NASHVILLE, TN—(March 11, 2022) — BBR Music Group/Stoney Creek Records award-winning triple threat (musician, vocalist, songwriter), Lindsay Ell today shares she will perform the Canadian and U.S. national anthems at the sold-out 2022 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic™ outdoor game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres on Sunday, March 13, at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The game will be broadcast live at 4pmET/3pmCT on TNT in the US and Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada.
The game will honor members of the Canadian Olympic Women’s Hockey Team's gold-medal performances in the 2021 World Championships and 2022 Winter Olympics and feature additional performances by Alessia Cara and Willow. Ell’s anthems will be accompanied by Toronto Sign Language and the U.S. Color Guard (comprised of four members of the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station) and will conclude with a flyover comprised of four CT-155 Hawks.
Ell, a Calgary native and host of Canada's Got Talent (the 2022 season premieres March 22 on Citytv at 8pm.ET/PT), is no stranger to stadium-sized performances for hockey fans. In late February, she performed her new single with Chayce Beckham “Can’t Do Without Me” at NHL the Stadium Series Outdoor Game in Nashville.
About Lindsay Ell: Lauded as “one of the most exciting and talented young artists in Country music” (Forbes), Lindsay Ell is a triple threat: accomplished musician, unique vocalist and awe-inspiring songwriter. The Calgary native learned to play guitar while traveling with her father to Country-Bluegrass camps as a young girl. Ell honed her craft as a musical stylist and songwriter after being discovered by BTO and The Guess Who’s Randy Bachman (“American Woman” / “Taking Care of Business”) who discovered her at the age of 13. The multi-instrumentalist was soon touring alongside the likes of Luke Bryan, Buddy Guy, and Keith Urban. Ell also shared the stage with distinguished Country group, Little Big Town, along with other powerhouse female artists in one the biggest moments of the 2019 CMA Awards where she was also nominated for Musical Event of the Year. Ell’s nominations do not stop there. She has been nominated for New Female Artist of the Year in both 2019 and 2020, in addition to her 2020 ACM nomination of Music Event of the Year. Ell also won 2021 CCMA Interactive Artist or Group of the Year for the third year in a row. These wins and nominations are well earned after Ell exhilarated audiences as part of Keith Urban’s Graffiti U World Tour, Brantley Gilbert’s Not Like Us Tour, Brad Paisley’s Weekend Warrior World Tour and Blake Shelton’s 2021 Tour. Ell’s first full-length album The Project debuted at No. 1 on the Country Album Sales Chart and was named Billboard’s “Best Country Album of 2017. “What Happens In a Small Town,” Lindsay’s duet with Brantley Gilbert, claimed the top spot at Country radio, marking her first No. 1 in the US. She has two No. 1 singles under her belt in Canada and currently serves as host to Canada’s Got Talent. Her critically-acclaimed sophomore album, heart theory was nominated for “Country Album of the Year” at Canada’s prestigious Juno Awards. Her current single with Chayce Beckham, “Can’t Do Without Me” is out on Country radio now. For more information visit: www.LindsayEll.com.
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