The Vancouver Canucks cut ties with their longtime national anthem singer, Mark Donnelly, on Friday after the Vancouver Sun reported he was set to perform at an anti-mask rally at a downtown protest Saturday.
After the Sun tweeted the story, Canucks chairman Francesco Aquilini asked the outlet to change its headline to "former Canucks anthem singer" and encouraged his followers to continue wearing masks:
Donnelly, 60, began singing "O Canada" at Canucks games in 2001.
"Mark Donnelly is acting independently and we hope the public understands he is not representing the Vancouver Canucks," COO Trent Carroll told the Sun.