Should the Canucks get rid of Mark Donnelly? Doesn't pump up crowd anymore!

[Everybody Hates Raymond]

NOTHING, and I mean nothing, seems to pump up half of the people there. It's way too quiet no matter what happens.

[Noheart]

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2004/03/can_an_opera_singer_be_too_fat.html

That is an article on fat opera singers.

It's funny this thread came up, I was thinking he had lost some "richness" to his voice

So I googled, and that's what I found

[Bertuzzi Babe]

Should the Canucks get rid of Mark Donnelly?

[MJDDawg]

Just need to fatten him up again.

Maybe the Nucks can hire Kyle Wellwood's personal trainer to work with Mark.

[Jägermeister]

Donnelly is still a great singer, but since he lost all that weight I have found that his singing hasn't been quite as good.

[D.Doughty]

Lets change our anthem too!!!

[-Vintage Canuck-]

I miss the old Donnelly when he never lost all that weight.

[Rick Rypien]

Cornelison is a pretty bad singer. He doesn't pump up the crowd in Chicago, they cheer the entire anthem because their showing their patriotism. It has nothing to do with Cornelison's vocal abilities. Donnelly is 10x the singer Cornelison is and the fact we sing our national anthem is not a gimmick, we are being patriotic. Or is that not allowed in Rogers Arena either?

[MJDDawg]

Rene Rancourt should be reserved for funerals at Arlington National Cemetery.

[Hunter.S-Kerouac]

Donnelly is a beast.

[Jester13]

And CDC forum just sunk to a brand new low. I'm not even mad...

[Bure fan]

This whole thread is absurd . It's not up to Donnelly to pump up the crowd. He's a anthem singer. For anyone to say that he shouldn't be the singer is just down right idiotic.

[Lockhart]

I think they should switch it up every game......... have a different hot young girl.

[PlayStation]

Been a while since I've heard him sing as well as this.

[thad]

She's not even Canadian but yeah let's fire Donnelly and get Rihanna. She'll kill it! That woman is like strippers for your ears

[thad]

I think they should switch it up every game......... have a different hot young girl.

[diesel_3]

How about the guy who sells beer in the 300's?! Talk about miserable...His negative 'This job seems like a chore' attitude is rubbing off on the Sedins!

[Sugar baby watermelon]

What a dumb post!

[pwnstar]

Should the canucks get rid of the fans in the building? They don't seem to be pumping up the players much.

[-DLC-]

In all fairness, the atmosphere at playoff games is electric - you can't attribute the crowd's reaction to the anthem signer because they'd cheer at a kazoo or armpit sounds at a playoff game.

I like Mark Donelly's rendition and feel that he brings a touch of class to the deal. The fact that he does hand the mic over to the crowd makes sure they re participating even before the puck drops...I like it.