Trivias Of Daniel Sprong
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Sprong was originally selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round (46th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
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He has declined to play internationally for the Dutch national team in hopes of playing for the Canadian national team instead.
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He first played hockey as a young child in his hometown of Amsterdam.
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At the age of seven Sprong moved from the Netherlands to Canada with his family in order to help develop his hockey career.
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Sprong remains a Dutch citizen, but has applied for Canadian citizenship; as of 2016, he had still not received it.