What nationality dominates the NHL?

Question

First of all im not talking about point totals.

I'm a Red Wings fan and our bench is full of Swedes, I'm just wondering is there a ton of Swedes in the NHL or do we just prefer them? Or is it Canadians, Russians...? Or is it all pretty even? I do love those Swedes though!!!

Just curious....

Answer 1

The most recent figures I could come up with were from 2002-03, when Canadians made up over 53% of NHL players, followed distantly by Americans at 13%. There are only 6 or 7 countries with somewhat of a relevant number of representatives in the league. As of this season, I know Canada still has the most players in the NHL and the U.S. still remains second, and I do believe the Canadian presence has increased slighty, to maybe between 55-58% (just a guess).

Answer 2

Presently the NHL is made up of slightly more than 60% Canadians (in the minors it runs closer to 75%). Through out hockey a full 85% who've played at least one season in the NHL were from Canada.
The europeans really didn't start getting into the league until the mid 70s of the last century. Since then more and more have taken the jump.

Answer 3

merely as a observe, NCAA hockey remains extremely popular between Canadians. there grew to become right into a time (30, maybe 40 years in the past) the place NCAA grew to become into thoroughly ruled by using Canadians. no longer lots anymore, yet there remains a extensive Canadian presence. merely this 12 months 4 appropriate Canadians from the draft have chosen the NCAA path (Louis Leblanc, Alex Chiasson, Brandon Pirri and Corban Knigh). So the shown fact that NCAA hockey is at one in all those intense point does not unavoidably translate right into an superior point of yank hockey. a upward push in intense college hockey easily does nevertheless. residing in Canada, its particularly no longer straight forward for me to make certain the exchange in American hockey on the grassroots point, and as much as intense college and faculty. All i will see are variations on the expert point. interior the NHL, i've got no longer seen lots of a metamorphosis the two way. The Modano's, Drury's, and Tkachuk's of the final 2 a protracted time have been replaced by using the Kane's, Parise's and Ryan's of on the instant. For now, I do exactly no longer see the pastime point being intense adequate for the States to continually produce intense point gamers on the fee that Russia and Canada are doing on the instant.

Answer 4

I believe the latest data was that about 1/3 of the league's players were Canadian. Doesn't sound like a lot, but since there are so many countries represented, that's the highest. There are definitely a lot of Swedes though (go King Henrik!) and Russians and Czechs, etc etc.

Answer 5

I would have to say that the old USSR has the strongest players. You can't they are Russians or Czech cause 99% of the players in the NHL were born before the Soviet Union fell. The Soviet Union didn't fall until very very late 1991 (around the 25th of December of that year). Anyone born after that would only be about 16 years old. The USSR produced some of the strongest hockey players of all times. Look at how many of the players in the NHL now are from the old eastern european countries.

Answer 6

all 3

Answer 7

I love those Swedes too, Holmstrom is a family favorite, but I think the Canadians have it

Answer 8

There are more Canadians playing in the NHL than Americans and Europeans put together.

Answer 9

there are alot of Swedishs , Canadians , Russians and Czech. Base on Olympic contest , Sweden was the best because they won the gold. I personally think Canadians are tough.

Answer 10

The NHL is the most diverse major sport in the states. The league has players from over 100 different countries!