It seems that the all-important voting block known as "hockey moms" is on the fence in this election.

Suburban women with children make up a key demographic the Conservatives have tried to woo away from the Liberals this time around. But recent polls suggest women in general are split on where to place their votes. An initial uptick for the Conservatives among women seems to have leveled off. And urban women in particular are also divided. At a recent hockey practice in Ottawa-Orleans, women surveyed bore this out. Many said they were leaning Liberal because of the environment or social issues. But just as many women said they would consider voting Conservative — some because of family-friendly measures like the child tax credit and others because they thought Stephen Harper was a good leader. One even said she thought Harper was a good family man and said she'd seen him bring his children to the rink where she was watching her daughter skate. Several women said they hadn't made up their minds yet — as Sarah Palin would say, those "pit-bulls with lipstick" remained on the fence.