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New Mexico: Moose Cup Invitational  Helping organize a brand new tourney/fundraiser is a challenge, but doing it 450 miles away throws in a few more monkey wrenches. Big thanks to an incredible crew led by Greg Bronson, the event was organized, on time, professional, and wildly successful! In the end the Flint family, who lost their husband/father in April to a sudden heart attack, are pic…

Loyal, brave, humorous, witty, sarcastic, kind, and compassionate; Ryan had a dynamic personality that touched countless lives. Stemming from his wicked sense of humor and laid-back outlook on life, Ryan was the first to laugh at himself. In 2005 at age 17, Ryan joined the U.S. Army where he served his country for four years including two full tours in Afghanistan. After his service ended, he s…

Earlier this year, another chance crossing of paths introduced DAWG Nation to the Kurtz family.  Kaleb’s brother Collin reached out to DAWG via Facebook message to ask the community for thoughts and prayers for his older as he awaited not his first, but his second heart transplant.    Kaleb was born in 1994 in Grand Junction and diagnosed as a newborn with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, a li…

Kyle Lindholm A. PAYPAL Click the button to contribute directly through Paypal.   B. ZELLE Enroll and access Zelle® Enter: [email protected] Enter the amount and *note the donation recipient so we know how to direct your donation. C. MAIL CHECK TO: DAWG Nation Hockey Foundation PO Box 182 Indian Hills, CO 80454   …

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 Friday April 21st the St. Louis Fire on Ice Hockey Club took on the St. Louis DAWG’S to kick off Jonny O’s 3-on-3 Affton Bash weekend. The community came together to help an injured Belleville Fire Fighter who was hurt in the line of duty. Mark Bassler was living out his dream career until tragedy struck. After a staircase collapsed while fighting a fire Mark was left unable to continue his …

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…