Dolores Claman

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Dolores Claman (July 6, 1927 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian composer and pianist. She is best known for composing the theme song, known simply as The Hockey Theme, for Hockey Night in Canada, a song often regarded as Canada's second national anthem^[1], which she composed in 1968, and for "A Place to Stand", the popular tune that accompanied the groundbreaking film of the same name at the Ontario pavilion of Expo 67 in Montreal. In 1971 she wrote the music for the "Theme from Ontario Place" for use in Ontario Place's multi-media exhibitions celebrating the grand opening.

In 2004, she commenced legal action against the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation alleging the network had made unauthorized use of the The Hockey Theme by selling it as a cellular phone ringtone and using it outside of Canada.^[2]

On June 9, 2008 it was announced that Claman had sold the rights to the song to private broadcaster CTV Inc. The majority owner of The Sports Network, which also broadcasts hockey games, acquired the rights to the song in perpetuity after an announcement by CBC that a deal between the public broadcaster and Claman could not be reached.

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• The Canadian Encyclopedia
• Dolores Claman at the Internet Movie Database
• Hockey Theme Homepage