Recipients

Bruce Grandchamp was a son, a father, a coach, a pioneer, a mentor and a friend to many. As the father of a son with spina bifida, Bruce was focused on treating Pierce in the same manner as all of his children. That included providing Pierce with the opportunity to excel in athletics and understand the importance of hard work. Pierce was one of the very first sled hockey players in Colorado …

Michael Stewart embodies everything I love about recreational adult hockey. Always the first to welcome in players, friends to many and always a positive force on the ice for his team as well as opponents. This past fall, Michael was in a severe car crash that resulted in several serious injuries and will likely put and end to his recreational hockey career. The crash shattered his hip and h…

Chris Kearns is long-time hockey player and a cancer Survivor.  After his diagnosis in 2015 with Stage 3 Colon cancer, he underwent surgery and chemotherapy, but amazingly returned to the ice less than six weeks later – joining the Dawg Nation Survivor game, and also joined his Puck Dynasty teammates at the Dawg Bowl for several of the following years.  Although he and his wife Alayna…

Christina “Toya” Montoya continues to fight her health battles with strength, courage, and perseverance.  Over the past five years, she has battled Pelvic Congestion Syndrome which impedes the flow of blood to her pelvic area, May-Thurner Syndrome which further limits blood flow to her right leg, and a myriad of related symptoms and issues – all of which have a major impact on her quality of li…

Craig is a long-time hockey player with two daughters and a wonderful wife, Heidi. Craig took a hit in a hockey game in early September, and thought he’d bruised his upper chest. this pain persisted, and a trip to the ER resulted in bad news. Rather than a bruise, Craig was diagnosed with Stage 4 Thymic Squamous cancer, nad will be incurring significant expenses in the months ahead. Craig is de…

Tom is a 25-year-old referee, with a lovely wife and two very young children.  He recently took a slapshot to his face while reffing a B league adult hockey game, resulting in serious damage.  After briefly losing consciousness, he was rushed in an ambulance to the ER.  He lost 5 teeth and damaged two others, along with other impacts to his face.  Tom is in training for a ca…

Mason was a just like every other three year old. Energetic, curious and full on life. In August of 2023 that all changed. Mason experienced a seizure as the family was preparing for a hike. Over the next several weeks the seizures increased and Mason was diagnosed with Doose Syndrome, a rare childhood epilepsy. The result has been numerous trips to hospital and many unknowns. Mason began ex…

Scott has been an integral part of the Colorado hockey scene for decades. Now a world class fishing and hunting guide, Scott resides in Walden, Colorado and plays hockey in Steamboat Springs. This summer Scott began having issue with his foot which resulted in a staph infection that almost resulted in amputation. As a professional outdoors man, Scott’s livelihood stems from the fishing and hunt…

Mark is well known in metro-Denver adult recreational hockey circles having played continuously on teams since he moved to Denver from Boston in 1994.  Mark joined the Grey Wolves hockey team in 2003 and was MVP of the 2003 championship team and played on seven Grey Wolves championship teams between 2003 and 2024.  Mark is currently the Captain of the Grey Wolves RMHL team.  Mark…

Nick Fioretto is a young man that loves to teach the game he loves. Moving to Colorado from Chicago, Nick coaches the 10U group for the Jr Pioneers, specializing in developing goalies. This instructor and mentor was recently diagnosed with T-Cell lymphatic lymphoma. The cancer is currently in his lung and neck and the fast growing tumors have predicated the doctors to begin an aggressive che…

Dylan is an avid hockey player and fan and has never been one to shy away from adversity. He has battled leukemia for the last six years but that hasn’t stopped him from leading life to its fullest. His tight knit group of hockey friends get together often, and at one of those recent outings he was involved in an ATV accident that resulted in the fracture of his T5 vertebrae. The injury was ver…

Meet Drew, a man who is more than just a best friend to many—he’s like a brother. Last Thursday, while hiking Mt. Harvard, a challenging “14ner” in Colorado near Buena Vista, Drew experienced a tragic fall after summiting the peak. The fall left him unconscious, suffering from a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) along with multiple skull and bone fractures. Miraculously, his good friend, Mike…