gojetsgo Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 An athlete from yet another country plays in the NHL! I wonder what the official count is on countries.Fukufuji played in relief of Brust, the King's 3rd stringer (Boy, the Kings have been having goaltender problems). It will be interesting to see if Fukufuji can crack an NHL line-up on a more permanent basis. He let in just one goal in relief of Brust. Maybe he'll get the start next game?Here's a pic of Fukufuji (gotta love those Japanese jerseys): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steiny_ramone Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 I saw the highlight of that one sweet save he made. He doesn't look half-bad. Wonder if he'll stick around once the Kings trade for a legit starter. facespace?http://www.myspace.com/seancalcottmusic http://www.myspace.com/forgottentoys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCBoy Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Well...he is the 4th stringer...I watched the 3rd period and he wasn't spectacular, he was diving around, aimlessly, but that was one heck of a first save to make in the NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 He's an ECHL Starter/AHL backup. He won't stick in LA and Brust might not even either. Athletic Director: KTU Blue Grassers Football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred T. Jane Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 An athlete from yet another country plays in the NHL! I wonder what the official count is on countries.On my count, 23 countries...North America (2)CanadaUSAEurope (19)AustriaBelarusCzech RepublicFinlandFranceGermanyGreat BritainIrelandItalyLatviaKazakhstanNorwayPolandRussiaSlovakiaSloveniaSwedenSwitzerlandUkraineAsia (2)JapanSouth Korea [Croatia National Team Manager Slavan] Bilic then went on to explain how Croatia's success can partially be put down to his progressive man-management techniques. "Sometimes I lie in the bed with my players. I go to the room of Vedran Corluka and Luka Modric when I see they have a problem and I lie in bed with them and we talk for 10 minutes." Maybe Capello could try getting through to his players this way too? Although how far he'd get with Joe Cole jumping up and down on the mattress and Rooney demanding to be read his favourite page from The Very Hungry Caterpillar is open to question. --The Guardian's Fiver, 08 September 2008 Attention: In order to obtain maximum enjoyment from your stay at the CCSLC, the reader is advised that the above post may contain large amounts of sarcasm, dry humour, or statements which should not be taken in any true sort of seriousness. As a result, the above poster absolves himself of any and all blame in the event that a forum user responds to the aforementioned post without taking the previous notice into account. Thank you for your cooperation, and enjoy your stay at the CCSLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Don't forget Denmark. The NHL saw two firsts this weekend.http://www.kuklaskorner.com/index.php/hock...the_first_dane/ Athletic Director: KTU Blue Grassers Football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gojetsgo Posted January 15, 2007 Author Share Posted January 15, 2007 Another to add: Kolzig is from South Africa. So, we're up to 25 countries:North America (2)CanadaUSAEurope (19)AustriaBelarusCzech RepublicDenmarkFinlandFranceGermanyGreat BritainIrelandItalyLatviaKazakhstanNorwayPolandRussiaSlovakiaSloveniaSwedenSwitzerlandUkraineAsia (2)JapanSouth KoreaAfrica (1)South AfricaAny more??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Flames' defenceman Robyn Reghyr was born in Brazil and his brother Richie was born, of all places, Indonesia.http://calgaryflames.com/cgi-bin/roster/roster.cgi I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopernv Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Would countries that cease to exist anymore (USSR, West Germany, etc.) count? Because Dany Heatley was born in West Germany.EDIT: Daniel Zubrus was born in Lithuania.EDIT 2: Weird one here, Claude Vilgrain was born in Haiti.StatsGraeme Townshend, JamaicaStatsStan Smrke, YugoslaviaStats   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gojetsgo Posted January 15, 2007 Author Share Posted January 15, 2007 Right you are guys. After some Wikipedia searching, the list of countries we omitted is huge. This wikipedia page is actually very interesting:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NHL_s...ders_by_countrySome notable players from countries we forgot (granted, many of these players were just born in these countries but grew up in Canada):Rod Langway! - TaiwanRobyn Regehr - BrazilLithuania - Zubrus, KasparitisParaguay - Willi PlettSo here's the complete list of countries - 42 in total:CanadaCzech RepublicSlovakiaFinlandUnited StatesSwedenRussiaEnglandUkraineSerbiaNorthern IrelandGermanyFranceLatviaParaguayPolandScotlandSwitzerlandLithuaniaTaiwanThe NetherlandsKazakhstanBelarusSouth KoreaNorwayWalesVenezuelaAustriaBrazilBruneiDenmarkHaitiSloveniaItalyTanzaniaSouth AfricaJamaicaLebanonNigeriaIndonesiaBelgiumJapanOf course, the number 42 changes depending on how you count countries (ie. counting former countries, counting England and Scotland as Great Britain, etc.).Nevertheless, it's an impressive list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Flames' defenceman Robyn Reghyr was born in Brazil and his brother Richie was born, of all places, Indonesia.http://calgaryflames.com/cgi-bin/roster/roster.cgiIIRC, both their parents were Peace Corps workers. On 4/10/2017 at 3:05 PM, Rollins Man said: what the hell is ccslc? Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gojetsgo Posted January 15, 2007 Author Share Posted January 15, 2007 Looks like Major League Baseball is equally diverse as the NHL:45 countries according to this website:http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/birthplace.