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Canadian NHL players 1970–71

367 Canadian players played in the NHL in 1970–71. Together they scored 8 474 points, the first most of any country, and Canada finished first of 2 in the nations league. Phil Esposito scored the most, 152 points.

367
NHL players
8 474
Points
1st
Nations league
459
Goalie wins
1970–71Active season78/82 games
Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
7119-48-0.8853.862
6018-29-0.8883.811
5735-14-0.9192.276
5120-14-0.9022.793
4816-19-0.9132.732
4723-12-0.9142.652
4527-10-0.9222.168
459-22-0.8983.112
4416-15-0.9152.672
449-20-0.9003.691
4027-8-0.9182.733
4024-11-0.9441.894
4019-15-0.9142.705
3830-6-0.9142.534
3812-16-0.8953.741
3711-19-0.8933.400
3515-13-0.8933.420
353-25-0.8814.300
3422-8-0.9192.304
3411-11-0.9002.862
349-20-0.8893.712
3213-11-0.9182.422
3013-11-0.9053.121
297-15-0.8763.771
257-11-0.8883.910
244-10-0.9202.500
2212-6-0.9192.420
186-8-0.9113.390
175-9-0.8893.800
143-7-0.8525.170
103-3-0.9033.231
71-4-0.8694.740
70-2-0.8355.630
66-0-0.9571.650
51-3-0.8603.440
22-0-0.9173.000
20-1-0.7507.350
20-1-0.7659.720
11-0-0.9173.000
10-0-0.9293.370
367 players across 14 teams.
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Canada had 538 players in the NHL in 1990–91 and 421 in 2025–26. The peak was 1993–94, with 565. Under each bar is the nations league placing, in gold for the 4 seasons Canada won.

68 Canadian players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, ten of them in the first round. Gavin McKenna went first overall, to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Regular season, whole careers. The record seasons count completed seasons only.
The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Canada
Canada
1st in the league
7–0
USA
USA
2nd in the league

Canada wins 7–0 against USA.

0.49Points per game0.41
407Best trio85
0.33Defencemen's points per game0.27
.904Goalies' save percentage–
9.2NHL players per million inhabitants0.0
8 474Total points114
367Players in the NHL9
Canada against USA season by season
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