Skatefest '08 / Hockey Fights Cancer At Ice World

Skate on the ice with celebrities and raise money for Hockey Fights Cancer during Skatefest '08 on Sunday, May 4, 2008 at Ice World in Abingdon (Harford County), MD.

You can register online for the 2 hr Skate-A-Thon. Hockey Fights Cancer MD has lined up former NHL hockey players, Duff Goldman of Charm City Cakes (a.k.a. Ace Of Cakes), champion figure skater Kimmie Meissner and others to skate with you.

At 5:30 PM, watch the Washington Capitals vs Philadelphia Flyers alumni game for $25.00 per ticket. You may never get another chance to see these guys play, or get so close to the action.

Many other things will be going on here, too. Live music, carnival rides, food and other vendors will be at the event. Included will be an appearance by The Zambonis and the Hanson Brothers (from the movie Slap Shot). Mary Alice (from Ace Of Cakes) will also be along with Duff Goldman for this fundraiser.

The whole thing runs from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Good directions are available from Hockey Fights Cancer MD and Ice World.

Cake Time For Godzilla

The Washington Capitals beat the Calgary Flames last night, giving Olie Kolzig (a.k.a. Godzilla) his 300th career NHL win in net for the Cap's. With that in mind, I thought I'd post an E-Mail I sent Mike Vogel and the guys over at Washingtoncaps.com's Capitals Report Podcast three weeks before this (2007-2008) season started. The idea was that there were people within the Capitals organization that deserved some kind of special reward or acknowledgement, and that it would be good marketing for it to end up on national television.

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Hi guys,

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Have you ever heard of Charm City Cakes in Baltimore? They have a show on the Food TV channel called "Ace Of Cakes" on Thursday nights at 10:00 & 10:30 PM. Owner Duff & his staff make some incredible one of a kind creations. They've made many cakes involving pyrotechnics, including a car engine for Jay Leno. They make lots of cakes shaped like sports stadiums - Camden Yards, Ravens Stadium, etc. It's neat to see how detailed and almost realistic they get on cakes shaped like ships, cars, buildings, some guys head with his brains being eaten by zombies & so on.

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I keep thinking someone in the Caps Organization / Team deserves one. It would be nationwide exposure to possibly new fans as well as current ones. I'd really like to see a giant fire-breathing Godzilla cake for Kolzig's birthday. It could be a game against Pittsburgh with Zilla's fire melting Crosby's uniform exposing his pink Penguins thong panties, as he (Canadian Diving Team Captain) dives into the melting ice to put out the fire. Don't worry, those lips make a good floatation device.

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Dan, Jr.

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There's no need to wait and order the cake for Kolzig's birthday. With Olie getting number 300, it's time for that cake now. Hopefully, the Capitals, the team's fan club, or somebody else with money, already has the order in at Charm City Cakes. If I had the cash, it would be on the way now!

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The podcast itself is still currently available for free download via iTunes. It was the September 13, 2007 show. Mike read my comments just after "last call" at about 58:23, shortly before the end of the show.