SYRACUSE, N.Y. (CP) - An American Hockey League team is offering pop star Britney Spears a break from the party scene and paparazzi madness in Hollywood - an all-expenses paid trip to snowy Syracuse.
And fans of the Syracuse Crunch are also getting a Britney offer: women who shave their head will get into Saturday's game against the visiting Manitoba Moose for free. Howard Dolgon, owner and president of the Crunch, said Tuesday he would be happy to fly Spears in, cover her hotel and meals and give her the best seats in the house at Crunch games.
The team said the invitation is an effort to "provide tranquillity" for the pop star's "turbulent lifestyle."
Spears has drawn criticism for her recent partying and sloppy behaviour and recent reports said she had briefly checked into rehab. Over the weekend, she decided to shave her head in full view of a horde of photographers.
"In addition to being 3,000 miles away from Hollywood, Syracuse is light years away from that pretentious environment," Dolgon said in a statement.
"There won't be paparazzi within 100 miles."
The team has yet to hear back from Spears. If she does accept, each member of the team's front office staff will shave their heads.
Dolgon said he hopes Britney's behaviour will continue to be unpredictable - and that she'll actually take the team up on its offer.
"Hopefully we'll get her on the ice, teach her how to skate maybe, and maybe she'll have a post-game practice with the team," he said in an interview.
"If she'd like to belt out a few songs to get warmed up or try some new material out on our fans, I'm sure they'd be more than happy to listen to her."
Spears is known for songs like "Oops, I Did it Again," and "Hit Me Baby One More Time." She has sold millions of albums since breaking onto the pop music scene almost a decade ago.
"(Hopefully she'll) spend a week in the beautiful snow and the crisp, below-freezing weather and catch a couple of good hockey games," Dolgon said.
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No stranger to celebrities, the team was host to Dora the Explorer at Monday's game against the Hamilton Bulldogs.
