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Watch emotional return of John Amirante to MSG for Game 5 anthem (Video) (Puck Daddy)

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For 35 years, John Amirante was an institution at New York Rangers games. The lifelong Rangers fan belted the national anthem at home games, his voice cutting through the bellowing cheers from the crowd during the pregame performances. 

Now 80 years old, Amirante had his work scaled back this season dramatically, and as part of that deal it appeared that Game 2 of their first-round series against Pittsburgh would be the last time he’d sing the anthem at MSG.