Capitals Hockey School Program Comes To Prince George's County Public Schools

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — More than 93,000 students will be introduced to the sport of hockey thanks to a partnership between the Washington Capitals and Prince George’s County Public Schools.

The Capitals Hockey School program has a presence in schools across more than 20 counties in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., and recently surpassed the 1 million mark for the number of local students involved in the program, according to the National Hockey League.

On Jan. 4, the Capitals hosted a hockey school clinic at Capitol Heights Elementary School to kick off the new arrangement with PGCPS. The Capitals donate hockey equipment including sticks, nets, balls and pucks to each school, and P.E. teachers receive a standardized curriculum following SHAPE America’s national requirements. The Capitals Youth Hockey Development staff visits schools to host assemblies.