NLA Nationality Breakdown
In the 1990s and early 2000s, the top Swiss ice hockey league relied still largely on domestic players, and the share of Swiss players on team rosters exceeded 80 percent. After Russia's attack on Ukraine, the appeal of KHL dropped, and the number of Finnish and Swedish players in particular increased as they signed contracts to Switzerland. Over the past few seasons, the proportion of Swiss players has dropped to less than 70 percent.
The chart below shows the relative proportions of different nationalities in the Swiss top league since the 1990-1991 season. Season specific data used in the chart can be found on the nationality totals statistics pages.
Switzerland
Regular Season
Swiss NLA players - 2024-2025 leadersPlayoffs
Swiss NLA players - 2024 leaders - playoffs
Canada
Regular Season
Canadian NLA players - 2024-2025 leadersPlayoffs
Canadian NLA players - 2024 leaders - playoffs
Sweden
Regular Season
Swedish NLA players - 2024-2025 leadersPlayoffs
Swedish NLA players - 2024 leaders - playoffs
Finland
Regular Season
Finnish NLA players - 2024-2025 leadersPlayoffs
Finnish NLA players - 2024 leaders - playoffs
United States
Regular Season
American NLA players - 2024-2025 leadersPlayoffs
American NLA players - 2024 leaders - playoffs
Czech Republic
Regular Season
Czech NLA players - 2024-2025 leadersPlayoffs
Czech NLA players - 2024 leaders - playoffs
France
Regular Season
French NLA players - 2024-2025 leadersPlayoffs
French NLA players - 2024 leaders - playoffs
Russia
Regular Season
Russian NLA players - 2024-2025 leadersPlayoffs
Russian NLA players - 2024 leaders - playoffs
Austria
Regular Season
Austrian NLA players - 2024-2025 leadersPlayoffs
Austrian NLA players - 2024 leaders - playoffs
Latvia
Regular Season
Latvian NLA players - 2024-2025 leadersPlayoffs
Latvian NLA players - 2024 leaders - playoffs
Slovakia
Regular Season
Slovak NLA players - 2023-2024 leadersPlayoffs
Slovak NLA players - 2022 leaders - playoffs
Italy
Regular Season
Italian NLA players - 2024-2025 leadersPlayoffs
Italian NLA players - 2024 leaders - playoffs
Germany
Regular Season
German NLA players - 2024-2025 leadersPlayoffs
German NLA players - 2024 leaders - playoffs
Ukraine
Regular Season
Ukrainian NLA players - 2005-2006 leadersPlayoffs
Ukrainian NLA players - 2004 leaders - playoffs
Croatia
Regular Season
Croatian NLA players - 2010-2011 leadersPlayoffs
Croatian NLA players - 2010 leaders - playoffs
Poland
Regular Season
Polish NLA players - 2007-2008 leadersPlayoffs
Polish NLA players - 2008 leaders - playoffs
Norway
Regular Season
Norwegian NLA players - 2021-2022 leadersPlayoffs
Norwegian NLA players - 2021 leaders - playoffs
Denmark
Regular Season
Danish NLA players - 2024-2025 leadersPlayoffs
Danish NLA players - 2021 leaders - playoffs
Belarus
Regular Season
Belarussian NLA players - 2021-2022 leadersPlayoffs
Belarussian NLA players - 2022 leaders - playoffs
Slovenia
Regular Season
Slovenian NLA players - 2023-2024 leadersPlayoffs
Slovenian NLA players - 2019 leaders - playoffs
Kazakhstan
Regular Season
Kazakh NLA players - 1993-1994 leadersPlayoffs
Kazakh NLA players - 1993 leaders - playoffs
Lithuania
Regular Season
Lithuanian NLA players - 2022-2023 leadersPlayoffs
Lithuanian NLA players - 2022 leaders - playoffs
Japan
Regular Season
Japanese NLA players - 2006-2007 leadersPlayoffs
Japanese NLA players - 1994 leaders - playoffs
Hungary
Regular Season
Hungarian NLA players - 2008-2009 leadersPlayoffs
Hungarian NLA players - 2010 leaders - playoffs
South Korea
Regular Season
South Korean NLA players - 2006-2007 leaders
Netherlands
Regular Season
Dutch NLA players - 2018-2019 leaders