Mandy Breen is just 11 years old, but she has years of experience singing on stage in musical theater productions and even has sung “The Star-Spangled Banner” a few times before various events.
So how did she feel singing the national anthem at T-Mobile Arena in front of executives of the Vegas Golden Knights?
“It was cold,” Breen says, laughing. “It was very cold.”
Point taken. Because the ice for Las Vegas’ new National Hockey League team was in place, the arena was a bit nippy. But that did nothing to quell the enthusiasm of Breen and other singers who auditioned last week to perform the national anthem before one of the 44 home games scheduled for the Golden Knights inaugural season.