Ivan Hlinka -pelejä ei lasketa @S.T. IIHF:n säännöt kaksoiskansalaisuuksien ja kansalaisuusvaihdosten suhteen on kuitenkin yksi suuri sekamelska. Nyt kun kävin lukemassa sääntöjä, luulen että 480 päivää Kivihalmeen tulisi asua ja pelata Suomessa, jotta pelilupa heltiää.
1.7 When a player has multiple citizenships where the relevant citizenships are for countries of Member National Associations and he has never represented any country in any IIHF championship or an Olympic competition or in qualifications to these competitions, then in order to play for the country of his choice he must:
a) prove that he has participated on a consistent basis, for at least two consecutive hockey seasons and 16 consecutive months (480 days) after his 10th birthday in the national competitions of and having resided in the country that he wishes to represent during which period he has neither transferred to another country nor played ice hockey for a team registered/located within any other country; and
b) if the country of his choice is one to which the player has transferred then he must have had an international transfer that was approved by the IIHF and dated at least 16 months (480 days) prior to his proposed participation.
Jonkun pitäisi tosin ensin kysyä Kivihalmeelta, haluaako hän edustaa Suomea. Jostain haastattelustaan jäi sellainen kuva, että Yhdysvallat on hänen kotinsa.