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He has dual citizenship, he can do whatever he wants. If I had them both, I would choose Canada too. It would be like choosing Team USA if you were going to play in a world junior basketball tournament. Plus it is his birthplace - can't argue with that.
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He has dual citizenship, he can do whatever he wants. If I had them both, I would choose Canada too. It would be like choosing Team USA if you were going to play in a world junior basketball tournament. Plus it is his birthplace - can't argue with that.
Wasn't he born in Los Angeles?
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Rather than starting a new thread, I guess I'll ask here.
Was Kozun mainly chosen so late due to his small size?
He had so many points in a physical league though, it's hard to imagine that his size was that big of a deal. I mean, 6th round considering all his points?
Yeah, I misspoke, I meant that he grew up there through his adult years. I am sure he identifies himself more to Canada than he does to the States. Regardless, it is not a very big deal in my opinion. He can play where he wants.
Rather than starting a new thread, I guess I'll ask here.
Was Kozun mainly chosen so late due to his small size?
He had so many points in a physical league though, it's hard to imagine that his size was that big of a deal. I mean, 6th round considering all his points?
Was Kozun mainly chosen so late due to his small size?
He had so many points in a physical league though, it's hard to imagine that his size was that big of a deal. I mean, 6th round considering all his points?
Imagine it's mostly a size issue. For every Steve Sullivan or Marty St. Louis, there seem to many more undersized guys who don't seem to make it. It's a big leap from dominating 17-20 year olds (90% of whom won't make the NHL) to competing against the best hockey players in the world.
Corey Locke had 151 points in his draft year while Eric Staal had 98. But Locke fell into the 4th round and has one NHL game on his resume to date.
Kozun put up a ton of points last year, but I'm sure some discredited it since he was "already" 18 going 19, when most of the draftees were 17 going on 18. Plus Calgary was relatively loaded last year with guys like Brett Sonne, Paul Postma, Keith Seabrook, and Alex Plante. So scouts probably thought Kozun's points total were a bit inflated since he was playing on a stacked team.
But it's a good sign that Kozun has put up even better numbers with those other guys turning pro this year. He's still got an uphill battle to make the NHL, but he's progressing about as well as one could hope.
