Grab a shovel, guys.
This morning, Islanders Point Blank posted information from a "source close to the organization" that the Islanders would be shuttering their long-standing Ice Girls squad in favor of a co-ed ice maintenance team at Barclays Center.
Obviously, this will shatter several disparate worlds across the hockey landscape, specifically that of the four or five dedicated fans who only attended Islanders games to see local college girls in an ever-changing array of halter tops, skirts and yoga pants shoveling ice with sponsor-branded hardware every game. Also, lovers of NHL goalies being caught in the act of ogling said college girls will have to look elsewhere for their schadenfreude.