The best Japanese player of all time?

[waitin425]

I thought Aito Iguchi was that guy.

Pavel Barber put out hype videos on the kid playing against house league competition and people fell for it.

He was labeled as a Prodigy and had like 8 million pages on his threads here.

 

[Eye of Ra]

 

[Edenjung]

His name is based on Akira Toriyama, who created Dragonball. Hense, Akira. AND, considering his brother's name is Krilin, which was based on the character from the DragonBall franchise, I'm not wrong...

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www.tagesanzeiger.ch

Get with it nerds. Check your facts and don't f*** with me.

Damn thats cool.
Thats really creative.
Thunbs Up to the Patents

 

[SoundAndFury]

I thought Aito Iguchi was that guy.

What's funny is, even with all the evidence later he's pretty mid even by Japanese standards, some people were arguing (I think without kidding) in his draft year that he is going to get drafted in the late rounds "on talent alone".

 

[joestevens29]

Taro Tsujimoto

Ugh can't believe this is probably my most liked post ever. Only two words from a Buffalo phone book

 

[SheldonJPlankton]

He was born in California.

Willi Plett is the highest scoring Paraguayan born NHL player.

So...Nick Foligno was born New York. Is he Canadian?

 

[Leaf Fans]

So...Nick Foligno was born New York. Is he Canadian?

No, he even plays for the US national team. He does however, have duel citizenship

 

[Toby91ca]

No, he even plays for the US national team. He does however, have duel citizenship

Dual citizenship means he's Canadian and American....so yes, he's Canadian.

My guess is the prior comment around Matthews was suggesting he's not Mexican because he was born in California. Matthews is American, but his mother is originally from Mexico. I highly doubt Matthews has Mexican citizenship though, but I really have no idea.

This is different from Foligno, who's both parents are Cdn and his brother actually played for Team Canada....he has dual citizenship and also different from Brett Hull who's father was Canadian and mother was American....dual citizen (but born in Canada). You see this a lot for hockey players who's parents played in the NHL....a lot of Cdn's that played in US cities and you are starting to see the same with Europeans who have come over to playin the NHL as well.

It's funny....in baseball....Toronto Blue Jays player Vladimir Guerrero jr....was born in Canada, but doesn't speak a word of English (or at least pretends not to).

 

[SheldonJPlankton]

No, he even plays for the US national team. He does however, have duel citizenship

Duel citizenship...I just picture him standing, both sides of his sagittal plane at battle with each other over citizenship supremacy.

His brother, also born in New York, played internationally for Canada.

 

[SheldonJPlankton]

Dual citizenship means he's Canadian and American....so yes, he's Canadian.

My guess is the prior comment around Matthews was suggesting he's not Mexican because he was born in California. Matthews is American, but his mother is originally from Mexico. I highly doubt Matthews has Mexican citizenship though, but I really have no idea.

This is different from Foligno, who's both parents are Cdn and his brother actually played for Team Canada....he has dual citizenship and also different from Brett Hull who's father was Canadian and mother was American....dual citizen (but born in Canada). You see this a lot for hockey players who's parents played in the NHL....a lot of Cdn's that played in US cities and you are starting to see the same with Europeans who have come over to playin the NHL as well.

It's funny....in baseball....Toronto Blue Jays player Vladimir Guerrero jr....was born in Canada, but doesn't speak a word of English (or at least pretends not to).

Generally speaking, one parent passes on citizenship...especially in the Americas.

Matthews mother was Mexican at his time of birth. Matthews was a child when his mother naturalized in 2002. He is Mexican.

 

[Toby91ca]

Generally speaking, one parent passes on citizenship...especially in the Americas.

Matthews mother was Mexican at his time of birth. Matthews was a child when his mother naturalized in 2002. He is Mexican.

You are probably right, I have no idea, I simply assumed you need to do paperwork, apply, etc.....not simply have citizenship because one of your parents is a citizen. For example.... I life in Canada and I know someone who is American, but living here who has kids and I remember her posting something on Facebook about one of her kids getting their US Citizenship.

 

[SheldonJPlankton]

You are probably right, I have no idea, I simply assumed you need to do paperwork, apply, etc.....not simply have citizenship because one of your parents is a citizen. For example.... I life in Canada and I know someone who is American, but living here who has kids and I remember her posting something on Facebook about one of her kids getting their US Citizenship.

