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Add the andPOP Facebook Application(andPOP) - Canada's second national anthem has been Simple Plan-ified.
The Montreal band recorded a rock version of "The Hockey Theme" Friday for a video that will be shown on TSN.
The network, who nabbed the rights to the iconic song earlier this year from CBC, say Simple Plan are just the first of several Canadian artists who will give the tune a makeover.
Still, the network asserts it will always open its hockey broadcasts with the classic orchestral version of the song.
Simple Plan's involvement reportedly came about last summer after TSN officials heard their version at the MuchMusic Video Awards, which led to the band being approached about doing it for the network.
Their version of the hockey theme will debut on TSN and RDS during Wednesday's Boston-Montreal game, which kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET.
