2024 NHL Draft Picks by Country
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Hockeyfrilla
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3 Norwegians, 1 latvian, 1 austrian and 1 czech drafted out Sweden aswell.
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Sombastate
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That's a smaller nation draft for sure despite the no-show from Germany and Denmark.
Belarus and Norway had their best draft in history. For Belarus it was a steady climb for the past 7-8 years which culminated in a future superstar while the future will show how sustainable this pace is for Norway.
Latvia quietly had a solid draft without any major standouts, and three drafted players is repeated best result for us, so it's definitely a success for such a quiet year.
For Slovenia and Austria having a player drafted is a big thing on its own.
Germany, Slovakia and Switzerland tend to shuffle good and bad years, so it doesn't really matter that the first two had a quiet draft. Denmarks 0 players, however, is a sad continuation of their downfall.
Belarus and Norway had their best draft in history. For Belarus it was a steady climb for the past 7-8 years which culminated in a future superstar while the future will show how sustainable this pace is for Norway.
Latvia quietly had a solid draft without any major standouts, and three drafted players is repeated best result for us, so it's definitely a success for such a quiet year.
For Slovenia and Austria having a player drafted is a big thing on its own.
Germany, Slovakia and Switzerland tend to shuffle good and bad years, so it doesn't really matter that the first two had a quiet draft. Denmarks 0 players, however, is a sad continuation of their downfall.
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kp61c
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carolina went all in on russian prosepects as ususal
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WarriorofTime
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Worth pointing out Zelenov is a dual citizen that was born in Moscow and per IIHF rules could be eligible to represent Russia internationally if he doesn’t represent Austria earlier.
Czechboy
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My takeaways...
Canada tied the big 3 (Russia, Sweden, US)
Canada also beat the current big 3 (Finland, Sweden, US) internationally
Czechs can't touch top 5
7 through 12 can't touch the Czechs
We continue to be stuck in 6th in a weird spot. Our biggest competitors combined - Slovakia 1, Germany 0, Switzerland 4, Latvia 3 = 8. We had 13.
Nice job Norway! And Belarus (who have a NDTP type thing going on that is working).
Canada tied the big 3 (Russia, Sweden, US)
Canada also beat the current big 3 (Finland, Sweden, US) internationally
Czechs can't touch top 5
7 through 12 can't touch the Czechs
We continue to be stuck in 6th in a weird spot. Our biggest competitors combined - Slovakia 1, Germany 0, Switzerland 4, Latvia 3 = 8. We had 13.
Nice job Norway! And Belarus (who have a NDTP type thing going on that is working).
CanadienShark
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Two things that jump out are the sheer number of Canadians vs Americans. The other is the number of Finns. I love supporting Finland. They're an awesome hockey country and I hope they keep progressing.
Any insight on how that exactly works? If you play for one team as say a junior, does that disqualify you from the other as an adult? Is there a cutoff age for that?
WarriorofTime
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Yeah once you play in IIHF competition it’s really hard to switch countries. Note that this doesn’t include the hockey Canada sponsored stuff like the Gretzky Hlinka
