I think the issue here is that the Canadian anational anthem played in the
NHL is for the Canadian team that is in the building, not for the players
who may happen to be Canadian.
 
If colleges are playing the Canadian national anthem, I think there may be
just cause to say "scrap it".  I am a Canadian myself, but I did not expect
to hear the Canadian national anthem while playing in the CCHA.
 
A Canadian flag in the arena ( for teams who have Canadians), and a Swedish
flag (if a team had such a player) is all that a player would ask for. I
know we may have the United Nations up in the rafters, but if a school is
going to bring in a player from another country, the least that could be
done is to hang the country's flag for that player, no national anthem is
necessary.
 
Craig Lisko
Ferris State 1990-1994
 
 
 
 
[log in to unmask] on 11/18/98 11:16:55 AM
 
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Larry,
Okay, I'll start off with point D:
>D. Will the ECAC schools discover they are south of the 49th parallel and
need
>only play one anthem (their own) prior to games?
I *love* the fact they do this. In fact, everytime I go to a Caps game, I
wish they would do this. I try to talk my wife into mainly going to games
with Canadian teams in hopes they sing this; she instead wants to go see
Gretzky and the Rangers or those pesky (and most hated) Flyers. I guess I
should just be happy she wants to go to hockey games at all! I really like
the Canadian anthem; it's easier to sing (not so many high notes) and you
don't have people shouting out "O's" during it. I've search my family
history but alas, we are from Italy/Eastern Europe. But, I digress. I know
the argument is, "most of the players are from Canada". Which people then
reply "not any more or so they are discriminating against people from
Europe. Why don't they play the Swedish/Croatia/Czech/etc anthems?" This
goes back and forth.
Does anyone know if they have always done this? Ralph/Tony - Did RPI do
this
before the joined ECAC?
Andy
RPI (not Rensselaer) 1991
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