That is why I asked the question . I read many times of the situation but never fully understood it.
Did he decline the under 17?
Is there other reasons.
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He's not a citizen, so he's not eligible.
Even though the U17 is just a Hockey Canada tournament rather than a IIHF one, they still require citizenship and that's likely so that players can be moved on to higher levels (as the tournament itself is used as a tool to help identify players for U18).
that's a question i never understood myself. I know he was planning on going down to the states to play before ultimately choosing PEI maybe that was a factor im not sure
He went to the US after he ripped up Bantam AA and they wouldn't surclass him.
Not sure he was ever planning on going back though, he always seemed to be planning on the Q route.
are you sure because he is not considered a euro on our team, our euros are beran and sedlar
He's not considered an import because he met residency requirements to go through the midget draft.
That basically entails proving that you're not trying to manipulate territorial restrictions (say a Q territory kid moves to Ontario and wants to go to the OHL instead, he and his family have to have a legitimate reason such as moving due to employment and have to make the move prior to the draft year) or if you're a European player, that you've lived and played within the league's territory for a number of years with a parent or guardian and thus your development should be treated the same way as any other kind in the territory.
He's lived in Montréal since 2005 IIRC, so those requirements were easy for him to meet.
The same situation will happen again this year in the Q with Jean Gleizes.
He's French, but will not be considered an import player as he's played in Québec for years.
Of course, but you know every place has to start somewhere!
The real question AT, if you know this. Are his parents actually Dutch and moved to Canada like Wolski's, or are they Canadian that lived Netherlands like Sean Day with Belgium? If they are Dutch, I can actually see him play for Netherlands.
His dad is Dutch and played and coached for the Netherlands.
Hannie Sprong played on and coached the Dutch national team and was a general manager of a hockey team.
The younger Sprong played with players nearly twice his age when he was five years old and played in tournaments in Montreal and Finland.
The family took a trainer’s suggestion to come to Canada and let Sprong play summer hockey when he was seven years old.
“We just decided to stay here because we fell in love with Canada,” he said.
http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Sports/2013-06-10/article-3272797/Islanders-bring-in-firepower/1