Larry H. writes
 
> Also, I was "amused" to hear the requirements for participation on the Italian
> hockey team:
 
>    - Italian ancestry, by blood or marriage
>    - Played for 3+ years in a league in Italy
>    - Valid passport to Italy
 
> Thus we have Delfino (?) who lives (and born?) in the US playing goal for Team
> Italy.
 
 
	Dave Delfino was born in the US (lives in Medford, Ma)  and has been playing
        for a team in Italy for the past 4 years (since he graduated from the
 University
        of Lowell - Mass).  His grandfather was born in Italy, thus making him
 eligible
        to play for Team Italy.
 
 
 - Pam