ECHL Nationality Breakdown
The North American professional league ECHL relies primarily on Canadian and American players to run its operations. The proportion of European players has revolved around five percent over the years, which is significantly less than in the AHL, where Europeans make up about 20 percent of all players.
The all-time European points leader is Czech Martin Masa who scored 199 goals and added 269 assists for a career total of 468 points in 526 ECHL games.
The chart below shows the relative proportions of different nationalities in the ECHL since the 1988-1989 season. Data used in the chart can be found on the nationality totals statistics pages.
Canada
Regular Season
Canadian ECHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Canadian ECHL playersSeason records for Canadian ECHL playersPlayoffs
Canadian ECHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Canadian ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for Canadian ECHL players - playoffs
United States
Regular Season
American ECHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for American ECHL playersSeason records for American ECHL playersPlayoffs
American ECHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for American ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for American ECHL players - playoffs
Russia
Regular Season
Russian ECHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Russian ECHL playersSeason records for Russian ECHL playersPlayoffs
Russian ECHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Russian ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for Russian ECHL players - playoffs
Czech Republic
Regular Season
Czech ECHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Czech ECHL playersSeason records for Czech ECHL playersPlayoffs
Czech ECHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Czech ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for Czech ECHL players - playoffs
Sweden
Regular Season
Swedish ECHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Swedish ECHL playersSeason records for Swedish ECHL playersPlayoffs
Swedish ECHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Swedish ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for Swedish ECHL players - playoffs
Slovakia
Regular Season
Slovak ECHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Slovak ECHL playersSeason records for Slovak ECHL playersPlayoffs
Slovak ECHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Slovak ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for Slovak ECHL players - playoffs
Finland
Regular Season
Finnish ECHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Finnish ECHL playersSeason records for Finnish ECHL playersPlayoffs
Finnish ECHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Finnish ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for Finnish ECHL players - playoffs
Latvia
Regular Season
Latvian ECHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Latvian ECHL playersSeason records for Latvian ECHL playersPlayoffs
Latvian ECHL players - 2019 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Latvian ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for Latvian ECHL players - playoffs
Ukraine
Regular Season
Ukrainian ECHL players - 2022-2023 leadersAll-time records for Ukrainian ECHL playersSeason records for Ukrainian ECHL playersPlayoffs
Ukrainian ECHL players - 2014 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Ukrainian ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for Ukrainian ECHL players - playoffs
Germany
Regular Season
German ECHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for German ECHL playersSeason records for German ECHL playersPlayoffs
German ECHL players - 2023 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for German ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for German ECHL players - playoffs
Belarus
Regular Season
Belarussian ECHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Belarussian ECHL playersSeason records for Belarussian ECHL playersPlayoffs
Belarussian ECHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Belarussian ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for Belarussian ECHL players - playoffs
Italy
Regular Season
Italian ECHL players - 2022-2023 leadersAll-time records for Italian ECHL playersSeason records for Italian ECHL playersPlayoffs
Italian ECHL players - 2017 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Italian ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for Italian ECHL players - playoffs
United Kingdom
Regular Season
British ECHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for British ECHL playersSeason records for British ECHL playersPlayoffs
British ECHL players - 2021 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for British ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for British ECHL players - playoffs
France
Regular Season
French ECHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for French ECHL playersSeason records for French ECHL playersPlayoffs
French ECHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for French ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for French ECHL players - playoffs
Hungary
Regular Season
Hungarian ECHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Hungarian ECHL playersSeason records for Hungarian ECHL playersPlayoffs
Hungarian ECHL players - 2015 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Hungarian ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for Hungarian ECHL players - playoffs
Austria
Regular Season
Austrian ECHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Austrian ECHL playersSeason records for Austrian ECHL playersPlayoffs
Austrian ECHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Austrian ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for Austrian ECHL players - playoffs
Japan
Regular Season
