Goalies Against Cancer

2011!!!

2011-09-22T11:06:00.002-06:00

2010 came and went very fast, and before we knew it, it was almost October! We've had so much going on, Brandon starting college, me having been very busy with work and other things, we didn't have the time to get GAC as big as it was in 2010. In fact, it was almost TOO big in 2010. There were so many different events we got going that by the end my head was spinning. And we wanted to simplify the program for 2011. So we are still moving on with 2011 with several very cool and interesting ways to contribute and help join the battle! Of course you can still simply contribute through our Passionately Pink for the Cure® page. Found here. http://www.info-komen.org/goto/goaliesagainstcancer. Or, check out the Store/Donate page for merch and events! I will continue to update the page from here on out.

-Joey

Pink for the Cure Day

2010-10-24T19:54:00.001-06:00

Was a big success! Thanks to Annie and Jerry for everything they did, Goalies Against Cancer collected 255 dollars in donations from our Silent Auction! Thanks to everyone who bid and came by!

Original Sketch Card auctions are now LIVE!!!

2010-10-20T23:17:00.000-06:00

Go here to bid,
http://shop.ebay.com/evillittlejawa/m.html

And here for more info on what exactly a "sketch card" is if you don't know.
http://goaliesagainstcancer.blogspot.com/p/original-sketch-card-auctions.html

GAC Shirts SOLD OUT!!!

2010-10-20T21:20:00.003-06:00

A BIG thank you to Deviant Hockey for producing this years official Goalies Against Cancer shirt, they are officially sold out, and were a big success. Thanks to everyone who bought one!!!

North Mor Elementary School Supports Goalies Against Cancer!

2010-10-08T21:43:00.000-06:00

Thanks to everyone at North Mor Elementary school for your support! North Mor is located in Northglenn Colorado and is where Joey and Brandon's Mom works.

Week of Hockey Camp Auction

2010-10-05T12:36:00.000-06:00

The auction is now live and ready to go! This is a great opportunity for players of all ages, check it out!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250704796184

Avalanche Training Camp Day 1, PINK PUCKS

2010-09-18T19:28:00.000-06:00

Got a good chunk of the pink pucks signed for the PINK for the CURE DAY AND SILENT AUCTION at JERRY'S SPORTCARDS. Heres a look at em.

Starting at the top going left to right, #9 Matt Duchene, #39 T.J. Galiardi, #3 Cameron Gaunce, # 54 David Jones, #18 Adam Deadmarsh, #41 Craig Anderson, #55 Cody McLeod. #37 Ryan O’Reilly.

Hound Central 5.0

2010-09-15T23:18:00.001-06:00

Ron, AKA Puckhound who runs Hound Central 5.0, (a FANTASTIC blog that all you autograph collectors, or just hockey fans in general will enjoy) recently added a post about Goalies Against Cancer. Give his blog a look, it's always a fun read, and thanks Ron!
http://bluegrafs5.blogspot.com/

Agatone Hockey

2010-09-15T23:12:00.001-06:00

Custom goalie manufacture Agatone Hockey is on board! Much thanks to Dave Agatone!

http://www.agatonehockey.com/home.html

Masks

2010-09-08T21:58:00.004-06:00

Our thanks to Leblanc Designs!!! Here are our Masks for GAC 2010! Brandons is the Navy Olie, Joeys is the Black Hackva.

DON SIMMONS SPORTS

2010-09-08T19:25:00.000-06:00

DON SIMMONS SPORTS will be contributing to Goalies Against Cancer. Give them a look for your Goalie equipment needs!

http://www.donsimmons.com/

OFFICIAL GOALIES AGAINST CANCER T-SHIRT!!!

2010-09-01T22:58:00.006-06:00

I cant thank Deviant Hockey enough for what they've done. They designed and produced our official T-shirt for GAC 2010. PLEASE take a moment and check them out and order a shirt for yourself and your friends. And pick up some Deviant Hockey merch while your at it! It's awesome stuff. All proceeds from the GAC shirt are going to Goalies Against Cancer!!!

