Registration Now Open for Future Caps Learn to Play Program

ARLINGTON, Va. - Registration for the Capitals Future Caps Learn to Play (LTP) program presented by World Wide Technology is now open at WashCaps.com/FutureCaps. Learn to Play is a program that provides fundamental skills that help participants learn and succeed both on and off the ice. Created jointly by the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) and the National Hockey League (NHL), Learn to Play's goal is to provide access to the game and welcome more families into the hockey community.

Open to first-time participants, the LTP initiative provides free head-to-toe equipment to children ages five to nine, age appropriate on-ice instruction, and certified coaching in a fun and safe atmosphere. Equipment kits include a helmet, shoulder pads, elbow pads, gloves, pants, shin pads, socks, skates, jersey, stick and equipment bag. In addition, participants in the 2023-24 Future Caps Learn to Play program will receive a complimentary Caps Kids Club membership and kit.

The 2023-24 Future Caps Learn to Play program will be hosted at various local rinks throughout Maryland, and Virginia (schedules subject to change). For a full list of available programs, click here.

Each participating rink is providing affordable LTP programming with the goal of increasing participation in ice hockey. A detailed program curriculum was developed by the Capitals Youth Hockey Development Department in conjunction with Capitals alumni and female ambassadors, with a focus on skill development, teamwork and fun.

Future Caps LTP program ambassadors include Capitals alumnus and LTP Director, Paul Mulvey, Capitals alumni Karl Alzner, Craig Laughlin, and Alan May, along with female ambassadors Hayley Scamurra (Team USA Gold Medalist) and Kendall Miller (NCAA Stevenson University Player & All Caps All Her Ambassador).

More than 8,000 local youth have been introduced to hockey since the program's inception in 2016, with more than 1,100 participating during the 2022-23 season.

For more information and to register visit WashCaps.com/FutureCaps.

About World Wide Technology
Founded in 1990, World Wide Technology (WWT), a global technology solutions provider with $17 billion in annual revenue, combines the power of strategy, execution and partnership to accelerate digital transformational outcomes for large public and private organizations around the world. Through its Advanced Technology Center, a collaborative ecosystem of the world's most advanced hardware and software solutions, WWT helps customers and partners conceptualize, test and validate innovative technology solutions for the best business outcomes and then deploys them at scale through its global warehousing, distribution and integration capabilities.

With nearly 9,000 employees and more than 55 locations around the world, WWT's culture, built on a set of core values and established leadership philosophies, has been recognized 12 years in a row by Fortune and Great Place to Work® for its unique blend of determination, innovation and leadership focus on diversity and inclusion. With this culture at its foundation, WWT bridges the gap between business and technology to make a new world happen for its customers, partners and communities.