USA hockey goal song, explained: How 'Free Bird' became the U.S. anthem for 2026 Olympics

Here's how the song became the heartbeat of USA hockey. Team USA's goal song at the 2026 Milan Olympics is "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd. This is the second straight tournament on the men's side where ...

Ranking the Olympic men’s hockey goal songs, from ‘Free Bird’ to pizza menus

Two goal songs from the men's hockey tournament stand above the rest in our ranking of the best at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games.
Whiskey Riff

“FREE BIRD”: Team USA’s Iconic Goal Song Is Ringing Early & Often In Milan

Lynyrd Skynyrd’s iconic rock anthem will live on forever, if only so the joke of yelling to play “Free Bird” at random ...
National Hockey League

Power Rankings: Goal Songs

Each player had a chance to pick their very own song, which was then played when they scored. So for the sake of competition, we decided to rank them. We played our classic goal song for any player ...