rick@ucla-cs.UUCP (09/07/84)
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Is it true, or is there any truth to the rumour, that Trottier became a
US citizen because he didn't want to play for Team Canada under Glen
Sather? Not that I blaim him ...
Rick Gillespie
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"Things are more like they are now than they ever have been before."jeff@dciem.UUCP (Jeff Richardson) (09/19/84)
Trottier himself said that he's been living in the U.S. for about 8 or 9
years, his wife's American, his kids are American, he works for an
American team, he's paid in American dollars, he owns an American house,
etc., so he figures he's much more American than Canadian now and he's
grateful to the U.S. for all it's given him, and the best way to repay
the country is to play for it in the most important international hockey
tournament. However, if it had something to do with Sather I'm sure he
wouldn't say anything about it. It's been rumoured that Trottier is not
too thrilled about all the hype over Gretzky, although I would think that
playing for the Canadian team would be a good chance to prove that he's
a better player and silence all the Gretzky freaks. (Actually, maybe not
because Trottier wouldn't have scored three goals against West Germany,
he would have just checked the Russians to death, set up a couple of
important goals against them, and increased Bossy's effectiveness.)
Maybe he thought that with Sather coaching he wouldn't have a fair chance
and he might not get used in important situations.
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