Troy Brouwer, Connor Carrick, and the Brouwer Rangers Help RMNB Complete Ice Bucket Challenge

By Peter Hassett (@peterhassett) on September 8, 2014 | 0 Comment

Photo: Allison Stancil

On Saturday, a bunch of you came out to Ft. Dupont Ice Arena, and helped raise more than $2,800 for charity in just two short hours. Because you guys were so frigging cool, I had to get even cooler at the end of the party.

With “help” from Troy Brouwer, the Brouwer Rangers, Connor Carrick, and Wes Johnson, I completed the Ice Bucket Challenge in front of 100 crazed lunatics at center ice. I’m told it was a balmy 25 degrees at ice level.

Check it out yourself below.

I nominated three people.

One person I love: Alex Semin.

One person I respect: Ted Leonsis.

And one person who is family (and a big, gigantic nerd): Brandon Oland.

I hope, as the Brouwer Rangers claim, this ends the Ian Oland Apology Tour. But I’m not so sure. Last year, I doubted the Brouwer Pouwer and, after walking around in spandex and having hundreds of Caps fans (and Troy Brouwer at ice level) laugh at me, I think I’ve seen the light.

But I have one last gesture, and I hope it does close the book for good.

The Ice Bucket Challenge has been a revelation. The challenge went viral in August and during that month the ALS Foundation raised $20 million, 10x more than that same period last year. Seemingly everyone did it. At one point last month, I scrolled four or five times on Facebook down and all I saw were Ice Bucket Challenge videos.

That’s awesome. But over the last few weeks, I think a lot of people lost sight of what the whole thing is about.

That’s why on top of this video and this post (which hopefully will help raise awareness and continue the chain), I will also be donating $25 to the ALS Foundation in Troy Brouwer’s name.

That’s one dollar for every goal he scored last season, his career year.

Thanks for all of you coming to the party and helping us make a difference.