Some I heard of:
1. Ed Hatoum (from Lebanon, played in the 70's)
2. Claude Vilgrain (from Haiti, played for the Devils in the late 80's-early 90's)
3. Rod Langway (he was born in Taiwan)
4. Jim Paek (from South Korea)
2006-09-14 13:40:51 · 9 answers · asked by foleycat 3 in Sports ➔ Hockey
I assume you mean 'born in' when you say 'from'
Ed Hatoum was BORN in Beirut, but grew up in Canada
Claude Vilgrain was BORN in Haiti, but grew up in Canada
Rod Langway was BORN in Taiwan, but grew up in America
Jim Paek (and Richard Park) were BORN in South Korea, but both learned hockey in North America.
So, I consider them hockey players because of where they grew up, not because of where they were born.
On the other hand, Anze Kopitar probably fits the bill because he was born and raised in Slovenia, which only has 6 ice rinks and less than 300 registered players
2006-09-15 16:34:38 · answer #1 · answered by cyrenaica 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Robyn Regehr - Recife, Brazil
Richie Regehr - Bandung, Indonesia
Owen Nolan - Belfast, N. Ireland
Craig Adams - Seria, Brunei
Richard Park - Seoul, South Korea
2006-09-14 16:28:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say, a guy from a unique location is a guy who got to be a really good player, who had little ice time when he was a kid, a teenager, growing up in general. Some of the guys you mention were guys who were born in other countries but their parents moved to Canada or back to Canada. Some "unique" locations:
1. Jonathan Cheechoo - scored 50+ goals in the NHL last year, but grew up in Moose Factory Ontario. That's on/near a reserve, near Hudson Bay. No paved streets, no roads in or out I think. He still must take skating classes in the summer to skate better!
2. Anze Kopitar - the first player drafted from Slovenia (not Slovakia). The Kings drafted him in the 1st round!
3. Joe Mullen - he grew up in a really bad neighborhood in Brooklyn, and his dad was a guy who worked on the ice in Madison Square Garden. He had his son wake up at 4:00 am to get to Madison Square Garden at 5 so he would have good ice to skate on. Scored 300(?) or 400(?) goals in the NHL. A lot.
4. Darius Kasparaitis - grew up in Lithuania -actually it was part of USSR but there was little hockey there. He said he couldn't shoot the puck in the NHL because he played on a frozen lake as a kid and nobody had many pucks - if you missed the goal badly then the puck was lost, so nobody shot the puck! (maybe a joke!)
2006-09-14 14:34:20 · answer #3 · answered by Ilmari_Karjalainen 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Olaf Kolzig (the goalie for the Washington Capitals) was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.
2006-09-14 17:11:41 · answer #4 · answered by hockeyguy2626 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-07 08:32:47 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jordin Tootoo in Nashville is from Nunavut.
2006-09-15 15:05:52 · answer #6 · answered by hockey craze99 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bryon DaFoe is from Sussex, England
2006-09-15 06:46:05 · answer #7 · answered by thorfin39 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
David Aebischer: born in Switzerland (can you name even a single other swiss player who ever played in the NHL???)
2006-09-16 15:45:41 · answer #8 · answered by peterbear13 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Robyn Reger- Brazil he was born will his family was traveling.
2006-09-16 14:18:18 · answer #9 · answered by calyard_4 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