A staffer for a Russian hockey team is going viral on social media for stealing the show at a game hosted by Salavat Yulaev Ufa.<br /><br />During a break in the action, a woman in the home team's jersey skated into the rink and shoveled shaved ice near the goalpost into a bucket.<br /><br />She then gracefully skated out of the rink as fans looked on and players returned from the bench to resume the game.<br /><br />While her skating ability was impressive, fans took to social media to hail her impressive looks - questioning if what they'd seen was legitimate. <br /><br />'They have this at hockey games?' one user wrote.<br /><br />Another commented: 'I love hockey now.'<br /><br />'Serious question… who is she? Asking for me,' a third chimed in.<br /><br />'Prettier than most models nowadays,' a fourth added.<br /><br />Unlike the Russian league, NHL teams typically have male ice crews cleaning the surface during media time-outs.<br /><br />However, several teams across the NHL have introduced 'Ice Girls' as a hybrid of surface cleaners and cheerleaders during games.<br /><br />The NHL's first Ice Girls team appeared in the 2000-01 season when the New York Islanders changed the traditional all-male ice team. The Dallas Stars embraced the new tradition by introducing their Ice Girls squad the following year.<br /><br />Since then, teams such as the Anaheim Ducks, Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, and Colorado Avalanche joined the Ice Girl movement.<br /><br />However, the Stars' Ice Girl program is widely considered the best across the league.
