Ice Girls = No Skating Required?

by Brad Lee on Jul 16, 2007 8:40 PM CDT

Should I wear my legwarmers?

By Brad Lee

I'm a red-blooded guy like the majority of hockey fans (I can't remember the last female comment on this blog or the message board). That means I like hot chicks. But the Blues are in danger of making a mockery of game nights with their revised Ice Girls for the 2007-08 season.

Last season, the Ice Girls meant cute girls on the ice scraping up the snow along the boards and the goals during TV timeouts. They weren't middle-school aged but they weren't 21-year-old hotties either. It was kind of an awkward in-between.Â So now the Blues have decided to take it the other way. Here are their requirements:

Â Â Â - Applicant must be 21 by September 15, 2007 (no maximum age restriction)
Â Â Â - Applicant must live in St. Louis or surrounding area
Â Â Â - Applicant must have reliable transportation
Â Â Â - Applicant must be willing to attend all required practices, games & public appearances
Â Â Â - Applicant must be a high school graduate
Â Â Â - Applicant must wear crop-top during dance portion of try-outs

So the Blues want girls who are of legal drinking age who live in the area and can get to practice, games and events. They also have to be able to read and write (at least a little) and look hot in a short shirt. Awesome. And then you see this:

Â Dancers wanted - no skating required!

You've got to be kidding me.

On the FAQ Â for prospective dancers, it mentions that the women will perform a dance at least once per game. Helllllllllllllllo beer run when that happens. As the turnout at the development camp and the scrimmage proves, hockey fans in this city are coming back to the franchise because of the product on the ice not in the aisles. The fanbase is energized about Paul Kariya and the devopment of players like Lee Stempniak and David Backes and not some lame dance routine to a song 99 percent of the fans probably fucking hate.

And one more thing.

Photos circa 1993?

If this is the look for the girls they're going after, I think most of us can agree that they should leave their half shirts at home.

In case you want to try out (Chris Gift, I'm looking at you), here are all the detailsÂ (Chris, I'll even pay the $10 application fee). No word on if the tryouts are open to the public (possibly the only redeeming quality to this looming fiasco). Â

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I would love to hear a replay of the audio in the meeting that resulted in them adding “must wear crop top to tryout” to the official language of the Ice Girlies requirements.

by gallagher on Jul 16, 2007 10:29 PM CDT reply actions

“some dance routine to a song 99% of the fans probably fucking hate.”

AMEN to that, brother!

by Dooks on Jul 16, 2007 11:18 PM CDT reply actions

This ice girl stuff is just non-sense. Now, if we had pork rind girls, that is another story.

by Answer Man on Jul 17, 2007 9:05 AM CDT reply actions

Just a comment from a chick – gee, another reason to not stay in my seat during intermission (that and another beer of course). Went to Carolina and they have them, and they actually had 2 little stages in opposite corners to “dance” on during tv timeouts – I will have to start bringing a barf bag if that happens. In Dallas, their “girls” literally just skate around the ice and wave at people while kids scoop the ice. What has become of my favorite sport?

by Diana on Jul 17, 2007 12:46 PM CDT reply actions

Mark the calendar, we may have the first female comment on the blog! And don’t be a stranger with hockey sense like that.

by Brad Lee on Jul 17, 2007 10:11 PM CDT reply actions

I agree, hockey does not need cheerleaders. And the comment about the music, totally true. Whenever they do the “you pick the song”, it is 99% if the time a rock song. Are these girls really gonna dance to Ozzie? There may be a need for this in other cities, but not here. Hopefully the organization will take notice of people’s disinterest and nix this idea of cheerleaders. I came to watch a hockey game damnit!!!

by Tara on Jul 19, 2007 9:10 AM CDT reply actions

Wow, this is impressive. Ladies, we will soon have online applications for Answer-ettes. Please stay tuned.

by Answer Man on Jul 19, 2007 5:02 PM CDT reply actions

Don’t get me wrong, I really loves the ladies, but I absolutely hate the idea of cheerleaders doing a dance routine at a Blues game. I think that the Ice Girls are totally lame and unneccessary anyway, and anyone who is swayed to come to a game by them should be beaten senseless with a sack full of commemerative plates.

by Tom on Jul 19, 2007 11:43 PM CDT reply actions