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Canadian NHL players 2015–16

485 Canadian players played in the NHL in 2015–16. Together they scored 8 467 points, the first most of any country, and Canada finished second of 10 in the nations league. Jamie Benn scored the most, 89 points.

485
NHL players
8 467
Points
2nd
Nations league
487
Goalie wins
2015–16Last season82/82 games
Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
6732-26-0.9182.335
6648-9-0.9222.203
6537-23-0.9182.276
6235-19-0.9222.354
5835-17-0.9212.295
5835-18-0.9242.377
5621-27-0.9172.553
5423-19-0.9182.514
5223-17-0.9092.411
4726-15-0.9202.356
4522-16-0.9202.361
4223-8-0.9302.074
4017-14-0.9222.313
3915-18-0.9122.752
3812-21-0.9082.883
3215-13-0.9162.633
309-15-0.9072.840
247-11-0.9142.651
216-7-0.9152.432
207-6-0.9222.561
182-7-0.8903.300
177-5-0.9182.332
155-8-0.9063.070
139-2-0.9302.001
1210-2-0.9342.062
73-2-0.9142.710
61-3-0.8783.180
50-4-0.8733.610
42-1-0.9571.251
20-1-0.7784.750
10-0-0.9411.520
10-1-0.8674.000
10-0-0.7504.690
10-0-01.0000.000
10-1-0.9123.100
485 players across 30 teams.
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Canada had 533 players in the NHL in 1989–90 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
2nd in the league
5–2
Sweden
Sweden
1st in the league

Canada wins 5–2 against Sweden.

0.39Points per game0.44
256Best trio216
0.31Defencemen's points per game0.35
.917Goalies' save percentage.912
12.1NHL players per million inhabitants8.0
8 467Total points1 914
485Players in the NHL85
Canada against Sweden season by season
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