Um, shall we say Melanie Collins is having a good year?

She graduates from Penn State in 2008, reveals bikini modeling photos to the world, lands job at NBA TV and now in early 2009 Busted Coverage discovers that she is dating up-and-coming Philadelphia Flyers’ Scottie Upshall.

That is pretty much the WAG trifecta. Not only is she making a name for herself via an actual career, there is also jet setting involved with a highly compensated professional athlete.We can only assume there is jewelry, clothes and lavish resort spas involved.

Please adjust your WAG rankings accordingly.

Our researchers got a tip last night that Upshall and Collins have been involved and he’s even been calling her his girlfriend in media interviews.

There are even Internet message boards lighting up at the news. Upshall seems to be the Golden Boy for Flyers’ fan. Female hockey groupies are destroyed by this news. You know the type. They are about 40-50 pounds overweight, wear their jerseys to every game, have those 80’s bangs and hang out near the players exit hoping some lonely Canadian rookie will make eye contact.

These are the same women who know every single bar the players frequent.

Just a few of the comments coming from Philly Rink Rats:

his girl looks like a drag queen

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the only guys commenting how good looking she is are old fat men with no lives sitting behind their computer screens down in their mommys basement. my guy friends think she looks like a man and they are very goodlooking men.

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all I know is Melanie relaly (SIC) looks like she does steroids, way to much testosterone she’s not signed with an agency. she’s a wannabe. i mean anybody can do that temple12 thing, as long as you aren’t 200 pounds.

Hmm, this WAG development seems to have struck a nerve with those who are likely out of work and live in Norristown.

We happen to like this situation. Upshall, to refresh your memory, is the same guy who once didn’t deny his days of having three-somes while on a Philly radio show.

This could be the top American WAG relationship of the year. We’ll be along for the ride.

Bonus Reading:

[The night porn star Gina Lynn had Upshall, Mike Richards and the Flyers hang out]

Keeping Up With Your Hockey WAGs:

The ladies who went out with Sean Avery (AKA: sloppy seconds)

Hilary Duff and her hockey playing BF