When six-year-old Casey Dyck sang O Canada to open the Jan 28 Vancouver Giants home game against Kelowna at the Langley Events Centre, it was an 乌鸦传媒渁w乌鸦传媒� moment.

With his mom, Whitney standing next to him, a confident Casey sang the anthem while wearing a Giants jersey, ending to thunderous applause and cheering.

乌鸦传媒淗e went for it,乌鸦传媒� a proud Whitney told the Langley Advance Times.

Senior VP Dale Saip乌鸦传媒檚 grandson Casey with the cutest anthem of the year 馃幎

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Giants vice-president Dale Saip, Casey乌鸦传媒檚 grandfather, said it happened because Casey乌鸦传媒檚 mom 乌鸦传媒� and uncle Gatlin Saip 乌鸦传媒� often sing the anthem at hockey games, including the Giants and Canucks.

Casey, a passionate hockey fan, had been lobbying his 乌鸦传媒淧apa,乌鸦传媒� Saip, to skate with the Giants team.

Papa replied that Casey would have to sing the national anthem at a Giants game first.

乌鸦传媒淲ork for the reward,乌鸦传媒� Saip explained.

Whitney said on the way to the game at the Langley Events Centre, she assured Casey he didn乌鸦传媒檛 have to be nervous because she would be there with him, and she would have a microphone, just in case.

He told her not to sing.

乌鸦传媒淗e was very confident,乌鸦传媒� Whitney recalled.

Casey was a 乌鸦传媒渓ittle disapointed乌鸦传媒� that it wasn乌鸦传媒檛 a full crowd (because of pandemic restrictions), she added.

For the youngster, it was his second moment in the proverbial limelight.

There is another story about Casey, whose name means 乌鸦传媒渂rave and vigilant.乌鸦传媒� It乌鸦传媒檚 about a child who nearly died, then made a miraculous recovery.

In 2016, Casey, a happy-go-lucky newborn, developed a slight temperature and was uncharacteristically fussy.

Whitney and dad Dave took him from their home in Tsawwassen to Richmond General Hospital, where Casey was diagnosed with a respiratory virus.

Casey乌鸦传媒檚 condition was worsening, and as he was being prepared for transport to BC Children乌鸦传媒檚 Hospital in Vancouver, he stopped breathing and went into cardiac arrest.

A 乌鸦传媒渃ode blue乌鸦传媒� emergency warning sounded.

乌鸦传媒淗e was just as white as a ghost,乌鸦传媒� Dave recalled,

It took 45 to 50 minutes to bring Casey back.

from on .

Casey would spend 26 days in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at BC Children乌鸦传媒檚 Hospital, where a specialized infant ventilator kept his tiny lungs inflated and allowed them to heal.

Seventy-two hours after the code blue, there was some good news.

A CT scan found no abnormality in Casey乌鸦传媒檚 brain function.

乌鸦传媒淵our baby defies all logic,乌鸦传媒� the doctor told his parents. 乌鸦传媒淚n my experience, this doesn乌鸦传媒檛 happen.乌鸦传媒�

Casey went to be a 乌鸦传媒減oster child乌鸦传媒� for the hospitals that helped save him, and today is a thriving, rambunctious kid, who walked early, talked early, and goes at life 乌鸦传媒渇ull-on,乌鸦传媒� according to his mom.

乌鸦传媒淗e乌鸦传媒檚 absolutely a dynamo,乌鸦传媒� Whitney said.

For the record, Casey乌鸦传媒檚 older brother, Jameson, has a wonderful singing voice, but so far isn乌鸦传媒檛 interested in performing in front of a crowd.

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