They're all in NoVA or Maryland, DC only has one rink and it's a complete joke with zero adult hockey programming. But if you'll have a car it's more than doable. The best option will depend greatly on where in the region you'll be staying.

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A friend plays in a men’s rec league in Arlington (I think they play at the MedStar Capitals Iceplex?). There seem to be a bunch of options there for varying skill levels. DC’s only rink is currently closed for renovation, sadly.

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There’s a couple different options depending on where you’re going to be living and whether or not you have a car, but like someone else mentioned Fort Dupont (only rink in city limits) is closed the next few years for renovations.

Medstar Capitals Iceplex (used to be Kettler) has men’s league with a Learn to play league, Lower/Upper C, LB and UB, then A and AA. LTP randomizes teams every season (start in spring and fall) and the league director used to be pretty responsive - his name is Nate if he’s still in charge. LTP is Saturday nights, A and AA play against each other on Sunday nights, then UC/LC and UB/LB play during the week but I forget which nights. Game times are usually after 8 pm and start as late as 11.

St James in Springfield has men’s league too - Upper and lower D, UC and LC, UB and LB, and then an A league I think. Upper and Lower D play Sunday nights and games are earlier side - like 6 or 7 pm and the latest I’ve heard is 830 pm? I’m planning on playing upper D here for the spring.

Fairfax is also closed for renovations.

Prince William ice center in Woodbridge has men’s league but not sure about it - it’s been a few years since I played there but I remember playing in D league and games were late on Sunday nights.

When you say you play D2 club hockey are you talking ACHA D2? ACCHL D2? If so that would likely put you in the A/B levels depending on your experience and current skill level. Medstar has a VA Tech club team that plays in the AA league there and some of the Georgetown club players play in upper B.

I can’t tell you more about Maryland leagues but you could check Rockville, The Gardens, or Laurel. Those are a decent drive from DC but not crazy far like Hagerstown which is NE of Baltimore.

Hope this helps, feel free to pm me if you have more questions and I can try to direct you to someone who might be able to help!

Hagerstown is NW of both Baltimore and DC. It's just before the panhandle of MD starts.

I meant NW! Good catch - my mistake.

I play ACHA D2 at U of Richmond currently. I’m gonna be in DC for about 10 weeks from mid May to the end of July so I was just looking for some ice time over the summer.

For sure. You could always put yourself on the sub lists if you don't want to commit to a full season – they typically run from spring to fall.

I wonder if the Chesapeake league is still around. I played in it in the 90's. It was the only full contact men's league in the area. Most players were very talented and came from juniors or college teams. We played late nights at Ft. Dupont.