No more National Anthem at high school hockey games?

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The group overseeing high school hockey teams in parts of Pennsylvania looking to ice the National Anthem.

They say the -- the star spangled banner before games just takes too much time and that cost money.

Trace Gallagher let Alice -- hit him with more Trace.

Made it was a hot in the commissioner he said these emails to a 183.

Different high schools in central and Western Pennsylvania saying that he suggested.

That may be they -- the National Anthem before the hockey games while you might imagine his email inbox was filled was some.

Not so cordial comments but the commissioner made it very clear this has nothing at all to deal with a lack of patriotism must.

National Anthem -- should not be played only because.

Of the time constraints.

Ice is very very hard to get okay and it's not cheap and we're talking 300 dollars an hour sometimes.

-- he says that because of overly -- -- singing of the National Anthem that actually.

Games can be canceled before -- even over and then coaches would have a right.

To protest the games but.

The National Anthem supporters didn't like it listen.

Don't agree with it I think it's -- bad policy I think there's got to be some other time because I'd go back to 1960s.

With high school hockey.

And we've always played the National Anthem.

So I think I think that it something that should be done as part of our our our history and our country and -- -- -- part of the game.

So guess what the commissioner is now planning to hold another meeting to -- -- there's a way to review the issue.

And maybe make adjustments to get the National Anthem back -- the for all the hockey games and one of the suggestions is.

Why not instead of having people seeing it live you do it prerecorded it's always -- -- -- to have so your patriotic and you still have the time you need to play.

The hockey game you -- The -- he had existed all this time singing it.

And now no longer Trace thank you.

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