2nd annual Rocky Mountain Mayhem Sled Hockey Tournament at Big Bear Ice Arena! It was incredible seeing athletes of all ages from around the country out on the ice. Recently, former recipient Jerry DeVaul contacted us and shared the story of Dennis Houston who was in need of some help. Dennis is a T8 paraplegic who was injured in a car acciden…

3 Sport Athlete:  Ethan Glynn’s is a tremendous young man from Bloomington, Minnesota.  “E” as he’s referred to by his teammates, was a super athlete, at 15 years old he was the Captain of his hockey team, loved playing baseball, and was very impressive on the football field.  Ethan’s life forever changed, on the night of 9/2/2022.   Friday Night on the Field:    A ro…

September, 2022:   When it rains it pours,  the Taylors  have taken another huge hit. The DAWG community stepped up huge to share love and support helping Scott recover from his shattered ankle.  But now we call on the community once again, as we learn the Taylors have just lost everything they had when their home recently went up in flames. Half of the home was scorched…

What a weekend, and it ain’t done yet!! Two big checks on Friday night capped off a wildly successful Hocktoberfest. After getting a few z’s I was right back at it as we spent last night in Loveland on yet another Dawg Nation fundraiser, this one near and dear to my heart. It was absolutely mind blowing to witness the generosity at the Budweiser Event Center as the Eagle faithful joined our nob…

…. And 400 of your closest friends: On Friday night DAWG Nation showed up in the hundreds to cheer on their pals as the Germans and Czechs competed to see who’s brewing skills would reign supreme.  Milan Hejduk and Jan Hejda draw quite the crowd but, ultimately, the night belonged to Mike Sullivan and Kevin Larson. Family and friends gathered in huge numbers tonight to help these two gre…