OHL Nationality Breakdown
The OHL (Ontario Hockey League) is a Canadian major junior league for players aged 15-20. The proportion of Canadian players has varied from season to season, ranging from a low of 78 percent to a high of nearly 95 percent. Proportion of American players, the second largest group in the league, has varied between 4 and 14 percent across seasons. The proportion of European players has remained below 10 percent in all seasons.
The chart below shows the relative proportions of different nationalities in the OHL since the 1980-1981 season. The season specific data used in the chart can be found on the nationality totals statistics pages.
Canada
Regular Season
Canadian OHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Canadian OHL playersSeason records for Canadian OHL playersPlayoffs
Canadian OHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Canadian OHL players - playoffsSeason records for Canadian OHL players - playoffs
United States
Regular Season
American OHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for American OHL playersSeason records for American OHL playersPlayoffs
American OHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for American OHL players - playoffsSeason records for American OHL players - playoffs
Czech Republic
Regular Season
Czech OHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Czech OHL playersSeason records for Czech OHL playersPlayoffs
Czech OHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Czech OHL players - playoffsSeason records for Czech OHL players - playoffs
Russia
Regular Season
Russian OHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Russian OHL playersSeason records for Russian OHL playersPlayoffs
Russian OHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Russian OHL players - playoffsSeason records for Russian OHL players - playoffs
Slovakia
Regular Season
Slovak OHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Slovak OHL playersSeason records for Slovak OHL playersPlayoffs
Slovak OHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Slovak OHL players - playoffsSeason records for Slovak OHL players - playoffs
Germany
Regular Season
German OHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for German OHL playersSeason records for German OHL playersPlayoffs
German OHL players - 2019 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for German OHL players - playoffsSeason records for German OHL players - playoffs
Sweden
Regular Season
Swedish OHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Swedish OHL playersSeason records for Swedish OHL playersPlayoffs
Swedish OHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Swedish OHL players - playoffsSeason records for Swedish OHL players - playoffs
Finland
Regular Season
Finnish OHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Finnish OHL playersSeason records for Finnish OHL playersPlayoffs
Finnish OHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Finnish OHL players - playoffsSeason records for Finnish OHL players - playoffs
Italy
Regular Season
Italian OHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Italian OHL playersSeason records for Italian OHL playersPlayoffs
Italian OHL players - 2023 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Italian OHL players - playoffsSeason records for Italian OHL players - playoffs
Switzerland
Regular Season
Swiss OHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Swiss OHL playersSeason records for Swiss OHL playersPlayoffs
Swiss OHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Swiss OHL players - playoffsSeason records for Swiss OHL players - playoffs
Belarus
Regular Season
Belarussian OHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Belarussian OHL playersSeason records for Belarussian OHL playersPlayoffs
Belarussian OHL players - 2023 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Belarussian OHL players - playoffsSeason records for Belarussian OHL players - playoffs
United Kingdom
Regular Season
British OHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for British OHL playersSeason records for British OHL playersPlayoffs
British OHL players - 2019 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for British OHL players - playoffsSeason records for British OHL players - playoffs
Ukraine
Regular Season
Ukrainian OHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Ukrainian OHL playersSeason records for Ukrainian OHL playersPlayoffs
Ukrainian OHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Ukrainian OHL players - playoffsSeason records for Ukrainian OHL players - playoffs
Austria
Regular Season
Austrian OHL players - 2022-2023 leadersAll-time records for Austrian OHL playersSeason records for Austrian OHL playersPlayoffs
Austrian OHL players - 2023 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Austrian OHL players - playoffsSeason records for Austrian OHL players - playoffs
Denmark
Regular Season
Danish OHL players - 2022-2023 leadersAll-time records for Danish OHL playersSeason records for Danish OHL playersPlayoffs
Danish OHL players - 2023 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Danish OHL players - playoffsSeason records for Danish OHL players - playoffs
Latvia
Regular Season
Latvian OHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Latvian OHL playersSeason records for Latvian OHL playersPlayoffs
Latvian OHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Latvian OHL players - playoffsSeason records for Latvian OHL players - playoffs
South Korea
Regular Season
South Korean OHL players - 2007-2008 leadersAll-time records for South Korean OHL playersSeason records for South Korean OHL playersPlayoffs
South Korean OHL players - 2008 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for South Korean OHL players - playoffsSeason records for South Korean OHL players - playoffs
Slovenia
Regular Season
Slovenian OHL players - 2024-2025 leadersAll-time records for Slovenian OHL playersSeason records for Slovenian OHL playersPlayoffs
Slovenian OHL players - 2008 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Slovenian OHL players - playoffsSeason records for Slovenian OHL players - playoffs
Kazakhstan
Regular Season
Kazakh OHL players - 2008-2009 leadersAll-time records for Kazakh OHL playersSeason records for Kazakh OHL playersPlayoffs
Kazakh OHL players - 2002 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Kazakh OHL players - playoffsSeason records for Kazakh OHL players - playoffs
Norway
Regular Season
Norwegian OHL players - 2021-2022 leadersAll-time records for Norwegian OHL playersSeason records for Norwegian OHL playersPlayoffs
Norwegian OHL players - 2022 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Norwegian OHL players - playoffsSeason records for Norwegian OHL players - playoffs
Hungary
Regular Season
Hungarian OHL players - 2000-2001 leadersAll-time records for Hungarian OHL playersSeason records for Hungarian OHL playersPlayoffs
Hungarian OHL players - 2000 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Hungarian OHL players - playoffsSeason records for Hungarian OHL players - playoffs
Israel
Regular Season
Israeli OHL players - 2019-2020 leadersAll-time records for Israeli OHL playersSeason records for Israeli OHL playersPlayoffs
Israeli OHL players - 2019 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Israeli OHL players - playoffsSeason records for Israeli OHL players - playoffs
Netherlands
Regular Season
Dutch OHL players - 1990-1991 leadersAll-time records for Dutch OHL playersSeason records for Dutch OHL players
Japan
Regular Season
Japanese OHL players - 1991-1992 leadersAll-time records for Japanese OHL playersSeason records for Japanese OHL playersPlayoffs
Japanese OHL players - 1992 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Japanese OHL players - playoffsSeason records for Japanese OHL players - playoffs
Greece
Regular Season
Greek OHL players - 1994-1995 leadersAll-time records for Greek OHL playersSeason records for Greek OHL playersPlayoffs
Greek OHL players - 1995 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Greek OHL players - playoffsSeason records for Greek OHL players - playoffs
Lithuania
Regular Season
Lithuanian OHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Lithuanian OHL playersSeason records for Lithuanian OHL playersPlayoffs
Lithuanian OHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Lithuanian OHL players - playoffsSeason records for Lithuanian OHL players - playoffs
Ireland
Regular Season
Irish OHL players - 1981-1982 leadersAll-time records for Irish OHL playersSeason records for Irish OHL players
Serbia
Regular Season
Serbian OHL players - 2002-2003 leadersAll-time records for Serbian OHL playersSeason records for Serbian OHL players
Poland
Regular Season
Polish OHL players - 1994-1995 leadersAll-time records for Polish OHL playersSeason records for Polish OHL playersPlayoffs
Polish OHL players - 1995 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Polish OHL players - playoffsSeason records for Polish OHL players - playoffs