Yahoo Sports reported Sarah Palin made an appearance for the puck-dropping ceremony at an October 11 hockey game in Philadelphia featuring the Flyers and the New York Rangers. She was booed when she first stepped onto the ice. You can watch the video here:

The incident spurred discussion about the role of politics in sports, as Yahoo Sports reported
before the game:

The Flyers’ decision has created a contentious backlash, and some strange bedfellows who oppose Palin’s appearance. Larry Brooks of the NY Post blasted the Flyers for not disclosing that Snider is a Republican donor and had hosted a Palin campaign event in September; he also wondered how the NHL felt about the Flyers and Rangers being used as political props in an election year.

Philadelphia Daily News columnist Will Bunch is trying to rally fans to turn their backs on Palin at the game. AJ Daulerio of Deadspin cuts to the core of the controversy, which is that if more attention is being given to the ceremonial face-off than the actual opening face-off between two NHL teams, then the publicity stunt has produced “a level of unnecessary tension overshadowing the game.”