{"id":327249,"date":"2026-05-01T06:37:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T01:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=327249"},"modified":"2026-05-01T06:37:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T01:07:53","slug":"hockey-fans-in-buffalo-step-in-sing-o-canada-after-singers-mic-failure-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/hockey-fans-in-buffalo-step-in-sing-o-canada-after-singers-mic-failure-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Hockey fans in Buffalo step in, sing \u2018O Canada\u2019 after singer\u2019s mic failure &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Hockey fans in Buffalo stepped in and sang the Canadian national anthem before Tuesday night\u2019s Game 5 of the Sabres\u2019 first-round Stanley Cup playoff series after the singer\u2019s microphone cut out.<\/p>\n<p>Cami Clune, a former\u00a0<em>The Voice\u00a0<\/em>finalist from Buffalo, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SabresPlays\/status\/2049285417162162672\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appeared to have some technical issues<\/a> as she began to sing\u00a0<em>O Canada<\/em> ahead of the sport.<\/p>\n<p>As her microphone cut out, the group got here together at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y., to sing along and help her out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell that was interesting!!\u201d Clune <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@camiclune\/post\/DXsdf5KDIjP?xmt=AQF0P3N9yClPOiQ7-vhuS7fyrch_LZuzIWp85XdZFDOKuLn6nwwHnPRhhd6j0lMf2idFRskjgw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote on Threads afterward<\/a>. \u201cThanks all for singing together with me. We&#8217;ve the very best fans ever!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/camiclune\/status\/2049376322795815315\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one other post on X<\/a>, Clune wrote, \u201cWhat an evening. Truly grateful for this city. Buffalo all the time shows up. On to Game 6, let\u2019s go!!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__oembed embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What an evening. Truly grateful for this city\u2764\ufe0fBuffalo all the time shows up. On to Game 6, let\u2019s go!! \ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc9b<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/letsgobuffalo?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#letsgobuffalo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VcYGAa8tsw\">pic.twitter.com\/VcYGAa8tsw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cami Clune (@camiclune) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/camiclune\/status\/2049376322795815315?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fans in the group shared video of the moment to social media.<\/p>\n<p>David Alter, a reporter for the Hockey News, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/davidalter\/status\/2049272995340751331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">took to X and wrote<\/a>, \u201cAmazing scene because the mic cuts out because the Sabres crowd sings Oh Canada within the anthem singer\u2019s place.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__oembed embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Amazing scene because the mic cuts out because the Sabres crowd sings Oh Canada within the anthem singer\u2019s place.  \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y3oxx9vtSP\">pic.twitter.com\/Y3oxx9vtSP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Alter (@davidalter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidalter\/status\/2049272995340751331?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Matthew Bov\u00e9, sports director at WKBW, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Matt_Bove\/status\/2049272118605488344\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">also shared a video on X<\/a>, writing, \u201cWell that is pretty cool. Anthem singer\u2019s mic stopped working and the fans just perfectly sang O Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__oembed embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Well that is pretty cool. <\/p>\n<p>Anthem singer\u2019s mic stopped working and the fans just perfectly sang O Canada. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v72nKmsdhY\">pic.twitter.com\/v72nKmsdhY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matthew Bov\u00e9 (@Matt_Bove) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Matt_Bove\/status\/2049272118605488344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Joe Thomas, whose band Mayday Buffalo also played at the sport, spoke concerning the moment in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@docwithbowtie\/post\/DXs0spGjlmZ?xmt=AQF0P3N9yClPOiQ7-vhuS7fyrch_LZuzIWp85XdZFDOKuLn6nwwHnPRhhd6j0lMf2idFRskjgw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a video shared to Threads<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" 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The Sabres lead the series three games to 2 and the Bruins will host Game 6 in Boston on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, Canadian fans stepped in to assist out their American counterparts during a microphone mishap.<\/p>\n<p>Toronto Maple Leafs fans jumped in to sing <em>The Star-Spangled Banner<\/em> during a March 2023 game against the Buffalo Sabres on the Scotiabank Areana in Toronto and didn\u2019t miss a beat when singer Natalie Morris\u2019s microphone malfunctioned.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__oembed embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No mic? No problem! \ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n<p>Listen as the group at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScotiabankArena?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ScotiabankArena<\/a> finished singing the American anthem after a microphone malfunction! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SK8nGqP8Qn\">pic.twitter.com\/SK8nGqP8Qn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NHL (@NHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHL\/status\/1635428085326643203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The moment on the Sabres-Bruins game comes after sports fans in arenas across Canada have occasionally booed loudly while the U.S. national anthem is played at NHL and NBA games up to now couple of years \u2014 even during a WWE Elimination Chamber event in Toronto last March \u2014 in response to U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s tariffs imposed\u00a0on the country and his comments about making Canada the \u201c51st state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless it wasn\u2019t just the Canadians protesting the U.S. national anthem. 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