Canucks: Mark Donnelly out as team’s anthem singer

The Vancouver Canucks have appeared to sever ties with long-time anthem singer, Mark Donnelly after he plans to sing at an anti-mask rally.

For the Vancouver Canucks, Mark Donnelly has been a fan-favourite singer of the national anthem for several years. He’s been around for quite some time, and he’s grown to be quite appreciated by the faithful fans around Rogers Arena.

With his ability to not only jack up the team but to make the fans feel so involved each and every time he sang Canada’s National anthem, it wouldn’t be a stretch to say he’s been a long-time fan-favourite. Not anymore.

The relationship between Donnelly and the Canucks appears to have ended quite swiftly after news broke out that Donnelly has plans to attend an anti-mask rally. Not only is the 60-year-old planning on attending the protest, but he plans to perform the National anthem at the event as well.

Francesco Aquilini, the owner of the Canucks organization was quick to turn to Twitter and try to defuse the situation tweeting out, “Hey Vancouver Sun, change the headline to ‘former’ Canucks anthem singer.” He ended the tweet by adding the hashtag, “#WearAMask”.

A lot of angry fans took to Twitter to get out their thoughts and feelings about the situation, too. Clearly, the decision made by Donnelly, regardless of what is considered to be right and wrong, has cost him his job with the Canucks organization.

As the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting people all around the world, no matter what side you stand on, there needs to be a way for everyone to come together and be on the same page. The entire National Hockey League is suffering because of this high-spreading virus, but it’s so much more than that.

People want to be attending games, people want to be spending time with their families. It’s best we all adhere to the COVID-19 restrictions that have been implemented across the province of British Columbia.

The sooner the virus can be controlled, the sooner things can return to normal.