April 9th, 2009 marks the one year anniversary of the passing of our dear friend and teammate Dave Arguijo who passed away at the early age of 43 due to cancer. In memory of Dave, on August 16, 2008, the first annual Dave Arguijo Memorial Skate held at the YMCA of Boulder Valley from 9:30am-2:15pm. Fifty five skaters took to the ice in memory of Dave breaking up into four teams with guest skaters from the CHL’s Rocky Mountain Rage (Daymen Rycroft, Brent Cullaton, and John Snowden), along with the University of Denver (Adam Corbitt, Mackenzie Mau, Mac Harris, and Ritchie Kendall). Each participant’s registration included a Dave Arguijo Memorial Skate T-shirt, breakfast (care of Lance and Amy Miller), coffee donated by Henk Stephan of Cino’s Coffee, and hot dogs/brats and beverages. All skaters had the opportunity to bid on silent auction items highlighted by Fury (thanks to a generous donation by Beck Forsberg of Crocs), a Brent Cullaton signed and game worn jersey (donated by Chantal and Ted McDonald), Coal Creek Golf foursomes (donated by Brent Cullaton), hotel vouchers, and a YMCA membership discount voucher (donated by Jamie Holstein of the YMCA). Countless other items were donated for the silent auction by some very generous folks which we can’t thank enough. Our one of a kind T-shirts were donated by Donna Werner of BW construction and designed and printed by John Goyer.

The countless volunteers assisting during the event included Amy Miller, Amanda Ingalls, Melissa Kellow, Ruth Ann Sullivan, Kevin Carter, Mike Hankins, Scott Noble, and Steve O’Dell, who without their help we would not have been able to pull it off! Kevin Sheets of the YMCA donated two hours of ice time, discounted ice time and the use of a room for the silent auction. The highlight of the day was the presence of Deb Arguijo and sons Randy and Jemeson at the event. All in all the first annual Dave Arguijo Memorial Skate was not only a huge success but a testament to Dave’s presence short time here with us and the generocity of the hockey community to step up to the plate when one of their own requires a helping hand. For this we thank each and every one of you for participating.