Katherine Fritsch To Return as Anthem Singer For Fourth Year

Good to see she’ll be back for another go-round, that girl has some pipes on her for being such a little thing.

Now if some of my fellow Caniacs would kindly refrain from trying to fit every name on the roster into the anthem I’d be much obliged.

that little video just made me wish it were October a little more :( Good luck KK!!

Gee is it October yet ? We too voted ofr KK and we do wish her all the best & hope she gets the spot ! And i loved how the canes beat Boston too !! hehehe

Seriously, my favorite anthem singer. Here’s why:

a) She doesn’t overdo it. It’s already a complicated song and doesn’t need to be drug out/oversung. She keeps it simple and doesn’t do a ton of runs. Good stuff.

b) Most young kids who sing are waaaaaay over the top and it seems forced. She sings it straight and simple.

Before I saw her sing for the first time at a Canes game I thought “oh boy, here’s another young kid singer who’s forced to sing by their parent’s”…but I was so pleasantly surprised. Glad to know she’s sticking around next year.

KK rocks! I love watching new fans hear her sing. I was at a Pens’ game one year and there was this family from Montreal there for the first time. The dad and daughter both asked me how old she was. When I told them she was 10 at the most, they were shocked because she sang like “a 30 year old”. The pink cowboy boots also crack me up. :)

I love the cowboy boots and the wave too.

I also love being around someone who is at a game for the first time and has never heard her sing before. The look of amazement on their face is priceless. I hear she blows away the crowd at the Panthers games too.

Here’s a little fact about Katherine. She’s one of the most “interesting” subjects on my flickr site. She’s the second most popular search, and two of her photos are in my top twenty all-time views. She has quite the following and deservedly so!

Great to have her on the team again!

I love catching the anthem on TV, and my friends who are over end up hearing her sing. I’ve had a couple sit down and watch a game just because they heard her.

I think she does a good job, and it has been fun to see her progress over the years.

It’s getting old to hear people spell out all of the doom and gloom that they feel is going to befall this team this year, but to add complaints about KK’s singing? Please…………..

I think in the western conference& maybe a uniform too ???…man can he belt out both the US & Canadian anthems really well !

This girl rocks. Period. I hope she blows up the music industry if that is what she chooses to do, but my selfish side doesn’t want to share her with any other organization… she’s one of my favorite Hurricanes traditions. Oh, I voted for her, of course out of support. But, I hope she sticks around for the anthems in Raleigh… I can’t imagine a game without her.

She’s got a lot of talent, but she also has a ton of character… a lot more than your average 11 year old. She’s an amazing person with a bright future. She represents us well.

Update: From last night KK went from 2% of the vote, (last place), to 10% (fourth place) and she will sing at one of the games. The poll is now closed.

A big thanks to all of you who voted for her.