TD Backyard was rocking Monday night time for a 4 Nations Remaining sport between the US and Sweden, thanks largely to Boston Bruins anthem singer Todd Angilly.
The Backyard legend introduced the home down along with his stirring rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” and it solely made sense he’d get the prospect to do it once more for the extremely anticipated last between Workforce USA and Canada.
Apparently, the NHL disagrees.
Based on a number of stories, the NHL goes a special course for the anthem(s) for the Thursday night time last on the Backyard. Longtime Bruins reporter Joe McDonald delivered the information Thursday afternoon.
“I don’t know who, however sadly Todd Angilly is not going to carry out the anthem tonight,” McDonald stated in a submit to X. “Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman lately stated there’s nobody higher than Angilly. Too dangerous!”
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As McDonald famous, Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman raved about Angilly’s tone-setting skill earlier this week.
“Among the best to ever do it,” Swayman informed McDonald and reporters, as seen in a video shared by the Bruins. “I’ve gotten the chance to know him personally, and simply what an unimaginable human. He cares a lot. He’s the precise man for the job. He is aware of the right way to begin this sport, our video games, each sport for that matter is an enormous sport as a result of he brings the vitality it doesn’t matter what day it’s, what time it’s. We’re very lucky to have that in Boston. It’s going to be actually particular for him to let the world know at this stage.”
What makes the choice much more peculiar is how a lot consideration is being paid to the anthems. The simmering political rigidity between the 2 nations led to Canadians booing the American anthem earlier than the 2 groups met in round-robin play in Montreal on Saturday night time.
The Canadian anthem bought a smattering of boos earlier than the Canada-Finland sport, however Thursday night time’s pregame ceremony comes with an anticipation degree that rivals 2004 when Bruins followers cheered the Canadian anthem after Montreal booed “The Star-Spangled Banner” earlier in a Bruins-Canadiens playoff sequence.
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As of three p.m. ET, there was no indication on the NHL’s official PR web site or social media accounts indicating who would sing the anthems forward of the ultimate.
