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MedStar Capitals Iceplex is the practice arena of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League.The highest ice rink above street-level in the United States, it is located on the eighth floor atop the parking garage adjoining the Ballston Quarter in the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington County, Virginia.
Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. The arena was opened on December 2, 1997, as MCI Center but renamed to Verizon Center in 2006 when MCI was acquired by Verizon ...
Riverside Stadium was opened to the public in 1938. In the early 1940s, the stadium played host to several "ice carnivals" and was considered to be an important venue to showcase competitive skating skills. [2] [better source needed] Riverside Stadium was demolished to make way for the construction of the larger landmark, the National Cultural ...
That includes a subset from the world of figure skating, as many as 20 skaters, parents and coaches returning from a national development camp in Wichita, Kansas.
From twinkling lights and ribbon-wrapped trees to on-site ice skating, ... a 10,000-square-foot ice rink, ... Willard InterContinental in Washington, DC.
Due to its modest winters, ice hockey was a relative unknown in D.C. until the opening of Riverside Stadium in 1938. While it was not primarily an ice rink the multi-purpose arena could be flooded for that purpose. That enabled Georgetown to found a varsity ice hockey team the following season.
Ice skating legends Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding have given emotional responses to the devastating deaths of fellow figure skaters in the Washington DC plane crash. Amber Raiken has more:
The D.C. Armory is an armory and a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in the eastern United States, located in Washington, D.C., east of the U.S. Capitol building. Managed by the Washington Convention and Sports Authority, the Armory was constructed [3] and opened in 1941, as the headquarters, [4] armory, and training facility [3] for the District of Columbia National Guard.