âThe Capitals used funding from the National Hockey League's Industry Growth Fund (IGF) to renovate the rinks. $1,900,000 was awarded to initiatives focusing the growth and ball and street hockey. Another $894,000 was focused on diversity, which the Capitals utilized to launch a district-wide street hockey curriculum across DC Public Schools, Montgomery County Public Schools and Baltimore City Public Schools. The Capitals contributed an additional $799,000 toward the growth of youth hockey in support of the project. The projects were completed with the support of Capital One.
To further encourage the growth of the game, the Capitals Youth Hockey Development staff will hold clinics throughout the season in conjunction with the refurbishment of each rink Newly refurbished rink locations include: The Capitals renovated the Alexandria rink at Hammond Middle School by replacing the boards with new Riley manufactured boards and by adding both a Mateflex flooring system and a branded Daktronics scoreboard featuring the Capitals logo.
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Ridge Road Recreational Park 21155 N. Frederick Rd Germantown, MD 20876 Ridge Road is an existing rink refurbished by the Capitals. The old boards were removed, and the existing metal frame was used. The bench area and doors were adjusted to be ADA compliant by Riley Manufacturing, who then installed their board system. A new Daktronics scoreboard and Mateflex flooring system was installed featuring the Capitals logo. Media Note: Ridge Road will host a ribbon-cutting and clinic with Montgomery County Parks and Rec on Saturday, Sept. 28. 10-11 a.m.: Press Event and Ribbon Cutting 11 a.m.-Noon: Clinic Dewey Park 11720 Dewey Road Silver Spring, MD 20906 The Dewey Park rink is a brand-new build and included a custom Riley Manufactured board system and a Mateflex floor featuring the Capitals logo. The rink will also receive a Daktronics scoreboard featuring the Capitals logo this fall. West Virginia Oatesdale Park (2 rinks) Baltimore St & William Street Martinsburg, WV 25401 The park in West Virginia includes the complete rebuild of two existing rinks that we removed and replaced. Both rinks include a custom ProWall board system from Sports Resource Group, one white and one red, along with a Mateflex flooring system featuring the Capitals logo. Media Note: Oatsdale Park will host a ribbon cutting and clinic on Sunday, Sept. 29. 12-12:30 p.m.: Press Event and Ribbon Cutting 12:45-1:45 p.m.-Noon: Clinic
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