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Mobey said:Some of you guys are letting your pride for your country blind your sense of reality.
I don't see how you can fault a kid for wanting to have an experience of a lifetime. This tournament will be a great experience for him, whether or not he's in the red and white, or the red, white, and blue.
Don't lay into the kid, that's not fair. He's not a traitor. He's a dual citizen, and has played just as much of his hockey in the States.
Brady deserves the opportunity to participate in this tournament, and he obviously wants to take part in it, so he took a guaranteed roster spot. Can't fault that.
The problem is that he developped into a premier young hockey player in Canada. His dad has served Hockey Canada successfully on numerous occasions. His dad owns Salmon Arm and guaranteed Brady his spot there. His dad's NHL team drafted him. His dad pulled strings to get him to the summer evaluation camp for Team Canada. And Brady says no because he isn't guaranteed a spot on Team Canada? Talk about turning your back on not only your country, but your own father.
And honestly, Brady is good, and I believe Brady would have made Team Canada.
Brady's mother might be American, but his time in Salmon Arm turned him into the premier hockey player he is today.