# The Fastest 90 Seconds in Hockey: Celena Rae’s Sprint for Stars Fans

Published 2019-03-08 · Updated 2026-07-23 · Sports & Entertainment on MarketScale
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> Live entertainment can be described as a high-wire act without a net underneath. There is no margin for error and the slightest delay can completely derail an act. For the Dallas Stars’ national anthem singer and in-game host Celena Rae, intermissions are literally a race against the clock. A typical routine requires her to…

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Live entertainment can be described as a high-wire act without a net underneath. There is no margin for error and the slightest delay can completely derail an act.

For the [Dallas Stars’](https://www.nhl.com/stars) national anthem singer and in-game host [Celena Rae](https://marketscale.com/industries/contributors/celena-rae/), intermissions are literally a race against the clock. A typical routine requires her to be on the ice to conduct a fan-participant game like human bowling and then in 90 seconds be upstairs on the Plaza Level to make a presentation on behalf of the organization to a season ticket holder.

“There is nobody else in the league ([NHL](https://www.nhl.com/)) that does what I do, I do not believe,” she says.

The Fort-Worth native is a staple before and during each game.

Rae is no stranger to the spotlight though. She was introduced to a national audience as a semi-finalist on [*American Idol*](https://abc.go.com/shows/american-idol) in 2004 and is currently the face of the [Stars](https://www.nhl.com/stars)’ game day presentation.

[MarketScale](https://marketscale.com/industries) went behind-the-scenes with [Rae](https://marketscale.com/industries/contributors/celena-rae/) to see just how hectic it can be to run a live entertainment program and to see how close she cuts it between hits.

Can she beat the clock?

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