Altitude on-air hockey talent Peter McNab and Kyle Keefe had a good day Monday. They golfed with two Purple Heart recipients at Dawg Nation Hockey Foundation’s fourth charity golf tournament at Red Rocks Country Club in Morrison. At the dinner banquet, McNab noted that Army Sgt. Johnny Plover, who grew up playing hockey in the Philadelphia area, is a horrible golfer … but a real American hero.
Plover sustained massive injuries in 2009 when he vehicle exploded during an ambush in Iraq, and the titanium plates inserted in his neck hinders athletic movement. His story drew tears from McNab and Keefe, and there wasn’t a dry eye among the 144 golfers and others in attendance when the TV guys spoke about their day with Plover.
Purple Heart recipient Johnny Plover stands between Peter McNab and Kyle Keefe. Dawg Nation president Marty Richardson, left, said his charity raised more than $500,000 in less than four years. (Kelli Packard photo)
has built quite a following in the local hockey community, and the organization announced Monday it has exceeded $500,000 in donations to hockey players and their families in need. Dawg Nation was founded by Marty Richardson less than four years ago, after one of Richardson’s teammates died and he decided to raise money for the family.
McNab said he’s meeting with the NHL and others about the unofficially planned Winter Classic series game at Coors Field, an Avalanche home game, and the league’s Hockey Fights Cancer initiative will ride on Dawg Nation’s coattails in regards to covering the local market. McNab, like me, is a big believer in . It’s hockey players helping hockey players, in whatever way. Check them out.
