Mark Donnelly
| Mark Donnelly | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 29, 1960 Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Occupation | Opera singer |
| Known for | Anthem singer for the Vancouver Canucks (2001–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine |
Mark Donnelly (born February 29, 1960) is a Canadian singer famous for singing the national anthem "O Canada" at the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks home games. Donnelly is well known for holding the microphone to the crowd and encouraging the crowd to sing along during the second half of the first stanza .
Donnelly was born and raised in Vancouver and North Delta, playing hockey from the age of 12. Armed with a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of British Columbia, he began singing national anthems for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League while working for a Scranton, Pennsylvania parish. After he and his family moved back to Vancouver, he started doing the same for the Vancouver Canucks beginning in 2001.
He made a cameo appearance in the TV show Psych, playing an opera singer in the season four premiere episode "Extradition: British Columbia", and then another cameo appearance as a singer in the final episode "Apotheosis" of the science fiction series Caprica.
He, his wife Catherine, and their nine children currently reside in White Rock, British Columbia. His brother, Lawrence, is the priest of St. Josephs Parish in Langley. He is a staunch supporter of the Canadian pro-life movement.
On October 3, 2014, Donnelly went viral on social media after tripping on carpet that across the ice while singing "O Canada" at a Penticton Vees game.
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