
Back in our 2003 SCF run, the Ducks played a multinational lineup featuring 11 players from 7 countries outside Canada:
- Belarus—Salei
- Czech Rep.—Sykora
- Latvia—Ozolinsh
- Russia—Chistov, Vishnevski
- Sweden—Pahlsson, Kjellberg, Havelid
- Switzerland—Gerber
- United States—Carney, Sauer
- Finland—Selanne
- Russia—Chistov, Vishnevski, Bryzgalov
- Sweden—Pahlsson
Now I’m not sure how much of this new distribution really is part of Burke’s master plan (his Vancouver team had some Swedish flair to it) or just a reflection of who was available, but off the top of my head, will there be another NHL team this year with such a Canada-heavy workforce?
And is there such a thing as being ‘too Canadian’ in this import-rich NHL?