Lyndon Slewidge

[3] In 2023, Slewidge performed the anthems for the first time since 2016 during the Ottawa Senators 2023-24 home opener.

Slewidge typically ends an anthem with a salute, a wink and a thumbs up sign (or, in the playoffs, with waving a towel).

Marie where at age 9 he won the Kiwanis Music Festival for his singing talent.

In 1992, astronaut Roberta Bondar arranged for Slewidge to record the American and Canadian national anthems.

She took the recordings aboard her flight on NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery (mission STS-42).