17Kurri
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I believe Hull wanted to play for Canada but was either cut or not invited to try out for some tournament and instead went to play for the US. I think his first choice was to play for Canada.
Yah, pretty much.
He started playing for US teams because could not get invite to Canadian teams. And by the time his talent actually began to emerge enough the get the attention of Canadian national teams, he was committed to the US. US took a gamble on Hull and it ended up paying off.
Hull is Canadian born and bred, but due to his mother being American born, he was eligible to play for the US. Funny thing is, iirc, that Hull's mother has lived in Canada most of her adult life.