Apparently NHL is willing to allow players Italian descent to represent Italy in the 2026 Olympics, let's make rosters for other countries

[SoundAndFury]

Because it’s fun and players want to

Imagine Italian players playing for Italy and Canadian players for Canada. What a wild concept.

 

[Mathieukferland]

Misa

Spanish I think

 

[Kuracmugger]

Yikes. Wasn't "Team China" the last time stupid enough?

All those players played 16 months in China and were able to represent them in the following IIHF rules, they were all naturalized but legally

 

[WayTooCold]

How about Team Africa since human started migrating from Africa 125000 years ago?
They could claim ancestry of the best team.

Team Africa forwards:

Auston Matthews
Toronto Maple Leafs

Connor McDavid
Edmonton Oilers

Nathan MacKinnon
Colorado Avalanche

Leon Draisaitl
Edmonton Oilers

Cale Makar
Colorado Avalanche

Nikita Kucherov
Tampa Bay Lightning