You contradict yourself in your two parts. Obviously Oleksiak is more American then Canadian, but so was Myers. In your above post about Hull, you try to put him off as more American than Oleksiak. He speant the majority of his childhood in Canada, spending the off seasons in Bellville till age 6 or 7 when he moved full time to Canada, where he grew up, went to school, played hockey. So what if he visted family in the US, plenty of people did that. Why would a person like that feel more American then Canadian, his mother was American yet she lived in Canada and I believe still does.
His case is similar to Foligno except Nick Foligno's mother was Canadian. He played for the US because he thought he could never make Team Canada, Hull accepted the US roster spot because of that reason after Team Canada wouldn't take him due to him playing in the NCAA. You can think of Hull as American, but just because you put on the jersey doesn't mean its who you are, or in a more literal sense, even as a hockey player because Hull is almost completely Canadian trained. Is Trottier American? He wore the US sweater, but he's Canadian trained.
Oleksiak obviously is American, more so then Hull and others, but there's a good chance if Canada offers him the spot he'll take it.
listen, I am going to end this because I dont want this turning into something even more stupid then it already has become. I stand by what I have said about your comments towards players that picked the US over other countries. for whatever the reason it irks you, and you go out of your way to make snide remarks and find ways to bring them down as players as well as their accomplishments.
as for who picks what country, or who is more American or Canadian, you lost me there. I dont care where Nick Foligno spent most of his life, he picked the US and that is the end of it. I dont care where Tyler Myers spent the majority of his life. He picked Canada and thats the end of it.
I think you have an issue with players being able to make the choice of what country to play for, and I simply dont. As long as you have the birth right or bloodlines to do so, then that is fine with me. I dont care that Kozun, Olsen, and Couturier all picked Canada to play for despite being all born in the US. they had the right to play for whichever country they wish, but you never comment about those players that were born in the US yet now call Canada home.
Brett Hull, Adam Deadmarsh, Cam Fowler, Mike Knuble, Patrick Eaves, Patrick O'Sullivan, etc are all American players in my eyes and nothing else. They all chose to play for the US despite being born in Canada. Some of them spent under a year or two in Canada if that, but it is their birth place. All of Brett Hull's brothers were born in the US, with Brett just missing out..he is surrounded by more Americans then you know.
Alex Galchenyuk is a terrific kid and player. If he picks the US, I would be excited as he is a legit top line forward. He has the right to pick the US because of his birth and the time spent here. If he doesnt pick the US, so be it, I still love the kid. I dont want to hear your expert theroies about what this kids reasons are for picking the US, because you dont know where his heart is. I have talked to him in the past, kid always said he loved it here, but I never fully considered him an American partly because of his accent and the way his family was around the rink (both my reasons were petty and ignorant by the way). But none of that matters, all that matters is that little thing on his birth certificate that says Milwaukee Wisoonsin, USA.
Maybe you dont realize it POG, but you have an attitude towards Hull, Galchenyuk, and a lot of other Americans. I am a homer for US hockey, zero doubt, but I still respect many Canadian kids every single year. Hall and Skinner were kids I touted bigtime last year. And this year Ty Rattie, Couturier, Michael St Croix, Boone Jenner, etc have all been favorites of mine. Really cant find anything positive you have said about an American player......ever.
