THIS!!!! I knew nothing about hockey when i joined (well i still don’t but not relevant) and so i didn’t know what IIHF was. I put Great Britain as my birthplace because the person who recruited me (aka my SIGNIFICANT OTHER) was Great Britain. So technically speaking, was her not allowed to discuss his nation with me because that’s what I ended up doing? And how do we stop friends, family, etc from doing this in the future unless we monitor everyone that gets recruited and share a nation. 
Once I got into the league, I eventually switched on my own to play with friends. 

But this is why I struggle with this. How do you not tell someone who you recruit about nations without suggesting your own? And how is a new user supposed to know that this isn’t allowed?? And I understand IIHF was working with a tricky situation in all of this due to it becoming an issue if its abused. But this is just hope that changes happen in the future. #FreeTP