NORTHERN VIRGINIA, VA – Registration is now open for the first-ever DMV Girls Hockey weekend. The event will take place at 18 rinks across Maryland and Virginia on September 12 and 13. It’s an expansion of the previous event, DMV Girls Try Hockey For Free Day.
According to a press release, the event is intended to introduce girls ages four through nine to hockey, at no cost to parents. The event is a joint effort between the Washington Capitals, Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE) Foundation, the Potomac Valley Amateur Hockey Association and local youth hockey organizations. It is supported by a roughly $33,000 grant from the MSE Foundation and equipment loaned to provide girls with a one-to-two-hour ice session.
Participating clubs in Virginia include: Ashburn Ice House (Ashburn, VA), Caps Academy at MedStar Capitals Iceplex (Arlington, VA), Hampton Roads Warriors/Hampton Roads Youth Hockey Association at Iceland of Hampton Roads (Virginia Beach, VA), NoVA Ice Dogs at Mount Vernon RECenter (Alexandria, VA), Potomac Lady Patriots at Prince William Ice Center (Woodbridge, VA), Reston Raiders at SkateQuest (Reston, VA), Richmond Generals at Richmond Ice Zone (Chesterfield, VA), Roanoke Lady Dawgs at Lancerlot Sports Complex (Vinton, VA) and STJ Hockey Club at The St. James (Springfield, VA).
Participating clubs in Maryland include: Baltimore Youth Hockey Club at Reisterstown Sportsplex (Reisterstown, MD), Bowie Hockey Club at Bowie Ice Arena (Bowie, MD), Hagerstown Ice & Sports Complex (Hagerstown, MD), Howard Huskies at Columbia Ice Rink (Columbia, MD), Montgomery Ice Devils at Rockville Ice Arena (Rockville, MD), Navy Youth Hockey at Brigade Sports Center (Annapolis, MD), Southern Maryland Sabres at Capital Clubhouse (Waldorf, MD), Tri-City Eagles at The Gardens Ice House (Laurel, MD) and Tucker Road Ducks at Tucker Road Ice Rink (Fort Washington, MD).
Click here to register for the weekend. Organizers advise participants that locations might change and new ones might be added, so please look out for an email from your host rink prior to the weekend event.
The organizers say the girls' hockey event aligns with USA Hockey’s Try Hockey for Free program, which also gives local kids a chance to try hockey for a couple of hours at no cost.
The first joint event by these organizers to introduce girls to hockey was the 2023 DMV Girls Try Hockey for Free Day. The first event included 16 local rinks or clubs. Last year, according to organizers, 18 local rinks or clubs participated, and more than 630 girls tried hockey for the first time.
Training and coaching hub Athletes Untapped ranks ice hockey as among the most expensive youth sports.
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