For once Montreal and Boston fans can agree on something

[Canadian_Brewtality]

Not signed.

I would assume the winner of the Voice can actually sing, unlike Rene & Ginette who should have both retired 20 years ago.

Also people who are whining about national anthems here on this internet board: I would suggest not actually saying that in public, you will make yourself look foolish and small in the eyes of others. Complaining about ceremonial patriotic displays is unnecessarily divisive, accomplishes nothing, and will not make you many friends or help your career.

Thanks Mom/HR manager Burke

 

[Ohashi_Jouzu*]

What do people who fought in the army/whatever have to do with hockey?

Besides these 10 examples, just for starters? (Hockey War Veterans)

 

[29dryden29]

Brutal. Let the proper singers sing not this tv contest to find a singer sing. I have to disagree with those HABS fans saying to drop the anthems I am assuming you are all quite young. The anthem is as much a part of the game as the game itself just like fighting.

 

[Hackett]

I don't even know why anyone cares about these stupid, boring, overrated outdoor games. I hope it gets rained out.

As a television viewer, the outdoor event lost its luster a long time ago. The NHL overkilled it.

But for a fan going to the event, its still going to be a cool experience (pardon the pun).

 

[SB164]

The winner of The Voice won it with this performance. I gotta say, it's pretty damn impressive. Dude makes Sarah Diamond and Briannah whatsherface look like amateurs.

 

[FerrisRox]

People really give a rat's ass about who sings the National Anthem at a meaningless regular season game?

Who cares?

Do people have to get outraged about everything on the internet?

 

[IceHockeyfan]

This kind of reasoning is why France has become what it is now and why Canada is about to follow the same path.

What has France become?

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

What has France become?

Harder to find a good croissant in Paris nowadays, he may have a point......although it could just be that all their talent went into other cities/towns.

Yeah, actually I'm as interested in an answer as you are.

 

[GoHabsGo76]

Shocked to see all this whining about the national anthems being a thing. I can understand you not caring who does it for the Winter Classic, but sheesh, it's an awfully trivial part of the game night experience to feel so passionately about.

As someone who is a proud American citizen with a parent from both USA and Canada, I have always enjoyed listening to and singing both anthems at games.

 

[SirClintonPortis]

Brutal. Let the proper singers sing not this tv contest to find a singer sing. I have to disagree with those HABS fans saying to drop the anthems I am assuming you are all quite young. The anthem is as much a part of the game as the game itself just like fighting.

The Voice garners contestants from judges listening "blind" during the auditions. A lot of the chaff is already sifted out at the auditions. I only watched the second season in full and part of the third, but the winners were adequate, to say the least, and some of the non-winners were quite excellent, like Jesse Campbell.

 

[tinyzombies]

Nobody wants to see that. Rene Rene Rene

 

[talkinaway]

I think the problem was time constraints.

If Rene were to sing they would have to plan an additional 45 minutes for his endless fist pumps and they just couldn't afford to give him all that time.

I think you're mistaking a 10 second triple fist pump for the pregame ceremonies at the Bell Center.

(In all seriousness, when they show them on TV, I do love Bell Center ceremonies/pre-game shows that they occasionally do; they're probably the best in the NHL. I don't mind waiting a couple of extra minutes for the puck drop because they're done so well. I wish the Garden had a cool torch.)

As for Rene, he's hokey. He's not always pitch perfect. But he's tradition, and should be there - and Ginette should be welcomed with open arms as well.

And as far as The Voice being about the "blind auditions" - that's not totally true. They sing ONE song blind. Out of probably like 10 or 11 that each contestant does throughout the season if they make it to the end. After song 1, they're TOTALLY judged on everything else: looks, performance, pizazz, their "story", etc. That's not to say that the kid can't sing - he probably can. But the show has produced basically clunker artists. (Unless there are some country singers who do well - I don't really follow much country.) In five years, I want to say "Rene sang the anthem", and not "Some random guy - Jordan Smith - sang it. I think he was on American Idol or X Factor."

