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Originally Posted by atapene  its simple, its because worlds and international hockey isnt a bloody pot-luck tournament, representing your country only means something if you have people playing for their countries. |
Surely the importance you attach to playing for the country of your birth is personal and doesn't depend at all on what other people do?
The vast, vast majority of players will always play for their home country for lots of reasons. Whether you think a few players being able to switch countries for genuine reasons will degrade the value of your representation is up to you I guess.