News: Washington Capitals Goaltender Michal Neuvirth, Forward Mathieu Perreault Host Hockey School at Steuart Weller Elementary School in Ashburn

(March 19, 2013) - Washington Capitals goaltender Michal Neuvirth, forward Mathieu Perreault and mascot Slapshot visited Steuart Weller Elementary School in Ashburn, Va., on Monday, March 11, to host a Capitals Hockey School.

News: Washington Caps Alumni Paul Mulvey and Errol Rausse Host Capitals Hockey School at Rolling Ridge Elementary School

Rolling Ridge Elementary School students and staff pose with Capitals alumni Paul Mulvey and Errol Rausse during Hockey School assembly on Nov. 28. 

(Nov. 29, 2012) - Washington Capitals alumni Paul Mulvey and Errol Rausse and mascot Slapshot visited Rolling Ridge Elementary School in Sterling on Wednesday, Nov. 28, for the sixth Capitals Hockey School assembly of the 2012-13 school year.

News: Capitals Alumni Rod Langway and Paul Mulvey Host Capitals Hockey School at Creighton's Corner Elementary School

Ashburn (Oct. 11, 2012) Washington Capitals alumnus and NHL Hall of Famer Rod Langway, fellow alumnus Paul Mulvey and mascot Slapshot visited Creighton’s Corner Elementary School in Ashburn, Va., on Thursday, Oct. 4, for the third Capitals Hockey School assembly of the 2012-13 school year.

Hockey School is a free program, designed to be both instructional and interactive, with the goal of exposing students to floor hockey while teaching proper technique. Langway and Mulvey began the session by responding to questions from an audience of 190 fifth-grade students prior to instructing the group on basic hockey skills, including stick-handling, passing and shooting. Students were then invited to practice the skills in front of their peers.