 

[jacks*]

NBC has decided to showcase the winner of 'The Voice' by singing the national anthem at the Winter Classic. That is simply wrong.

Let's work together and send a message to NBC.

NBC-Allow Rene Rancourt and Ginette Reno to perform the anthems at the Winter Classichttps://www.change.org/p/nbc-bridge...utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink

Is this for real.

 

[Athletique_Canadien]

I find Rancourt annoying that he sings "...with a glowing heart..." when the proper lyrics are "...glowing hearts..." while singing O Canada - but that's him. And while I find it annoying another part of me snickers everytime. Some things that annoy people in sports make the games more fun. Most of us detest the B's and their fans share the opposing hate but that's the beauty of it. There's a love in that hatred even though both fan bases would never admit it.



So with that I say - bring on Rene I'll sign!

 

[Alex514]

I wouldn't mind seeing Rene and Ginette doing their thing.

But if they're not there, who cares? The Winter Classic is not about them.

The players, the game, is what really matters. Go Habs Go!

 

[Fenway]

 

[Alex514]

Cool.

Who will sing the Canadian anthem? That Voice dude?

 

[SirClintonPortis]

Cool.

Who will sing the Canadian anthem? That Voice dude?

"anthems" is plural. He'll do both, I have to assume.

 

[Alex514]

"anthems" is plural. He'll do both, I have to assume.

My bad, I didn't read that properly.

 

[SirClintonPortis]

I think you're mistaking a 10 second triple fist pump for the pregame ceremonies at the Bell Center.

(In all seriousness, when they show them on TV, I do love Bell Center ceremonies/pre-game shows that they occasionally do; they're probably the best in the NHL. I don't mind waiting a couple of extra minutes for the puck drop because they're done so well. I wish the Garden had a cool torch.)

As for Rene, he's hokey. He's not always pitch perfect. But he's tradition, and should be there - and Ginette should be welcomed with open arms as well.

And as far as The Voice being about the "blind auditions" - that's not totally true. They sing ONE song blind. Out of probably like 10 or 11 that each contestant does throughout the season if they make it to the end. After song 1, they're TOTALLY judged on everything else: looks, performance, pizazz, their "story", etc. That's not to say that the kid can't sing - he probably can. But the show has produced basically clunker artists. (Unless there are some country singers who do well - I don't really follow much country.) In five years, I want to say "Rene sang the anthem", and not "Some random guy - Jordan Smith - sang it. I think he was on American Idol or X Factor."

Commercial success is not the same as lacking talent.

The auditions are blind. So the blind auditions are indeed true.

The competition, or "rest of the process" is not.

But the finals typically have guys who are decent, and better than when they started.

And as a previously amateur musician myself who certainly listening to opera voices all the time, the standards of mostly non-musicians on these competition singers are exceedingly harsh and based on the fact that they have no "name" and that they are participating in said competition, not because they are actually mediocre.

 

[Power Man]

Personally I couldn't give less of a **** about the anthems. I wish they'd just drop them all together.

Who the **** cares about anthems?

I can't wait for the day they are no longer a part of the game. There is 0 relevance.

 

[Doc McKenna]

This kind of reasoning is why France has become what it is now and why Canada is about to follow the same path.

It's about patriotism and being proud of where you live/where you're from. It's something the Americans have and that we don't have. The National Anthems have their place in every sportive event. It's part of our heritage, and disregarding it is a lack of respect for those who did all they could so we could enjoy the privileges and the rich heritage we have.

I wish you people would get a grip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyldN-S9WvQ

 

[LastWordArmy]

No. I ****ing hate Rancourt. Glad I don't have to see his ugly mug or have to listen to his terrible singing.

I also second the opinion that there shouldn't be anthems to begin with.

I agree..... **** RANCOURT... I hate that ******.

 

[Hot Water Bottle]

Sugar Sammy could take the place of the anthem singers perhaps?

 

[Matthew McConaughay]

The winner of The Voice won it with this performance. I gotta say, it's pretty damn impressive. Dude makes Sarah Diamond and Briannah whatsherface look like amateurs.

He sounds like Clay Aiken and Adam lambert to.