Leafs Future Stacked with Canadians

[True North One]

Long time reader, first time poster. I was looking at our current roster recently and decided to take a deeper look at our whole organazation. I knew Burke had a preference to draft North American born players but was surprised on how loaded our team was with canadian boys. I have always loved the way Chicago and Anaheim have been built with a ton of canadian kids. Here is a quick break down of who we have currently and who coming up through the system.

Leafs:

15 - CDN
6 - USA
3 - RUS (Grabo, Komarov & Kulemin)
1 - GER
1 - SWE

Marlies/Junior/Europe:

23 - CDN
10 - USA
4 - SWE
1 - FIN

Overall im really excited about the furutre as i truly believe you have a better chance of winning if you have more canadians on your team.

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[carlyle]

Don Cherry, is that you?

 

[Kiotzu]

Don Cherry, is that you?

Was gonna say. It really doesn't matter who dons a Leafs sweater aslong as he can play.

 

[True North One]

Don Cherry, is that you?

Lol, not quite. Cherry rants about not drafting canadians...meanwhile the organization is stacked with them.

 

[hockeygeek]

Was gonna say. It really doesn't matter who dons a Leafs sweater aslong as he can play.

I see what you did there

 

[carlyle]

Lol, not quite. Cherry rants about not drafting canadians...meanwhile the organization is stacked with them.

If there is even one non NA player on the leafs, Don Cherry is not okay with it.

 

[rojac]

Long time reader, first time poster. I was looking at our current roster recently and decided to take a deeper look at our whole organazation. I knew Burke had a preference to draft North American born players but was surprised on how loaded our team was with canadian boys. I have always loved the way Chicago and Anaheim have been built with a ton of canadian kids. Here is a quick break down of who we have currently and who coming up through the system.

Leafs:

15 - CDN
6 - USA
3 - RUS (Grabo, Komarov & Kulemin)
1 - GER
1 - SWE

Marlies/Junior/Europe:

23 - CDN
10 - USA
4 - SWE
1 - FIN

Overall im really excited about the furutre as i truly believe you have a better chance of winning if you have more canadians on your team.

Grabo is from Belarus not Russia.
Komarov was born in Estonia and raised in Finland.

But what's the difference where a player comes from?

 

[MakeTheIronSing]

thats about the average is it not?

thats roughly 50% per squad, Canadians make up about 50% of the league, im not sure about stacked

only 2 Swedes in the system?

 

[613Leafer]

I dont care what country of origin our players/prospects are from...

EXCEPT when it comes to pointing out how much of an uninformed blowhard Cherry is. I cant believe people actually like this guy. CBC has a pretty terrible broadcast... Cherry, Healy, Milbury? Seriously? Its literally a bunch of guys whose discussions revolve around who can yell the loudest and say the most uninformed things.

 

[sangreale]

Don Cherry, is that you?

No cuz there would have been an Ontario bracket.

 

[sangreale]

I dont care what country of origin our players/prospects are from...

EXCEPT when it comes to pointing out how much of an uninformed blowhard Cherry is. I cant believe people actually like this guy. CBC has a pretty terrible broadcast... Cherry, Healy, Milbury? Seriously? Its literally a bunch of guys whose discussions revolve around who can yell the loudest and say the most uninformed things.

I know who the winner is.

People love Cherry. I don't but others do.

However, I have always found the dialogue interesting. So proceed.

 

[rojac]

I dont care what country of origin our players/prospects are from...

EXCEPT when it comes to pointing out how much of an uninformed blowhard Cherry is. I cant believe people actually like this guy. CBC has a pretty terrible broadcast... Cherry, Healy, Milbury? Seriously? Its literally a bunch of guys whose discussions revolve around who can yell the loudest and say the most uninformed things.

Milbury wasn't on CBC last year and isn't on there this year.

 

[carlyle]

I dont care what country of origin our players/prospects are from...

EXCEPT when it comes to pointing out how much of an uninformed blowhard Cherry is. I cant believe people actually like this guy. CBC has a pretty terrible broadcast... Cherry, Healy, Milbury? Seriously? Its literally a bunch of guys whose discussions revolve around who can yell the loudest and say the most uninformed things.

I dont particularly like him but I enjoy listening to him when he isn't talking about the troops.

 

[rojac]

I wonder if the OP has ever noticed that the teams at the bottom of the league also have a lot of Canadians on them.

 

[True North One]

Grabo is from Belarus not Russia.
Komarov was born in Estonia and raised in Finland.

But what's the difference where a player comes from?

I added them together for simplicity.

Komarov was born in Estonia (then in the Soviet Union) to Russian parents.

Grabovski was born in Potsdam, East Germany. The family returned to their native Belarus (then a Soviet Socialist Republic) when he was three years old. Grabovski is a russian name too i might add.

 

[sangreale]

PS I forgot to highlight "who can yell the loudest".

 

[613Leafer]

Milbury wasn't on CBC last year and isn't on there this year.

Was pointing out the types of guys theyve had on CBC in recent memory, not necessarily this season. I guess I could have been more clear, though message is still the same.

