Some Sharks fans object to plan of using 'ice girls'

San Jose Mercury News ^ | July 12, 2014 | David Pollak

[ConservativeStatement]

SAN JOSE -- The Sharks are not backing down from their plan to recruit "ice girls" to help clean the playing surface during each game despite a backlash from a segment of their fan base.

"Fans take pride in the Sharks not objectifying women. Please keep the Tank a family environment," SharksFanTX wrote on Twitter. Another ended her Twitter complaint with an "#icegirlsareadealbreaker" hashtag, vowing to cancel season tickets if the team sticks with its plan. And with little publicity, a "Say NO to Sharks Ice Girls" page on Facebook, as well as a similar petition at change.org, attracted more than 325 supporters each.

[kingattax]

Saturday Nov 1 2014. mark your calendar.

[Mark17]

Saturday Nov 1 2014. mark your calendar.

LOL, Roger that. I will be watching and cheering. Go Blackhawks.

[Varda]

Ice girls are about porn. Conservatives understand this is bad. I hope the opposition is heard but they are tilting against the wind. Pornification of the culture is a titlewave right now.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

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[Hegewisch Dupa]

The real issue here is safety. Ice clean-up teams are given precious few moments to do their job. The result is a mad rush of high-speed activity in multiple locations and directions. Here's an example of a near-collision that was only barely avoided by quick thinking.

[kingattax]

Go Leafs !