Routt County First Responders will take on members of the Steamboat Ski Patrol Saturday, in a benefit hockey game at Howelsen Ice Arena. Here’s Steamboat Springs Firefighter/Paramedic Quint Friesell. Money raised will help support a second sheet of ice at Howelsen Ice Arena and the Routt First Responders Foundation Memorial Scholarship. www.steamboatsprings.net/adulthockeyPress Release from the City of Steamboat Springs; Jan. 22, 2026. First Responders Face Off in Community Hockey ShowdownHigh-Energy Community Hockey Night Supports 2nd Ice Sheet & Local ScholarshipsSTEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO-January 22, 2026-A friendly rivalry takes center ice this winter as local first responders and mountain first responders go head-to-head in the First Responders Showdown, a high-energy, family-friendly community hockey event benefiting two meaningful local causes.