The Colorado Avalanche are changing up their one-ice entertainment for next year. They’re introducing the Ice Patrol in lieu of the Ice Girls.
And, as the change in name suggests, there’s a change in gender as well. The new brand ambassador team will be open to men as well as women.
The team introduced the Ice Girls at the beginning of the 2013-14 season. You’re familiar with the Ice Girls, the hockey equivalent of cheerleaders only not really leading any cheers. Ostensibly their job has been to maintain the ice playing surface during TV timeouts. However, they do so looking like this:
