Connor McDavid

Athlete — Edmonton Oilers, Erie Otters

Born

1997

Birthplace

RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO

Citizenships

Canadianness Score

🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁

5.0/ 5

Weighted across 2 scored criteria

Designation

Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁

Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.

Scorecard

Path A — born on Canadian soil

I. Origin

Born on Canadian soil

RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO

Canadian parentage

Both parents Canadian

Citizenship on record

Automatic by birth

II. Residency

Formative years spent in Canada

Raised — Ontario

Lived in Canada by choice

Residency on record as an adult

Worked or filmed in Canada

Credits filed north of the 49th

III. Cultural evidence — not scored

Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.

Publicly claims to be Canadian

Says so, out loud

Canada claims them back

Claimed, enthusiastically

Fun fact

Won the Hart Trophy (NHL MVP) three times before turning 27, making him one of the youngest players ever to achieve that feat.

The verdict

Captain Canada himself — Richmond Hill born, Newmarket raised, plays for the Oilers, captains Team Canada at every major tournament. The kid who dreamed of NHL glory in his Ontario driveway is now the league's best player and the face of hockey in this country.

Adjudicated by

The Standings Committee

Status

Final — appealable