Player Nationality Trends in the EIHL
In the UK's top ice hockey league EIHL (Elite Ice Hockey League), over half of the players are from North America. The proportion of British players has remained below one-third in most seasons.
The chart below shows the relative proportions of different nationalities in the EIHL since the 2016-2017 season. Data used in the chart can be found on the nationality totals statistics pages.
Current Season
Canada
Regular Season
Canadian EIHL players - 2024-2025 leadersPlayoffs
Canadian EIHL players - 2025 leaders - playoffs
United Kingdom
Regular Season
British EIHL players - 2024-2025 leadersPlayoffs
British EIHL players - 2025 leaders - playoffs
United States
Regular Season
American EIHL players - 2024-2025 leadersPlayoffs
American EIHL players - 2025 leaders - playoffs
Finland
Regular Season
Finnish EIHL players - 2024-2025 leadersPlayoffs
Finnish EIHL players - 2025 leaders - playoffs
Sweden
Regular Season
Swedish EIHL players - 2024-2025 leadersPlayoffs
Swedish EIHL players - 2025 leaders - playoffs
Kazakhstan
Regular Season
Kazakh EIHL players - 2024-2025 leaders
Italy
Regular Season
Italian EIHL players - 2024-2025 leadersPlayoffs
Italian EIHL players - 2022 leaders - playoffs
Czech Republic
Regular Season
Czech EIHL players - 2024-2025 leadersPlayoffs
Czech EIHL players - 2023 leaders - playoffs
Latvia
Regular Season
Latvian EIHL players - 2024-2025 leadersPlayoffs
Latvian EIHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffs
Slovakia
Regular Season
Slovak EIHL players - 2024-2025 leadersPlayoffs
Slovak EIHL players - 2019 leaders - playoffs
Estonia
Regular Season
Estonian EIHL players - 2024-2025 leadersPlayoffs
Estonian EIHL players - 2025 leaders - playoffs
Slovenia
Regular Season
Slovenian EIHL players - 2024-2025 leadersPlayoffs
Slovenian EIHL players - 2022 leaders - playoffs
Hungary
Regular Season
Hungarian EIHL players - 2024-2025 leadersPlayoffs
Hungarian EIHL players - 2025 leaders - playoffsPast Seasons
Belarus
Regular Season
Belarussian EIHL players - 2019-2020 leadersPlayoffs
Belarussian EIHL players - 2019 leaders - playoffs
Ireland
Regular Season
Irish EIHL players - 2016-2017 leadersPlayoffs
Irish EIHL players - 2017 leaders - playoffs
Norway
Regular Season
Norwegian EIHL players - 2023-2024 leadersPlayoffs
Norwegian EIHL players - 2022 leaders - playoffs
Austria
Regular Season
Austrian EIHL players - 2021-2022 leaders
Croatia
Regular Season
Croatian EIHL players - 2019-2020 leadersPlayoffs
Croatian EIHL players - 2019 leaders - playoffs
Israel
Regular Season
Israeli EIHL players - 2022-2023 leadersPlayoffs
Israeli EIHL players - 2023 leaders - playoffs
Russia
Regular Season
Russian EIHL players - 2019-2020 leadersPlayoffs
Russian EIHL players - 2018 leaders - playoffs
Australia
Regular Season
Australian EIHL players - 2022-2023 leaders
Denmark
Regular Season
Danish EIHL players - 2019-2020 leadersPlayoffs
Danish EIHL players - 2019 leaders - playoffs
Japan
Regular Season
Japanese EIHL players - 2023-2024 leadersPlayoffs
Japanese EIHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffs
Poland
Regular Season
Polish EIHL players - 2019-2020 leaders
Germany
Regular Season
German EIHL players - 2023-2024 leadersPlayoffs
German EIHL players - 2017 leaders - playoffs
Netherlands
Regular Season
Dutch EIHL players - 2016-2017 leadersPlayoffs
Dutch EIHL players - 2017 leaders - playoffs
Belgium
Regular Season
Belgian EIHL players - 2019-2020 leaders