User:Buchanan-Hermit/NHL Player Nationalities (Flags)

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NHL player nationalities (flags)

In the case where a player's national allegiance is different from his place of birth, the flag should represent his allegiance rather than his birthplace.

If the player's allegiance is not known, then the birthplace should be used for flags.

National allegiance generally considers these factors:

• The nation the player represents in international tournaments. (This is the strongest factor as it also represents the other two factors, including allegiance and citizenship.)
• The player's primary nation of citizenship.
• The player's personal history (i.e. parents may be Canadians living in Brazil or born in China but holds citizenship AND grew up in Canada). To use "personal history" as a reason, there must be some sort of proof backing it up (for example, the player says he was raised in another nation and would rather play for that nation internationally).

If a player has played for more than one national team, the most recent country should be used.

When adding a player with abnormal national allegiances, something like <!--plays for Team USA--> should be added next to the flag. This prevents the "switching back and forth" of birthplace flags and allegiance flags due to confusion.

Please note that some research may have to be done (via Google or news sources) to confirm national allegiance. If this is the case, it is probably wise to post a mention on the team's discussion page or the player's discusssion page.

Why use allegiance instead?

• Not all nations have a law granting citizenship via birth (jus soli).
• Birthplace can be coincidental (ie. player born on a US military base, or born in the city his father was currently playing in).
• Players may not even be acquainted with their birthplace because of personal history, such as immigration/emigration at a young age. Assuming the player has connections to the birth country in this case can be misleading.

Players with abnormal national allegiances

The following players' national allegiances are different from the nations of their births. Their names should correspond with the flags shown below. (Listed by last name.)

When considering player flags, this list should be consulted as the "final authority."

Active NHL players

Nationality	Team	Player	Place of Birth*	Reason
	Carolina	Craig Adams	Seria, Brunei	International play.
	Carolina	Anton Babchuk	Kiev, U.S.S.R. (Ukraine)	International play.
	Chicago	Peter Bondra	Lutsk, U.S.S.R. (Ukraine)	International play.
	Ottawa	Patrick Eaves	Calgary, Alberta	International play.
	Toronto	Mikhail Grabovsky	Potsdam, East Germany (Germany)	International play.
	Ottawa	Dany Heatley	Freiburg, West Germany (Germany)	International play.
	NY Rangers	Chris Holt	Vancouver, British Columbia	International play.
	NY Rangers	Darius Kasparaitis	Elektrėnai, U.S.S.R. (Lithuania)	International play.
	Philadelphia	Mike Knuble	Toronto, Ontario	International play.
	Washington	Olaf Kölzig	Johannesburg, South Africa	International play.
	Edmonton	Alexei Mikhnov	Kiev, U.S.S.R. (Ukraine)	International play.
	San Jose	Evgeni Nabokov	Öskemen, U.S.S.R. (Kazakhstan)	International play. Most recent team is Russia.
	Edmonton	Petr Nedved	Liberec, Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic)	International play. Most recent team is Canada.
	Phoenix	Owen Nolan	Belfast, United Kingdom	International play.
	Edmonton	Ryan O'Marra	Tokyo, Japan	International play.
	NY Islanders	Richard Park	Seoul, South Korea	International play.
	Montreal	Alexander Perezhogin	Öskemen, U.S.S.R. (Kazakhstan)	International play.
	Calgary	Richie Regehr	Bandung, Indonesia	International play.
	Calgary	Robyn Regehr	Recife, Brazil	International play.
	Colorado	Paul Stastny	Quebec City, Quebec	International play.
	St. Louis	Yan Stastny	Quebec City, Quebec	International play.
	Toronto	Alexander Steen	Winnipeg, Manitoba	International play.
	Los Angeles	Oleg Tverdovsky	Donetsk, U.S.S.R. (Ukraine)	International play.
	Nashville	Vitaly Vishnevski	Kharkiv, U.S.S.R. (Ukraine)	International play.
	Colorado	Wojtek Wolski	Zabrze, Poland	International play.
	Philadelphia	Alexei Zhitnik	Kiev, U.S.S.R. (Ukraine)	International play.

* listed by country that existed at time of birth, with the present-day state in brackets ( ).

Non-active NHL players

These players are either retired or do not have a contract with an NHL team.

Nationality	Player	Place of Birth	Reason
	Sven Butenschon	Itzehoe, West Germany (Germany)	Personal history. [1] [2]
	Eric Chouinard	Atlanta, Georgia	International play.
	Byron Dafoe	Sussex, United Kingdom	International play.
	Adam Deadmarsh	Trail, British Columbia	International play.
	Mike Greenlay	Vitoria, Brazil	Personal history.
	Brett Hull	Belleville, Ontario	International play.
	Rod Langway	Taipei, Taiwan	International play.
	Jason Muzzatti	Toronto, Ontario	International play. Most recent team is Italy.
	Chris Nielsen	Moshi, Tanzania	International play.
	Jim Paek	Seoul, South Korea	International play.
	Tomas Sandström	Jakobstad, Finland	International play.
	Carter Trevisani	Carlisle, Ontario	International play.

Debatable/Further verification needed

These players' national allegiances are up for debate and need further verification before the flag can be changed (if a change is deemed appropriate).

Nationality	Team	Player	Place of Birth*	Reason
?	Washington	Donald Brashear	Bedford, Indiana	Personal history: raised in Montreal Need confirmation of possible Canadian citizenship.
?	No NHL team	Rumun Ndur	Zaria, Nigeria	Personal history: raised in Sarnia, Ontario. Need confirmation of possible Canadian citizenship. Need info on any international play.
?	Carolina	Glen Wesley	Red Deer, Alberta	Personal history: recently acquired US citizenship. No international play yet, so cannot confirm allegiance.

Useful Sources

• USA Hockey
• Hockey Canada
• World Cup of Hockey rosters (2004)
• Rosters for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City
• Rosters for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin

Earlier Discussion About This Topic

• WikiProject Ice Hockey