Ridiculous goal scored by Geoff Platt of Lokomotiv in the KHL's Gagarin cup
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Siberian
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Might be a bit off topic, but since Platt played several years in Dinamo Minsk, he has a Belarussian passport. He's also classed as a Belarussian player according to the KHL website, but why doesn't he play for their national team? Locked up with Canada?
nope, he has already played a couple of games for team belarus and even scored his debut goal at the EIHC tournament in gdansk, poland.
Weird, it feels like being a solid KHL player, you should be a candidate to represent your national team (Belarus) in the World Championships?
SoundAndFury
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SoundAndFury
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According to Eliteprospects he hasn't played a single game for Belarus
He only became eligible to play for Belarus in October:
"Based on an IIHF decision dated 2013-10-04 Platt is eligible for the Belarussian national team to compete in IIHF tournaments."
And you were just told that he has already played for them in EIHC tournament in Gdansk.
I see! I thought he had been a national team player for than that, that's why I was so confused..
I guess he will play this year's World Championship then?
Killion
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I believe so yes. He took out Belarussian Citizenship actually in order to qualify to play for their National Team in International Tournaments. In an interview he said that if an NHL team ever did come knocking (he's 28 & thats unlikely) he might jump at the opportunity but that he'd still play for Team Belarus. Played briefly in the NHL, was shipped around in the minors a lot, AHL. Incredible really when you look at that clip. That is some very very serious skill.