BANDITS GOALIE SCHOOL

2010-09-01T21:42:00.001-06:00

Is also supporting GAC. Thanks Bandits! From their website,
"Our goal is to give students the best possible training available. We start with our top-notch staff that is second to none and then group the students by age and talent, allowing them to push each other within individual groups. Our staff uses innovative drills and challenges every student to apply their game and ice awareness at the highest level. Our staff is comprised of College, Major Junior and Junior players that have all been Stan's past students."

http://www.banditsgoaltending.com/index.aspx

The Steadfast Foundation

2010-09-01T14:45:00.001-06:00

NHL goalie Ryan Miller's foundation, The Steadfast Foundation, is going to be helping out with our cause. Check out their site and consider making a donation to them as well. From their site,

"Through the Steadfast Foundation I am reaching out to make the public aware of our efforts to provide much needed support and resources to those suffering the ill-effects and life-altering consequences of cancer, especially all forms of childhood leukemia." -Ryan Miller

http://thesteadfastfoundation.com/index.htm

Eschelon Sports

2010-09-01T10:34:00.000-06:00

Eschelon Sports, which includes HYPER HOCKEY, KRYPTONICS, ESCHELON SPORTS, and BSB BEARINGS, is also getting on board with us!

http://www.eschelonsports.com/

Battram Hockey

2010-09-01T10:25:00.001-06:00

Battram hockey is going to donate a custom nexus blocker for us to raffle off! Much thanks to Scott Battram for doing this for us!

http://www.battram.com/

Great Skate Hockey

2010-08-31T14:48:00.000-06:00

Great Skate Hockey is also joining us, many thanks!!!

http://greatskate.com/

August 27th Video.

2010-08-29T23:53:00.001-06:00

Heres a video of us playing drop in at Boulder Valley Ice on the 27th with our friend Steven. Joey is in the Maroon/White Jersey, Brandon in the Red, and Steven in the Brown.

Deviant Hockey to produce official GAC 2010 T-Shirt!

2010-08-29T00:51:00.000-06:00

VERY exciting news. Deviant Hockey (www.Devianthockey.com) is going to produce and sell the official T-Shirt for Goalies Against Cancer 2010, with all the proceeds going to GAC! Much thanks to Deviant Hockey. We will post pictures and ordering information as it becomes available.

Billy Sauer Autograph

2010-08-28T22:33:00.001-06:00

Avalanche Goaltender prospect Billy Sauer has signed an 8x10 for us to auction in our silent auction to be held at Jerrys Sportscards in October! The photo was taken by yours truly at Avalanche Training Camp last year.

-Joey

Smith Hockey

2010-08-26T21:34:00.001-06:00

Goalie Gear manufacturer Smith Hockey is joining us!

http://www.smithhockey.com/

Deviant Hockey

2010-08-24T21:48:00.000-06:00

Deviant Hockey is joining the fight, they are an up and coming company and have some great looking clothing, give them a look!

http://www.devianthockey.com/main.sc

Hockey Jerseys Direct

2010-08-23T20:58:00.001-06:00

Thanks to Jeff from Hockey Jerseys Direct as they are also contributing to Goalies Against Cancer. They have a HUGE selection of jerseys, including goalie ones, so check em out!

http://www.hockeyjerseysdirect.com

Two more on board!

2010-08-19T14:12:00.000-06:00

Two more companies are going to be helping us out,

Hatric 341, an awesome hockey clothing company is going to be donating some of their wares, as well as Rink Rat Hockey, who make wheels, clothings, gear, you name it. Give them a look and order something from Hatric! Rink Rats site is currently under construction but you can find their gear for sale everywhere.

http://www.hatric341.com/

http://www.rinkrathockey.com/

Sham Sweatbands

2010-08-19T13:59:00.003-06:00

So for all you goalies out there, Sham Sweatbands is going to be donating some of their goalie sweatbands that will be raffled off in October. They are made from the super absorbent Sham material, and work very well in all goalie helmets.

Thanks to Jim and here is his ordering information.

For orders email: jimandela@verizon.net
Paypal: jimandela@verizon.net
Free shipping worldwide
Use discount code: Goalies against Cancer and get 2 for $25 instead of regular 2 for $30!

