The Islanders were a pioneer(?) in the employment of Ice Girls, becoming the first team to use them back in 2001 and spawning copycats around the league. This is good news.

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.

NEW YORK (AP) — Leon Draisaitl scored his second goal of the night on a breakaway 3:52 into overtime, and the Edmonton Oilers ...

and a Girls Jamboree, giving everyone a chance to lace up their skates and hit the ice. The Islanders have a long tradition of grassroots hockey support, including recent initiatives to grow girls ...