Japanese ECHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Japanese ECHL playersSeason records for Japanese ECHL playersPlayoffs
Japanese ECHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Japanese ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for Japanese ECHL players - playoffs
Slovenia
Regular Season
Slovenian ECHL players - 2019-2020 leadersAll-time records for Slovenian ECHL playersSeason records for Slovenian ECHL playersPlayoffs
Slovenian ECHL players - 2017 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Slovenian ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for Slovenian ECHL players - playoffs
Switzerland
Regular Season
Swiss ECHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Swiss ECHL playersSeason records for Swiss ECHL playersPlayoffs
Swiss ECHL players - 2010 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Swiss ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for Swiss ECHL players - playoffs
Kazakhstan
Regular Season
Kazakh ECHL players - 2005-2006 leadersAll-time records for Kazakh ECHL playersSeason records for Kazakh ECHL playersPlayoffs
Kazakh ECHL players - 2005 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Kazakh ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for Kazakh ECHL players - playoffs
South Korea
Regular Season
South Korean ECHL players - 2022-2023 leadersAll-time records for South Korean ECHL playersSeason records for South Korean ECHL playersPlayoffs
South Korean ECHL players - 2022 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for South Korean ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for South Korean ECHL players - playoffs
Netherlands
Regular Season
Dutch ECHL players - 2018-2019 leadersAll-time records for Dutch ECHL playersSeason records for Dutch ECHL playersPlayoffs
Dutch ECHL players - 2019 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Dutch ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for Dutch ECHL players - playoffs
Thailand
Regular Season
Thai ECHL players - 2005-2006 leadersAll-time records for Thai ECHL playersSeason records for Thai ECHL playersPlayoffs
Thai ECHL players - 2006 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Thai ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for Thai ECHL players - playoffs
Denmark
Regular Season
Danish ECHL players - 2017-2018 leadersAll-time records for Danish ECHL playersSeason records for Danish ECHL playersPlayoffs
Danish ECHL players - 2015 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Danish ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for Danish ECHL players - playoffs
Norway
Regular Season
Norwegian ECHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Norwegian ECHL playersSeason records for Norwegian ECHL playersPlayoffs
Norwegian ECHL players - 2022 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Norwegian ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for Norwegian ECHL players - playoffs
Poland
Regular Season
Polish ECHL players - 2004-2005 leadersAll-time records for Polish ECHL playersSeason records for Polish ECHL playersPlayoffs
Polish ECHL players - 2005 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Polish ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for Polish ECHL players - playoffs
Romania
Regular Season
Romanian ECHL players - 2006-2007 leadersAll-time records for Romanian ECHL playersSeason records for Romanian ECHL playersPlayoffs
Romanian ECHL players - 2007 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Romanian ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for Romanian ECHL players - playoffs
Estonia
Regular Season
Estonian ECHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Estonian ECHL playersSeason records for Estonian ECHL players
Haiti
Regular Season
Haitian ECHL players - 2012-2013 leadersAll-time records for Haitian ECHL playersSeason records for Haitian ECHL playersPlayoffs
Haitian ECHL players - 2013 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Haitian ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for Haitian ECHL players - playoffs
Serbia
Regular Season
Serbian ECHL players - 2003-2004 leadersAll-time records for Serbian ECHL playersSeason records for Serbian ECHL players
South Africa
Regular Season
South African ECHL players - 2014-2015 leadersAll-time records for South African ECHL playersSeason records for South African ECHL playersPlayoffs
South African ECHL players - 2013 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for South African ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for South African ECHL players - playoffs
Ireland
Regular Season
Irish ECHL players - 1993-1994 leadersAll-time records for Irish ECHL playersSeason records for Irish ECHL players
Croatia
Regular Season
Croatian ECHL players - 2009-2010 leadersAll-time records for Croatian ECHL playersSeason records for Croatian ECHL playersPlayoffs
Croatian ECHL players - 2009 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Croatian ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for Croatian ECHL players - playoffs
Israel
Regular Season
Israeli ECHL players - 2013-2014 leadersAll-time records for Israeli ECHL playersSeason records for Israeli ECHL players
Argentina
Regular Season
Argentine ECHL players - 1997-1998 leadersAll-time records for Argentine ECHL playersSeason records for Argentine ECHL playersPlayoffs
Argentine ECHL players - 1998 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Argentine ECHL players - playoffsSeason records for Argentine ECHL players - playoffs
Australia
Regular Season
Australian ECHL players - 2014-2015 leadersAll-time records for Australian ECHL playersSeason records for Australian ECHL players
Colombia
Regular Season
Colombian ECHL players - 2017-2018 leadersAll-time records for Colombian ECHL playersSeason records for Colombian ECHL players
Belgium
Regular Season
Belgian ECHL players - 2021-2022 leadersAll-time records for Belgian ECHL playersSeason records for Belgian ECHL players