NHL Snipers

2010-08-18T10:21:00.001-06:00

For all your NHL news and needs go check out http://www.nhlsnipers.com/. It's run by a friend of ours and a great hockey player, one who has scored way too many goals on both me and Brandon. (Gee thanks for that Mike. Haha,) He was kind enough to link to our page from his, so please give his website a look! THANKS MIKE!

-Joey

Rest in peace Grandpa, we love you!

2010-08-17T19:30:00.002-06:00

So... we just found out that my Grandpa passed away. Apparently, he had cancer and didn't tell anyone about it until a couple of days ago. If you could say a prayer or just keep my family in your thoughts, especially my mom, we would appreciate it very much.

This was really unexpected and I guess I'm at a loss right now, but an extra thank you to all of you who want to support Goalies Against Cancer. This is why we're doing this, so people some day won't have to go through this kind of pain and loss. Thank you all.

-Joey

Two new business supporters!

2010-08-17T11:38:00.015-06:00

It just keeps getting better and better. Over 500 dollars raised so far, 500!!! And we have two new companies generously donating their time and product to us. The first is LeBlanc Designs, a company specializing in airbrushing and graphic design who are going to provide us with some decals to put on our masks for October. Thanks Duane!

http://www.leblancdesigns.com

Secondly thanks to International Hockey Schools, a hockey school based in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. They are going to be donating a free week of camp for us to auction. While not in Colorado, this is a GREAT opportunity for those that can make it out there or who live in the area.

http://www.incamps.com

-Joey

Christian Hockey Sticks Are Here!

2010-08-12T18:05:00.006-06:00

We received our sticks from Christian today, they look amazing!!! For those interested in specs, they are the Diamond Series, both with a Thibault curve. The only big difference is mine is 26", Brandons is 27". THANKS CHRISTIAN!!!

http://www.cbhockey.com/

-Joey

Why are we doing this?

2010-08-05T18:05:00.001-06:00

Hockey is a huge passion of my brother Joey and I. It’s something that we have loved since we were kids. The first time the Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley cup in 1996 - we knew it was something that would be a part of our lives forever. We would use our pillows as our leg pads and chest pads, our baseball gloves and anything else we could find to make ourselves goalies! Hockey has also had a positive impact on us by making us very close as brothers. With both of us being goalies we know and understand what each other goes through, we are like coaches to each other. Hockey is just a way of life for us, the excitement, the thrill, and the agony!! As goalies we find we can be loved when we win or blamed when we don’t. We will never let that stop us from wanting to be better. Even when we have those tough stretches that make us want to quit we never do because our passion for the game won’t let us.

Cancer has always been a key piece to our family’s life. Sadly we have lost two “Great-Grandma’s” to breast cancer. With that being said our Mom has to be checked regularly. Our Mom and our two Grandmas’ were the key inspirations for the creation of the “Goalies Against Cancer “. Our family has participated in events such as the “Race for the Cure” here in Denver and we found it to be a rewarding yet emotional time. We try to support fundraisers held by others as often as we can. This is what our fundraiser is all about, we want to take two important parts of our lives and hopefully touch the lives of others who need help and support.

The idea for Goalies Against Cancer came up while my brother and I were driving back from playing some drop in ice hockey. We talked about how we could make some kind of program that would combine our passion for hockey and also help to raise money for cancer research. I mentioned we should use pink goalie sticks, but pink is such an unusual color for a stick and they would be hard to find. Ordering custom pink sticks would be a little expensive and take away from what we could donate. My brother took this idea and started contacting everyone in the hockey business he could think of and ended up getting donated custom pink sticks and pink jerseys for us to use for our project during the month of October. He has connected us with companies such as: Planet Goalie, Christian Hockey, Brooklynite, and Jerry’s Sports Cards. Some of these companies as well as others have donated their time, supplies and support. He has also gotten professional athletes to sign items for us to auction off to help raise additional money for our cause.

