Canadians just keep on Action Archivesproving why they're the nicest, most welcoming people on the planet.
18,000 Canadian hockey fans joined together to belt out the U.S. national anthem this weekend as the Edmonton Oilers faced the Anaheim Ducks in the second-round playoff game when the singer's microphone failed.
SEE ALSO: Canadian province to launch North America's first major universal basic income test in 30 yearsCanadian country singer Brett Kissel was expected to sing the anthem at Rogers Place that night. Although his voice was coming through fine on TV, hockey fans present at the game couldn't hear a thing. That's when Kissel asked the crowd to take over, and they happily did with a big, loud, beautiful rendition of an anthem that wasn't even theirs.
The NHL tweeted out the moving moment.
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People everywhere praised our BFFs to the north for being so kind (as always).
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Even the visiting Anaheim Ducks showed their appreciation for the singalong.
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Kissel then explained the incident by tweeting that "the best singers and fans are in #OilCOuntry!"
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The sad part is, if this were to happen to someone singing the Canadian national anthem, would Americans be able to repay the favor? We must be better pals to our Canadian friends, so we'll get started on learning those lyrics.
O Canada...
[H/T: BuzzFeed]
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