Palin & the Philly Flyers

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edited October 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
Looks like we know who this team backs!

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081008.wsptpalin1008/GSStory/GlobeSports/

Palin to drop puck


October 8, 2008 at 5:39 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA — Sarah Palin's next faceoff will come at centre 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.
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  • xavier mcdanielxavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,052
    well it's more the owner since pro sports owners in the four major sports have spent most of their contributions on the mccain/palin ticket.
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  • HawkshoreHawkshore Posts: 2,139
    well it's more the owner since pro sports owners in the four major sports have spent most of their contributions on the mccain/palin ticket.

    I can see the meeting between Palin and Ed Snider "It is always a pleasure to meet a fellow Maverick"
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  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    if Philly fans can boo Santa Claus, they will surely boo Palin. :D
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  • Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    I'll be there !!

    They'll do the ceremonial "SUCKS!!" when they introduce her

    ;)
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  • drivingrldrivingrl Posts: 1,448
    Ew.
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    kevinbeetle: "Yes. When her career washes up and her and Gavin move to Galveston, you will meet her at Hot Topic shopping for a Japanese cheerleader outfit.

    Next!"
  • petrocspetrocs Posts: 4,342
    The Philadelphia Flyers are having an "ultimate hockey mom" contest for their fans right now..the only reason Palin is going to be there is because she's apparently the "nations #1 hockey mom" from what the news has painted her. Ed Snider asked her to drop the puck with the winner of the contest
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    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,963
    good for her. at least that's the one thing other than her chest that interests me about her.

    that said, i wonder if sean avery will try and wave his stick in her face!!!
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  • petrocspetrocs Posts: 4,342
    Reason No. 783 why to hate the Philadelphia Flyers :)

    Reasons 1-782..

    The Flyers-Rangers rivalry is one of the most storied and well known rivalries ever in the National Hockey League. They have met ten times in Stanley Cup playoff contention, with the Flyers winning six of the series. On their way to a Stanley Cup title in 1973-74, the Flyers eliminated the Rangers in the Semifinals. The series went seven games, with the Rangers sealing their own fate, taking a too-many-men penalty in the waning moments of the game while trying to replace the goaltender with an extra attacker. The Rangers would defeat the Flyers in five games in the 1978-79 Quarterfinals on their way to a Stanley Cup Finals berth; the Flyers did the same to New York the subsequent year.

    During the 1980s, the two teams met in the Patrick Division Semifinals 5 out of 6 seasons. Beginning in 1981-82, the Rangers defeated the Flyers in four games, then swept them in three straight in 1982-83. In 1984-85, the Flyers returned the favor by sweeping the Rangers, but in 1985-86, a "Cinderella" Rangers team got revenge, eliminating the Flyers in five. In 1986-87 the first round format was expanded to best-of-seven, and the Flyers eliminated the Rangers in six.

    The Flyers and Rangers renewed their playoff rivalry once more when the two teams met in the playoffs in 1994-95 and 1996-97, both series won by the Flyers. The first series was bitter for the Rangers — the Flyers' four-game sweep eliminated the defending Cup champions in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Many Flyers fans remember this for the second game the Flyers won in overtime. Kevin Haller scored, sending normally laid-back Flyers color analyst Gary Dornhoefer into a frenzy. The latter series was the Eastern Conference Finals that sent the Flyers to the 1996-97 Stanley Cup Finals. With a 4-1 series win, it marked the last time the Rangers would make the playoffs until the 2005-06 season and it later turned out to be both Wayne Gretzky's and Mark Messier's last playoff game.
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    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
  • petrocs wrote:
    Reasons 1-782..

    The Flyers-Rangers rivalry is one of the most storied and well known rivalries ever in the National Hockey League. They have met ten times in Stanley Cup playoff contention, with the Flyers winning six of the series. On their way to a Stanley Cup title in 1973-74, the Flyers eliminated the Rangers in the Semifinals. The series went seven games, with the Rangers sealing their own fate, taking a too-many-men penalty in the waning moments of the game while trying to replace the goaltender with an extra attacker. The Rangers would defeat the Flyers in five games in the 1978-79 Quarterfinals on their way to a Stanley Cup Finals berth; the Flyers did the same to New York the subsequent year.

    During the 1980s, the two teams met in the Patrick Division Semifinals 5 out of 6 seasons. Beginning in 1981-82, the Rangers defeated the Flyers in four games, then swept them in three straight in 1982-83. In 1984-85, the Flyers returned the favor by sweeping the Rangers, but in 1985-86, a "Cinderella" Rangers team got revenge, eliminating the Flyers in five. In 1986-87 the first round format was expanded to best-of-seven, and the Flyers eliminated the Rangers in six.

    The Flyers and Rangers renewed their playoff rivalry once more when the two teams met in the playoffs in 1994-95 and 1996-97, both series won by the Flyers. The first series was bitter for the Rangers — the Flyers' four-game sweep eliminated the defending Cup champions in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Many Flyers fans remember this for the second game the Flyers won in overtime. Kevin Haller scored, sending normally laid-back Flyers color analyst Gary Dornhoefer into a frenzy. The latter series was the Eastern Conference Finals that sent the Flyers to the 1996-97 Stanley Cup Finals. With a 4-1 series win, it marked the last time the Rangers would make the playoffs until the 2005-06 season and it later turned out to be both Wayne Gretzky's and Mark Messier's last playoff game.


    I have about 700 reasons that I hate the Rangers too :)
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  • PureandEasyPureandEasy Posts: 5,769
    Surprise, surprise, Ed Snyder is a republican. Who would have thought. :D

    And to the poster who mentioned the meeting between the two – they’ve already met – a couple of weeks ago he was parading her around town.
  • petrocspetrocs Posts: 4,342
    I have about 700 reasons that I hate the Rangers too :)

    Just shows me why you never assume :D
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    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
  • xavier mcdanielxavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,052
    good for her. at least that's the one thing other than her chest that interests me about her.

    that said, i wonder if sean avery will try and wave his stick in her face!!!


    probably not since he's on dallas.
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  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,963
    probably not since he's on dallas.

    he is? wow. missed that one.
    I love to turn you on
  • chromiamchromiam Posts: 4,114
    he is? wow. missed that one.

    yep and got Ben Eager to swing his stick and get a 3 game suspension....
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  • HawkshoreHawkshore Posts: 2,139
    Nice to see the Flyer faithful give Sarah her due!

    http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2008/10/sarah-palin-boo.html
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  • pearljimpearljim Posts: 1,306
    Reason No. 783 why to hate the Philadelphia Flyers :)

    AMEN to that!
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