Valentino “Tino” Beckmann (left), Eddie Lack (center) and Ryan Beckmann (right) gathering for a photo after meeting each other. (Photo credit – Ryan Beckmann)
(Photo credit – Ryan Beckmann)
SALT LAKE CITY – With the Utah Mammoth less than a month away from the 2025 NHL Draft, fans are itching for ways to find more hockey content while supporting their favorite players and community. Mammoth fans may not have to wait as long as they think while helping those in need through the Ultimate Goalie Showdown.
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Last year, Valentino “Tino” Beckmann began his journey playing hockey by making the AHU Knights 8U travel team, but life came at him much fast than anyone anticipated. Tino found himself in the Phoenix Children’s Hospital’s ICU fighting a battle against an unknown illness that no seven-year-old should ever have experienced.
Eddie Lack, former Vancouver Canucks goalie, heard Tino’s story and made sure that Tino knew he wasn’t alone in this fight having the hockey community there for him.
Word of Tino’s story spread so far that a member of his favorite NHL team, Jesper Bratt of the New Jersey Devils, even sent a video showing his support during Tino’s difficult fight.
Lack felt that a video wasn’t enough to show his support, so he surprised Tino and his family in Gilbert, AZ, which has led to a lasting bond to this day. With this bond Ryan Beckmann, father of Tino, decided to make a playful bet with Lack. Five shots for $500 to the charity of their choice. With this challenge, the Ultimate Goalie Challenge was born.
Beckmann and Lack will be facing off head-to-head in a shootout competition.
With Beckmann in net and Lack as the shooter, Lack believes he can score five of five on Beckmann. For Beckmann to “win” the challenge, he must block one of five shots.
Regardless of the winner, 10% of all donations will be allocated to Tino’s hockey team, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The winner of the challenge will donate 75% of the donations to the charity of their choice, and the runner-up will donate the remaining 25% to a charity of their choice.
Beckmann will be donating to Puck Support, a charity that is igniting change in the hockey community about the importance of mental health awareness and providing resources for individuals who have a history of substance misuse.
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Lack is donating to Canucks for Kids, which supports other charities with a focus on children’s health and wellness, social impact programming, and fostering local growth in the hockey community in British Columbia.
As of now, here are the celebrities that have been publicly announced with Utah/Arizona Coyotes connections:
Theo Fleury – 2002 Olympic Gold Medalist (Team Canada Hockey) and former Salt Lake Golden Eagle
Josh Doan – Current Utah Mammoth Right Winger
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Gabe Gauthier – Southern Utah Hockey Report and Former Los Angeles Kings Left Winger
Michael Grabenr – Former Arizona Coyote and Jr. Coyotes Coach
Calvin Elfring – Former Utah Grizzlies Defenseman (1999-2000)
Johnny Walker – Former Utah Grizzlies Right Winger (2021-2023) Current Allen Americans Right Winger (Utah Mammoth ECHL Affiliate)
Lyndsey Fry – 2014 Olympic Silver Medalist (Team USA Hockey) and Former Arizona Coyotes Broadcast Team Member
Cole Chapman & Destin Edgington – The Puck Drop Podcast Hosts
Jacob Ardown Biz & Olly Postanin – On The Bench Podcast Hosts
Pete “Swaggy P” Lenes – Former American Ice Hockey Player
Pat Shea – Full Ride YouTube Content Creator
Chris & Dan Powers – Empty Netters Podcast Hosts
Natalie Eva Marie – WWE Star and Host of The Hopeaholics Podcast
Shane Earn & Chad Carlsen – The Hopeaholics Podcast Hosts
Brady Leavold – Founder of Puck Support
Guby Customs – Custom Skates Artist based out of the Netherlands
Justin Wenzel – Founder and Business Mentor of JWX
Adam Hyzdu – 2004 World Series Champion (Boston Red Sox)
Richard Coyne – Former ECHL Defenseman
This event is special in its own way, not only supporting wonderful causes and organizations but also allowing the hockey community to be involved even if they’re unable to attend. Beckmann has provided the hockey community with multiple ways to support the cause, whether by attending in person or from the comfort of their own homes.
You can donate directly to the cause at the Ultimate Goalie Showdown website. You can also donate to the Ultimate Goalie Showdown: Where Hockey’s Heart Shines GoFundMe page here.
If you’d like to donate to the individual organizations, please follow the links provided earlier.
There will also be a silent auction featuring items ranging from a team-signed 2023-24 Arizona Coyotes sweater to custom Wayne Gretzky skates by Guby Skates. The auction will conclude at midnight on June 18 on the Ultimate Goalie Showdown website.
The Ultimate Goalie Showdown will take place on June 17, starting at 7:00 PM MST, in Gilbert, AZ, at AZ Gilbert Ice, with online streaming options available.
