CHL Nationality Breakdown
CHL (Central Hockey League) was a minor professional hockey league that ceased operations in 2014. Over 90 percent of its players originated from North America. The proportion of Canadian players varied between 55-75% over the league's 22 seasons, while the share of Americans varied between 20-40%.
Joe Burton led the American players with 985 points in 708 games. He is also the all-time points leader in the CHL. The top European point scorer was Latvian national team player Igor Bondarev, who scored 400 points (116+284) in 361 games. He won the league championship with the Huntsville Channel Cats in 1999.
The chart below shows the relative proportions of different nationalities in the CHL during the seasons between 1992-1993 and 2013-2014. Data used in the chart can be found on the nationality totals statistics pages.
Canada
Regular Season
Canadian CHL players - 2013-2014 leadersAll-time records for Canadian CHL playersSeason records for Canadian CHL playersPlayoffs
Canadian CHL players - 2014 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Canadian CHL players - playoffsSeason records for Canadian CHL players - playoffs
United States
Regular Season
American CHL players - 2013-2014 leadersAll-time records for American CHL playersSeason records for American CHL playersPlayoffs
American CHL players - 2014 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for American CHL players - playoffsSeason records for American CHL players - playoffs
Czech Republic
Regular Season
Czech CHL players - 2013-2014 leadersAll-time records for Czech CHL playersSeason records for Czech CHL playersPlayoffs
Czech CHL players - 2014 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Czech CHL players - playoffsSeason records for Czech CHL players - playoffs
Slovakia
Regular Season
Slovak CHL players - 2013-2014 leadersAll-time records for Slovak CHL playersSeason records for Slovak CHL playersPlayoffs
Slovak CHL players - 2013 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Slovak CHL players - playoffsSeason records for Slovak CHL players - playoffs
Sweden
Regular Season
Swedish CHL players - 2013-2014 leadersAll-time records for Swedish CHL playersSeason records for Swedish CHL playersPlayoffs
Swedish CHL players - 2014 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Swedish CHL players - playoffsSeason records for Swedish CHL players - playoffs
Latvia
Regular Season
Latvian CHL players - 2007-2008 leadersAll-time records for Latvian CHL playersSeason records for Latvian CHL playersPlayoffs
Latvian CHL players - 2008 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Latvian CHL players - playoffsSeason records for Latvian CHL players - playoffs
Russia
Regular Season
Russian CHL players - 2013-2014 leadersAll-time records for Russian CHL playersSeason records for Russian CHL playersPlayoffs
Russian CHL players - 2013 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Russian CHL players - playoffsSeason records for Russian CHL players - playoffs
Ukraine
Regular Season
Ukrainian CHL players - 2010-2011 leadersAll-time records for Ukrainian CHL playersSeason records for Ukrainian CHL playersPlayoffs
Ukrainian CHL players - 2001 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Ukrainian CHL players - playoffsSeason records for Ukrainian CHL players - playoffs
Finland
Regular Season
Finnish CHL players - 2013-2014 leadersAll-time records for Finnish CHL playersSeason records for Finnish CHL playersPlayoffs
Finnish CHL players - 2012 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Finnish CHL players - playoffsSeason records for Finnish CHL players - playoffs
Slovenia
Regular Season
Slovenian CHL players - 2010-2011 leadersAll-time records for Slovenian CHL playersSeason records for Slovenian CHL playersPlayoffs
Slovenian CHL players - 2006 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Slovenian CHL players - playoffsSeason records for Slovenian CHL players - playoffs
Hungary
Regular Season
Hungarian CHL players - 2013-2014 leadersAll-time records for Hungarian CHL playersSeason records for Hungarian CHL playersPlayoffs
Hungarian CHL players - 2014 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Hungarian CHL players - playoffsSeason records for Hungarian CHL players - playoffs
Italy
Regular Season
Italian CHL players - 2012-2013 leadersAll-time records for Italian CHL playersSeason records for Italian CHL playersPlayoffs
Italian CHL players - 2013 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Italian CHL players - playoffsSeason records for Italian CHL players - playoffs
United Kingdom
Regular Season
