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Leagues
RkNationalityPlayersGPGAP
PIMPPGSHGGWG
1CACanada56524 4304730774912 47935 0151438204557
2USUnited States115469887414372311633024228123
3SESweden2414732686318991198741827
4FIFinland12655195285480521551121
5SKSlovakia3213831302131243506
6CZCzech Republic8365791091885461368
7DEGermany214272330238401
8ATAustria4321111210000
9ITItaly23200016000

Percentage of NHL Players by Nationality ‑ 1987‑1988 Stats

RkNationalityPlayersGPGAP
PIMPPGSHGGWG
1CACanada76.9%76.2%75.8%74.7%75.1%79.6%77.3%76.4%75.0%
2USUnited States15.6%14.7%14.0%13.9%13.9%14.4%13.0%10.5%16.6%
3SESweden3.3%4.6%4.3%6.1%5.4%2.7%4.0%6.7%3.6%
4FIFinland1.6%2.0%3.1%2.7%2.9%1.2%3.0%4.1%2.8%
5SKSlovakia0.4%0.7%1.3%1.3%1.3%0.3%1.9%0.0%0.8%
6CZCzech Republic1.1%1.1%1.3%1.1%1.1%1.2%0.7%2.2%1.1%
7DEGermany0.3%0.4%0.1%0.2%0.2%0.5%0.2%0.0%0.1%
8ATAustria0.5%0.1%0.0%0.1%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9ITItaly0.3%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%

Current season NHL stats last updated: February 7, 2026
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