Great Musical Moments in NHL History
Kate Smith saves the Flyers
The sport's most famous musical association was forged in 1969 when Flyers vice president Lou Schienfield asked that Smith's version of "God Bless America" be played instead of "The Star Spangled Banner" before a game vs. Toronto. The Flyers won and seemed to win whenever the song was played -- they went 19-1-1 during the first three years -- and so it was wheeled out, and sometimes Smith herself, for important games, including Game 6 of the 1974 Stanley Cup Final vs. Boston and Game 7 of the 1975 semi-finals vs. the Islanders. You can guess who won each time.
