What country produces the most NHL players?
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What country produces the most NHL players?
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 city has produced the most NHL players?
Final Tally
Rank | City | Active NHL Players |
---|---|---|
T-1 | Toronto | 27 |
T-1 | Edmonton | 27 |
3 | Montreal | 16 |
4 | Winnipeg | 13 |
What state produces the most hockey players?
Minnesota
Percentage of Active NHL Players by Birth States ‑ Career Stats
Rk | State | PIM |
---|---|---|
1 | Minnesota | 17.3\% |
2 | New York | 13.1\% |
3 | Michigan | 12.3\% |
4 | Wisconsin | 7.0\% |
What percentage of NHL players are from Europe?
According to the Quanthockey, there are 303 European participants in the NHL out of 970 total players – nearly 27.7 percent.
Which province has produced the most NHL players?
Ontario
NHL Totals by Birth Province – Career Stats
Rk | Province | Players |
---|---|---|
1 | Ontario | 2351 |
2 | Quebec | 849 |
3 | Alberta | 624 |
4 | Saskatchewan | 518 |
What province produces the most NHL players?
Percentage of Active NHL Players by Birth Province ‑ Career Stats
Rk | Province | Players |
---|---|---|
1 | Ontario | 45.7\% |
2 | Quebec | 13.2\% |
3 | British Columbia | 10.1\% |
4 | Saskatchewan | 6.2\% |
Which province produces the most NHL players per capita?
Percentage of NHL Players by Birth Province ‑ Career Stats
Rk | Province | PPG |
---|---|---|
1 | Ontario | 46.9\% |
2 | Quebec | 18.9\% |
3 | Alberta | 9.9\% |
4 | Saskatchewan | 8.6\% |
Where are NHL players from by state?
NHL Totals by Birth State – 2019‑2020 Stats
Rk | State | Players |
---|---|---|
1 | Minnesota | 50 |
2 | Massachusetts | 24 |
3 | Michigan | 38 |
4 | New York | 29 |
How many countries are NHL players from?
Something else worth nothing, as per this breakdown, is that there are currently 16 countries represented in the NHL right now and as the game continues to branch out into different parts of the world, we expect that number to increase.
What Canadian city has produced the most NHL players per capita?
We’re here to tell you: while Thunder Bay remains Canada’s best hockey town, Saskatchewan is the world’s undisputed hockey hotbed – a province that has consistently produced more NHL-ready players per capita than any other region in Canada, or on the planet.