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Originally Posted by the_only_turek_fan
Been on my mind a lot lately....I have nothing against Americans, and I would love to be a dual citizen one day if I get the chance.
But a lot of the players on the team and Steve Yzerman himself are no longer Canadian citizens or are dual citizens with the intent of settling in the United States for the rest of their lives.
Should they be allowed to play for Team Canada?
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Of course. They are still Canadian, were developed in Canada, and for most played for Canada throughout their junior careers at various international tournaments.
It is not like these players move to the U.S. on their own accord. They are drafted into the NHL and in order to live out their dream of being an NHLer they need to move to the United States.
Just because they move there to play in the NHL and then decide to settle down with the wife they likely met in the U.S. and kids that were likely born in the U.S. does not mean they are any less Canadian.
Seems silly that we would expect all Canadian NHLers who want to play in the Olympics to have to play in Canada or not get a dual citizenship.
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Originally Posted by Lego Man
What if someone moved from Canada to Sweden at 5yrs old, became a great hockey player over there, and then came back to Canada at 18yrs... I'd say he would be SWE at heart.
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Alex Steen and he is playing for Sweden.