Much has been made of the recent acquisition of "The Hockey Song" by the CTV network. The song had been used as the theme music for CBC's Hockey Night in Canada, but that network was unwilling to pay the $3 million that the owner was seeking. CTV, on the other hand, was willing to pay for a song that has been associated with its rival for some four decades.
Personally, I couldn't care less about who owns the rights to the song. I was, however, somewhat surprised to discover that many Canadians consider it to be "Canada's second anthem". Of all the songs that could fit that billing, I would never have picked "The Hockey Song". Stan Rogers' "Northwest Passage", maybe. Ian Tyson's "Four Strong Winds", perhaps. But "The Hockey Song"? NEVER!
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