VIDEO: You can't trip up a real Canuck!

Poor Len here, celebrating the arrival (at last) of hockey season. Fans of the sport know that every game must start with the singing of the national anthem(s), which can be inspring, entertaining or just plain dreadful. Sometimes strange things happen. The sound system fails. The singer forgets the words -- especially Americans made to sing "O Canada" -- or the lights go out. It's an ideal situation for the observance of Murphy's law.

Murphy's law struck again this past weekend in beautiful Penticton BC, where Mark Donnelly, who usually graces the Vancouver Canucks home games, had been imported to do the honours prior to the Penticton Vees home opener against the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. What makes Mr. Donnelly's performances memorable is (1) his booming voice and (2) the fact that he sings while skating around the rink.

On Friday night, Mr. Donnelly failed to notice that a strip of the ice surface was still covered by the red carpet on which local notables had come out for the opening ceremonies. So he tripped over it! But did the singer let the fall ruin his performance? No way, eh! He continued to sing the anthem while picking himself up off the ice. The crowd didn’t miss a beat, carrying on the song at his cue. Here's the video.



Sorry we couldn't show the whole thing... copyright problem perhaps... but you get the idea! Great stuff, Mark!