Hockey crowd sings after 8-year-old's national anthem glitch (heartwarming!)

[Ruby the Liberal]

Run time: 02:05 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU8zyB3W0pU   Posted on YouTube: January 09, 2011 By YouTube Member: DorothyShiloffHughes Views on YouTube: 734519   Posted on DU: January 13, 2011 By DU Member: Ruby the Liberal Views on DU: 1119

 

Elizabeth Hughes, 8, made her debut singing the national anthem at an AHL Norfolk Admirals (the Tampa Bay Lightning's affiliate) game against the Connecticut Whale (New York Rangers' affiliate) last Friday night. Angelic voice, bundle of nerves ... and then after the words "gave proof," her microphone abruptly cut out.

What happened next might be something we've seen before at a sporting event, but that never lacks for inspiration (and maybe a misty eye or two). There's a moment around 1:30 into this clip that gives us hope for humanity.

An 8-year-old girl is about to suffer a moment of extreme embarrassment that's not of her creation. A woman in the crowd cackles at this moment; not laughs, cackles. You then hear someone "shoosh" those like her during the brief silence. You then hear the crowd pick up the tune in unison.

More: http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Video-Hockey-crowd-sings-after-8-year-old-s-nat?urn=nhl-306789

What an awesome crowd catching her back like that!!!

[yellerpup]

1. Love, love, love this!

The only one who lost their poise was that cackling idiot! Brave girl, excellent sports fans! :kick: & Rec.

[AlinPA]

2. Yes, there are nice people in this world. This is great. Thanks for the post. nt

[pnorman]

6. Those people were the ones Obama was appealing to yesterday!

[spooky3]

3. wonderful!

[BrightKnight]

4. beautiful voice - I thought that the flag might fall when the $&#! cackled but it clearly did not.

I would love to hear the whole thing in her mesmerizing angelic voice. She is a brave child.

[CrawlingChaos]

5. Aww, that was sweet

She was doing such a beautiful job too.

Awful to hear that brief cackling though. Imagine what a traumatizing moment for the little girl if the whole crowd had reacted like that. Fortunately they didn't! What a nice little reminder that people can still be kind.

[Grassy Knoll]

7. Wow, That was great, I'm choked up. K&R.

[ljm2002]

8. What a beautiful voice that young woman has!

And the crowd's response was indeed heartwarming.

K&R

[TheMadMonk]

9. And that Sarah is what sports parenting is supposed to be about.