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L.A. Kings Put Koreatown Senior Center Harmonica Class at Center Ice for Stanley Cup Playoffs National Anthem


The NHL's Los Angeles Kings invited the Koreatown Senior Center harmonica class to perform the national anthem at the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The L.A. hockey team invited the amateur harmonica troupe to play the national anthem at Game 1 of the series, on April 21, after they were so well-received during the Kings’ Korean heritage night celebration last month. Unfortunately, even though the Koreatown Senior and Community Center harmonica class was back for Tuesday night’s Game 5 this week, that home winning streak snapped, and now the Oilers lead 3-2 in the best-of-seven series. While Sophia Ko from the class was hoping for a win heading into their Tuesday night “Star-Spangled Banner” performance, she tells Billboard that “it’s hard to put into words” what this overall Stanley Cup Playoffs experience has meant to her.

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