Musampa
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Russians who were born East of Ural Mountains technically aren’t from Europe
His father is RussianI used to think Barkov was Russian "ov" not Finnish
Somewhat similar
I just realized that Trochek is American! lol This reminded me of how Milan Lucic is surprisingly from BC. Which had me thinking- what other NHLers are surprisingly not from Europe given their names?
Wtf? Funny, I always thought they were Canadian or AmericanEvery white north american is european lol
Born in Taiwan to American parents and raised in the US, also its Rod not Ron.Always thought Rob Langway was from an Anglo country, but he’s actually born in Taiwan! I always thought Anders Lee was from Taiwan but actually is American!
Anders is most definitely Scandinavian. The surname Lie is common in Norway, but you can see why it could have become anglicized into Lee, as it pronounced identically. Being from Minnesota he surely has Norwegian or Swedish heritage, hence the name.Shame that Milwaukee is now part of Europe.
I mean, it’s not really common for a white dude either? And “Anders” isn’t as common, so I get it.
It’s the first names that might be a bigger indicator- Travis, Steven, Cody, those all seem largely NA-only. My own last name is Western European AF, it’s a thing.
Melting pot yo.
Born in Taiwan to American parents and raised in the US, also its Rod not Ron.
And yes Anders is a very Chinese name.
Yeah but I mean, why would someone be surprised that someone named "Lee" not be european? That's why I'm asking because maybe there's something I don't know about that name in europe.
Steven Stamkos for some reason? Alliteration made me think he’s Swedish.
It’s an English surname, like most notably, Confederate war General Robert E Lee
Vincent is much more of an European name than it’s North-American. Hence why you mostly see French-Canadians having it.What nationality did you think Trochek was, I don't recall any European players named Vincent?