Celeste would and has refused to change national allegiances to play for other IIHF nations, even under the promises of more playing time and a quicker track to the big boy tournament. The only non United States nation they would even mildly consider would be Canada, which includes absolutely none of those bonuses promised by smaller nations, because this is hockey and it's Canada. They're very confident in their place in the national program in the United States, though, and aim to quickly rise up the ranks once they hit the senior tournament. After all, it doesn't feel right to compete for a nation they have no connection to, so the options are very limited, and in all honesty they wouldn't feel right competing for Canada, either, considering that their family didn't get into the United States From Canada all that long ago. They wouldn't want to disrespect the actions and decisions of their great-grandparents. So the United States is and remains Celeste's only true and valid option for international competition.

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