list of countries with their first national hockey league player
former countries
Table:
Country
Name
Debut Year

Czechoslovakia
Anton Stastny Peter Stastny
1980–81

East Germany
Udo Kiessling
1981–82

England
Joe Hall
1917–18

Newfoundland Not to be confused with the modern day Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador .
Alex Faulkner
1961–62

Northern Ireland
Sammy McManus
1934–35

Russian Empire Not to be confused with modern day Russia .
Vic Hoffinger
1927–28

Scotland
George Carey
1919–20

Slovak Republic (1939–1945) Not to be confused with modern day Slovakia .
Stan Mikita
1958–59

Soviet Union
Victor Nechayev
1982–83

Wales
Wilf Cude
1931–32

West Germany
Willie Huber
1978–79

Yugoslavia, Kingdom of Not to be confused with either the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia .
Stan Smrke
1956–57

Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Not to be confused with either the Kingdom of Yugoslavia or the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Ivan Boldirev
1970–71

Given the Wikipedia table in the article the article 'list of countries with their first national hockey league player', section 'former countries' on Wikipedia, assign the correct type(s) to the highlighted column using this list of possible types: sports.sports_championship, film.music_contributor, award.award_presenting_organization, tv.tv_writer, education.field_of_study, business.job_title, broadcast.genre, tv.tv_personality, location.jp_prefecture, film.production_company, meteorology.tropical_cyclone_season, aviation.aircraft_model, organization.organization, sports.sports_award_winner, olympics.olympic_games, medicine.drug, location.capital_of_administrative_division, location.location, soccer.football_league_season, sports.cyclist, tv.tv_series_season, award.hall_of_fame_inductee, sports.boxer, education.athletics_brand, transportation.road, automotive.model, education.fraternity_sorority, comic_books.comic_book_character, medicine.medical_treatment, education.school, cvg.cvg_genre, music.composer, music.artist, film.film_character, boats.ship_type, computer.software_license, architecture.architectural_structure_owner, baseball.baseball_player, film.film_genre, sports.sports_award_type, biology.animal, amusement_parks.park, book.periodical_subject, sports.school_sports_team, location.administrative_division, music.media_format, business.consumer_product, theater.play, government.us_president, basketball.basketball_conference, film.actor, geography.island, royalty.noble_person, military.military_post, government.governmental_body, government.government_office_or_title, chemistry.chemical_element, medicine.disease, film.writer, architecture.structure, organization.membership_organization, sports.professional_sports_team, theater.theater_actor, ice_hockey.hockey_team, medicine.drug_ingredient, music.music_video_director, basketball.basketball_position, astronomy.astronomical_discovery, military.rank, location.uk_statistical_location, tennis.tennis_tournament_champion, award.award, award.award_category, meteorology.tropical_cyclone, baseball.baseball_position, film.film_festival_focus, royalty.monarch, business.product_category, geography.mountain, astronomy.constellation, soccer.football_award, astronomy.asteroid, music.lyricist, internet.website, government.u_s_congressperson, celebrities.celebrity, people.ethnicity, cricket.cricket_player, aviation.aircraft_owner, book.periodical_publisher, fictional_universe.fictional_character, business.defunct_company, biology.organism_classification, location.hud_county_place, location.country, metropolitan_transit.transit_system, basketball.basketball_team, broadcast.radio_format, food.food, royalty.noble_title, people.family_member, tv.tv_program, sports.multi_event_tournament, protected_sites.listed_site, ice_hockey.hockey_position, tv.tv_series_episode, finance.currency, cvg.computer_videogame, film.film_distributor, sports.tournament_event_competition, location.australian_state, government.election_campaign, travel.accommodation, broadcast.tv_station, media_common.media_genre, location.us_state, sports.sport, location.in_district, soccer.football_player, cvg.cvg_platform, chess.chess_player, cricket.cricket_team, baseball.baseball_league, cvg.cvg_developer, computer.software, tv.tv_program_creator, spaceflight.astronaut, music.group_member, basketball.basketball_player, film.producer, book.written_work, film.film, soccer.football_team_manager, tv.tv_producer, cricket.cricket_stadium, education.educational_degree, music.record_label, location.province, cvg.cvg_publisher, music.musical_scale, location.region, government.government_agency, astronomy.orbital_relationship, soccer.football_position, broadcast.tv_channel, music.musical_group, ice_hockey.hockey_player, computer.operating_system, award.award_discipline, military.military_conflict, time.event, organization.non_profit_organization, visual_art.visual_artist, american_football.football_conference, american_football.football_team, business.customer, geography.body_of_water, religion.religious_leader, tennis.tennis_player, metropolitan_transit.transit_line, olympics.olympic_event_competition, sports.sports_position, award.competition, american_football.football_player, aviation.airport, law.invention, military.armed_force, music.performance_role, military.military_unit, government.legislative_session, boats.ship, book.newspaper, medicine.anatomical_structure, film.director, law.court, geography.river, time.recurring_event, location.us_county, sports.sports_league_draft, baseball.baseball_team, sports.golfer, business.consumer_company, music.composition, broadcast.artist, computer.computer, government.politician, tv.tv_character, sports.sports_facility, broadcast.radio_station, tv.tv_network, internet.website_owner, metropolitan_transit.transit_stop, military.military_person, tv.tv_actor, government.political_party, cricket.cricket_bowler, broadcast.broadcast, exhibitions.exhibition_sponsor, martial_arts.martial_artist, rail.locomotive_class, architecture.venue, location.in_state, american_football.football_coach, soccer.fifa, location.uk_constituent_country, religion.religion, sports.pro_athlete, astronomy.star_system_body, medicine.muscle, education.university, people.person, award.recurring_competition, location.australian_local_government_area, award.award_ceremony, biology.organism, tv.tv_director, book.author, music.instrument, soccer.football_league, music.album, basketball.basketball_coach, interests.collection_category, tv.tv_genre, astronomy.celestial_object, location.citytown, soccer.football_team, sports.sports_league_season, music.writer, business.business_operation, sports.sports_team, book.periodical, boats.ship_class, automotive.company, education.educational_institution, sports.sports_league, music.genre, business.brand, royalty.kingdom, government.general_election, chemistry.chemical_compound, law.legal_case, architecture.building, aviation.airline, government.election, royalty.chivalric_order_member, language.human_language, sports.sports_championship_event, amusement_parks.ride, fictional_universe.fictional_organization, soccer.football_world_cup, book.magazine, tennis.tennis_tournament, music.producer, business.industry, book.book. Provide only the chosen type(s), separated by commas if multiple, within the list in this JSON: {"answer": ["ANSWER"]}.

{"answer": ["sports.pro_athlete", "people.person"]}