So the Islanders "Ice Girls" were "abused"..... This piece of news shouldn't even exsist. In the last couple of years this concept of on ice "cheerleaders" has been popping up all over the league. It's just another example of the league trying to make hockey into something it's not. If you want more spectacle than sport, than watch the Superbowl and leave hockey out of it. It's no wonder that these "Ice Girls" were "abused". Don't get me wrong, I like good looking girls as much as the next guy, but nobody thats not involved with the game being played on the ice has a right to invade the player's space. Don't get smart and mention the medical staff, that's completely different. These "Ice Girls" may have been doing the job they were hired to do, but it doesn't make it right that they were there.
If you're not convinced and this sounds excessively masculine, consider. Anyone that's played the game, professionally or not, would not be pleased to be interferred with by random people. When I played, I wouldn't of wanted my (then) girlfriend running out on the ice each time I scored a goal, and in my mind this is no different. Can you blame Henrik Lundqvist for resisting attempts from someone to remove him from his crease? Can you blame Sean Avery for showing contempt towards such annoyance? I hardly qualify their actions as abuse. Perhaps you'd be inclined to mention that their actions were a show of poor sportmanship, and a bad example for children. Well, women wearing revealing clothing isn't exactly a family friendly atmosphere anyway. Mascots are one thing, light shows another, but the "Ice Girls" and all like them should not be allowed. Not just in the NHL either, but in any hockey, be it the NHL or Women's NCAA hockey. In short, leave my sport, and it's players alone.
