Palin set to drop puck at Philadelphia NHL game

[Forkboy]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -Sarah Palin's next faceoff will come at center ice at an NHL arena, not at a debate.

The GOP vice presidential nominee will drop the ceremonial first puck when the Philadelphia Flyers open the regular season against the New York Rangers on Saturday. Palin, the Alaska governor and self-described "hockey mom," will join the winner of a team promotion for the "Ultimate Hockey Mom" to drop the puck.

Last month, Palin visited a Philadelphia bar with Flyers owner Ed Snider, who has donated money to Republican presidential nominee John McCain's campaign.

"Because of the tremendous amount of publicity she has brought to our sport, we invited the most popular hockey mom in North America to our home opener to help us get our season started," Snider said in a team statement Wednesday. "We are very excited she has accepted our offer and we are very proud of the publicity she is generating for hockey moms and the sport of hockey."

The team will award all hockey moms entered into the contest with a free "puck-er peach" lipstick and four tickets to a hockey game of the Flyers' minor league affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms. The winner will appear on the ice with Palin for opening faceoff.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=385562

Philly fans, now is not the time to suddenly start being nice to anyone. Don't let us down. :P

[ulysses]

1. they can tell her to puck off.

Someone had to say it. :)

[Forkboy]

6. *GROAN*

:rofl:

Why is it that the worse the pun the more I like it? :)

[sniffa]

2. I hope ECW fans are there

:D

[PresidentObama]

15. LOL!! n/t

[AllieB]

3. I wonder if they'll boo her. Cheney got booed at Yankee Stadium.

Bush got booed throwing out the first pitch at the Nationals' game.

[11 Bravo]

16. I was there! And I booed my ass off along with most of the crowd.

[trof]

4. woopee. that is all.

[ClusterFreak]

5. Exactly!

If you guys have the reputation as being so tough you'd boo Santa Claus...surely you can boo Palin. After all...she can also see the North Pole from her house!;-)

[dipsydoodle]

7. Did they all shout out

Hey Sarah any risk of a puck.

[against all enemies]

8. Maybe she can toss up the jump ball for the Dallas Mavericks too.

A hockey mom and a maverick too, what great qualifications for the VP position.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

9. Which one is Puck? Is that the youngest daughter?

[Forkboy]

13. ....

:spray:

[PBS Poll-435]

22. !!

:spank:

:rofl:

[sufrommich]

25. That's a DUzy! lol

[ulysses]

26. ok, that's damned funny.

:D

[opiate69]

10. Man, I'd pay to see someone lay one of these on her...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16Z7-XRPcrw

[Forkboy]

14. I just wish Stevens was still playing.

One of the hardest hitters I've ever seen.

[opiate69]

17. He was something, wasn't he?

Here's a top 10 video for ya..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U7jUbKQYdw&feature=related

[Forkboy]

23. "Lankow has two assists tonight and right now he doesn't remember either of them."

:rofl:

Thanks, that's some awesome stuff!

[opiate69]

27. No prob! I really don't know how I entertained myself prior to Youtube!

[Bigleaf]

30. My fave video of my fave player. Check out the hit on Bruce Bell at the 2:17 mark.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEltpSMTDPM

Can't beat the old days. Game is too watered down these days for me.

[Forkboy]

35. He was like the Leafs' Cam Neely.

A tough, tough boy who could also score.

He takes on some tough characters in that vid. He isn't picking on any little guys, that's for sure.

Between him and Gilmore I was sooo rooting for them in '93. x(

[Bigleaf]

39. Yeah, I was not a happy camper after game 7. Did you know that Cam Neely thanked Tie Domi @ center

ice for giving it to Ulf Samuelsson. He was a major cause of Neelys early retirement. It was vicious and dirty and Domi should have been gone for life. Cam was the best power forward to ever lace them up imo.

[Forkboy]

41. No arguments about Neely from me.

He epitomizes what the Bruins should be. He's now involved heavily with the team, so hopefully he rubs off on some the players.

Don't even get me going on that fucking coward Ulfie. :mad:

[opiate69]

42. No doubt, Ulf had it coming.. just like Todd Fedoruk did..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kKLCyAV2EE

[Forkboy]

44. Say goodnight, Gracie.

:rofl:

[opiate69]

47. I have no idea why that jackass is fighting.. here's one where he chases Boogaard down..

and gets jacked.. glass jaw, anyone??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZojauRJcv4&feature=related

[Forkboy]

49. Apparently he isn't brightest player on the ice.

Some people just beg to be knocked out. :)

[opiate69]

36. Dude! Clark was a beast! Awesome video, Thanks!

Nice hay-maker at 3:40, and holy shit, that shot that took the St Louis goalie's mask off! Good, old time smash-mouth hockey there. (Props to the video maker for using one of the only post-"Master of Puppets" Metallica songs worth a shit too!).
Being a goalie myself, one of my first heroes was Billy Smith.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WQk7vZIYxE

[Forkboy]

43. Lesson 1: Do NOT skate through Smith's crease.

Unless you like your leg chopped off at the knee. :)

Great goalie.

And hats off to a fellow netminder! :toast:

[Bigleaf]

20. You had to have your head up when playing Stevens or you'd end up like Lindros.

[opiate69]

21. Yep yep.. our coaches always drilled us "never drop your head in the neutral zone"

for good reason..

[BumRushDaShow]

11. Oh for god's sake

:puke:

STAY AWAY FROM PHILADELPHIA

WTF is wrong is Snider? He's an idiot! The city is 90% registered Democrat!

[PM7nj]

12. Guess he is hoping most people at the game are from the suburbs...

...you know... the only 60% registered Dem part ;)

[YDogg]

19. maybe it's a setup to get people to scream like hell at her

[BumRushDaShow]

32. Oh they would and worse.

This would be the worst idea that could have ever been suggested. When people talk about the "Broad Street Bullies", they're not just talking about the players. The fans are known to hurl all sorts of stuff down on the ice when they are drunk and mad.

[BumRushDaShow]

28. They don't realize that they may cause a riot in the stands. n/t

[demokatgurrl]

18. Yeah, I heard this on the radio today and it really pissed me off

I will never buy another ticket to a Flyers game (not that I buy that many). I hope she gets booed, but who knows, maybe this is her crowd?

The owner of the Flyers also owns the Sixers so if they had any sense of fair play (which I doubt because the President is a Repuke), they'd invite Obama to do something at the opening night game.
I am not holding my breath.:grr:

[ClarkUSA]

24. Wow. She's really working on that gravitas quotient, eh?

Another good reason to be a NY Rangers fan.

[wanpete]

29. wonder why she would prop duck at a hockey game???

:P

[demokatgurrl]

31. She's wasting her time anyway

they are going to get their asses kicked in Philly. And Fuck You, Ed Snider.

[sniffa]

33. Is she actually going to "drop the puck"

Will she be on skates, wearing a helmet and striped shirt?

Or will she come out, wink, wave and slip in her high heels?

[NightWatcher]

34. I knew it, she's a damn Flyers fan

Go Pens.

[frylock]

37. i sure hope she doesn't take it in the face

[greenbriar]

38. would it be bad form to wish that puck to plug up her mouth?

okay,


then I won't say it

[Forkboy]

45. I doubt you'll be offending too many hockey fans.

:D

[romulusnr]

40. And yet

Alaska has no NHL team, or any major league team of any sport for that matter. Unless you count Arena Football (chortle).

[Imagevision]

46. After loving the limelight, Sarah to announce divorce due to small town boredom...

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

48. Puck her! Somebody had to say it. nt