Option 2:

It's kinda funny, when you have been in a sport as international as hockey for a while, you almost forget how multicultural it is and how many different peoples and backgrounds there are around you, because it has become so normal. In my opinion this is a good thing because it shows that different nationalities and cultures can blend together almost seemlessly, as long as there is enough common ground that connects people, both in terms of the sport itself but also the values that come with it and with being a part of a team. My player also has a multicultural background himself, coming from a German family but one who has lived in North America for multiple generations at this point. The Winters are maintaining a strong connection to their native Germany, but the younger members of the family have spent a lot more time of their lives in the US and Canada that in Europe, so culturally they as much North American as German, if not more so.