Adorable Four-Year-Old Sings National Anthem in Front of 10,000 Hockey Fans

No pressure, kid!
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A near sellout crowd came out to see the AHL’s Hershey Bears and Springfield Thunderbirds on Wednesday night, and they were treated to a very cute rendition of the national anthem. 

Taking his place at center ice to sing “The Star Spangled Banner” was four-year-old Landon Mak, decked out in American flag suspenders and a bow tie. He hit the high notes, didn’t forget any words and had the crowd of 10,317 roaring.

The players loved it, especially defenseman Aaron Ness. 

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Landon learned to sing the anthem by watching videos online from the NHL playoffs, according to the York Daily Record.

Landon also did the national anthem at a York Revolution baseball game last summer, although there were only 1,439 people at that game. Not a bad warmup for the massive crowd he performed for on Wednesday night. 


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Dan Gartland
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