High School Hockey Commish Cancels Pre-game Anthem  US Flag 3 SC
High school hockey commish cancels pre game anthem  The
commissioner of a Pennsylvania hockey league is curtailing the
practice of beginning games with the national anthem, which has
many fans crying foul.  “We are recommending the national anthem
not be played, or sung, or whatever it is,” he explained,
alleging his decision “has absolutely nothing to do with
patriotism at all.”  The allegation, he said, is “the futhest
thing from the truth.”  Affecting 183 high school teams, the
decision was ostensibly made to save money.  “Ice is very, very
hard to get and it’s not cheap,” the commissioner said,
explaining teams pay “$300 an hour sometimes or even higher than
that” to rent rink time.  Still, many wonder if cutting a
relatively short aspect of the game — one that has long been a
part of the sport — is really the best way to skim money from
the league budget.  None other than a local network news
affiliate said “playing the National Anthem is a