British CHL players - 2013-2014 leadersAll-time records for British CHL playersSeason records for British CHL playersPlayoffs
British CHL players - 2009 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for British CHL players - playoffsSeason records for British CHL players - playoffs
Poland
Regular Season
Polish CHL players - 2001-2002 leadersAll-time records for Polish CHL playersSeason records for Polish CHL playersPlayoffs
Polish CHL players - 2000 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Polish CHL players - playoffsSeason records for Polish CHL players - playoffs
Germany
Regular Season
German CHL players - 2010-2011 leadersAll-time records for German CHL playersSeason records for German CHL playersPlayoffs
German CHL players - 2009 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for German CHL players - playoffsSeason records for German CHL players - playoffs
France
Regular Season
French CHL players - 2013-2014 leadersAll-time records for French CHL playersSeason records for French CHL playersPlayoffs
French CHL players - 2014 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for French CHL players - playoffsSeason records for French CHL players - playoffs
Ireland
Regular Season
Irish CHL players - 1998-1999 leadersAll-time records for Irish CHL playersSeason records for Irish CHL playersPlayoffs
Irish CHL players - 1999 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Irish CHL players - playoffsSeason records for Irish CHL players - playoffs
Austria
Regular Season
Austrian CHL players - 2008-2009 leadersAll-time records for Austrian CHL playersSeason records for Austrian CHL players
Switzerland
Regular Season
Swiss CHL players - 2008-2009 leadersAll-time records for Swiss CHL playersSeason records for Swiss CHL players
Denmark
Regular Season
Danish CHL players - 2012-2013 leadersAll-time records for Danish CHL playersSeason records for Danish CHL playersPlayoffs
Danish CHL players - 1998 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Danish CHL players - playoffsSeason records for Danish CHL players - playoffs
Belarus
Regular Season
Belarussian CHL players - 2000-2001 leadersAll-time records for Belarussian CHL playersSeason records for Belarussian CHL playersPlayoffs
Belarussian CHL players - 1996 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Belarussian CHL players - playoffsSeason records for Belarussian CHL players - playoffs
Norway
Regular Season
Norwegian CHL players - 2013-2014 leadersAll-time records for Norwegian CHL playersSeason records for Norwegian CHL playersPlayoffs
Norwegian CHL players - 2014 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Norwegian CHL players - playoffsSeason records for Norwegian CHL players - playoffs
Japan
Regular Season
Japanese CHL players - 2003-2004 leadersAll-time records for Japanese CHL playersSeason records for Japanese CHL players
Estonia
Regular Season
Estonian CHL players - 2000-2001 leadersAll-time records for Estonian CHL playersSeason records for Estonian CHL playersPlayoffs
Estonian CHL players - 2000 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Estonian CHL players - playoffsSeason records for Estonian CHL players - playoffs
Haiti
Regular Season
Haitian CHL players - 2011-2012 leadersAll-time records for Haitian CHL playersSeason records for Haitian CHL playersPlayoffs
Haitian CHL players - 2012 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Haitian CHL players - playoffsSeason records for Haitian CHL players - playoffs
Netherlands
Regular Season
Dutch CHL players - 2013-2014 leadersAll-time records for Dutch CHL playersSeason records for Dutch CHL playersPlayoffs
Dutch CHL players - 2014 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Dutch CHL players - playoffsSeason records for Dutch CHL players - playoffs
South Korea
Regular Season
South Korean CHL players - 2011-2012 leadersAll-time records for South Korean CHL playersSeason records for South Korean CHL playersPlayoffs
South Korean CHL players - 2007 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for South Korean CHL players - playoffsSeason records for South Korean CHL players - playoffs
Kazakhstan
Regular Season
Kazakh CHL players - 2011-2012 leadersAll-time records for Kazakh CHL playersSeason records for Kazakh CHL playersPlayoffs
Kazakh CHL players - 2012 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Kazakh CHL players - playoffsSeason records for Kazakh CHL players - playoffs
Australia
Regular Season
Australian CHL players - 1992-1993 leadersAll-time records for Australian CHL playersSeason records for Australian CHL players
Israel
Regular Season
Israeli CHL players - 2012-2013 leadersAll-time records for Israeli CHL playersSeason records for Israeli CHL players