The man whose quick thinking led to one of the most viral moments of the Edmonton Oilers' season is tipping his Stetson to the fans.

"I don't know if there are many (fan bases) in the 30 teams in the National Hockey League that would be able to do what Edmonton and the Oilers did last night," Country music artist Brett Kissel told The Canadian Press on Monday.

"My cowboy hat goes off to them."

Kissel improvised amid microphone issues Sunday night, coaxing the Rogers Place crowd into singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" in unison before the start of Game 3 between the Oilers and the Anaheim Ducks.

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Kissel was caught off guard, but said he didn't have time to panic.

"Im thinking to myself, Youve got to be kidding me! Is this for real? And that's when the nerves set in," Kissel recalled. "There was this split second of worry, but the reality is there was no Plan B, so it was either going to work or it wasn't."

The Oilers appreciated Kissel's effort.

"Brett knew the mic was gone," Patrick Maroon said. "As an American, for a Canadian to sing the (U.S.) national anthem was pretty special to me. (It) certainly got me going. That was pretty cool."

Like many fans watching at home, Edmonton head coach Todd McLellan didn't initially know what was going on.

"I didn't realize, to be quite honest, that it was a mic problem," he said. "I thought it was a 'Hey, let's get everybody involved' and as it turns out, a glitch can produce a great moment. The people of Edmonton showed their respect to our neighbors down south."

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