The Hockey Theme
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The Hockey Theme is an iconic Canadian instrumental piece widely regarded as the unofficial national anthem of hockey broadcasts in Canada.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Hockey Theme canonical | 2 |
| The Hockey Night in Canada theme | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3144741 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Hockey Theme Context triple: [Hockey Night in Canada, themeMusic, The Hockey Theme]
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A.
Hocktide
Hocktide is a historic English spring festival, particularly associated with the town of Hungerford, featuring traditional customs, processions, and community celebrations.
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B.
Slapshot
Slapshot is the bald eagle mascot of the NHL’s Washington Capitals, known for entertaining fans at games and team events.
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C.
Modo Hockey
Modo Hockey is a professional Swedish ice hockey club from Örnsköldsvik, known for its strong youth development and producing numerous NHL players.
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D.
Champions on Ice
Champions on Ice was a popular touring figure skating show that featured elite skaters, including Olympic and World champions, performing exhibition programs around the United States and internationally.
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E.
Hockey Homicide
Hockey Homicide is a 1945 Walt Disney animated short directed by Jack Kinney that comically depicts a chaotic and exaggerated ice hockey game.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Hockey Theme Target entity description: The Hockey Theme is an iconic Canadian instrumental piece widely regarded as the unofficial national anthem of hockey broadcasts in Canada.
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A.
Hocktide
Hocktide is a historic English spring festival, particularly associated with the town of Hungerford, featuring traditional customs, processions, and community celebrations.
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B.
Slapshot
Slapshot is the bald eagle mascot of the NHL’s Washington Capitals, known for entertaining fans at games and team events.
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C.
Modo Hockey
Modo Hockey is a professional Swedish ice hockey club from Örnsköldsvik, known for its strong youth development and producing numerous NHL players.
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D.
Champions on Ice
Champions on Ice was a popular touring figure skating show that featured elite skaters, including Olympic and World champions, performing exhibition programs around the United States and internationally.
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E.
Hockey Homicide
Hockey Homicide is a 1945 Walt Disney animated short directed by Jack Kinney that comically depicts a chaotic and exaggerated ice hockey game.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
instrumental composition
ⓘ
song ⓘ television theme song ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate | 2008 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Canada’s second national anthem
ⓘ
The Hockey Theme ⓘ
surface form:
The Hockey Night in Canada theme
|
| associatedWith |
Canadian hockey culture
ⓘ
Hockey Night in Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Hockey Night in Canada brand
National Hockey League ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | television ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | CBC ⓘ |
| composer | Dolores Claman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
symbol of Saturday night hockey in Canada
ⓘ
widely recognized by Canadian sports fans ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Canadian media as an unofficial national anthem ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastOn | Hockey Night in Canada ⓘ |
| genre |
orchestral music
ⓘ
sports theme ⓘ |
| hasArrangement |
modern orchestral arrangement by TSN
ⓘ
various fan and band arrangements ⓘ |
| hasCopyrightHolder |
Dolores Claman
ⓘ
surface form:
Dolores Claman (originally)
|
| hasKey | orchestral major key arrangement (commonly perceived) ⓘ |
| hasNotableFanBase | Canadian hockey fans ⓘ |
| hasTempo | up-tempo march-like rhythm ⓘ |
| inception | 1968 ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent Canadian sports theme compositions ⓘ |
| intendedFor | sports television branding ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| lyricist | none ⓘ |
| notableAs |
iconic Canadian sports theme
ⓘ
unofficial national anthem of hockey broadcasts in Canada ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBC Television ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian popular culture ⓘ |
| performer |
orchestras contracted for CBC
ⓘ
orchestras contracted for CTV/TSN ⓘ |
| primaryInstrument | orchestra ⓘ |
| publisher | CBC ⓘ |
| recordedAs | orchestral arrangement ⓘ |
| rightsAcquiredBy |
CTV
ⓘ
TSN ⓘ |
| subjectOf | licensing dispute between CBC and Dolores Claman ⓘ |
| use |
opening theme for Hockey Night in Canada
ⓘ
theme music for hockey broadcasts ⓘ |
| usedBy |
CTV Olympic hockey coverage
ⓘ
RDS hockey broadcasts ⓘ TSN hockey broadcasts ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Hockey Theme Description of subject: The Hockey Theme is an iconic Canadian instrumental piece widely regarded as the unofficial national anthem of hockey broadcasts in Canada.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Hockey Night in Canada theme