Immigration law is very complex. There are often exceptions.

Normally, a first-generation child will be obtain citizenship from a parent. Not necessarily true for subsequent generations. My father was born to "Canadian" parents living in the US in the 1930s. He is Canadian. I am not.

Most likely, the children of your American friend were American at birth. What they got later was formal documention of US citizenship.

 

[NHL Fanatik]

Dual citizenship means he's Canadian and American....so yes, he's Canadian.

My guess is the prior comment around Matthews was suggesting he's not Mexican because he was born in California. Matthews is American, but his mother is originally from Mexico. I highly doubt Matthews has Mexican citizenship though, but I really have no idea.

This is different from Foligno, who's both parents are Cdn and his brother actually played for Team Canada....he has dual citizenship and also different from Brett Hull who's father was Canadian and mother was American....dual citizen (but born in Canada). You see this a lot for hockey players who's parents played in the NHL....a lot of Cdn's that played in US cities and you are starting to see the same with Europeans who have come over to playin the NHL as well.

It's funny....in baseball....Toronto Blue Jays player Vladimir Guerrero jr....was born in Canada, but doesn't speak a word of English (or at least pretends not to).

Uhhhhhhhhh

Yeah dual citizenship does NOT make you from that country. Because you arent... youre only born once....

I could move to Japan tomorrow and live the rest of my life there. I would be an American who lives in Japan

If you think this is wrong, go ahead and try to get into a small Japanese bar in a rural town. Let em know you're Japanese and see how they react lmfao (hint, you wouldnt be allowed in)

 

[BonMorrison]

His name is based on Akira Toriyama, who created Dragonball. Hense, Akira. AND, considering his brother's name is Krilin, which was based on the character from the DragonBall franchise, I'm not wrong...

Ein Schweizer erobert New York – «Wir telefonierten nie mit Skype – sonst hätten wir alle geweint»

Akira Schmid verblüfft im NHL-Playoff mit den New Jersey Devils. Seine Mutter sagt, woher der junge Goalie seine Ruhe hat – und wie er zu seinem exotischen Vornamen kam.

www.tagesanzeiger.ch

Get with it nerds. Check your facts and don't f*** with me.

Here for this beatdown.

 

[Toby91ca]

Uhhhhhhhhh

Yeah dual citizenship does NOT make you from that country. Because you arent... youre only born once....

I could move to Japan tomorrow and live the rest of my life there. I would be an American who lives in Japan

If you think this is wrong, go ahead and try to get into a small Japanese bar in a rural town. Let em know you're Japanese and see how they react lmfao (hint, you wouldnt be allowed in)

No, dual citizenship does not make you "from" that country, but not sure what you mean by "from" that country....presumably you are simply talking about where you were born, because being a dual citizen of US and Canada actual does mean you are both American and Canadian.

I get the sense you are trying to distinguish being an immigrant and someone who was born in the country. I always think of the example....since I live close to the US border as most Canadians do since the population gets lower and lower the further north you go: Two Canadians who were born in Canada and lived there their entire lives (both 5th generation Canadians) are expecting their first child....they take a quick day trip to the US to do some shopping.....woman goes into labour, ends up delivering their baby while in the US. That baby will not have been born in Canada but will end up being far more Canadian than American.

 

[Rodgerwilco]

Woops, guess this has already been covered lol.

 

[NHL Fanatik]

No, dual citizenship does not make you "from" that country, but not sure what you mean by "from" that country....presumably you are simply talking about where you were born, because being a dual citizen of US and Canada actual does mean you are both American and Canadian.

I get the sense you are trying to distinguish being an immigrant and someone who was born in the country. I always think of the example....since I live close to the US border as most Canadians do since the population gets lower and lower the further north you go: Two Canadians who were born in Canada and lived there their entire lives (both 5th generation Canadians) are expecting their first child....they take a quick day trip to the US to do some shopping.....woman goes into labour, ends up delivering their baby while in the US. That baby will not have been born in Canada but will end up being far more Canadian than American.

Your example is logical but youre using two countries with extremely small differences in culture and looks.

If you move somewhere that isnt a bordering country where the differences are stark; you could raise a family, invest into the country, become fluent, etc... youll never be 'Japanese' or 'Swedish' or 'Brazilian'.

