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Winter Olympics Coming to Arlington (Sort Of)

Kettler to host U.S. men's hockey camp.

Kettler Capitals Iceplex, located at Ballston Mall, will host the 2013 United States Olympic Men’s National Team Orientation Camp in August.

Washington Capitals vice president and general manager George McPhee, Kettler Capitals Iceplex and USA Hockey announced Saturday that the camp would be held Aug. 25-29.

The orientation camp is held to help[ with preparations for the 2014 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team that will compete at the XXII Olympic Winter Games to be held in February 2014, in Sochi, Russia.

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“We are thrilled that Kettler Capitals Iceplex has been chosen by USA Hockey to host their 2013 U.S. Men’s National Team Orientation Camp,” McPhee said in a news release. “This selection is a testament to the growing popularity of hockey in the Washington area and we feel there is no better place to hold the U.S. Olympic camp than the Nation’s capital.”

The Caps opened Kettler in 2006. It serves as a community rink, the Capitals’ training facility and home to the team’s administrative offices. 

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