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File No. 402462 · Adjudicated
Mark Messier
Athlete — Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers
Born
1961
Birthplace
EDMONTON, ALBERTA
Citizenships
CA
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 soilI. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
EDMONTON, ALBERTA
Canadian parentage — not scored
Both parents Canadian
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Alberta
Lived in Canada by choice — not scored
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — not scored
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 — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically
Fun fact
The only player to captain two different teams to Stanley Cup championships.
The verdict
One of the greatest hockey captains to ever lace up skates, he captained both the Oilers and Rangers to Stanley Cup glory. Born and raised in Edmonton, hockey royalty through and through. Canada doesn't just claim him — we built statues of the guy, eh.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org