Around the League 47: Vancouver Collects All The Petterssons

[chaz4hockey]

Anthems should only be sung before competitions between national teams.

Get off my lawn

Thankfully, the USA is a highly patriotic Country and I doubt the Anthem will be silenced. With Lenovo located in a State with a huge Military presence, the crowd in attendance is very favorable to both the Anthem and standing up & celebrating for the Military person of the game.

As a Marine who served in the 70's, I'm in the camp that enjoys both the singing of the Anthem before the game (Canes had a wonderful woman sing the other night) and wish Fox/Bally/FanDuel would broadcast them (as against MSG and Canadian broadcasts that value the singing & show them).

Then again, I love my Country and having travelled the world and been to many different Countries, I view the USA as best in class.

 

[Rad ChaLose]

Play puck not politics. I, for one, don’t want politics mixed with my sports. Unless those politics align with mine. At which point, America f*** yeah and all other opinions are invalid.

 

[cptjeff]

I mean, playing anthems is inherently political, and if you don't want people to make political statements by booing them, don't play them. I'd also love to see the celebrations of the military stop. Why aren't they doing that for USAID workers or diplomats, who are also putting their lives on the line in extremely dangerous places of the world? It's a hockey game. I'd rather not have militarism shoved down my throat.

 

[Lempo]

If there wasn't pre-game national anthems, we wouldn't have Enrico Pallazzo.