Criticism at English-only version of O Canada
A spokesman for the NHL said in an email an English version of the anthem was used because Montreal was technically the road team for its opening games against Pittsburgh.“Game 1 and 2 of the series are “road” games for Montreal,” wrote Gary Meagher. “When they are the home team — the game presentation and hockey operations will include a number of the elements of a game at the Bell Centre.”
A senior spokesperson for the Canadiens organization said ultimately those kinds of decisions in the bubble fall to the league. But Paul Wilson, the club’s vice-president of public affairs and communications, told The Canadian Press that team owner Geoff Molson noticed the lack of French during the anthem, asking Wilson to inquire about why it was the case in a text message.
Some social media users piled on when they realized the lack of French in the anthem — especially given the Canadiens were playing.The always outspoken Coderre, an ardent Habs fan, also brushed off a fellow Twitter user’s suggestion it was a Pittsburgh home game.Coderre said he’d heard a bilingual Canadian anthem performed at a game played in Pittsburgh previously.
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