Maryland still might not be the first place scouts look to for up and coming hockey players, but as DMV hockey fans, we’re taking notice as our neighbors rise up the ranks. While the latest success story is Haley Skarupa, the Rockville native who just won a gold medal in the Olympics for the U.S. national team, another Rockville player recently made his way into the Caps family of teams.
Mike Chen, a 25 year-old also from Rockville, is one of the few players from Maryland who plays professional hockey.
The Good Counsel class of 2010 graduate grew up playing and practicing mainly at the Rockville Ice Rink, along with the Piney Orchard rink.