The NHL's first Ice Girls team appeared in the 2000-01 season. It was the New York Islanders who changed the NHL tradition of an all-male ice team and introduced their Ice Girls concept to the league.

And on the ice, the Islanders are growing into a legitimate contender. For the first time since their glory years, the Islanders cracked the 100-point mark and had a Hart Trophy finalist in John ...

Wiedeman couldn’t have been more right about the Blackhawks hoping to channel some of her excitement, because Christina’s unbridled excitement about being at the game is a beautiful thing.