StompinB次元官网网址� TomB次元官网网址檚 iconic sports anthem B次元官网网址淭he Hockey SongB次元官网网址� is being immortalized in the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.

The catchy ditty celebrating B次元官网网址漷he good olB次元官网网址� hockey gameB次元官网网址� will be honoured on Saturday as the Toronto Maple Leafs play the Winnipeg Jets at the Scotiabank Arena.

During the ceremony, the late singerB次元官网网址檚 son Tom Connors Jr. will be presented with a hall of fame plaque, while country singer Tim Hicks will perform the song.

The induction marks the latest achievement for a novelty track which spent decades as a cult favourite before it graduated into the Canadian pop culture canon.

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Released in 1973, B次元官网网址淭he Hockey SongB次元官网网址� was a favourite among the Saint John, N.B., singerB次元官网网址檚 fans during a period of unmatched success for Connors.

At the time, he was on a streak that saw him winning the male country singer Juno Award for five years straight, from 1971 to 1975, propelled by hits like B次元官网网址淏ud the SpudB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淪udbury Saturday Night.

But it wasnB次元官网网址檛 until the Ottawa Senators began playing B次元官网网址淭he Hockey SongB次元官网网址� in the early 1990s that it caught the attention of Leafs coach Pat Burns. He called for the song to be played at his teamB次元官网网址檚 games as well.

B次元官网网址淭he Hockey SongB次元官网网址� quickly spread to other professional hockey rinks across the country where fans enthusiastically sang the chorus from the stands.

Fellow musicians have shown their adoration for the song too, with artists like Great Big Sea and Corb Lund performing their own versions.

After ConnorsB次元官网网址� died in 2013, the single shot up the charts, eventually peaking at No. 29 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100.

The Canadian Press

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