Stompin鈥� Tom鈥檚 iconic sports anthem 鈥淭he Hockey Song鈥� is being immortalized in the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.

The catchy ditty celebrating 鈥漷he good ol鈥� hockey game鈥� will be honoured on Saturday as the Toronto Maple Leafs play the Winnipeg Jets at the Scotiabank Arena.

During the ceremony, the late singer鈥檚 son Tom Connors Jr. will be presented with a hall of fame plaque, while country singer Tim Hicks will perform the song.

The induction marks the latest achievement for a novelty track which spent decades as a cult favourite before it graduated into the Canadian pop culture canon.

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Released in 1973, 鈥淭he Hockey Song鈥� was a favourite among the Saint John, N.B., singer鈥檚 fans during a period of unmatched success for Connors.

At the time, he was on a streak that saw him winning the male country singer Juno Award for five years straight, from 1971 to 1975, propelled by hits like 鈥淏ud the Spud鈥� and 鈥淪udbury Saturday Night.

But it wasn鈥檛 until the Ottawa Senators began playing 鈥淭he Hockey Song鈥� in the early 1990s that it caught the attention of Leafs coach Pat 亚洲天堂. He called for the song to be played at his team鈥檚 games as well.

鈥淭he Hockey Song鈥� quickly spread to other professional hockey rinks across the country where fans enthusiastically sang the chorus from the stands.

Fellow musicians have shown their adoration for the song too, with artists like Great Big Sea and Corb Lund performing their own versions.

After Connors鈥� died in 2013, the single shot up the charts, eventually peaking at No. 29 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100.

The Canadian Press

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