NHL Defensemen Totals by Nationality - Career Stats

RkNationalityPlayersGPGAP
PIMPPGSHGGWG
1CACanada1563458 19733 819109 533143 352483 07788419414828
2CAUnited States487131 068973433 87543 609102 82426522791494
3CASweden14144 120345812 71716 17527 546100877533
4CARussia9326 22020587140919819 96468863297
5CACzech Republic8324 88015675979754619 27350649260
6CAFinland7417 258134749796326959646235209
7CASlovakia2976616481908255658922271699
8CASwitzerland143934373122315961821131465
9CAGermany17413829710471344285090651
10CALatvia81871202521723109068834
11CAItaly365148196244700858
12CAUnited Kingdom1015488515824320045312
13CABelarus61019481742221114714
14CANetherlands158330145175508302
15CADenmark3392247094302506
16CAPoland1234295887311115
17CAUkraine2225103949226103
18CAAustria318514284293301
19CAKazakhstan2290103141182301
20CANorway428742933353110
21CAFrance158581310000
22CASouth Korea22702225000
23CASlovenia110000000

Percentage of NHL Defensemen by Nationality ‑ Career Stats

RkNationalityPlayersGPGAP
PIMPPGSHGGWG
1CACanada61.3%63.2%62.8%60.9%61.3%71.1%60.1%63.2%61.0%
2CAUnited States19.1%18.1%18.1%18.8%18.7%15.1%18.0%18.7%18.9%
3CASweden5.5%6.1%6.4%7.1%6.9%4.1%6.9%5.2%6.7%
4CARussia3.6%3.6%3.8%4.0%3.9%2.9%4.7%4.2%3.8%
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%0.3%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 22, 2024
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