The Fairfax County Park Authority and the Washington Capitals will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony and Capitals Try Ball Hockey for Free clinic in honor of the completion of a Capitals outdoor ball/inline hockey rink at Lake Fairfax Park in Fairfax. The ribbon-cutting ceremony and rink dedication will begin at 10 a.m. and include remarks by representatives with the Washington Capitals, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and the Park Authority Board.
The Capitals will host a Try Ball Hockey for Free clinic following the ceremony at 11 a.m. The clinic will feature stations on stickhandling, passing, shooting and small games. The Try Ball Hockey for Free program provides free access to the sport for children and families across the region, who have never participated in the game before. Skates, gear and previous hockey experience are not required for this free event, but registration is required as spaces are limited.
Register for Ball Hockey Clinic
When: Saturday, May 11, 10 a.m. to noon.
Where: Capitals Outdoor Ball/Inline Hockey Rink at Lake Fairfax Park
1400 Lake Fairfax Drive, Reston, VA 20190
The skate rink is located adjacent to the campground, athletic fields and the skate park.
The inline skate rink at Lake Fairfax Park boasts an 85-foot-by-185-foot rink with player boxes, penalty boxes, hockey goals and bleachers. The rink, constructed with sport floor tiles on an asphalt pad, is ideal for roller hockey and skating, with easy maintenance and modular tile replacement.
With ample lighting, the inline skate rink is great for daytime or evening events. The rink will be open from 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., and is available for general use when not reserved. For more information about the rink, visit the Lake Fairfax Park Skate Park webpage and select the “Inline Skate Rink” tab.
Media interested in attending are asked to contact Megan Eichenberg in the Capitals communications department at meichenberg@washcaps.com and Benjamin Boxer in the Fairfax County Park Authority communications department at benjamin.boxer@fairfaxcounty.gov.
The Capitals are committed to providing access to hockey across the region and to date have refurbished or built 14 rinks across Virginia, Maryland, D.C. and West Virginia.
To further encourage the growth of the game, the Capitals Youth Hockey Development staff holds clinics in conjunction with the refurbishment of each rink. A complete list of rinks can be found on the team’s Street Rinks website.
The Capitals also offer a robust lineup of on- and off-ice youth hockey programming, including a Future Caps Learn to Play program, Hockey Schools, Try Ball Hockey for Free and more. For additional information, visit the Capitals’ Youth Development website.