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CBC is holding a contest for Canadians to provide the next Hockey Night in Canada theme song. I checked my birth certificate and lo and behold, I am indeed a Canadian. So I entered an original tune. You can hear it online, along with all the other entries, at CBC.ca by clicking on Anthem Challenge.

 

GOTTA LOVE OUR GAME

 

On the coldest day in December, or the hottest day in July.

There's always one thing guaranteed to bring

A little twinkle to my eye.

Just need a stick, a puck, a pair of skates,

And a sweater with my name.

Then point me toward the nearest rink. Gotta love our game.

 

Could be a backyard in Prince Albert, a marina in Pictou.

A frozen pond in Kirkland Lake

Or a driveway in the Soo.

It doesn't matter where you play.

The feeling's still the same.

The chills run up and down the spine. Gotta love our game.

 

I love our game. There ain't no doubt about it.

I love our game. Don't know where I'd be without it.

It warms my heart, it soothes my brain.

Bet it's even in my DNA. Gotta love our game.

 

The speed, the moves, the hits, the saves,

The breakaways, the fights.

The Rocket, Bobby, 99 and Grapes on Saturday nights.

It's in my thoughts each waking hour,

And the stuff of which my dreams are made.

I just can't get it out of my head. Gotta love our game.

 

Oh sure, it gets rough at times.

And a body often has to pay a pretty stiff price.

But you can't feel joy if you've never felt pain.

So I suck it up with a smile and stick my nose in again

And again ... and again ... and again and again.

 

Whether you grew up here, or just arrived,

It becomes a part of you.

Young and old, rich or poor,

We all breathe hockey through and through.

It's a way of life from coast to coast

And our nation's claim to fame.

So when we raise the Cup,

It's to propose a toast: "Gotta love our game."

 

I love our game. There ain't no doubt about it.

I love our game. Can't imagine life without it.

It warms my heart, it soothes my brain.

Bet it's even in my DNA.

Gotta love our game. Gotta love our game.

GOTTA LOVE OUR GAME.