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Take Robert Nilsson for example. He is a swedish citizen, born to swedish parents in Calgary when dad Kent Nilsson was working there. He moved back to Sweden when very young and has spent most of childhood and youth in sweden and in swedish hockey and has represented sweden in 3 WJCs. So he is a canadian born swedish hockey player. He isn't a canadian hockey player.
Or take Ryan O'Marra. Born in Tokyo to canadian parents and moved back to Canada when he was 1. So he's a japanese born canadian player. He isn't a japanese player.
The worst case I've found is Paul Kariya. He's got a 3:rd gen canadian-japanese father and a scottish mother, born in canada to canadian parents, never played any hockey in japan except when representing Canada.
So why is he added to the category 'japanese hockey players'? It's like stating that every hockey player named John(s)son or Ander(s)son are Swedish players, since they sure have a Swedish immigrant some 3-4 generations back.
There are some players who have dual citizenships and/or nationality.
But country X born, doesn't automatically mean country X player.
that s right. nationality or representation need to be the determinant Mayumashu ( talk) 22:00, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
it is a fact that being born in Brunei, Japan, Korea, Brazil, Indonesia, Paraguay, ... does not provide one with the country's citizenship when your parents are not citizens of these countries (unlike the States). the burden of proof needs to be that despite having foreign parents a Craig Adams, Willie Plett, etc. has the citizen in question. other similar cats for other sports and non-sports occupations do not follow this schema, so there is not much of a consensus Mayumashu ( talk) 18:23, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
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Take Robert Nilsson for example. He is a swedish citizen, born to swedish parents in Calgary when dad Kent Nilsson was working there. He moved back to Sweden when very young and has spent most of childhood and youth in sweden and in swedish hockey and has represented sweden in 3 WJCs. So he is a canadian born swedish hockey player. He isn't a canadian hockey player.
Or take Ryan O'Marra. Born in Tokyo to canadian parents and moved back to Canada when he was 1. So he's a japanese born canadian player. He isn't a japanese player.
The worst case I've found is Paul Kariya. He's got a 3:rd gen canadian-japanese father and a scottish mother, born in canada to canadian parents, never played any hockey in japan except when representing Canada.
So why is he added to the category 'japanese hockey players'? It's like stating that every hockey player named John(s)son or Ander(s)son are Swedish players, since they sure have a Swedish immigrant some 3-4 generations back.
There are some players who have dual citizenships and/or nationality.
But country X born, doesn't automatically mean country X player.
that s right. nationality or representation need to be the determinant Mayumashu ( talk) 22:00, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
it is a fact that being born in Brunei, Japan, Korea, Brazil, Indonesia, Paraguay, ... does not provide one with the country's citizenship when your parents are not citizens of these countries (unlike the States). the burden of proof needs to be that despite having foreign parents a Craig Adams, Willie Plett, etc. has the citizen in question. other similar cats for other sports and non-sports occupations do not follow this schema, so there is not much of a consensus Mayumashu ( talk) 18:23, 22 November 2007 (UTC)