Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 12, 2008, Winnipeg, Manitoba C m y k Page a7 Winnipeg repress. Com Canada sunday october 12, 2008 a 7                                                                                                                                                        "     #           $      %      &                 $  &                                                                  %                  %                                                                                                    %                                                   %                                                                                                                                                                          " # $       % &    %                                                               e Edmonton albertan Colin Oberst has won cd cos hockey Anthem Competition. Hockey night in Canada commentator Don Cherry announced saturday that the 37 year old musician and elementary school teacher beat out 15,000 other entries to have his song chosen to begin the saturday night hockey broadcast. When his winning song was announced Oberst looked upward and smiled. As confetti rained Down he embraced his wife. Oberst will receive $ 100,000 and half the ongoing royalties. Csc will invest the other half in minor hockey programs. His tune titled Canadian Gold has a celtic flavour to it. The one minute 18 second song bounces along with a steady rhythm starting with a crowd shouting we want the cup and boo ended by the sounds of bagpipes. Of Berstis song was up against Sticks to the Icea tune written by Fraser Burke a 13 year old from Toronto. Burke won a specially designed Patrick Roy guitar. About an hour before the Winner was announced Oberst was sitting anxiously in the dressing room backstage in Toronto. Ism trying to remain Calm he said Over the phone. But honestly the nerves they re 10 times worse today than they were on thursday. It was on thursday that Oberst was in a lounge at the Beaumont alta., hockey and Curling Arena when the Roar of his friends exploded upon hearing he had become a finalist. He had beaten out More than 15,000 entries from across the country including 997 from Alberta to become one of the last two competitors. Csc launched the Anthem Competition to replace Dolores Clamands iconic hockey night in Canada theme. In june Csc stopped running the 39 year old tune after discussions dissolved during a contract dispute. Ctr bought the rights to her song weeks later now called the hockey son which will debut on ctr owned ten. Can West news service albertan is tune will Cue hockey night in Canada ism trying to remain Calm Colin Oberst James Maclennan / the Canadian press Colin Oberst plays his hockey night in Canada theme for students in Edmonton school where he teaches. His tune won the Csc contest. A 07_ oct 12 08. Ind a7 1 0/ 11/ 08 9 03 26 pm ;