Fort Dupont
Ice Hockey Club, founded in 1978 by Neal Henderson, is a
developmental program that provides local and inner-city youth
with the opportunity to participate in an organized ice hockey
program. Skaters have a wide range of experience in skating and
playing the game along with ages ranging from 8 - 17. Our goal
is to provide educational purpose and teach young people
discipline, via sports activities, to establish self-esteem, a
sense of purpose, and to offer an incentive to excel
academically. The Fort Dupont Ice Hockey Club was champion of
the Junior Varsity Tier III Division in the 1995
Purple
Puck. We placed third in the 2nd Annual GonzagaGreater
Glory Tournament in 1999, placed first in the 8th Annual Purple
Puck, American Division in 2000, placed first in the Purple
Puck, American Division in 2003,
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placed third in the Purple Puck
in 2004 and placed first in the 13th Annual Gonzaga National C apital
Hockey Tournament (The Purple Puck) in 2005. Fort Dupont Ice
Hockey Club is one of only thirty-four programs throughout the
United States and Canada privileged to be a member of the
National Hockey League's (NHL) Hockey Is For Everyone (HIFE) Program and the oldest
minority hockey program.
Fort Dupont, named for Civil War naval hero Samuel Francis
Dupont, is one of the forts that are collectively known as the
Civil War Defenses of Washington, D.C. Our colors, contrary to
popular belief, are not the Boston Bruins colors. The Black in
our colors represent the Black soldiers who defended the fort.
The Gold represents the brass buttons on their uniforms. The
White represents the White officers. |
