HockeyLedger Index
Where NHL players come from
Every player who dressed for at least one regular-season NHL game in 2026-27, by country of birth, with the same count for every season since the 1990s. Computed from the HockeyLedger database when this page loads.
799Players · 2026-27
17Country
41.2 %Canada
28.4 %United States
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Country · 2026-27
| # | Country | Players | Share | Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada | 329 | 41.2 % | 473 | 1,319 |
| 2 |  United States | 227 | 28.4 % | 344 | 939 |
| 3 |  Sweden | 80 | 10.0 % | 121 | 347 |
| 4 |  Russia | 54 | 6.8 % | 118 | 264 |
| 5 |  Finland | 38 | 4.8 % | 68 | 152 |
| 6 |  Czechia | 19 | 2.4 % | 28 | 79 |
| 7 |  Switzerland | 10 | 1.3 % | 18 | 45 |
| 8 |  Germany | 8 | 1.0 % | 24 | 57 |
| 9 |  Slovakia | 7 | 0.9 % | 6 | 24 |
| 10 |  Belarus | 6 | 0.8 % | 4 | 15 |
| 11 |  Latvia | 6 | 0.8 % | 3 | 7 |
| 12 |  Austria | 4 | 0.5 % | 3 | 5 |
| 13 |  Norway | 4 | 0.5 % | 2 | 9 |
| 14 |  Denmark | 3 | 0.4 % | 10 | 24 |
| 15 |  France | 2 | 0.3 % | 1 | 4 |
| 16 |  Australia | 1 | 0.1 % | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Canada | 1 | 0.1 % | 0 | 0 |
Method: one player counts once per season, in the country of birth on his player record; a player with no birth country on file is counted under “unknown”. Regular season only, at least one game played. Trades do not double-count.
Players by season and country
the top countries of the latest season, followed back in time| Season | Players | Canada | United States | Sweden | Russia | Finland | Czechia | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 799 | 329 | 227 | 80 | 54 | 38 | 19 | 52 |
| 2025-26 | 1,038 | 389 | 278 | 89 | 62 | 43 | 23 | 154 |
| 2024-25 | 1,023 | 348 | 262 | 78 | 52 | 44 | 20 | 219 |
| 2023-24 | 1,022 | 327 | 225 | 65 | 45 | 35 | 19 | 306 |
| 2022-23 | 1,058 | 291 | 211 | 57 | 36 | 35 | 18 | 410 |
| 2021-22 | 1,123 | 277 | 202 | 52 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 511 |
| 2020-21 | 1,011 | 233 | 163 | 43 | 26 | 29 | 14 | 503 |
| 2019-20 | 970 | 190 | 135 | 42 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 545 |
| 2018-19 | 999 | 177 | 130 | 35 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 607 |
| 2017-18 | 985 | 151 | 110 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 654 |
| 2016-17 | 983 | 134 | 86 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 701 |
| 2015-16 | 990 | 110 | 61 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 766 |
| 2014-15 | 974 | 84 | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 809 |
| 2013-14 | 983 | 71 | 33 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 837 |
| 2012-13 | 921 | 65 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 794 |
| 2011-12 | 983 | 64 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 865 |
| 2010-11 | 978 | 73 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 854 |
| 2009-10 | 962 | 83 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 822 |
| 2008-09 | 974 | 92 | 28 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 816 |
| 2007-08 | 941 | 102 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 757 |
| 2006-07 | 942 | 122 | 44 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 726 |
| 2005-06 | 961 | 159 | 53 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 692 |
| 2003-04 | 1,010 | 220 | 71 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 24 | 641 |
| 2002-03 | 979 | 264 | 78 | 31 | 27 | 13 | 26 | 540 |
| 2001-02 | 963 | 294 | 94 | 30 | 32 | 14 | 30 | 469 |
| 2000-01 | 973 | 329 | 107 | 28 | 40 | 19 | 31 | 419 |
| 1999-00 | 921 | 363 | 115 | 33 | 43 | 17 | 30 | 320 |
| 1998-99 | 899 | 412 | 124 | 29 | 39 | 14 | 34 | 247 |
| 1997-98 | 835 | 407 | 122 | 28 | 38 | 12 | 26 | 202 |
| 1996-97 | 846 | 449 | 133 | 28 | 43 | 13 | 27 | 153 |