Sure, if Im amongst my friends I might say Im Japanese (just using Japan as an example). If someone from Japan, however, asks me 'are you Japanese?' id be lying to say yes. Id respond Im a Japanese citizen or an American who speak Japanese

Now ill somewhat agree; if I was born in Japan (even with American parents) Id consider myself Japanese and say it as such. Though a decent-sized portion wont accept me as such (and never will, and that goes for every single country ) but at least then all Ive ever known is the country I was born in, even if I look different

 

[SheldonJPlankton]

No, dual citizenship does not make you "from" that country, but not sure what you mean by "from" that country....presumably you are simply talking about where you were born, because being a dual citizen of US and Canada actual does mean you are both American and Canadian.

I get the sense you are trying to distinguish being an immigrant and someone who was born in the country. I always think of the example....since I live close to the US border as most Canadians do since the population gets lower and lower the further north you go: Two Canadians who were born in Canada and lived there their entire lives (both 5th generation Canadians) are expecting their first child....they take a quick day trip to the US to do some shopping.....woman goes into labour, ends up delivering their baby while in the US. That baby will not have been born in Canada but will end up being far more Canadian than American.

In 35 years, said baby could be President of the US...after returning to live in the US as a 21 year old.

 

[Hanji]

How does a question about Japanese players quickly turn into a discussion about Asians? Whats next, a discussion of South Africans will quickly turn to blacks?

LOL @ the hockey world and its homogeneity.

 

[KingPuckChoo]

How does a question about Japanese players quickly turn into a discussion about Asians? Whats next, a discussion of South Africans will quickly turn to blacks?

LOL @ the hockey world and its homogeneity.

found the antifa

 

[Albatros]

I'm not sure that Japan ever had a clear standout player that could be labeled the greatest of all time, but Suzuki Norio for one was constantly excellent both domestically and internationally.

 

[Hoek]

If we're allowing fictional players, there's an anime called "PuraOre! Pride of Orange". The story apparently follows a group of young Japanese girls in a knitting club who decide that it would be fun to try ice hockey, even though none of the girls know anything about hockey or skating. So they put on some skates, and then go play against Team Canada and win.

(...I haven't seen the show, but supposedly it isn't very realistic...)

I have. Unfortunately it's really light on the actual hockey stuff until right near the end where they play some real games against other teams and then it was finally somewhat interesting! Just wish they spent less time on the slice of life and cute girls doing cute things aspects, it could've been a great anime. The whole beating Team Canada bit is supposed to be "the dream" or whatever, not what actually happens in the plot.

 

[Ace]

Uhhhhhhhhh

Yeah dual citizenship does NOT make you from that country. Because you arent... youre only born once....

I could move to Japan tomorrow and live the rest of my life there. I would be an American who lives in Japan

If you think this is wrong, go ahead and try to get into a small Japanese bar in a rural town. Let em know you're Japanese and see how they react lmfao (hint, you wouldnt be allowed in)

What am I? I was born on an island in the Azores which is Portugal’s land…to two American parents overseas due to military service. And I wasn’t born on the base because they didn’t have anyone to handle the birth so I was born on Portuguese soil…thousands of miles away in the middle of the ocean…and the US doesn’t recognize being born in Portugal because I would have to had done military service for them at 18…which the US would never allow.

To recap…two American parents. Born off base which would have made it too easy. On Portuguese soil no where near Portugal. US doesn’t recognize any Portuguese claim and birth certificate says US.

But I was born there. Am I from a place I was only technically for a few days? Because once I was brought back to the base I’m technically on US soil. And I haven’t been to the Azores since I was six months old anyway.

 

[WarriorofTime]

It's funny....in baseball....Toronto Blue Jays player Vladimir Guerrero jr....was born in Canada, but doesn't speak a word of English (or at least pretends not to).

he left as an infant

 

[Colezuki]

Lmao I don't know how on earth this thing had him ranked #1 then, I sorted by place of birth on some stat site and he was the top. Still interesting that he's born in Asia though, I was friends with a girl in high school from the same city as him, right on the border with China & North Korea; on the coast of the Sea of Japan. Only NHL player from there

am I crazy for asking isn't russia considered asia?