Big up the Buffalo crowd for singing the Canadian anthem

[malaise]

when the mic failed last night.
It gave me goosebumps. There is hope.

[Deminpenn]

1. Very nice

Was at a prep sports game years ago where the crowd picked up for the student who was singing the national anthem forgot the words part way through.

[malaise]

2. Love it

😀

[melm00se]

3. I have seen people

bitch about Buffalo playing the Canadian national anthem before Sabres games since the 70s.

"unAmerican"
"traitors"
etc ad nauseum.

Many Sabres fans come across the border for every game and the Sabres and Buffalo residents have accepted and respect that. This is why many Buffalonians know "O Canada!" almost as well as they know the "Star-Spangled Banner."

[malaise]

5. Was lovely

😀

[Raven123]

9. Thanks. I was wondering about that.

[Vinca]

4. That was downright inspiring. Gave me hope, too.

[sinkingfeeling]

6. Oh, that was the most moving thing I've seen in years.

[Submariner]

7. And, when a Bruins/Buffalo fight it is a game fight,

not a "your president is a pedo rapist world class asshole" fight, even though he is a pedo rapist world class asshole. It's just hockey.

I will withhold comment on Florida hockey teams in maga world.

[Spazito]

8. That is wonderful!

Thanks for posting this!

[Niagara]

10. The only presence that was missing for our home game last night

was our beloved "Top shelf where Momma hides the cookies" Rick Jeanneret.

[melm00se]

20. Miss RJ too

I am old enough to remember Ted Darling in the early days of the Sabres and sitting in the top row blues in front of the boxes that they cut in after adding the oranges.

[Niagara]

31. Ted Darling

[MorbidButterflyTat]

21. I loved Rick Jeanneret

He was announcing Sabres games on the radio when I was a little girl listening with my dad.

Very touching show when he retired.

I miss John Murphy, too.

[Niagara]

30. Here's a blast.... (Rayzor) Rob Ray and RJ in the booth

[Bev54]

11. That was great to see, noticed he gave her a new mic for the US anthem but not the Canadian

Cheers to the Buffalo fans, we appreciate you.

[malaise]

13. Yep

I did notice that

[Fla Dem]

12. Wonderful reaction from the Buffalo crowd! Choked me up!!!

[hauckeye]

14. I wondered why O Canada was played for 2 US teams

Apparently Buffalo always plays both anthems due to their proximity to Canada and their cross national fan base. Cool!

[malaise]

15. So did I

😀

[Roy Rolling]

16. Old Guy Story

In the 2000s I was working on-set for a film in New Orleans with a crew from Canada.

I was a hockey fan from the Deep South and loved the Canadian anthem. One night at 3am after wrap while we were closing trucks, I started singing O Canada for my Canadian friends.

As I stumbled over some of the words the whole crew began helping out by singing the anthem loudly at 3am in Bayou Gauche, Louisiana.

It was a moment. I love our Canadian friends.

[malaise]

17. Wonderful

A moment none of you will ever forget 😀

[Wednesdays]

18. That's awesome.

I confess, I don't know the words past the first line.

[malaise]

19. But you don't live right next door

😀

[MorbidButterflyTat]

22. Western New York sports fans

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[malaise]

25. Sweet

Rec

[MorbidButterflyTat]

23. Kick

[spanone]

24. K&R

[OAITW r.2.0]

26. Wonderful! I think it may have inspired the Bruins to beat Buffulo in OT.

[malaise]

27. LOL

😀

[electric_blue68]

28. Aww, yay on them!

[TheProle]

29. love it! rec

[July]

32. Canada is special to Buffalonians

I grew up in Buffalo, and Canada was the friendly neighbor we liked to visit. Back when, crossing the border was simple (“where were you born”? was the extent of it), and some of my relatives had summer cottages there. Dad (WWII pilot) would take us to the air show, and every now and then we’d go up to the other Falls.

When I was a kid, O Canada was played after the Star-Spangled Banner at the television’s late night sign-off, pre-24-hour-a-day TV, so we nightowls learned at least some of the lyrics. I liked watching the Olympics on Canadian television, because they focused on all the best players from around the world, not leaning heavily just on their own country, so it was a better experience for the sports fan than U.S. coverage. Always felt we Buffalonians had a special affinity for our neighbors a few minutes away.

[malaise]

34. Thanks for this

😀

[Sogo]

33. I have a lot of Canadian friends.

That video made me cry for how strained our relationship now is with Canada....