Even though he was born in Texas, Remparts forward Justin Robidas never seriously considered the possibility of trying his luck with the American national team at the last World Junior Championships. “I thought about it a bit, but I quickly realized that even though I have both passports, now I consider myself Canadian, Quebecer. So it wouldn’t make sense for me to go and play for the United States,” he said in an interview with The sun.
All this even though the 19-year-old hockey player was “extremely disappointed” to miss the championships despite an excellent record of 14 goals and 28 assists in 27 games played during the first half of the season with the Val-d’Or Foreurs. “I’ve watched the championships since I was very young and always hoped to get there. I believed in it, especially since this summer, I had participated in the Team Canada Junior training camp. I have no regrets even if it’s still a disappointment for me,” analyzes the man who was born in Plano, Texas, while his father Stéphane was playing his first season with the Dallas Stars after being traded there by the Dallas Stars. Atlanta Thrashers, who selected him from the Canadiens in the 2002 expansion draft.