“The NFL Can Keep Taylor Swift”– Tate McRae Sends Hockey Dudes Into A Frenzy With Appearance At Calgary Flames Game

Canadians - and the hockey world at large  - love Tate McRae. Do I need to really differentiate between "Canadians" and "the hockey world?" Feel like those are a couple of synonyms cutting it up, but maybe I'm wrong. At the very least, most of our northern neighbors call themselves fans of the sport, so we'll just leave it that. That way we can get to the more important part of the story, which is that Canadian singer, songwriter and dancer Tate McRae attended a Calgary Flames game last night. And the internet took notice, to say the least. It certainly helped that the NHL broadcast pointed out that their hometown superstar was in attendance. McRae was actually born in Calgary, Alberta, so it makes sense that she would be a fan of the Flames. And hockey is very important to her family, as her brother Tucker plays collegiate hockey at Dartmouth. When the broadcast shined a light on Tate McRae, they showed her brother sitting right next to her as they cheered on the Flames: https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1869935297531658517 As you can see, she's a big hit in her hometown of Calgary. She actually played her first concert there this past summer, stopping in for the Cowboys Music Festival as a part of her Miss Possessive Tour. McRae is also a recognizable figure in the world of hockey, mainly because she dated NHL player Cole Sillinger. He plays center for the Columbus Blue Jackets, and this post below sums up their relationship that ended in 2023. The cheating part is alleged, but the storyline that came from it certainly helped Tate McRae's career rocket to the moon: https://www.instagram.com/p/C23dGKRJEjJ/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=d76f602c-640d-423b-bbe4-5cde2c5a4a18 Man... Tate McRae getting the invite to the All-Star game before her ex that's an actual hockey player has to sting. But anyways, back to her attending the Calgary Flames game. It seems as though some people are just now finding out who the superstar is, while others are very much familiar with her. Either way, social media was swooning over Tate McRae underneath the NHL's post, as you'll be able to see from some of the replies:

Me personally if I see Tate sitting in the second level, I’m going Zibanejad mode and tucking 5 including an OT winner, then I’m finding her in the stands and blowing kisses at her while I’m sliding on my knees at center ice for my celly like I’m Yakupov.

— Moh “Juice” Bility (@moh_bility69) December 20, 2024

Did she just… blow me a kiss? https://t.co/3ZZer1qWT5 pic.twitter.com/Q99pGoT2Zp

— Ron D. Jockefeller (@RD_Jockefeller) December 20, 2024

NFL can keep Taylor Swift. We got Tate

— Code Prometheus (@CodePrometheus) December 20, 2024

No wonder why they’re 11–4-3 at home this year

— Nicky Bets (@itsNickyBets) December 20, 2024

All of a sudden i like hockey

— cohen (@13Idfk) December 20, 2024

Caught it and put it in my pocket https://t.co/UgHAr6G4wi

— Nick (@NickZararis) December 20, 2024

Crazy relief when the announcer said that’s her brother https://t.co/rRyq5AqESg

— Boof (@boof597) December 20, 2024

I’d turn into prime Ovie pic.twitter.com/EYq7rsSnhl

— Nailgun (@TommyNailGun) December 20, 2024

This is like when the Cup is in the house

— Clark Kent (@DailyPlanetCW) December 20, 2024

The Ottawa Senators, who got the W on the road in Calgary last night, even chimed in: https://twitter.com/Senators/status/1869984529253052613