The IIHF at this point only registers the 23. The rest is not our business right now. Theoretically, the remaining players on each nation's Oct. 24 long list are all legitimate replacement players as far as the IIHF is concerned. Several nations have listed standby players and we do not register them unless changes are made to the original 23.
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