TSN doesnt have a single blowhard broadcaster. Not a single one. They are able to give criticism, disagree, have legitimate discussions, but they dont just make stuff up and they dont have yelling contests. Not to mention their insiders actually are insiders. McKenzie, Dreger, and LeBrun are probably the top 3 in the business for legitimate inside information as opposed to just rampant speculation camouflaged as inside info. I look forward to the days that they start acquiring more and more broadcasting rights.

 

[True North One]

thats about the average is it not?

thats roughly 50% per squad, Canadians make up about 50% of the league, im not sure about stacked

only 2 Swedes in the system?

Canadians in whole organization is 56% and 61% of our prospects are Canadian.

4 Swedes in the system.

 

[carlyle]

Seriously though whats your point? Need I remind you that our previous captain was not just a Swede, but a former 1st overall draft pick, who is a franchise leader in points, goals, PP goals, SH goals, GWGs and is tied for the NHL record for overtime goals?

 

[waingr0]

Seriously though whats your point? Need I remind you that our previous captain was not just a Swede, but a former 1st overall draft pick, who is a franchise leader in points, goals, PP goals, SH goals, GWGs and is tied for the NHL record for overtime goals?

Yes but us Leafs' fans love them Swedes. It's those damn yankees, I tell ya.

 

[johnny_rudeboy]

We have 4 Swedes playing in Europe? Nilsson, Granberg and Loov U I know of but who is the 4th?

 

[MajorityRules*]

Only time I care about a players nationality is during the Olympics, WJC, World Cup. When it comes to the Leafs, I'm cheering for the jersey and what's on front. Don't care where they're from.

 

[ShLou Foot]

We have 4 Swedes playing in Europe? Nilsson, Granberg and Loov U I know of but who is the 4th?

Owuya is Swedish

 

[True North One]

Seriously though whats your point? Need I remind you that our previous captain was not just a Swede, but a former 1st overall draft pick, who is a franchise leader in points, goals, PP goals, SH goals, GWGs and is tied for the NHL record for overtime goals?

My point? Take a look....how many arent Canadian? The more Canadians you have the better chance of winning you have and certainly if the majority of your elite players are Canadian. There are exceptions of course ie. Detroit

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1913-14 Toronto Blueshirts Scotty Davidson
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1919-20 Ottawa Senators Eddie Gerard
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1927-28 New York Rangers Bill Cook
1928-29 Boston Bruins Lionel Hitchman
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1931-32 Toronto Maple Leafs Hap Day
1932-33 New York Rangers Bill Cook
1933-34 Chicago Blackhawks Chuck Gardiner
1934-35 Montreal Maroons Hooley Smith
1935-36 Detroit Red Wings Douglas Young
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1937-38 Chicago Blackhawks Johnny Gottselig
1938-39 Boston Bruins Cooney Weiland
1939-40 New York Rangers Art Coulter
1940-41 Boston Bruins Dit Clapper
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1943-44 Montreal Canadiens Toe Blake
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1952-53 Montreal Canadiens Butch Bouchard
1953-54 Detroit Red Wings Ted Lindsay
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1964-65 Montreal Canadiens Jean Beliveau
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1973-74 Philadelphia Flyers Bobby Clarke
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1975-76 Montreal Canadiens Yvan Cournoyer
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1978-79 Montreal Canadiens Serge Savard
1979-80 New York Islanders Denis Potvin
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1983-84 Edmonton Oilers Wayne Gretzky
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1985-86 Montreal Canadiens Bob Gainey
1986-87 Edmonton Oilers Wayne Gretzky
1987-88 Edmonton Oilers Wayne Gretzky
1988-89 Calgary Flames Lanny Mcdonald
1988-89 Calgary Flames Jim Peplinski
1989-90 Edmonton Oilers Mark Messier
1990-91 Pittsburgh Penguins Mario Lemieux
1991-92 Pittsburgh Penguins Mario Lemieux
1992-93 Montreal Canadiens Guy Carbonneau
1993-94 New York Rangers Mark Messier
1994-95 New Jersey Devils Scott Stevens
1995-96 Colorado Avalanche Joe Sakic
1996-97 Detroit Red Wings Steve Yzerman
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1998-99 Dallas Stars Derian Hatcher
1999-00 New Jersey Devils Scott Stevens
2000-01 Colorado Avalanche Joe Sakic
2001-02 Detroit Red Wings Steve Yzerman
2002-03 New Jersey Devils Scott Stevens
2003-04 Tampa Bay Lightning Dave Andreychuk
2005-06 Carolina Hurricanes Rod Brind'Amour
2006-07 Anaheim Ducks Scott Niedermayer
2007-08 Detroit Red Wings Nicklas Lidstrom
2008-09 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby
2009-10 Chicago Blackhawks Jonathan Toews
2010-11 Boston Bruins Zdeno Chara
2011-12 Los Angeles Kings Dustin Brown

 

[carlyle]

My point? Take a look....how many arent Canadian? The more Canadians you have the better chance of winning you have and certainly if the majority of your elite players are Canadian. There are exceptions of course ie. Detroit

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Yes and? The teams that do crappy are also filled with Canadians.