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C Brad Lambert - HIFK U20, Jr. A SM-liiga (2022 Draft)

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Erikfromfin said:
First mention of Lambert in TSN... Canadas not getting him
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*hisssssss*

Hands off. :confused:



Change of national eligibility (The ‘four-year’ case)
A player, who has previously participated in IIHF competition, can switch national eligibility (but only once in a player's life) if:
  • He/she is a citizen of the new country of his choice
  • A male player has participated for at least four consecutive years (1460 days) in the national competitions of his new country, during which period he has neither transferred to another country nor played ice hockey within any other country and has not played for his previous country in an IIHF competition during this four year period. For female players the period is two consecutive years (730 days).

So basically 4 years, if he makes the U18 team.Which he might, just because of this fact.
 
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Kaako Kappo said:
*hisssssss*

Hands off. :confused:



Change of national eligibility (The ‘four-year’ case)
A player, who has previously participated in IIHF competition, can switch national eligibility (but only once in a player's life) if:
  • He/she is a citizen of the new country of his choice
  • A male player has participated for at least four consecutive years (1460 days) in the national competitions of his new country, during which period he has neither transferred to another country nor played ice hockey within any other country and has not played for his previous country in an IIHF competition during this four year period. For female players the period is two consecutive years (730 days).

So basically 4 years, if he makes the U18 team.Which he might, just because of this fact.
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I think he has the citizenship for both....

apparently the hiccup is that he only played one year of hockey in Canada..... will be interesting, Finland has the better U-20 program hands down, and Canada well good luck making those teams at the Senior level lol.

if he’s as good as they say though not really a problem though.... will be interesting.
 
Kaako Kappo said:
*hisssssss*

Hands off. :confused:



Change of national eligibility (The ‘four-year’ case)
A player, who has previously participated in IIHF competition, can switch national eligibility (but only once in a player's life) if:
  • He/she is a citizen of the new country of his choice
  • A male player has participated for at least four consecutive years (1460 days) in the national competitions of his new country, during which period he has neither transferred to another country nor played ice hockey within any other country and has not played for his previous country in an IIHF competition during this four year period. For female players the period is two consecutive years (730 days).

So basically 4 years, if he makes the U18 team.Which he might, just because of this fact.
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I’d love to have Lambert especially coming from solid tough Western Canadian bloodlines, but he’s Finnish.
 
jj cale said:
He grew up there, he simply isn't going to play here, it's a pipe dream at this point to think he will.
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He’s Finnish. It’s more than time to move on.

I can’t help but root for the kid, his dad comes from the heartland of hockey in Western Canada, so I can’t help but want to see Brad Lambert do well.
 
IHaveNoCreativity said:
I think he has the citizenship for both....

apparently the hiccup is that he only played one year of hockey in Canada..... will be interesting, Finland has the better U-20 program hands down, and Canada well good luck making those teams at the Senior level lol.

if he’s as good as they say though not really a problem though.... will be interesting.
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Citizenship doesn't do anything. The part I quoted means that if Brad Lambert plays in an IIHF competition and represents Finland, he needs to spend 4 years in Canada to change the country he wants to represent.

And frankly, the odds that Lambert does represent Finland in an IIHF competition during the next two years are pretty damn high.
 
snipes said:
He’s Finnish. It’s more than time to move on.

I can’t help but root for the kid, his dad comes from the heartland of hockey in Western Canada, so I can’t help but want to see Brad Lambert do well.
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I can't go that far but I am pretty ruthless about these things :naughty:

But as for him representing Finland and not Canada, I am long over it.
 
Kaako Kappo said:
Citizenship doesn't do anything. The part I quoted means that if Brad Lambert plays in an IIHF competition and represents Finland, he needs to spend 4 years in Canada to change the country he wants to represent.

And frankly, the odds that Lambert does represent Finland in an IIHF competition during the next two years are pretty damn high.
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If he did, frankly I’d view it as a betrayal to Suomi on his part. I don’t think he is of that type of character.

He grew up in Suomi, has played for years with his countrymen. He’s got cultural bonds with his fellow Finns.

Besides, if his dad is a typical Western Canadian, he’ll want his son to be loyal and stick with his teammates he’s battled with for the vast majority of his life.

0% chance Lambert ever plays for Canada.
 
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jj cale said:
I can't go that far but I am pretty ruthless about these things :naughty:

But as for him representing Finland and not Canada, I am long over it.
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Don’t get me wrong. When the battle commences against the Finns, I want his head on a pike.

But otherwise I’m rooting for him and his future NHL career.
 
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Kaako Kappo said:
Citizenship doesn't do anything. The part I quoted means that if Brad Lambert plays in an IIHF competition and represents Finland, he needs to spend 4 years in Canada to change the country he wants to represent.

And frankly, the odds that Lambert does represent Finland in an IIHF competition during the next two years are pretty damn high.
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Will be interesting, I didn’t think they’d try.
 
IHaveNoCreativity said:
They wouldn’t bother trying if that was the case. They either like their chances or have some assurances. You don’t try to get players who won’t play for you to be eligible to do so.
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The fact that Bob McKenzie said it, gives it some credence.

I believe Hockey Canada would be doing their best to get him in Canada, I just think Lambert will stay with the Finns.

Honestly, in my opinion, he should. We’ve lost how many players to the Americans who are children of Canadian male hockey players and Yankee females? The Yanks have benefited for decades from this, why can’t the Finns have one?
 
snipes said:
The fact that Bob McKenzie said it, gives it some credence.

I believe Hockey Canada would be doing their best to get him in Canada, I just think Lambert will stay with the Finns.

Honestly, in my opinion, he should. We’ve lost how many players to the Americans who are children of Canadian male hockey players and Yankee females? The Yanks have benefited for decades from this, why can’t the Finns have one?
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Basically, I personally wrote him off last summer but if Bob’s saying it... something changed.

I agree with you, we lose so many, kinda sucks.

And because we want to hog all the talent duh :P
 
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snipes said:
The fact that Bob McKenzie said it, gives it some credence.

I believe Hockey Canada would be doing their best to get him in Canada, I just think Lambert will stay with the Finns.

Honestly, in my opinion, he should. We’ve lost how many players to the Americans who are children of Canadian male hockey players and Yankee females? The Yanks have benefited for decades from this, why can’t the Finns have one?
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Who knows? Maybe in the future we will snag a Laine or Kapanen junior?
 
jj cale said:
Who knows? Maybe in the future we will snag a Laine or Kapanen junior?
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Bring on them beautiful Swedish people to Canada instead?

I joke, but Swedish people are better looking than Finnish people.
 
jj cale said:
Never lived in either place so can't make a call on that one.
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It’s a joke about the Tre Kronor v Suomi lions rivalry.

Lighten up. We’ve lost so many Canadians to Yankee females marrying good Canadian boys therefore their children play for the Yanks.
 
snipes said:
It’s a joke about the Tre Kronor v Suomi lions rivalry.

Lighten up. We’ve lost so many Canadians to Yankee females marrying good Canadian boys therefore their children play for the Yanks.
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I wasn't angry or annoyed or anything of the sort, I just said I wouldn't be able to judge on the beauty of their women :thumbu:
 
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If HIFK head coach Jarno Pikkarainen HIFK A juniors head coach Kimmo Kuhta and HIFK GM Tobias Salmelainen has any brains left that trio gives Lambert his liiga debut this season to make sure Lambert doesn't get any interest to go CHL next season. And Finnish hockey association needs to make possible that Lambert plays Team Finland in U18 WJC's next April. Lambert is talent which doesn't come from Finland every year or decade so better not to screw this up.
 

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