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I remember it was a Friday. I was coming home. Click here to check it out. In a small way, the Edmonton Oilers made hockey history by becoming the first Canadian NHL team to have its own cheerleading squad. While they roared their approval when the 19 women walked onto the ice during a first-period intermission, some hockey fans were puzzled by the concept.
An online petition, calling the idea of an Oilers cheer team demeaning to women and an affront to the game, gathered more than 1, signatures. But cheer squads are already standard fare south of the border. His son Denon chimed in.
The fourth-year psychology student at the University of Alberta said she heard about Octane when she logged onto the Oilers website in October to listen to a game and saw the call for applicants. To see more about the cheer team, go to www. The Oilers Octane consists of 19 women aged who competed with over talented dancers to earn a spot on Octane, to meet the team visit www.
In addition to performing at Oilers home games, helping with promotions and interacting with fans, the Cheer Team will soon begin participating in charity fund raising and special events throughout Oil Country acting as ambassadors for Edmonton and your Oilers Hockey Club.
Of course, this announcement was met with disdain as some fans, both male and female, voiced their displeasure at the decision. An online petition was set up in response and currently has just close to 1, e-signatures. There seems to be no middle ground when discussing Ice Girls and cheerleaders inside your local arena. The debate over Ice Girls and Cheer Teams has involved only the voices of fans. By Pamela Roth Edmonton Sun.
The Oilers recently announced they will be hosting auditions for a cheer team at the end of the month. The cheerleaders will make their big debut during a home game later this year. After attending several American NHL games that had cheerleaders in the stands, LaForge said the Oilers wanted to create a cheer team of their own to enhance the entertainment. They will add spice to the evening. Since there are no sidelines for a cheerleader to perform at a hockey game, LaForge said the dancers will be located in the concourse areas and select locations in the upper bowl.
The cheerleaders will perform during all home games, travel locally and participate in community events. They will also sign autographs and pose for pictures at the games. Some Canadian teams already have ice girls who wear tight pants and a revealing top to push shovels and clean up the snow created by players during the game.
LaForge said the cheer team will be much different than the ice girls and will provide not only a unique experience for the fans, but also for the girls themselves. Preliminary auditions will take place Oct. Follow Us. Terms Privacy Policy. This article exists as part of the online archive for HuffPost Canada, which closed in This article exists as part of the online archive for HuffPost Canada.
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