It surprises me.  I'm sure there are very few games involving Canadian
schools, but almost all games (except Army-Air Force I suppose) involve
several Canadian players.  We expect them to stand at attention while we
play our anthem; why shouldn't we play theirs as well?

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> Mike Machnik and USCHO have done a great job in supporting the hockey
players
> in the Armed Forces who are liberating the oppressed people of Iraq.
>
> I may surprise some on this list. I have always felt that those
schools
> playing 2 anthems before a game not involving a Canadien college was
> inappropriate. Despite all of the anti-Americanism in Canada (booing
our
> anthem- harassing a youth hockey team from Brockton, Mass) this is not
the
> time to change. Leave it to Don Cherry on CBC to stand up for America.
There
> will soon be a regime change in Canada and some may remember who their
> friends are.