Pittsburgh Penguins Future Goals Hockey Scholar is a unique science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) online resource for students in grades 4-8. This online course leverages the exciting game of hockey as a learning vehicle to energize students in these critical topic areas!

Since 2014, over 129,300 students have participated in the Hockey Scholar, contributing to over 184,705 hours of learning!

Are you looking for fun ways to incorporate Science, Mathematics and hockey into your classroom? Sign up to participate in the Pittsburgh Penguins Future Goals - Hockey Scholar program, available to schools at no cost!

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Penguins Teacher of the Month

Teachers who participate in the Hockey Scholar program are eligible to be nominated to be our Teacher of the Month program.

NHL’s Most Valuable Teacher

During each academic year, the NHL, SAP Sports & Entertainment, and EVERFI sponsor the Future Goals™ Most Valuable Teacher Program, which allows us to celebrate our everyday heroes in the classroom, our teachers, who do so much for our children every single day. Congratulations to our winners, Scott Caplan (2022), Anthony Burns (2021), and Megan Campedel (2020).

After participating in Future Goals Hockey Scholar…

  • 58% of students are better able to understand math and science concepts applied in the real world.
  • 57% of students are better able to understand math and science concepts through hockey.
  • 41% of students are more interested in math and science overall.

“I love how detailed the explanations are, and how much science is truly in hockey!”

– Pittsburgh Penguins Future Goals Student