NHL Defensemen Totals by Nationality - Career Stats

RkNationalityPlayersGPGAP
PIMPPGSHGGWG
1CACanada1562457 69233 785109 409143 194482 83188389404824
2CAUnited States487130 682971633 77743 493102 66826512791493
3CASweden14044 006344412 68516 12927 491100377529
4CARussia9326 15120497124917319 92768663295
5CACzech Republic8324 85915665974754019 25350649260
6CAFinland7417 219134449736317957246235209
7CASlovakia2976506481905255358902271699
8CASwitzerland143905370121015801811131365
9CAGermany17413129710451342284690651
10CALatvia81865202520722108868834
11CAItaly365148196244700858
12CAUnited Kingdom1015488515824320045312
13CABelarus61019481742221114714
14CANetherlands158330145175508302
15CADenmark3392247094302506
16CAPoland1234295887311115
17CAUkraine2225103949226103
18CAAustria318514284293301
19CAKazakhstan2290103141182301
20CANorway428342731353110
21CAFrance158581310000
22CASouth Korea22702225000
23CASlovenia110000000

Percentage of NHL Defensemen by Nationality ‑ Career Stats

RkNationalityPlayersGPGAP
PIMPPGSHGGWG
1CACanada61.4%63.2%62.9%60.9%61.4%71.1%60.1%63.2%61.1%
2CAUnited States19.1%18.1%18.1%18.8%18.6%15.1%18.0%18.8%18.9%
3CASweden5.5%6.1%6.4%7.1%6.9%4.0%6.8%5.2%6.7%
4CARussia3.7%3.6%3.8%4.0%3.9%2.9%4.7%4.2%3.7%
5CACzech Republic3.3%3.4%2.9%3.3%3.2%2.8%3.4%3.3%3.3%
6CAFinland2.9%2.4%2.5%2.8%2.7%1.4%3.1%2.4%2.6%
7CASlovakia1.1%1.1%1.2%1.1%1.1%0.9%1.5%1.1%1.3%
8CASwitzerland0.5%0.5%0.7%0.7%0.7%0.3%0.9%0.2%0.8%
9CAGermany0.7%0.6%0.6%0.6%0.6%0.4%0.6%0.4%0.6%
10CALatvia0.3%0.3%0.4%0.3%0.3%0.2%0.5%0.5%0.4%
11CAItaly0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.3%0.1%
12CAUnited Kingdom0.4%0.2%0.2%0.1%0.1%0.3%0.0%0.2%0.2%
13CABelarus0.2%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.2%0.0%0.1%0.1%
14CANetherlands0.0%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
15CADenmark0.1%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%
16CAPoland0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.1%
17CAUkraine0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
18CAAustria0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
19CAKazakhstan0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
20CANorway0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%0.1%0.0%
21CAFrance0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
22CASouth Korea0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
23CASlovenia0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%

Current season NHL stats last updated: November 8, 2024
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