Canucks’ owner cuts ties with anthem singer who planned to sing at COVID protest

The Vancouver Canucks have cut ties with anthem singer Mark Donnelly over his plan to sing at a rally to protest COVID-19 restrictions.

Donnelly confirmed to the Vancouver Sun that he planned to sing “O Canada” Saturday at the downtown Vancouver protest.

That caused the Canucks to issue a statement distancing the NHL team from Donnelly.

Team owner Franceso Aquilini took it a step further, tweeting: “Hey Vancouver Sun change the headline to `Former Canucks anthem singer,”’ followed by the hashtag #wearamask.

Hey @VancouverSun change the headline to "Former Canucks anthem singer." #wearamask https://t.co/UZX5agK4pl

— Francesco Aquilini (@fr_aquilini) December 5, 2020

Donnelly has been performing the anthem at Canucks games since 2001.

Filed by The Canadian Press.

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