Blood and hockey are a natural pair, and we need more of both right now. The Charity Hockey Classic, to be held at 7pm this Saturday at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, is gonna solve both those problems at once. The event is a round-robin tournament for charity (I expect the Caps alum/front-office team to sweep) with special appearances by Elliot in the Morning’s Elliot Segal, Slapshot, the Red Rockers, and those dang mites on ice.

There will also be a silent auction. Admission is 10 bucks at the door; kids are free.

Please help Inova refurbish the bloodmobile and save some lives. And, because it’s hockey, you can watch Cap alum Paul Mulvey (43 career fights) endanger some lives as well.

More info after the jump and at charityhockeyclassic.com.

UPDATE: Your boy Wes Johnson, Capitals in-arena announcer, will be there too. Now it’s a party.

Event Benefits Inova Blood Donor Services with Paul Mulvey, Alan Hanglesben, Errol Rausse Among Former Caps Expected to Play

WHAT:
The 5th annual Charity Hockey Classic is a four-team round robin hockey tournament featuring Washington Capitals Alumni & front office staff, Booz Allen Minutemen (Booz Allen Hamilton’s corporate team), HC Deloitte Dynamo (Deloitte’s corporate team), and the Virginia Coaching Cardinals (coaches from local youth club teams).

Among the former Capitals scheduled to participate:
Alan Hanglesben – Washington Capitals (1979-‘80, 1980-‘81,1981-‘82)
Paul Mulvey – Washington Capitals (1978-‘79, 1979-‘80, 1980-‘81)
Errol Rausse – Washington Capitals (1979-‘80, 1980-‘81, 1981-‘82)

WHEN:
Saturday, September 7, 2013 – 7:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

WHERE:
Kettler Capitals Iceplex (Ballston Mall, 8th Fl. Parking Level), 627 N. Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA 22203

WHY:
Fundraiser benefiting Inova Blood Donor Services with a $90,000 goal to refurbish a bloodmobile.

ADMISSION:
$10 for adults; FREE for kids. Fans are encouraged to wear a hockey jersey.

CELEBRITY GUESTS/SPECIAL FEATURES:
Honorary puck drop participant Elliot Segal from DC101’s Elliot in the Morning; Capitals’ mascot, Slapshot; Capitals’ spirit team, the Red Rockers; and Washington Redskins cheerleaders. Intermission features mini-mites youth games and a chuck-a-duck promotion. Silent Auction.