As the Avalanche prepares for the Aug. 1 start of the NHL’s 24-team Stanley Cup playoffs, the best hockey players in Colorado not playing for the local NHL team will convene at Edge Ice Arena in Littleton for the state’s biggest annual charity hockey tournament.
The Dawg Bowl, celebrating its 10th anniversary with 50 teams over seven divisions July 29 to Aug. 2, won’t feature spectators because of the COVID-19 crisis. But Dawg Nation Hockey Foundation will live stream select games from the men’s top division, offer a virtual silent auction with hundreds of items, and still try to eclipse the $175,000 it raised a year ago in a coronavirus-free world.