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Flames' defenceman Robyn Reghyr was born in Brazil and his brother Richie was born, of all places, Indonesia.http://calgaryflames.com/cgi-bin/roster/roster.cgiIIRC, both their parents were Peace Corps workers.They were missionaries. I heard about Robyn's background during the Flames Stanley Cup drive.Looks like Major League Baseball is equally diverse as the NHL:45 countries according to this website:http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/birthplace.phpAmazing. There's an UNKNOWN country out there? I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred T. Jane Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Hmm, I was counting nations that could have/have had players for IIHF competitions, hence the lack of Wales/Scotland, as well as cases like Rod Langway, among most of the other cases, where just because they were born in a nation does not make them eligible to play for that nation internationally. In the case of Zubrus and Kasparitus, they are considered to be of Russian nationality for IIHF purposes. [Croatia National Team Manager Slavan] Bilic then went on to explain how Croatia's success can partially be put down to his progressive man-management techniques. "Sometimes I lie in the bed with my players. I go to the room of Vedran Corluka and Luka Modric when I see they have a problem and I lie in bed with them and we talk for 10 minutes." Maybe Capello could try getting through to his players this way too? Although how far he'd get with Joe Cole jumping up and down on the mattress and Rooney demanding to be read his favourite page from The Very Hungry Caterpillar is open to question. --The Guardian's Fiver, 08 September 2008 Attention: In order to obtain maximum enjoyment from your stay at the CCSLC, the reader is advised that the above post may contain large amounts of sarcasm, dry humour, or statements which should not be taken in any true sort of seriousness. As a result, the above poster absolves himself of any and all blame in the event that a forum user responds to the aforementioned post without taking the previous notice into account. Thank you for your cooperation, and enjoy your stay at the CCSLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeytonManningRocks Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 I think it's pretty cool that we have Japanese and other non-Euro or North Americans in prominent roles in the NHL.That being said, as a Kings fan, you know your team is bad when we have to actually start him at goalie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Helix- Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Hmm, I was counting nations that could have/have had players for IIHF competitions, hence the lack of Wales/Scotland, as well as cases like Rod Langway, among most of the other cases, where just because they were born in a nation does not make them eligible to play for that nation internationally. In the case of Zubrus and Kasparitus, they are considered to be of Russian nationality for IIHF purposes.Not Zubrus. He plays for the Lithuanian national team.Players born in the former Soviet Union were allowed to choose what country they wanted to play for after the breakup.Zubrus said that Lithuania needed him more than Russia did and that's why he chose to play for his birth land. Although most players from the former Soviet Union see themselves as Russian. (Which is why Kasparitis plays for Russia instead. As well as guys like Zherdev who is Ukrainian but plays for Russia. Or Nabokov who is Kazakh but plays for Russia.)I think Fukufuji has a good chance of staying up with the big club. It's much easier to play goalie at the NHL level than in the minors. The players might be better, but you can rely on your defense alot more and don't have to worry about your team making so many defensive mistakes which allows the goalie to focus more on his own game. Fukufuji has good potential. Maybe he'll follow in Huet's footsteps and we'll see him in the All-Star game next year.He'll most likely be the starter for a while. Brust looked pretty pathetic in that game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moser316 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Rod Langway was born in Taiwan to an American statesmen, hence he competed for Team USA in international matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred T. Jane Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Not Zubrus. He plays for the Lithuanian national team.Players born in the former Soviet Union were allowed to choose what country they wanted to play for after the breakup.Zubrus said that Lithuania needed him more than Russia did and that's why he chose to play for his birth land. Although most players from the former Soviet Union see themselves as Russian. (Which is why Kasparitis plays for Russia instead. As well as guys like Zherdev who is Ukrainian but plays for Russia. Or Nabokov who is Kazakh but plays for Russia.)I could have sworn he played for Russia at least once....[edit] Ha! 2004 World Cup of Hockey. Which explains why he has been able to play for Lithuania since, since it wasn't an IIHF-sponsored event...http://wch2004.com/rosters/index.html#russia [Croatia National Team Manager Slavan] Bilic then went on to explain how Croatia's success can partially be put down to his progressive man-management techniques. "Sometimes I lie in the bed with my players. I go to the room of Vedran Corluka and Luka Modric when I see they have a problem and I lie in bed with them and we talk for 10 minutes." Maybe Capello could try getting through to his players this way too? Although how far he'd get with Joe Cole jumping up and down on the mattress and Rooney demanding to be read his favourite page from The Very Hungry Caterpillar is open to question. --The Guardian's Fiver, 08 September 2008 Attention: In order to obtain maximum enjoyment from your stay at the CCSLC, the reader is advised that the above post may contain large amounts of sarcasm, dry humour, or statements which should not be taken in any true sort of seriousness. As a result, the above poster absolves himself of any and all blame in the event that a forum user responds to the aforementioned post without taking the previous notice into account. Thank you for your cooperation, and enjoy your stay at the CCSLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnM Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 When do you suppose the Staples Centre will start serving sushi for home games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronChefShark Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 When do you suppose the Staples Centre will start serving sushi for home games? they probably allready do, as do quite a few sports venues nowadays.both AT&T Park and HP Pavilion offer sushi amongst the concession choices US state flag concepts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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