Something that surprises me about NHL players

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#211101798Thursday, March 02, 2017 6:51 PM GMT

It seems like a very vast majority of foreign non English speaking countries speak English perfectly. Some even seem like they dont have accents. I assume they start learning English if they are destined to the NHL?

deathrange07

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#211102074Thursday, March 02, 2017 6:58 PM GMT

they generally go through very extensive english courses. "Andorra and Moldova are more similar than Australia and New Vegas." - NastyEddie -- RIP Koolboy123, Oct. 1, 1992-Apr. 27, 2016 ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ

TampaBay_Lightning

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#211102252Thursday, March 02, 2017 7:03 PM GMT

Becuz They Kno When America Invade They Wil Hav To Plead 4 They Are Life . I Show No Merce.

eelee345

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#211106458Thursday, March 02, 2017 8:26 PM GMT

teemu selanne still doesn't speak perfect english but who cares, everyone loves teemu

TotallyNotCap

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#211117639Thursday, March 02, 2017 11:46 PM GMT

A lot of the second generation players spent a part of their life growing up in North America (Kasperi Kapanen and William Nylander to name two) Kapanen sounds like he was literally born and raised in America. He was born in Finland but he did spend most of his childhood in America which likely explains his lack of a European accent. He would have returned to Finland when he was 12 or 13.

TotallyNotCap

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#211117787Thursday, March 02, 2017 11:48 PM GMT

Also worth noting that Finnish and Swedish people in general usually speak very good English by the time they're an adult unless they live in very small rural towns. Switzerland is more or less the same and they're basically born to become bilingual over there anyway.