European Hockey League Totals by Nationality ‑ 1996‑1997 Stats
| Rk | Nationality | Players | GP | G | A | P | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Finland | 83 | 389 | 79 | 102 | 181 | 335 | 19 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 |  | Sweden | 74 | 336 | 66 | 90 | 156 | 168 | 20 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  | Czech Republic | 70 | 330 | 62 | 93 | 155 | 177 | 13 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 |  | Russia | 56 | 243 | 42 | 56 | 98 | 178 | 11 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 |  | Canada | 52 | 240 | 51 | 46 | 97 | 538 | 15 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 |  | Slovakia | 26 | 129 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 86 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  | Germany | 31 | 139 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 72 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  | Italy | 13 | 74 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 84 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 |  | Switzerland | 20 | 98 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 128 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  | Norway | 23 | 96 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 |  | France | 11 | 60 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 |  | Kazakhstan | 6 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 |  | Austria | 9 | 44 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 |  | Ukraine | 4 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 |  | Latvia | 4 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 |  | Estonia | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 |  | Belarus | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 |  | United Kingdom | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 |  | United States | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 |  | Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Percentage of European Hockey League Players by Nationality ‑ 1996‑1997 Stats
| Rk | Nationality | Players | GP | G | A | P | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Finland | 16.7% | 17.0% | 20.3% | 20.2% | 20.2% | 16.3% | 19.0% | 23.1% | 23.9% |
| 2 | | Sweden | 14.9% | 14.7% | 16.9% | 17.8% | 17.4% | 8.2% | 20.0% | 7.7% | 13.0% |
| 3 | | Czech Republic | 14.1% | 14.4% | 15.9% | 18.4% | 17.3% | 8.6% | 13.0% | 15.4% | 17.4% |
| 4 | | Russia | 11.3% | 10.6% | 10.8% | 11.1% | 10.9% | 8.7% | 11.0% | 7.7% | 17.4% |
| 5 | | Canada | 10.5% | 10.5% | 13.1% | 9.1% | 10.8% | 26.2% | 15.0% | 23.1% | 4.3% |
| 6 | | Slovakia | 5.2% | 5.6% | 7.7% | 7.1% | 7.4% | 4.2% | 9.0% | 7.7% | 8.7% |
| 7 | | Germany | 6.2% | 6.1% | 2.6% | 4.4% | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.0% | 7.7% | 4.3% |
| 8 | | Italy | 2.6% | 3.2% | 4.1% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 3.0% | 0.0% | 6.5% |
| 9 | | Switzerland | 4.0% | 4.3% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 6.2% | 3.0% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| 10 | | Norway | 4.6% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 11 | | France | 2.2% | 2.6% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 3.3% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 | | Kazakhstan | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 13 | | Austria | 1.8% | 1.9% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 3.2% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 14 | | Ukraine | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 7.7% | 0.0% |
| 15 | | Latvia | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 16 | | Estonia | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| 17 | | Belarus | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 18 | | United Kingdom | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 19 | | United States | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 20 | | Lithuania | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |