Venezuela, Taiwan, and South Africa: NHL Players Born in Non-Traditional Hockey Nations

Most NHL players come from Canada, the USA, Finland, Sweden, Russia, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. However, some very well-known players were born in nations that are not traditional hockey powers. Some were even born in nations where there is no hockey at all. I wil provide you with the player. Your task is to tell me where they were born! Let's begin

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Venezuela, Taiwan, and South Africa: NHL Players Born in Non-Traditional Hockey Nations

Leon Draisaitl?

Anzi Kopitar?

Steve 'Stumpy' Thomas?

Darius Kasparaitis?

Jochen Hecht?

Robyn Regehr?

Danny Heatley?

Ken Hodge?

Frederik Andersen?

Evgeni Nabokov?

Owen Nolan?

Mats Zuccarello?

Rod Langway?

Michael Grabner?

Cristobal Huet?

David Aebischer, Martin Gerber, & Jonas Hiller?

Kryzsztof Oliwa?

Phillipp Grubauer?

Christian Ehrhoff?

Paul MacLean?

Leo Komorav?

Elvis Merzikins?

Willie Huber?

Rick Chartraw?

Olaf Korzig?

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