Palin endears herself to hockey fan -- her puck-dropping stunt injures goalie

[nichomachus]

Sarah Palin, using hockey games as political stunts, knocked the St. Louis goalie out of the game, after he tripped on the carpet put down so Secessionist Sarah wouldn't soil her Manolo Blahniks.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/hockey/nhl/10/24/blues.palin.ap/index.html?cnn=yes

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Blues goalie Manny Legace left after one period Friday night with a hip injury that occurred when he slipped on the carpet placed on the ice for Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

The Alaska governor dropped the ceremonial first puck before the Blues hosted the Los Angeles Kings. A narrow carpet walkway was placed from the gate at the Blues bench to center ice for Palin, her husband and two of her daughters.

Just before the ceremony, Legace was the first player onto the ice for St. Louis. A team official pointed to the carpet. But Legace said the official moved his own foot from the carpet just as Legace stepped down, causing the carpet to slide.

I'm guessing this may have cost her votes amnong St. Louis hockey fans.

[Democrat 4 Ever]

1. WAs there booing? Please tell me there was a loud chorus of boos. n/t

[benld74]

2. AND The Palin Curse Lives on in Hockey Fans hearts

Since appearing at a Flyers game to drop the puck, the Flyers have not won a game. The Blues goalie is injured in a feakish accident even before she drops the puck.

[TeeYiYi]

3. Have any of you ever tried to walk on hockey ice without blades?

You're almost guaranteed to fall. IMO, carpet was not an option and the goalie is an idiot.

TYY :shrug:

[LisaL]

4. Maybe there is a reason carpet is not something normally

found on the hockey field? I am just sayinn...

[nichomachus]

5. IMO

She had no business turning a hockey game into a political stunt.

Just because she's a "hockey mom" doesn't mean she's a hockey fan.

[leftist.]

7. She's not even a goddam hockey mom is she?

The son is an adult now, one is pregnant, and the other three are too young to be playing.

[nichomachus]

8. Definition

Hockey mom: A woman who gets up at 4 a.m. and drives to the hockey rink so she can yell "fuck you" at the 16-year-old kid refereeing her 8-year-old's hockey gane.

[truthisfreedom]

6. The Palinator strikes again.

[spelldmilk]

9. She's never going to be allowed on the ice again.

I think baseball is the only sport More superstitious than hockey…and I'm not too sure about that. She is BAD MOJO.