Fans finish the American National Anthem at the Leafs game after microphone breaks

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11/18/2014 at 22:48 • Filed to: None

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Kinja'd!!! Alex from Toronto > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
11/18/2014 at 22:57

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Only for their team to lose 9-2

Sad leafs fan is sad.


Kinja'd!!! Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Alex from Toronto
11/18/2014 at 23:06

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Seems to be the norm for a Laughs fan.


Kinja'd!!! Alex from Toronto > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
11/18/2014 at 23:20

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Yep, I should stop getting too excited for what I think are easy wins.


Kinja'd!!! Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
11/18/2014 at 23:20

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As an Ottawa resident and Sens fan, it is my duty to shun these guys, but any gesture like this deserves applause. Bravo!


Kinja'd!!! Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
11/18/2014 at 23:23

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I completely agree as a Flames fan. Everyone hates the Leafs except Leaf fans.


Kinja'd!!! WhiskeyGolf > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
11/18/2014 at 23:42

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This is what's so infuriating with Leaf fans (of which I'm a member): on one hand they do the right thing but as soon as things go sour (like a 9-2 loss), people be crazy.


Kinja'd!!! davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
11/19/2014 at 09:49

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Help me out here... They're in Toronto, right?

Do they play both the Canadian and American national anthem before games?


Kinja'd!!! Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/19/2014 at 10:07

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Yes they are in Toronto.

They were playing the Nashville Predators so they also play the American National Anthem. Typically if two American teams are playing each other they only play the American National Anthem, same with two Canadian teams. Sometimes arenas will play both no matter what teams are playing.


Kinja'd!!! davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
11/19/2014 at 10:12

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Nice. Is it the same way at Blue Jays games?

I just assumed that the home country's anthem was always played (not the visitor's), but I guess they always play both for soccer matches and other international sports.


Kinja'd!!! Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/19/2014 at 10:15

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Blue Jays play both anthems, since the Expos left Montreal the Jays can only play American teams so both always get played.


Kinja'd!!! davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
11/19/2014 at 10:16

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So, just your guess, how many people in the stands in the video above are Americans? Probably not too many from Nashville, but how many New Yorkers and Michiganders show up for games? If the stands are mostly locals, it's even cooler that they were willing to help sing the anthem.


Kinja'd!!! Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/19/2014 at 10:21

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Really doubt there is many Americans there at all. Leaf tickets are very tough to get unless you know someone or have deeeeeeeep pockets.

Most of us Canadians know your anthem from all sorts of sports and school. Most of our TV is American so we see a lot 'MUUUURRRIIICCCAAAA!!!!


Kinja'd!!! davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
11/19/2014 at 10:30

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Ha! Well, it was still a noble gesture and kind of them to do.


Kinja'd!!! Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/19/2014 at 10:39

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Sort of a thanks for the Penguins and Flyers playing the Canadian Anthem after the attacks on Ottawa.