Why Sabres sing Canadian national anthem 'O Canada' before NHL games in Buffalo
A national audience is getting a look at this tradition.
Why Sabres sing Canadian national anthem 'O Canada' before NHL games in Buffalo originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Before the Buffalo Sabres play their home hockey games, two national anthems are sung.
First it's the Canadian tune, 'O Canada,' before the United States' anthem, 'The Star Spangled Banner,' is sung. It's something that's normal to those in Buffalo, but with the Sabres back in the playoffs for the first time in 15 years, it's something that has caught the attention of a national audience. It's not common in the NHL's U.
S. cities to sing both anthems. Only Detroit does it aside from Buffalo.
But it's how it has worked in Buffalo for a long time, and there's no sign of it changing. MORE: Sabres provide Buffalo a magical night 5,472 days in the making Why Sabres sing Canadian national anthem 'O Canada'? In essence, it comes down to their proximity to Canada.