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HDIC Wed Roxy 18Jan23 RonMcLean
Hockey Day In Canada in Owen Sound seemed like a dream until national icon broadcaster
Ron MacLean finally appeared on the Roxy stage as the host of
Music Of Hockey.

 

HDIC Wed Roxy 18Jan23 AnsleySimpsonWhen the puck dropped for Owen Sound's Hockey Day In Canada at the Roxy Wednesday night Ansley Simpson took possession and fired a winner into the sold-out seats.

The Anishinaabe singer-songwriter, backed by the enthusiastic BidiniBand, opened Music Of Hockey on the Roxy Theatre stage beginning an evening of hockey songs and stories.

She was given a rousing reception by the capacity crowd, setting a high bar for the following acts. To the delight of the audience, that high bar was joyfully maintained throughout the evening.

 

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Ansley Simpson sings of Maple Leaf captain George Armstrong, one of the NHL's first
Indigenous players and scorer of the final goal of the Leaf's most recent Stanley Cup
victory (against the over-confident Montreal Canadiens), with BidiniBand members
guitarist Paul Linklater, left, Don Kerr on drums, Doug Friesen on bass, and
Dave Bidini, right, in fedora on guitar.

 

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Owen Sound broadcasting legend Fred Wallace pauses during his boisterous welcome
from the Roxy capacity audience after he took the stage to introduce
Music Of Hockey.

 

HDIC Wed Roxy 18Jan23 RonMcLean
Owen Sound Ice Hawks treat everyone like a star outside the Roxy Theatre.

 

HDIC Wed Roxy 18Jan23 RonMcLean
It's time for your close-up, Owen Sound. SportsNet will broadcast the
Scotiabank Hockey Day In Canada celebrations.

 

HDIC Wed Roxy 18Jan23 RonMcLean
First up was the choir, unexpectedly belting out AC/DC's Thunderstruck.

 

HDIC Wed Roxy 18Jan23 RonMcLean
Rob Elder, top, and Tyler Beckett, below, pair up.
HDIC Wed Roxy 18Jan23 RobElder

 

HDIC Wed Roxy 18Jan23 RonMcLean
Stephen Stanley, known for his work in Lowest Of The Low, cranks out a foot-stomper.

 

HDIC Wed Roxy 18Jan23 RonMcLean
The sold-out audience at the Roxy buzzing with excitement.

 

Hockey Day In Canada festivites continue through Saturday, the City has details here.

 


– by Hub staff
David Galway

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