Giving Back

A tragic event. Don Graham was a long time Denver-area official, scheduler and former board member with CIHRA. Don also officiated in Wyoming and his home-state of Montana. He moved back to Montana just a year and half… Read More

A tragic accident. Chuck “Zac” Zachrich is long time Colorado hockey player and an all around great guy. This past July, Zac suffered a severe head injury when as a result of bicycle accident in Castle Rock. Zac… Read More

A tragic accident. Mike Rosado died in a tragic accident on May 24th while longboarding around Sloan’s Lake. He left behind a wife, two daughters, and one grandchild. Mike was a Firefighter/ Paramedic with the City of Westminster,… Read More

A collision on the ice… On the night of April 2nd, 2018 Bryan Brock, an amazing father, husband, and friend, was involved in an accidental collision on the ice during an adult hockey game where he suffered a… Read More

An unexpected emergency created unexpected expenses. Dennis and Shannon Baker both work as medical professionals (he’s an EMT and she’s a travel nurse) and they thought their son, Brady, had the stomach flu one weekend this summer. But… Read More

The Pfankuch Family Andrew is a long time hockey player, avid Dawg Nation supporter, past recipient for his own battle with cancer, and active participant in the Dawg Bowl Survivor game. He and Talia were married in June… Read More

While vacationing in Australia with his family for a holiday, Rob experienced a medical emergency where he was hospitalized and on a ventilator. Roberts emergency was not covered by insurance because he was out of the country. There… Read More

Deputy Heath Gumm Deputy Gumm was killed in the line of duty on January 24, 2018. While responding to a crime in progress, Deputy Gumm followed a suspect behind a house. The suspect opened fire and Deputy Gumm… Read More

Help for a long road ahead. It was terrific evening at Centre Ice Hockey as our latest recipient, Taylor Erickson, was recognized. Taylor continues to make tremendous strides after suffering a fractured skull in December. There’s still a… Read More

Help for a Dawg with a heart of gold. The evening this check was presented was a very special one as it went to Jonathan “Rips” Ripley, a long time Dawg with a heart of gold. A huge… Read More