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did not see this coming... they said ! Yeah, and elephants can´t fly :d

 

 

 

 

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  On 12/12/2024 at 6:27 PM, hckošice said:

did not see this coming... they said ! Yeah, and elephants can´t fly :d

 

 

 

 

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IIHF already allowed :ITA to do that in 2006, then it was our idiotic National Federation's officials givin'up that possibility

 

I hope this time they are not so blind, since it's obvious that we don't have any local market and/or any local kid to protect and any movement to develop (no kids practicing, no infrastructure, no money)

 

it's the same with Baseball in the WBC, when we play with a team made mainly of pro players that have never played in Italy (some of them, they've not even been here once in their life)

 

p.s. I think the request to be "soft" with that rule came directly by the IOC in order so sell a few more tickets :rolleyes: :whistle:

got a passport? then, you're in :pope:

 

p.p.s however, what about those who already played for :CAN / :USA in recent times? will they be able to choose? will they be "instigated" to play for :ITA? will they be available only to their "original" team and a no-no for :ITA:mumble:

 

I'm really curious to see how this thing develops in the next 14 months?

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  On 12/12/2024 at 8:33 PM, phelps said:

IIHF already allowed :ITA to do that in 2006, then it was our idiotic National Federation's officials givin'up that possibility

 

I hope this time they are not so blind, since it's obvious that we don't have any local market and/or any local kid to protect and any movement to develop (no kids practicing, no infrastructure, no money)

 

it's the same with Baseball in the WBC, when we play with a team made mainly of pro players that have never played in Italy (some of them, they've not even been here once in their life)

 

p.s. I think the request to be "soft" with that rule came directly by the IOC in order so sell a few more tickets :rolleyes: :whistle:

got a passport? then, you're in :pope:

 

p.p.s however, what about those who already played for :CAN / :USA in recent times? will they be able to choose? will they be "instigated" to play for :ITA? will they be available only to their "original" team and a no-no for :ITA:mumble:

 

I'm really curious to see how this thing develops in the next 14 months?

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Pretty sure, they´ll allow it. Same as for KOR 2018 and CHN 2022. IOC need it, and they will make sure it will happen. I never was in doubt, one day such news will come. It was only a matter of time :d

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  On 12/12/2024 at 8:43 PM, hckošice said:

Pretty sure, they´ll allow it. Same as for KOR 2018 and CHN 2022. IOC need it, and they will make sure it will happen. I never was in doubt, one day such news will come. It was only a matter of time :d

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;)

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  On 12/12/2024 at 6:27 PM, hckošice said:

did not see this coming... they said ! Yeah, and elephants can´t fly :d

 

 

 

 

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Ah yes, new Italian first line centre

 

*checks notes

 

:CAN:ITA Macklin Celebrini

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  On 12/12/2024 at 9:01 PM, JoshMartini007 said:

Michael Del Zotto? Though it looks like he's in the AHL now...

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Surely they'll find a few boys with more famous names whose grandma had one of her parents somewhere in Italy :d

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looking at Today's NHL Rosters, this is a list of player that surely would be eligible to play for :ITA (even if many of them have already played at the World Champs/Olympics for :USA / :CAN in the past, sometime recent past)

 

Forwards

 

Adam Fantilli (Columbus)
Kyle Palmieri (NY Islanders)
Noel Acciari (Pittsburgh)
Philip Tomasino (Pittsburgh)
Andrew Mangiapane (Washington)
Sonny Milano (Washington)
Joe Veleno (Detroit)
Michael Pezzetta (Montreal)
Michael Amadio (Ottawa)
Anthony Cirelli (Tampa Bay)
Max Domi (Toronto)
Max Pacioretty (Toronto)
Tyler Bertuzzi (Chicago)
Ryan Donato (Chicago)
Nick Foligno (Chicago)
Matt Boldy (Minnesota)
Marcus Foligno (Minnesota)
Luke Evangelista (Nashville)
Michael Carcone (Utah)
Matias Maccelli (Utah)
Alex Iafallo (Winnipeg)
Cole Perfetti (Winnipeg)
Gabriel Vilardi (Winnipeg)
Robby Fabbri (Anaheim)
Frank Vatrano (Anaheim)
Troy Terry (Anaheim) ???
Matt Coronato (Calgary)
Anthony Mantha (Calgary)
Macklin Celebrini (San Josè)
Ty Dellandrea (San Josè)
Tyler Toffoli (San Josè)

 

D-Men

 

Dante Fabbro (Columbus)
Brett Pesce (New Jersey)
Victor Mancini (NY Rangers)
Brandon Carlo (Boston)
Ben Chiarot (Detroit)
Steven Santini (Tampa Bay)
Mathew Dumba (Dallas)
Nick Leddy (St.Louis)
Robert Bortuzzo (Utah)
Sean Durzi (Utah)
Alec Regula (Edmonton)
Cody Ceci (San Josè)
Mario Ferraro (San Josè)
Alex Pietrangelo (Las Vegas)

 

Goalies

 

Drew Commesso (Chicago)
Joel Hofer (St.Louis) ???

 

but I'm pretty sure that there are a few more with Italian heritage coming from their moms and/or wives (Canadiens' Josh Anderson, for instance)...

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and of course we can still go for some more shopping in the AHL and the main European Leagues (where a few good players with Italian heritage play)...

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