[StrykerSteve]

Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef

I don't even watch the anthems (I'm not local so I don't get to go to live games). To be completely honest I don't think it should be apart of professional hockey anyways. Play the anthem of the winning team in an international bout, but these days in the NHL so few of the players (in the grand scheme, Canadian teams obviously that is different) play in their home country and many broadcasts don't show the anthems, so who are they doing it for?

They do it for the fans.