We Really Do Like Our Cousins To The South...
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WOW! I"m ashamed to say if it was the other way around we couldn't of done it. Thank You for that Pruss.
Very nice but I'm sure there were a significant number of U.S. citizens in the stands since Toronto and Detroit really have to be considered Twin Cities. If it was a Maple Leaf/Redwings game then it becomes even more likely that most of the crowd would know the SSB. If it had been a Canadiens game in Montreal this scene would have been far harder to repeat.
Oh, my. I'm touched - and proud of our Canadian neighbors.
For those of us who don't know the lyrics for our sister countries anthem, here is the Official English and the Official French version
O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
Ô Canada!
Terre de nos aïeux,
Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux!
Car ton bras sait porter l'épée,
Il sait porter la croix!
Ton histoire est une épopée
Des plus brillants exploits.
Et ta valeur, de foi trempée,
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.
And here is the YouTube audio with Lyrics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZtfphBDp-w
For those of us who don't know the lyrics for our sister countries anthem, here is the Official English and the Official French version
O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
Ô Canada!
Terre de nos aïeux,
Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux!
Car ton bras sait porter l'épée,
Il sait porter la croix!
Ton histoire est une épopée
Des plus brillants exploits.
Et ta valeur, de foi trempée,
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.
And here is the YouTube audio with Lyrics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZtfphBDp-w
@Darwin - As a transplanted Michigander (moved to Toronto in 1986) I have to contest the following statements...
- The cities are 231 miles away from each other.
- The cities each have their own NHL, NBA, and MLB baseball teams.
- The cities have completely disparate and diverse economies and population bases.
As to there being a high number of Americans in the stands... while that's possible, it isn't because there were a high number of Predators fans in the audience. Maple Leafs tickets are NOTORIOUSLY hard to come by due to the exceedingly high number of season's tickets sold.
I think, more realistically, we just have a higher awareness of things US than many Americans do of things Canada. You guys are like the big brother who lives next door, it is really important that we know what you are up to, what makes you tick, and how to stay friends with you. We've got your back.
-- Pat
Toronto and Detroit are VERY FAR from twin cities; in every sense of the word.
- The cities are 231 miles away from each other.
- The cities each have their own NHL, NBA, and MLB baseball teams.
- The cities have completely disparate and diverse economies and population bases.
As to there being a high number of Americans in the stands... while that's possible, it isn't because there were a high number of Predators fans in the audience. Maple Leafs tickets are NOTORIOUSLY hard to come by due to the exceedingly high number of season's tickets sold.
I think, more realistically, we just have a higher awareness of things US than many Americans do of things Canada. You guys are like the big brother who lives next door, it is really important that we know what you are up to, what makes you tick, and how to stay friends with you. We've got your back.
-- Pat
Very cool.
THIS. Maple Leaf season tickets are handed down from generation to generation, and in fact, even a place on the waiting list to get season tickets is also often handed down from generation to generation. Some US folks may have made the trip to watch the Predators (!) but they would have paid an arm and a leg for tickets if they did.
I'm a Habs fan and there is a deep seated hated between Leafs and and Habs fans dating back to the very first recorded hockey game that the Habs won but even I have to tip my hat to that. I still remember our brother to the south flying the maple leaf upside down at the world series and no Americans caught the mistake. Even better was a few years ago the women's hockey teams were meeting for the gold medal game and the American team had a Canadian flag on the floor of the locker room to remember who they were facing. After Canada won Hayley Wickenheiser, a forward on the Canadian team, offer to come and sign it for the Yanks. lol
I remember radio programs that delivered information in both French and English. Those French guys had such a nasally tone. You could hear French radio in northern New England all the time.
My Grandparents were from Canada and had emigrated.
English speaking Canadians (non-Quebecois) all tend to sound similar to Minnesotans. oot/out aboot/about, eh?
So many hugely talented Canadian comedians! I love the Canadian sense of the droll.
I used to love to buy halvah at the Kensington Market.
My Grandparents were from Canada and had emigrated.
English speaking Canadians (non-Quebecois) all tend to sound similar to Minnesotans. oot/out aboot/about, eh?
So many hugely talented Canadian comedians! I love the Canadian sense of the droll.
I used to love to buy halvah at the Kensington Market.
I'd to thank our northern neighbors for their contribution to the arts. Well except for Alan Thicke of course. Hank Snow was a valuable contribution. Lorne Greene was an icon. There are many, too many to list, who came south and brightened the US stage and screen.
Then there is the "curved stick." Thank you Bobby and Stan! Those two made the latter part of my goalie career miserable! Just, really "freakin" miserable! I can't tell you how disconcerting it was to have a speeding hockey dipping, climbing and curving as it speeds towards the net. Miserable, I tell you! But, I don't want to obsess on this. But, the curved stick really changed the game. Thanks Canada! There's no emoticon with teeth missing or I'd insert it here.
Then there is the "curved stick." Thank you Bobby and Stan! Those two made the latter part of my goalie career miserable! Just, really "freakin" miserable! I can't tell you how disconcerting it was to have a speeding hockey dipping, climbing and curving as it speeds towards the net. Miserable, I tell you! But, I don't want to obsess on this. But, the curved stick really changed the game. Thanks Canada! There's no emoticon with teeth missing or I'd insert it here.
My wife is from Canada and we go to visit every two years or so. I always enjoy it. Clean cities, nice people, beautiful scenery (ie-Canadian Rockies....wow!). This video says a lot about Canadians. Hits it right on the head.
Woodsroad - Stan Rogers is phenomenal! One of my absolute favorites! My brother-in-law moved from New Brunswick to Alberta. He is living the "idiot" life!
Woodsroad - Stan Rogers is phenomenal! One of my absolute favorites! My brother-in-law moved from New Brunswick to Alberta. He is living the "idiot" life!
Sparks: That's it! That's the look! Thanks for the laugh. And, that's the gap now filled with man-made products.
Brian: I always appreciated the role of the "goon." Thanks for posting the video. I've not seen it before. I almost like it that the "goon" scored. Zevon could tell a story very well.
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