 When a team's name is singular, as in "Miami Heat" and "Colorado Avalanche", the same singular word may also sometimes be used to denote a player ("a Heat", "an Avalanche").When referring to more than one player, it is normal to use "Heat players" or "Avalanche players" (although in the latter case the team's plural-form nickname "Avs" is also available).For the (especially British) treatment of teams as plural even if they have singular names, see above.