Talk:Alex Galchenyuk

Russian-American
Alex Galchenyuk is Russian-American, not "Russian". He was raised in Russia, has parents with Russian citizenship (Mother is completely Russian, father is Belarussian/Russian. Who cares that he has said that he will play for the US and he uses his American passport. He hasn't renouced his Russian citizenship. --99.255.146.18 (talk) 21:26, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

Belarusian-American
There seems to be much confusion in the English part of the Internet on the question of Alex's descent so I've added reference to the interview of Alex's father, Alexander Galchenyuk. He said the following (http://belarushockey.com/khl/news_list/news116908):

"Я — белорус, моя жена — белоруска, родители мои и ее — белорусы. Алекс каждый год бывает в Минске. Когда я играл в Могилеве, он ведь также был заявлен! В «Юности» несколько раз тренировался летом. Тем удивительнее, что из белорусской федерации — ни слуху ни духу. То же минское «Динамо» почему-то не задрафтовало мальчишку, а «Атлант» проявил заинтересованность."

Translation: "I'm a Belarusian, my wife is a Belarusian, her and mine parents are also Belarusians. Alex visits Minsk every year. When I played in Mogilev, Alex was also on the list. He also trained several times in Yunost at summer. So it's even more surprising that Belarusian hockey federation showed no signs of interest [in my son]. Minsk Dynamo didn't draft the kid but Atlant did."

More from Alex himself (http://goals.by/hockey/news/137627): "— Если выиграешь Кубок Стэнли, можно будет сказать, что Алекс Гальченюк — первый белорус, ставший обладателем главного трофея НХЛ?

— Думаю, это не совсем верно. Все-таки я родился в США. Правильнее сказать так: первый американец с белорусскими корнями. Не скрываю, что во мне белорусская кровь. Каждый год навещаю родину отца, чтобы восстановить силы, помочь бабушке с дедушкой на даче. Всегда с удовольствием приезжаю в Минск."

Translation: "Q: If you will win Stanley Cup would it be right to say you are the first Belarusian that won main NHL trophy?

A: I think, it's not quite right. I was born in the USA. It would be right to say in the following way: the first American with the Belarusian roots. I do not hide my Belarusian blood. I visit my father's homeland every year to restore my powers and to help my grandparents at the country house. I visit Minsk with a great pleasure every time."

Hope this will help to make things clear. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.122.129.186 (talk) 00:56, 5 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Those links are of dubuios validity. What makes them more valid than the article from Yahoo which is clearly valid, where Galchenyuk says himself that he and his family are Russian? The articles mention he goes to his fathers place in Minsk yet his father lives in Sarnia Ontario year round. There's too many inconsistentcies in those articles from what Galchenyuk has said to English language media. --173.32.93.209 (talk) 04:37, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

Free agent?
Is he currently a free-agent? I thought he was (technically) still under contract to the Coyotes for a few more days, especially in the (unlikely) event he's claimed off waivers. 2A00:23C6:761C:AF01:2C43:1B0A:8383:53A0 (talk) 15:49, 14 July 2023 (UTC)