| The players were born under the name Soviet Union, not Russia. Because otherwise it may not be on this list, given the number of players born in places like Latvia or Kazakhstan, but at the time under the nation of the Soviet Union.
Same goes for Czech Republic and Slovakia - they were born under the name Czechoslovakia, not the latter. Even on official team rosters, they go by their birth certificate, which shows the old country name. So don't change those. |