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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- San Jose Sharks fans were in a nasty mood Sunday night, loudly booing the Canadian national anthem before the start of Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinal.
The Sharks are playing the Edmonton Oilers.
Annemarie Martin had barely began singing O Canada when many in the sellout crowd of 17,496 began booing. The sound was so loud it nearly drowned out Martin.
As the song progressed the booing decreased and some Shark fans joined in singing the Canadian national anthem.
The Sharks are playing the Edmonton Oilers.
Annemarie Martin had barely began singing O Canada when many in the sellout crowd of 17,496 began booing. The sound was so loud it nearly drowned out Martin.
As the song progressed the booing decreased and some Shark fans joined in singing the Canadian national anthem.
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Nice to see that people may finally be getting over this, though. I usually don't have strong opinions on this kind of stuff, but booing someone else's anthem really is classless.
I for one don't think national anthems should be played at any sporting events. It's even more ridiculous in the NHL where there are so many non-US/Canadian players in the league. I don't even take my seat at Sharks games AFTER the anthem(s) have been sung. OK, it's pretty weak way to protest, I grant you that. And, lest ye Canadians forget, some of YOUR less than intelligent countrymen started this when they booed the SSB before a Habs-Islanders game in 2003 leading to the now infamous attempt to rename our favorite snack food/cause of death to "Freedom Fries". I've always preferred "pommes frites" but you can never seem to get those in the States.
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And, so we don't single out eastern/french Canadians here, there was that ugly incident in last year's World Juniors semi-final game last year in Vancouver, when some Candian "patriots" chanted "USA Sucks" to a bunch of 16-18 year old kids - and they weren't even playing against Canada! As if any of those kids give a hoot about timber tariffs or can do anything about it. That incident went largely unnoticed down here because 99.9% of the population has no clue what the World Junior Championship means while it's Page 1 stuff to Canadians/Russians/Finns/Swedes, etc. I can appreciate that.
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Politically, I myself would boo the SSB given the sorry state of our country but even we Americans don't have the liberty of speaking our minds any more...Remember "...you're either with US, or against us..." A lot of people down here took him seriously.
Our President barely graduated college, our Vice President used to work for the largest contractor "rebuilding" Iraq (not even a bid or vote on that one...), Our Secretary of Defense has "little man syndrome" ("Shock and Awe" - yeah, that worked), and our Secretary of State can't speak a single sentence in public without saying "uh" and/or "um". I guess it's hard to think clearly when you are trying to keep all of the lies straight. That's the brain-trust running our country. (Oh-oh, that's probably going to land me on Bush's s**t list now!). We are an embarrassment to the entire world. We have a law that seems as if it allows the government to violate anyone's civil rights at their will, and it's called the "PATRIOT" Act.
And yes, I vote so I can complain all I want!
As for the San Jose booing of Oh Canada (a mighty fine anthem if there ever was one, I might add...), chalk it up to a Sunday game, a few idiots, and lots of beer being available outside the arena before the game, on an unseasonable hot day, and let's leave it at that. I wasn't there yet, so don't blame me, plus I don't drink. All it seemed to accomplish was to fire up the Oil and inspire them to kick our ass*s once again and THAT, my friends, is the best way to handle a thing like this. I was booing too, but it was for the poor play of the home team.
The people in the rest of the US think we Californians are a bunch of liberal loonies anyway. Our governor is a bloody actor, and yet he's an improvement over the guy we booted out of office in a recall vote!
I love the Vancouver/Victoria area and try to visit at least once every year. The last thing I need is to be strip searched at the border because of the Sharks sticker on my bumper.
Seriously, all fans could take lessons in etiquette from Detroit fans, now they are a class act, very respectful, as everyone should be when they're singing the songs.
Of course most fans are courtious and respectful, and most arenas hush the noise for all anthems. It doesn't take many boo-ers to sound like everyone is booing.
Boopotts, you may be right about Canadians starting it, I don't know. One thing that I do know is that in the past Montreal and Vancouver fans are disrespectful in this regard and I'm sick of it. When Vancouver decided to boo junior star Jack Johnson for sixty minutes of play, I wanted to head down there and knock all their heads together and remind them that they're Boo-ing at a young kid, and they're making the rest of the country mad and uncomfortable, because he's just a kid that threw a stupid elbow.
Just shut up and listen to the fu@#in song
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<< <i>In 1968 Santa got booed during an Eagles Game >>
Say it ain't so!
Hopefully he got the dog and a round.
Supposedly(based on a few callers of the radio station), folks who tuned into game#4 on the local fox sportsnet heard booing when the American national athem was being played. The Canadian fans were actually booing during the anthem because of a pic of Joe Thornton was displayed on stadium jumbotron. Therefore for game#5 the sharks fans retaliated by booing the Canadian national anthem. The irony is several of the sharks stars are in fact Canadian(cheechoo, marleau, thornton). go figure.
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<< <i>In 1968 Santa got booed during an Eagles Game >>
Say it ain't so!
Here we go again...the short version of the story is this. The guy who was supposed to play Santa didn't show. They stuck some skinny dude in the suit and he looked hokey. The fans saw the obviously poor interpretation of St. Nick and booed.
Yes, we booed the Canadian anthem, hell we'll boo our own and all of the players if it generates some motivation.
Knucks, I would think your babes could show some more skin, what with travelling to warm Cali from Alberta. What is that a flag?
<< <i>The irony is several of the sharks stars are in fact Canadian(cheechoo, marleau, thornton). go figure. >>
That's the part that gets me. Besides, Oh Canada is way too good of anthem to boo.
Knuckles, thank me for turning the tide of this series. The Oilers have won three straight since I pronounced the Sharks the eventual Cup champs. Though I may have just again altered the course of series by writing that - no just by thinking it.
And nice rant, Moose!
I'll feel even better with a Sharks win tomorrow!
<< <i>Knucks, I would think your babes could show some more skin, what with travelling to warm Cali from Alberta. What is that a flag? >>
Well it's supposed to be 30°C here today and tomorrow (that's 86 degrees fahrenheit)
I think I jinxed Fernando Pisani earlier.. I bought his jersey (the one he wore through the middle of the season) from meigray.com he was on fire before I bought it then as soon as I sold it he started playing great again and has had a outstanding playoffs.. I pre-ordered Jarret Stolls away jersey just days ago which he's wearing right now. Hopefully I don't screw him over.