Petition against the creation of an Edmonton Oilers Cheer Team
We, the undersigned fans of the Edmonton Oilers National Hockey League Team, are opposed to the formation of a cheer team on the grounds of at least one, if not all of the following reasons:1) We, the... continue reading »
"Let the real fans go to watch hockey not trashy girls City Calgary"
"strongly opposed!!!!! City Edmonton"
"It is teaching young girls that you need to show off your body to be in the spotlight and not your brains. Have some self respect! City Camrose"
"Hockey is above needing cheerleaders! Especially in the city of champions. City Edmonton"
"Dumb idea, why do we need this? Do we have to copy everything they do in the states? They also said to increase the entertainment value? How about scoring some more goals, that would be a start. Are they going to make Oiler games like Eskimo games where y"
"During the 80s I had the privilege to work with the CH-Qtees and later the Edmonton Suns sunshine girls who cheered on the Edmonton Eskimos sidelines. I could see first hand the positive effect these girls hard work had upon the fans enjoyment of the game"
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"It will destory the game of HOCKEY,and Edmonton doesn"t need to promote half naked woman City Wetaskiwin"
"I have seen this in European Teams and it takes away from the beauty of the game. I don't think its necessary and it seems like a gimmick which doesnt actually make the game any more enjoyable City Edmonton, Alberta / Dublin, Ireland"
"Don't Do IT! City Blackfalds, AB"
"This isn't Orlando. We get the game!!!! City Victoria"
"This is hockey...not Football or Basketball City Calgary"
"Im a 22 year old male and long time Oiler fan. The Oilers wouldn't have an all african american tap dancing team to entertain. So why should woman be disrespected like this? If you want to 'pump up' the crowd than introduce a mascot. City Edmonton"
"I do not think cheerleaders have a place in hockey, stick with the ice girls. City Edmonton"
"Who or what will the cheerteam benefit? We're there to watch hockey, the oilers organization should know we have class. City Edmonton"
"I think the fans of the game are the only cheerleaders the team needs. It's not right to have some girls who probably aren't even fans of the game to come and wave some pompoms around. This is not the way the Canadian game was meant to be. City Edmonton"