When this idea was born we never thought it would become this big and we would love to see it grow even bigger. Cancer is such a devastating disease and we would love to see it treatable or non-existent. In order for that to happen, foundations such as Susan G. Komen for the Cure® need our donations to keep their research going, so that one day cancer is a thing of the past and it cannot bring heart ache to families.

Thank you for reading about our project and I hope you pass this onto your family and friends!

-Brandon

Joey Wins Inline Rec League Championship

2010-08-04T14:43:00.006-06:00

This is more of a personal post of mine, but last night my team won our inline rec leagues championship game and I couldn't be more excited. I play on the highest division there that includes some pro players and when I first moved up I felt like a fish out of water. But I stuck to it and last night we won it all. Something that I didn't think would happen for a long time. Now granted, I know its just a rec league, but it just goes to show you that you can do anything when you put your mind to it. This is a music video of a song I never listen to unless something big is accomplished (A superstition of mine). Maybe you'll find the same sort of inspiration in it that I do.

"TOGETHER WE MADE IT, WE MADE EVEN THOUGH WE HAD OUR BACKS UP AGAINST THE WALL!"

-Joey

EDDIE ROYAL

2010-07-21T23:54:00.000-06:00

Today I was able to meet and get a signed (officially licensed) 8x10 of Mr. Eddie Royal of the Denver Broncos (NFL). I know it isn't hockey nor goalie related, but it will be one of the items we will be auctioning in October. He was a very nice guy and the photo/signature looks great.

-Joey

CHRISTIAN HOCKEY

2010-07-19T14:36:00.007-06:00

MORE good news, Christian Hockey Sticks is also going to be donating custom pink sticks for us to use during October. They've been a company since 1964 and have a great reputation and product and I'm very excited that they are going to be helping us out. Our thanks to Rick Pomplun for making this happen! Give their site a look, they sell apparel as well so im sure they would appreciate any support anyone wants to show them.

CHRISTIAN HOCKEY STICKS

-Joey

Jimmy Howard Autograph

2010-07-12T22:37:00.000-06:00

Thanks to Rob at Goalie Monkey (WWW.GOALIEMONKEY.COM) we have a signed 8x10 of NHL Goalie Jimmy Howard to be auctioned off in October! Jimmy was the runner up for rookie of the year this year and took over the starting job for the Red Wings for next season. This picture is what it looks like, minus the personalization. This particular photo is of Brandons signed photo, Jimmy was very nice and signed one for each of us AND gave us one to auction off. Thanks Jimmy and Rob!

VERY EXCITING news

2010-07-01T22:38:00.012-06:00

First off we want to give a very special thank you to Mike Sherman @ Planet Goalie and Brooklynite Hockey.

Mike and Planet Goalie are going to be producing Jerseys for the month of October that we will be using. As well as working on some other awesome things that will be updated very soon.

PLANET GOALIE

Brooklynite Hockey is going to produce and donate to us the sticks to be used for Goalies Against Cancer. These are the same sticks used by professional goaltender Antero Niittymäki of the NHL. We're very excited about this as they will be full on custom sticks. They have also agreed to produce a set of pads that will be auctioned off with all proceeds goings to Goalies Against Cancer.

BROOKLYNITE HOCKEY

These guys are going way above and beyond and this is incredibly exciting news. We want to thank everyone who is getting involved as this project keeps getting bigger and bigger, and more and more money can go to a good and worthy cause. Stay tuned for more details!!!

-Joey and Brandon

Exciting update!

2010-06-25T18:03:00.014-06:00

Looks like we're going to have something else awesome to auction off as well in October. Many of you, especially those who collect trading cards, know what sketch cards are. They are one of a kind hand sketched/colored/painted 2.5"x3.5" trading cards. I am in contact with several professional (As in have worked for Upper Deck, Rittenhouse, Topps, Marvel, Lucasarts, etc.) artists who are going to be very generously contributing cards with goalie themed art to be auctioned off. As always 100% of money made from these will be donated to aid in the fight against breast cancer.

