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- 1 What percentage of NHL are American?
- 2 What is the breakdown of nationalities in the NHL?
- 3 What percent of the NHL is not American?
- 4 Which hockey team has the most Americans?
- 5 What percentage of the NHL is from Minnesota?
- 6 Are there any North American players in the NHL?
- 7 How many countries are represented in the NHL?
What percentage of NHL are American?
The United States United States citizens constitute 28.1% of the NHL’s total roster. That’s 269 hockey players, with 26 of them being goalies.
What is the breakdown of nationalities in the NHL?
Percentage of NHL Players by Nationality ‑ 2018‑2019 Stats
| Rk | Nationality | Players |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 43.5% |
| 2 | United States | 28.6% |
| 3 | Sweden | 9.7% |
| 4 | Russia | 3.9% |
What percentage of NHL teams are Canadian?
Percentage of Canadians in the NHL over the decades
| Year | Percentage Canadians |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.8% |
| 2010 | 52.8% |
| 2015 | 49.0% |
| 2019 | 43.5% |
What percentage of the NHL is European?
According to the Quanthockey, there are 303 European participants in the NHL out of 970 total players – nearly 27.7 percent.
What percent of the NHL is not American?
Percentage of NHL Players by Nationality ‑ 2017‑2018 Stats
| Rk | Nationality | Players |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 45.1% |
| 2 | United States | 27.3% |
| 3 | Sweden | 9.9% |
| 4 | Russia | 4.0% |
Which hockey team has the most Americans?
The most Canadian team is the Islanders, the most American (and least Canadian) is Boston. The most diverse team is Columbus with 9 nationalities represented and no current NHL player was born south of the equator.
What percentage of NHL players are not American?
Percentage of Active NHL Players by Nationality ‑ Career Stats
| Rk | Nationality | Players |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 45.3% |
| 2 | United States | 25.4% |
| 3 | Sweden | 9.4% |
| 4 | Russia | 5.4% |
What country are most NHL players from?
Canada
Canada – 310 (43.0%) As one might expect, Canada still reigns supreme in terms of which country’s players are the most well-represented in the NHL. However, Canada’s lead is slowly but surely dwindling. Of the 721 players on season-opening rosters, 310 of them, or 43.0%, are from Canada.
What percentage of the NHL is from Minnesota?
18.9%
Percentage of Active NHL Players by Birth States ‑ Career Stats
| Rk | State | Players |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | 18.9% |
| 2 | New York | 10.3% |
| 3 | Michigan | 14.4% |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 8.2% |
Are there any North American players in the NHL?
Still, there’s nothing purely North American about the NHL, not any longer anyway, not based on a birth-country-by-country breakdown of its 794 players, listed on team rosters at the start of this 2020-21 season: As one might expect, Canada still reigns supreme in terms of which country’s players are the most well-represented in the NHL.
What was the percentage of Canadian players in the NHL?
A few years after the formation of the NHL in 1917, 44 (91.7%) of its players were Canadian. The rest of the league consisted of 3 U.S. players and 1 lone U.K. player by the name of George Carey who played for the Hamilton Tigers. Almost thirty years later, Canada was still dominating the NHL—-even more so, in fact.
Who are the most diverse teams in the NHL?
The Columbus Blue Jackets, Minnesota Wild, and Washington Capitals are the league’s most diverse teams, featuring players from nine different countries. Conversely, the Anaheim Ducks have the fewest number of countries represented with just four. This season, of the 17 countries represented, four have just a single player in the league.
How many countries are represented in the NHL?
The NHL features players of 17 different nationalities this season. Even from the graph above, it’s easy to see that the Big Six, or the nations of Canada, United States, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, and Russia are the most represented countries in the NHL.