Washington Capitals and MCPS announce street hockey initiative

[Youth Hockey Info]

The Capitals along with the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Partnership will introduce hockey to more than 110,000 students.

The initiative will encompass all 180 elementary and middle schools across the county immediately becoming part of the their school curriculum. The programming, which will become a core unit in the physical education curriculum, is part of the Capitals' investment of more than $3.5 million toward the development of youth hockey in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., and is funded primarily by the National Hockey League's Industry Growth Fund (IGF).