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Edmonton Oilers anthem singer Robert Clark thanks fans for support during cancer treatments

Adam Laskaris
Adam Laskaris
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Nov 14 2025, 10:13 pm
Edmonton Oilers anthem singer Robert Clark thanks fans for support during cancer treatments
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Edmonton Oilers anthem singer Robert Clark is feeling the love.

Clark, who is currently undergoing cancer treatment, shared a kind note to Oilers fans after his first week of chemotherapy.

“A lot of people asking how I’m feeling, oddly enough, have been feeling pretty good, really, really tired, a lot, which is to be expected, but otherwise, no other big symptoms, so feeling very lucky that way,” Clark said in a video posted Friday.

And despite the circumstances, he’s still able to see the humorous side of life, making fun of his own typically bald head.

“I mean, the hair in my head is always gone, but won’t be losing the hair on my face, which is a nice added bonus,” Clark said with a laugh.

ClarkĀ announced his condition late last month, revealing that he had first started feeling symptoms back in August and underwent a series of tests that eventually led to the cancer diagnosis.

ā€œItā€™s a very, very treatable type of leukemia, and the treatment that I am going to be going through will put me into remission almost indefinitely,ā€ Clark said at the time. ā€œWhat comes with this type of leukemia is a giant spleen, which I have, and a whole lot of tiredness. I am tired all the time.ā€

Clark has been performing the Canadian and American national anthems before Oilers games for over a decade, with his first season with the team coming in 2013-14. He has become a staple at home games and a fan favourite among the Oilers faithful.

Apart from singing the anthems, Clark is a fixture in the Edmonton operatic scene, having sung for three different local opera companies. He is an uber-talented performer, being able to sing in English, French, Italian, German, Russian and Spanish.

With files from Preston Hodgkinson

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