A third of players entering the North American Professional Hockey League (NHL) in the 2020-2021 season came from Europe, according to statistics from the International Sports Federation (IIHF).
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According to the International Federation (IIHF), 1,011 hockey players entered the world’s strongest league last season, including 433 Canadians, 282 Americans and the rest, excluding the Australian-born, European. from the ancient continent Swedes List leaders With 98 players, True, a year ago there were still 113. Where are you From 50 in one season 60 ra increase their staff, and Russians bone 52 inches But, for example, in the 1999-2000 competition, 71 additional hockey players were awarded. the Czech The number of employees has also decreased this year 34 inches She played in the NHL, compared to 80 in the 2002-03 season.
a for the swiss They have a double-digit “look” for their eighth year in a row, this year 12 inches they were. the for Slovaks This is correct 10 Their hockey is the lowest since the 1996-1997 season. the Germans Has risen, 9 in They’ve got the land. the Danes 8, Latvians 4, French 3, Belarusians 2, Australians, Austrians, Norwegians and Slovenes 1-1 They had NHL hockey in the 2020-2021 season. At the end of August, Latvia and France, as well as Italy, will play an Olympic qualifier against the Hungarians in Riga.
The European headcount of 295 is the third-highest ever, holding the record with 305 for the 2019-20 season, while around 300 came in the 2003-2004 call.
Last season, 121 newcomers were opened, 39 of whom are European (32.2%), 12 of whom are Russians, 9 are Finns, 5-5 are Swedes and Czechs. Canada gave 48 new entrants and the United States 34 new entrants. In the 2019-20 season, 56 of the 118 new arrivals were European (47.5%), a record so far.
(MTI)
