Vancouver Ice - O - Topes women ' s hockey Having made international news for their calendars , the Vancouver Ice - O - Topes are one of Canada ’ s most famous women ’ s ice hockey teams . Competing in the second division of the Adult Safe Hockey League at Burnaby 8 - Rinks , the Topes have competed for over a decade . Calendar history . With the club having issued calendars since 2010 , they have become collector ' s items among hockey fans . It would earn the club nicknames such as Fire on Ice and the Hot Hockey Women of Vancouver . After past fundraisers included the selling of frozen foods , team player and professional photographer Rebecca Blissett conceived the idea of a calendar . Partial proceeds have gone to the Britannia After School Hockey ( BASH ) program while the remainder helped raise money for highly valued ice time . Assisting underprivileged teens in the area of East Vancouver , British Columbia , the objective of BASH is to provide a chance for them to compete at ice hockey . As Several team members are from East Vancouver and have competed on Britannia Ice , the project was close to their hearts . Reaching unprecedented success , the 2010 Topes calendar made news on one of the biggest television programs in Brazil - Domingo Espetacular . The popular news show featured journalist Paulo Henrique conversing with the Topes while displaying his soccer skills on the ice . Building on the momentum of the 2010 edition , the 2011 calendar also featured members of Vancouver ’ s Little Guitar Army along with members of the city ’ s homeless soccer team , Vancouver Portland FC . When the 2011 version became available , Ron McLean and Don Cherry of Hockey Night in Canada also mentioned the calendar . The 2013 edition of the calendar was unique in the fact that Blissett opted to not re - visit the somewhat exhausted pin - up style . Attempting to employ a different concept , the women of the Topes recreated some of the most famous scenes in hockey . Classic scenes such as Bobby Orr ’ s leap through the air after scoring the 1970 Stanley Cup winning goal and Paul Henderson ’ s iconic goal at the 1972 Summit Series are just some of the exciting classic scenes re - interpreted through Blissett ’ s remarkable work with the camera . Other classics included a new look at Wayne Gretzky ’ s rookie card a la Topes , along with Ken Dryden ’ s classic stance in the goal mouth where he leans on his stick along with Tiger Williams riding his stick after scoring the Maple Leafs . All given new life with the Topes re - creating such memorable moments , the fourth annual edition of the calendar employed a more challenging theme while trying to avoid the overused concept of classic pin - up shots . Tournament victories . Iceland Cup . One of their greatest legacies is their international play in Iceland . As the sport of women ’ s hockey continues to grow in the tiny nation , the Ice - O - Topes were there to help shape its growth . Competing at the Iceland International Ice Hockey Cup , they were the only Vancouver - based club to compete during its early years . Of note , the Topes claimed three championships in a row but lost the 2012 championship to the host team . Contested in the capital city of Reykjavik from October 5 to 7 , the Topes experienced victory in three of their group - stage games in the elite - A division . During group - stage play , the club had defeated the eventual champions Iceland Red by a 3 - 2 count . In addition , they had bested a club from Toronto in a 3 - 1 win while another club from Icelandic was defeated 3 - 2 . Iceland Red would regroup in the championship game and shut out the Ice - O - Topes by a tight 1 - 0 score . Despite the heartbreaking loss final , the Topes incorporated an element of play and humor by wearing their third jerseys ; a chicken costume . The origins of the costumer date back to Halloween 2007 when team captain Shan Saunders introduced them to the club . Goaltender Megan Spahan was dressed as the yellow - yolked egg . Apex Shoot - out . In 2012 , the club captured their second consecutive title at the 13th Annual Apex Shoot - Out hockey tournament . Held outdoors in Penticton , BC ( home to the Program of Excellence ) , the Topes claim the A Division crown with a victory over the Vancouver Raging Daisies . With Megan Spahan between the pipes , the road to the title began with a 7 - 2 decision over the Okanagan Farmers . A 7 - 0 win over the Daisies in preliminary round play continued with a 6 - 1 semifinal win over the Vancouver Violent Femmes . Sarah Somerville was named the Tournament Most Valuable Player . When not on the ice , the players helped promote the team pin - up calendar . Leaders . During the 2011 - 12 season , the Topes logged 25 points in 28 games played with a 12 - 15 - 1 mark , scoring 85 goals and allowing 86 . They ended their season with a three game winning streak , grabbing seven wins in their final nine games . Naomi Smethurst was the leading goal scorer with 19 goals , while Kiera Scanlan , who played collegiate hockey with the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology , earned 11 assists . Of note , Scanlan also participated with the WBL North Stars in the 2008 Oregon Scientific Phoenix Cup , a women ' s baseball tournament in Hong Kong . Smethurt would finish the campaign as the leading scorer with 24 points . On special teams , Scanlan and Smethurst would make an impact as Scanlan led the squad in power play markers and Smethurst led in short - handed tallies . Holly Quinn logged 18 penalty minutes . Between the pipes , Megan Spahan led the Topes with 10 wins . Milestones for the season featured Scanlan and Lindsay Trimble with the longest point scoring streak ( 8 games ) . Smethurst , Sonya Glover and Tara Loset each had four points in one game during the regular season . Smethurst had the finest performance as she scored four goals in one game on September 18 vs . Machette Betties . In that game , Glover would log four assists . Spahan has competed with the Ice - O - Topes since 2007 with her finest season being in 2011 . She logged a 14 - 11 win - loss mark and a 2 . 51 goals against average . In 2009 , she had another strong season as she was 12 - 10 - 2 with a 1 . 98 GAA .