When Ashburn’s first all-female ice hockey team, The Flying V’s, takes to the ice, prepare for the unexpected.
The team’s inaugural season at Ashburn Ice House has so far included bagpipes, homemade bread and duck calls.
The team’s creator and captain, Katie Eibner, works in the construction industry and lives in Belmont Greene with her husband and three young children.
She was searching for a hobby outside the house about a year ago when she decided to attend a Learn to Play hockey clinic at the Ice House, where her husband had joined a team.
“I went to Learn to Play and was the only woman, which I’m very used to. It’s fine,” she said, referring to her experience at construction sites. “And I just loved it. It was the hardest thing I have ever done.”
To read how Eibner pulled together The Flying V’s (yes, the name means what you think it means), how they have bonded, why a duck is their mascot, and who their biggest fan is, click here and head over to the Ashburn Magazine website.
