Regarding the Canadian raised kids playing in the US, credit the USA NTDP for attracting some very top Cdn born players.
Well that should never be a concern for Canadian parent kids, especially if it is the dad who is the father and especially if he is or was an NHL player.It should not matter if the NTDP can offer them paradise with 20 virgins, it should have been long ago nurtured and implanted on their kids the desire to play for Canada if hockey is their chosen sport. It should be made as natural as breathing air. You work on their head early and often.
You just should,nay, it is your responsibility to grind it into their heads at an early age that when it comes to hockey should they choose it as a sport that they have no other choice other then to play for Canada should the opportunity arise.
I just don't get where these guys heads are at, it is like they have forgotten everything once they get some money stuffed up their bums.
A total lack of responsibility on their part of a priceless duty and heirloom that has been entrusted to them
Their behaviour baffles and disgusts me.