U.S. Air Force Technical Staff Sergeant (Retired) Sonya Bryson-Kirksey performing the "Star Spangled ... [+] Banner" before Game 5 of the Stanley Final in Tampa. To think getting the crowd involved was the byproduct of a sore throat. She informed John Franzone, the Lightning’s vice president of game presentation, that some scratchiness had settled in her throat. Franzone brought her on board for her first performance at a Lightning game that December 7, the 72nd anniversary of Pearl Harbor. So it is not very hard to sing and I could handle that even with my throat being sore.

Source: Forbes July 11, 2021 16:40 UTC