Artists confirmed so far:
Chris Henderson (2009-2010 Topps Baseball, Topps, Lucasfilms, Artbox Entertainment, Rittenhouse Archives, Inkworks, Strictly Ink, Breygent Marketing and others. Also illustrated Baseball and Football base cards for Topps and 2 sets of Hockey cards for In The Game.)
Don Pedicini Jr. (Topps Baseball Series 1 and 2 2010, Topps Baseball Series 1 and 2 and Updates and Highlights 2009, Lucasfilm, Upperdeck, Marvel, and more.)
Ted Dastick Jr. (Topps, Lucasfilm, Breygent, 5finity, Sadlittles, Upper Deck)
Jim Kyle (Upperdeck, Marvel, Topps, Lucasfilm, Rittenhouse. DC, and more)
Lak Lim (Upperdeck, Marvel, 5Finity, Rittenhouse Archives, Sadlittles, Breygent, Chicago Charity Expo)
Nathan Ohlendorf (Upperdeck, Marvel, Sadlittles)
Ingrid Hardy (Topps, Lucasfilm, Inkworks, Strictly Ink, Sadlittles)
Adam Schickling (Topps, Breygent Marketing)
Laura Inglis (Sadlittles, Breygent Marketing)
Jason Roussel (Sadlittles, Breygent Publishing)
Josh Lyman (Breygent Marketing)
Lance Sawyer

and hopefully more to come! I can't tell you how excited I am about these guys contributing to this, these gentlemen (and gentlewomen) do AMAZING artwork.

-Joey

SIGN UP!

2010-06-17T17:00:00.014-06:00

There are several ways you can sign up.

1. (PREFERRED) Email us at Goaliesagainstcancer@gmail.com with the following information.

Name:
Phone:
Email:
Home Address:
Pledge Amount Per Puck Mark:
or
Bulk Pledge Amount:
Payment Method:
(Optional) I would like to make my pledge in loving memory of:
(Optional) I would like to make my pledge in celebration of a survivor:
If pledging in the name of someone, may we post their name on our website?

2. Click to download and print official form. Then return this to us either in person or email us for a mailing address.

3. Donate directly via Credit Card through our Passionately Pink for the Cure® site.
Passionately Pink for the Cure®

5. Paypal, email us for address.

Updates

2010-06-14T22:04:00.006-06:00

Small updates. We will have items to auction off during October including but not limited to signed pucks by members of the Colorado Avalanche in Pink ink! Anything that doesn't sell will be put into a prize pool. Anyone who pledges will be entered into the drawing. I expect to have many pieces. And EVERYONE will receive something special for pledging, but that'll be a surprise for now. :) Also, anyone who pledges is welcome to do so in the name of someone they know or knew with Breast Cancer, and if you like I will add their name to the site. Thats it for now, thanks!

-Joey

Program Information

2010-06-09T17:00:00.017-06:00

Welcome to and thank you for visiting the Official Goalies Against Cancer website. Here you will find all the information you need to participate in this project and join the fight against breast cancer. Our goal is to raise money to be donated to aid in the fight against breast cancer through hockey. 100% of all money raised will be donated to Passionately Pink for the Cure®, which goes to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure® foundation.

During the entire month of October (Breast Cancer Awareness Month), Goalies Joey and Brandon Maestas will be wearing pink hockey jerseys as well as using pink hockey sticks with the blades taped in pink hockey tape. The sticks and jerseys will be used in all of the games they participate in. For every save made using the sticks, a puck mark will be left. At the end of October, the marks on both sticks will be tallied. During the month, participants in this project can pledge a small (or large) monetary amount for each mark that is left on the sticks. (For example, if 100 marks are tallied at the end of October combined, and you pledged 10 cents per mark, your total pledge would be $10.00.) You can also choose to pledge a lump sum.

All pledges must be received by November 15th. During the month, the website will continuously be updated with a tally of puck marks as well as a running total of money raised. Please check the website for any additional information you may need, and for updates.

Click here to sign up.

If you have ANY questions do not hesitate to email us at goaliesagainstcancer@gmail.com. Thank you!

Disclaimer: The number of puck marks that will be collected is very difficult to determine in advance as there is no reliable way to predict this. On average we each face anywhere from 10 to 30+ shots per game, many of those hit our sticks. We expect to play 20+ games combined during the month.