Editing God Bless America (section)

====National Hockey League====
"God Bless America" has been performed at home games of the [[National Hockey League]]'s [[Philadelphia Flyers]] and those of the [[Ottawa Senators]] in which the visiting team is from the United States. (The NHL requires arenas in both the U.S. and Canada to perform both "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]" and "[[O Canada]]," the Canadian national anthem, at games that involve teams from both countries.<ref name="NHL-Anthems">{{cite news|last=Allen|first=Kevin|access-date=October 29, 2008|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2003-03-23-anthem-booing_x.htm|title=NHL Seeks to Stop Booing For a Song|work=[[USA Today]]|date=March 23, 2003}}</ref>)

At some Flyers' home games, especially during big games and the playoffs, their main anthem singer, [[Lauren Hart]], has sung "God Bless America" alternating lyrics with [[Kate Smith]] on a video screen, until 2019. Smith actually appeared in person to sing at select Flyers games, including their [[1974 Stanley Cup Finals|1974 Stanley Cup]] clinching game against the [[Boston Bruins]], to which she received a thunderous ovation from the passionate Philadelphia fans. Before games whenever "God Bless America" is performed until 2019, [[Lou Nolan]], the PA announcer for the Flyers at the [[Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)|Wells Fargo Center]], would say: "Ladies and gentlemen, at this time, we ask that you please rise and remove your hats and salute to our flags and welcome the No. 1 ranked anthemist in the NHL, Our very own Lauren Hart, as she sings (if the visiting team is from Canada, O Canada, followed by) God Bless America, accompanied by the great Kate Smith."<ref>{{YouTube|id=dShN5wTbF_o|title=May 24th, 2010 Anthems sung by Kate Smith & Lauren Hart Canadiens Vs. Flyers HNiC}}</ref>

At some Senators home games since {{NHL Year|2000}},<ref name=OttawaSenators/> if the visiting team is from the U.S., their main anthem singer, [[Ontario Provincial Police]] Constable [[Lyndon Slewidge]], has sung "God Bless America" and "O Canada."<ref name=OttawaSenators>{{cite news|title=Shots From the Point|date=November 4, 2000|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|page=F3|quote=Renowned anthem singer Lyndon Slewidge also sounds a bit different, with a new background music accompanying his lyrics to O Canada. He will also substitute God Save America for The Star Spangled Banner on selected occasions.}}</ref>  An example of this came during the Senators' home opener during the 2002–03 season, when they were home against the [[New Jersey Devils]].<ref>{{cite AV media|title=New Jersey Devils Hockey: New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators|medium=radio|publisher=New Jersey Devils Radio WABC Talk Radio 77 AM (New York)|date=October 10, 2002}}</ref>

During [[Tom Golisano]]'s time as owner of the [[Buffalo Sabres]], the team occasionally substituted "God Bless America" for "The Star-Spangled Banner" during certain special events. When this occurred, [[Ronan Tynan]] was brought in to sing the song while usual anthem singer Doug Allen sang "O Canada."