Hockey and education: Ducks players engineer lesson for 16,000 elementary students

The Ducks mascot Wildwing makes an entrance onto the ice carrying 7-year-old Madison Harkey to begin the Ducks 16th annual First Flight field trip educational event entitled 'Light the Lamp' at the Honda Center on Tuesday.

Ducks player Nate Thompson gives a fist bump to 7-year-old Madison Harkey as Ducks mascot Wildwing looks on at the Ducks 16th annual First Flight field trip.

Ducks player Ryan Getzlaf gets a low five from 7-year-old Madison Harkey.

Ducks player Frederick Andersen (#31) tests a hockey skate for conductivity while Ducks player John Gibson (#36) marks the results before the thousands of elementary students in attendance at the First Flight field trip. Host Kent French describes the experiment, part of a day of show students the engineering and science that is part of their every day.

Ducks players Jakob Silfverberg (#33) and Corey Perry (#10) along with host Kent French and Ducks mascot Wildwing light a goal lamp as part of an electrical demonstration at the Ducks 16th annual First Flight field trip.

Ducks player Corey Perry shoots at the goal at the other end of the ice as part of a demonstration by team members at the Ducks 16th annual First Flight field trip entitled 'Light the Lamp' at the Honda Center on Tuesday.

Seven-year-old Madison Harkey looks onto the ice at the Honda Center at the conclusion of the Ducks 16th annual First Flight field trip themed 'Light the Lamp' at the Honda Center on Tuesday.

Students from Lark Ellen elementary school in Covina experiment with electricity.

The Anaheim Ducks mascot Wildwing conducts electricity at the beginning of the Ducks 16th annual First Flight field trip on Tuesday. The day of education at the Honda Center emphasized science and engineering.

The Ducks mascot Wildwing gets the thousands of elementary students screaming at the Ducks 16th annual First Flight field trip at the Honda Center on Tuesday.

A student from the Orange team shoots on goal as Duck players watch during the competition part of the Ducks 16th annual First Flight field trip at the Honda Center on Tuesday.

A student shoots on goal as Duck players watch during the competition part of the Ducks 16th annual First Flight field trip at the Honda Center on Tuesday. The event focused on engineering and science lessons for the students.

Seven-year-old Madison Harkey poses for a photo with Ducks mascot Wildwing at the Ducks 16th annual First Flight field trip entitled 'Light the Lamp' at the Honda Center on Tuesday.

Thousands of elementary school students came to the Honda Center on Tuesday for the Ducks 16th annual First Flight field trip entitled 'Light the Lamp' at the Honda Center on Tuesday.

The Ducks scoreboard was lit up with the theme of the day as thousands of elementary school students filled up the Honda Center on Tuesday for the Ducks 16th annual First Flight field trip entitled 'Light the Lamp' at the Honda Center on Tuesday.