The Philadelphia Flyers will no longer play the version of "God Bless America" by Kate Smith due to racially insensitive songs she performed in the past.
"The NHL principle 'Hockey is for Everyone' is at the heart of everything the Flyers stand for," team president Paul Holmgren said. "As a result, we cannot stand idle while material from another era gets in the way of who were are today."
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