#NHLPeachy @NHL By The Numbers: 2021-22 Opening-Day Rosters
Based on opening-day rosters announced by NHL, excluding Injured and/or Non-Roster players;
Ages as of Oct. 12, 2021; Players listed by birth country
Download the PDF for a detailed breakdown of the following:
* Players on 2021-22 Season-Opening Rosters, by Birth Decade
* Players on 2021-22 Season-Opening Rosters, by Age as of Oct. 12, 2021
* Average Age of Players on 2021-22 Season-Opening Rosters, by Team
* Players on 2021-22 Season-Opening Rosters, by Birth Country
721 – Number of players on official season-opening rosters
310 – Number of Canadian players, the most of any country (43.0% of 721) – a full breakdown of NHL season-opening rosters by birth country is included below
284 – Number of players age 25 or younger (39.4% of 721)
190 – Number of U.S. players (26.4%) – last season, 164 U.S.-born players skated in their team’s opening game (the most ever)
158 – Number of players age 23 or younger (21.9% of 721)
91 – Number of undrafted players (12.6% of 721)
35 – Number of players who have yet to play an NHL regular-season game – the Sharks top all clubs with four such players (Jonathan Dahlen, William Eklund, Santeri Hatakka and Jasper Weatherby)
22 – Number of birth countries represented
16 – Highest representation of one country on a single roster - the Oilers have 16 Canadians
10 – The most countries represented on a single roster, with the Blue Jackets (USA: 6, CAN: 4, SWE: 3, CHE: 2, FIN: 2, RUS: 2, CZE: 1, DNK: 1, FRA: 1, LVA: 1) leading the list.
52 – Players born in the 2000s, with 26 of 32 teams carrying at least one
11 – Number of teenagers, including two 18-year-olds: Ducks forward Mason McTavish and Blue Jackets forward Cole Sillinger
2 – Players who skated in an NHL game in the 1990s (Zdeno Chara, NYI; Joe Thornton, FLA)
1 – There is one player with experience in the Stanley Cup Playoffs who has yet to appear in an NHL regular-season game: Avalanche forward Sampo Ranta