Did the Flyers and Penguins show a touching gesture during their game?

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The Flyers and Penguins hockey teams demonstrated a significant gesture of solidarity by singing the Canadian national anthem, "O Canada," during their game on Wednesday. This unprecedented act occurred despite neither team being Canadian, highlighting the players' connections to Canada. Fans and players alike expressed appreciation for this tribute following a tragic event in Canada, marking a moment of unity in the sport.

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Since nobody else seems to have mentioned anything about it, I want to thank the teams and fans at Wednesday's Flyers/Penguins hockey game for singing our national anthem in support of Canada after our terrorist murder and House of Commons shoot-out. As far as I know, that's never before been done when no Canadian teams were in the game. Although it was probably just because so many of the players were born up here, it was still a really nice gesture.
 
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