Team Germany right now

[Albatros]

He was born in South Africa only because his parents were temporarily working at a hotel there, not sure why they would have applied for citizenship or even permanent residence.

 

[Atas2000]

Are you certain that Kolzig doesn't hold South African citizenship from birth? Pretty sure when he was born, he would have received it. His family was living there and the Apartheid government would have wanted any white person possible to have citizenship. Wouldn't surprise me if he was a duel citizen of both.

You have to realize the world is very different from the NA part of it. Why would anyone apply for citizenship in Kölzig's situation?

 

[smitty10]

You have to realize the world is very different from the NA part of it. Why would anyone apply for citizenship in Kölzig's situation?

I'm not sure you understood what I was saying.

I assume he has South African citizenship from birth. He was born under Apartheid and the White government would have given him citizenship to bolster the White population.

My question was: does he hold any other citizenship? He clearly has a German passport because of his parent's being German, but does he actually have German citizenship or just South African?

 

[Atas2000]

I'm not sure you understood what I was saying.

I assume he has South African citizenship from birth. He was born under Apartheid and the White government would have given him citizenship to bolster the White population.

My question was: does he hold any other citizenship? He clearly has a German passport because of his parent's being German, but does he actually have German citizenship or just South African?

You can't be forced to have a citizenship. Place of birth may grant you the right to acquire one in some countries. He's never had any other citizenship than the german one if I am informed correctly.

He was on the canadian camp-list for the 1989 WJC, but could not participate because of his german citizenship(and no canadian).

 

[PenDuhNotPittsburgh]

Koelzig included?

Call me crazy but I don't see Draisaitl winning any significant player award. Koelzig at one point was deemed the best player in his position in a season that included scrub goalies like Hasek, Brodeur, Roy and Belfour.

I just don't see Draisaitl ever reaching those sort of heights.

Wouldn't be that sure.
Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy - Wikipedia
Ovi is not always gonna be around to be in the way

 

[teravaineSAROS]

Wouldn't be that sure.
Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy - Wikipedia
Ovi is not always gonna be around to be in the way

So you think Draisaitl is permanently a top 3 goal scorer now after one season? several players have had 40+ goal seasons just to never experience it again.