KHL Nationality Breakdown
The Russian KHL, which began its operations in 2008, is an international league in terms of player material, having successfully attracted top players from North America and leading hockey nations in Europe.
The proportion of foreign players remained between 30-40% until the 2021-2022 season but dropped to about 25% after Russia's attack on Ukraine. Especially Finnish, Swedish, Latvian, and Czech players left the league in large numbers due to the war initiated by Russia. This was facilitated by the withdrawal of Jokerit Helsinki and Dinamo Riga from the league after the end of the 2021-2022 season.
The chart below shows the relative proportions of different nationalities in the KHL from the 2008-2009 season onwards. Season specific data used in the chart can be found on the nationality totals statistics pages.
Russia
Regular Season
Russian KHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Russian KHL playersSeason records for Russian KHL playersPlayoffs
Russian KHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Russian KHL players - playoffsSeason records for Russian KHL players - playoffsCanada
Regular Season
Canadian KHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Canadian KHL playersSeason records for Canadian KHL playersPlayoffs
Canadian KHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Canadian KHL players - playoffsSeason records for Canadian KHL players - playoffsBelarus
Regular Season
Belarussian KHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Belarussian KHL playersSeason records for Belarussian KHL playersPlayoffs
Belarussian KHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Belarussian KHL players - playoffsSeason records for Belarussian KHL players - playoffsFinland
Regular Season
Finnish KHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Finnish KHL playersSeason records for Finnish KHL playersPlayoffs
Finnish KHL players - 2022 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Finnish KHL players - playoffsSeason records for Finnish KHL players - playoffsKazakhstan
Regular Season
Kazakh KHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Kazakh KHL playersSeason records for Kazakh KHL playersPlayoffs
Kazakh KHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Kazakh KHL players - playoffsSeason records for Kazakh KHL players - playoffsCzech Republic
Regular Season
Czech KHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Czech KHL playersSeason records for Czech KHL playersPlayoffs
Czech KHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Czech KHL players - playoffsSeason records for Czech KHL players - playoffsLatvia
Regular Season
Latvian KHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Latvian KHL playersSeason records for Latvian KHL playersPlayoffs
Latvian KHL players - 2023 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Latvian KHL players - playoffsSeason records for Latvian KHL players - playoffsSlovakia
Regular Season
Slovak KHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Slovak KHL playersSeason records for Slovak KHL playersPlayoffs
Slovak KHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Slovak KHL players - playoffsSeason records for Slovak KHL players - playoffsSweden
Regular Season
Swedish KHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Swedish KHL playersSeason records for Swedish KHL playersPlayoffs
Swedish KHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Swedish KHL players - playoffsSeason records for Swedish KHL players - playoffsUnited States
Regular Season
American KHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for American KHL playersSeason records for American KHL playersPlayoffs
American KHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for American KHL players - playoffsSeason records for American KHL players - playoffsUkraine
Regular Season
Ukrainian KHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Ukrainian KHL playersSeason records for Ukrainian KHL playersPlayoffs
Ukrainian KHL players - 2023 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Ukrainian KHL players - playoffsSeason records for Ukrainian KHL players - playoffsGermany
Regular Season
German KHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for German KHL playersSeason records for German KHL playersPlayoffs
German KHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for German KHL players - playoffsSeason records for German KHL players - playoffsDenmark
Regular Season
Danish KHL players - 2021-2022 leadersAll-time records for Danish KHL playersSeason records for Danish KHL playersPlayoffs
Danish KHL players - 2022 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Danish KHL players - playoffsSeason records for Danish KHL players - playoffsSlovenia
Regular Season
Slovenian KHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Slovenian KHL playersSeason records for Slovenian KHL playersPlayoffs
Slovenian KHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Slovenian KHL players - playoffsSeason records for Slovenian KHL players - playoffsChina
Regular Season
Chinese KHL players - 2022-2023 leadersAll-time records for Chinese KHL playersSeason records for Chinese KHL playersLithuania
Regular Season
Lithuanian KHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Lithuanian KHL playersSeason records for Lithuanian KHL playersPlayoffs
Lithuanian KHL players - 2018 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Lithuanian KHL players - playoffsSeason records for Lithuanian KHL players - playoffsNorway
Regular Season
Norwegian KHL players - 2017-2018 leadersAll-time records for Norwegian KHL playersSeason records for Norwegian KHL playersPlayoffs
Norwegian KHL players - 2018 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Norwegian KHL players - playoffsSeason records for Norwegian KHL players - playoffsCroatia
Regular Season
Croatian KHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Croatian KHL playersSeason records for Croatian KHL playersPlayoffs
Croatian KHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Croatian KHL players - playoffsSeason records for Croatian KHL players - playoffsFrance
Regular Season
French KHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for French KHL playersSeason records for French KHL playersPlayoffs
French KHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for French KHL players - playoffsSeason records for French KHL players - playoffsAustria
Regular Season
Austrian KHL players - 2020-2021 leadersAll-time records for Austrian KHL playersSeason records for Austrian KHL playersPlayoffs
Austrian KHL players - 2009 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Austrian KHL players - playoffsSeason records for Austrian KHL players - playoffsEstonia
Regular Season
Estonian KHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Estonian KHL playersSeason records for Estonian KHL playersPlayoffs
Estonian KHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Estonian KHL players - playoffsSeason records for Estonian KHL players - playoffsItaly
Regular Season
Italian KHL players - 2016-2017 leadersAll-time records for Italian KHL playersSeason records for Italian KHL playersSouth Korea
Regular Season
South Korean KHL players - 2013-2014 leadersAll-time records for South Korean KHL playersSeason records for South Korean KHL playersPlayoffs
South Korean KHL players - 2013 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for South Korean KHL players - playoffsSeason records for South Korean KHL players - playoffsSwitzerland
Regular Season
Swiss KHL players - 2019-2020 leadersAll-time records for Swiss KHL playersSeason records for Swiss KHL playersPlayoffs
Swiss KHL players - 2020 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Swiss KHL players - playoffsSeason records for Swiss KHL players - playoffsIsrael
Regular Season
Israeli KHL players - 2020-2021 leadersAll-time records for Israeli KHL playersSeason records for Israeli KHL playersJapan
Regular Season
Japanese KHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Japanese KHL playersSeason records for Japanese KHL playersPlayoffs
Japanese KHL players - 2023 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Japanese KHL players - playoffsSeason records for Japanese KHL players - playoffs