"Blow at High Dough" played as Macklin Celebrini opened the scoring for Canada's Olympic men's hockey team, but "Feeling Good" by The Sheepdogs played for the following goals.
The song that played after Canada's first goal in the men's Olympic hockey tournament is another hit by The Tragically Hip.
Blow at High Dough played on the loudspeakers in Santagiulia Arena in Milan as Macklin Celebrini and his teammates celebrated the opening goal.
Nathan MacKinnon beat Czechia netminder Lukas Dostal earlier in the first period, but the referee called a tripping penalty on Canada's Nick Suzuki right before the puck crossed the goal line.
Twelve minutes later, Celebrini's goal counted, with assists from Cale Makar and Connor McDavid. Canada entered the first intermission leading 1-0 against Czechia.
Canada added their second and third goals in the second period and another two goals in the third period. After those goals, however, Feeling Good by another Canadian band, The Sheepdogs, was played.
Feeling Good was the goal song they used at the 4 Nations Face-Off, when they won it all.
At the 2026 World Juniors over the holidays, Team Canada chose Courage by The Tragically Hip. Although they finished third at the world juniors, the men's Olympic squad decided to go back to the iconic Canadian band for its goal song.
Fun Facts About 'Blow At High Dough'
"Don't blow at high dough" is an expression that Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie's grandmother reportedly used, according to hipmuseum.com. The phrase suggests not getting ahead of oneself.
For a Canadian team that's a favorite to win gold at the Olympics, the song seems fitting. After Slovakia upset Finland in Group B action, Team Canada faces some dark-horse teams in Czechia and Switzerland in the preliminary round action, and the Americans, Swedes and Finns are all top contenders for the gold medal as well.
Blow at High Dough appeared in video game Rock Band on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Before the 4 Nations Face-Off final between Canada and the United States, Sportsnet played a video montage edited to Blow at High Dough. Footage of both countries at the tournament and of their national teams' successes in history played during the song. But the song was a clever choice given the situation.
That tournament came amid increasing tensions off the ice between the two countries, when the United States threatened to (and eventually did) impose tariffs on Canada, prompting Canada to retaliate with its own tariffs. U.S. president Donald Trump also frequently referred to Canada as the "51st state."
Canada's national pride was on full display at the tournament as the team beat the U.S. in overtime in Boston.
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