The DAWG POD

Jake Schroeder, also known as Opie from Opie Gone Bad, shares his journey of music, life with the Avs, and of course his role in inspiring us all with the National Anthem. He also covers his incredible work with the Greatest Generation and the WWII veterans that have touched his life. Jake's passion for using the lessons from these veterans to impact the lives of companies and unde

The DAWGPOD is back! This is a terrific episode as we sit down with Denver University’s David Carle and discuss his miraculous journey that began with heartbreak and ended with triumph! Coach Carle discusses life, second chances, recruiting, coaching influences, DU’s current squad and, of course, GIVING BACK! This is a must listen and we can guarantee you will have a new apprec

This episode features the Indiana native John-Michael Liles. JML covers his career as a defenseman in the NHL for the Colorado Avalanche, Toronto Maple Leafs, Carolina Hurricanes and Boston Bruins. He shares important life lessons from the AHL and even stories from the wine cellar. We also talk about making tough guys cry with our most recent recipient, Joe Bradley who was recently

Episode four features a glass ceiling breaker, Samantha Hiller. We cover her journey from an elite girl’s youth hockey player to a decision to be an hockey official at age twelve. From there, her skating abilities, hard work and perseverance opened the doors to being one of only ten women invited into the AHL as the first female ice officials. We also cover her time as an AVS ice

Episode three features long time referee Dave Jackson. We cover his incredible career in the NHL spanning over 1500 games. Imagine the stories! That’s right, Dave is only one of five refs in the NHL to ref more than 1500 games! Talk about a guy who is part of hockey’s history and a good friend of DAWG Nation. Best crowd chirps, most witty player come backs, most harrowing momen

Episode two features current Avalanche Logan O'Connor. We look back to the playoff loss against the Vegas Golden Knights and ahead to the Avs preseason opener vs none other than... the Vegas Golden Knights. Is there remaining animosity to work out with the Knights or is it a new team, new season? We cover childhood, including first crushes. Logan O'Connor has been big part of Color

After a two month hiatus, the DAWGPOD is finally back for season two! We start things off with a bang as we’re joined by NHL agent Peter Wallen. Peter represents a plethora of NHL and international players, including Avs captain Gabe Landeskog! Take a listen for a “behind the scenes” look into the negotiations that kept #92 in an Av’s sweater. At the same time get a rare sn

Back again this week with another inspirational front-end guest, Porter Johnsons who is officially a cancer survivor and just rang the bell! The fantastic Porter goes into his journey as a cancer survivor and why he has the nickname "crab." Next is the infamous Marc Moser who is the Colorado Avalanche play-by-play announcer. Moser goes into his career journey and how a northern Cal

This episode features a trifecta of amazing guests! The first being Alex Tanguay who has played over 1,000 NHL games and has over 850 career points. Tanguay discusses everything from the 2001 cup run to his youth hockey experiences. The second guest is the powerful Graysen Cameron from Alberta, Canada. Graysen was a survivor of the Humboldt accident. He broke his back and at one po

This episode features Reed Low, one of the enforcers of the St. Louis Blues. We discuss fighting, fighting and more fighting. We talk candidly about the role and the heart of the enforcer in the NHL. Reed gets vulnerable about his hard fought journey to and through the NHL. Our Giving Back section features Jared Smierbach and Matt Heath of the Fighting Amish, the friends and teamma