Palin will drop puck at NHL game

Well, once Sarah Palin described herself as just an average hockey mom, you could see this coming.

An NHL team -- the Philadelphia Flyers to be precise -- announced today that the Republican vice presidential nominee will drop the puck at their game Saturday night versus the New York Rangers.

It's part of a promotion to find the "ultimate hockey mom" and Palin will share the ice with the regional winner.

"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,” Comcast-Spectacor Chairman Ed Snider said in a statement. “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.”

Pennsylvania is looking like a must-win state for the Republican ticket, and the way the campaign is going, the Flyers (known as the Broad Street Bullies for their brawling ways) seem like an appropriate choice.