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A study by the TSN highlights how Canadian players are less than 50% of the 680 ice hockey players in the roster of NHL teams. Americans are less than a quarter and for the first time a Dutch, Daniel Sprong (pictured), crush the ice of the League more.
Wednesday 28 October 2015 2 minutes reading time
Never before it had happened that 27% of the players in the NHL roster of the allowances were coming, as this season from countries outside North America. At the expense & egrave; the presence of Canadian & egrave; dropped dramatically compared to nearly three quarters dell''intera League dell''inizio the years' 90s. Although in 1990 the deductibles were only 21, of which 7 are Canadian and 14 US and subsequent expansion teams in stars and stripes have become as many as 22, US players have only increased from 15.9% to 24.8% of the last two quest''anno seasons to go down to 24.2%.
The season has just begun sees a record number of Swedes in the roster (9.1%) and a dramatic increase in players from Russia, decreased the competitiveness & agrave; the ruble, have arrived in the NHL (4.5%). For the first time a player born and raised in Holland, Daniel Sprong, & egrave; He entered the pink of Pittsburgh while last season in Colorado & egrave; He disembarked from Croatia, the first since 2004, Borna Rendulic. With the 'departure of Dainius Zubrus, for the first time since 1996 no player Lithuanian & egrave; present in the NHL.
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