So. Maybe Canadians don't know their national anthem?: Canadians singing the national anthem at the Edmonton Oilers game No big deal, right? Except…. When the singer who was supposed to sing it had microphone issues, he got the crowd to sing it for him. Again, no big deal, right? Except… These fans were singing the American national anthem. The Star Spangled Banner. Word for word. No teleprompter. Canadians. Honoring America. Honoring hockey. Honoring their country. And doing great honor to themselves. Make no mistake – these fans want their Edmonton Oilers to beat the living daylights out of the American team. But when America needs Canada’s help in any situation, we’ve always stepped up, no matter what. Swell story. But maybe there's that urge to be America's 51st state that's behind the singing of the wrong anthem.
