SPHL Nationality Breakdown
The SPHL (Southern Professional Hockey League) is an American low-level minor professional league, whose players largely come from the United States and Canada. Over the years, the proportion of American players in the league has risen from 30 percent to over 50 percent, while the proportion of Canadian players has decreased. The percentage of European players has remained below 10 percent and is very similar to the higher-level ECHL but much lower than in the AHL.
The chart below shows the relative proportions of different nationalities in the SPHL from the 2004-2005 season onwards. The data used in the chart can be found on the nationality totals pages.
United States
Regular Season
American SPHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for American SPHL playersSeason records for American SPHL playersPlayoffs
American SPHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for American SPHL players - playoffsSeason records for American SPHL players - playoffs
Canada
Regular Season
Canadian SPHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Canadian SPHL playersSeason records for Canadian SPHL playersPlayoffs
Canadian SPHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Canadian SPHL players - playoffsSeason records for Canadian SPHL players - playoffs
Sweden
Regular Season
Swedish SPHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Swedish SPHL playersSeason records for Swedish SPHL playersPlayoffs
Swedish SPHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Swedish SPHL players - playoffsSeason records for Swedish SPHL players - playoffs
Czech Republic
Regular Season
Czech SPHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Czech SPHL playersSeason records for Czech SPHL playersPlayoffs
Czech SPHL players - 2022 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Czech SPHL players - playoffsSeason records for Czech SPHL players - playoffs
Russia
Regular Season
Russian SPHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Russian SPHL playersSeason records for Russian SPHL playersPlayoffs
Russian SPHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Russian SPHL players - playoffsSeason records for Russian SPHL players - playoffs
Latvia
Regular Season
Latvian SPHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Latvian SPHL playersSeason records for Latvian SPHL playersPlayoffs
Latvian SPHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Latvian SPHL players - playoffsSeason records for Latvian SPHL players - playoffs
Slovakia
Regular Season
Slovak SPHL players - 2022-2023 leadersAll-time records for Slovak SPHL playersSeason records for Slovak SPHL playersPlayoffs
Slovak SPHL players - 2011 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Slovak SPHL players - playoffsSeason records for Slovak SPHL players - playoffs
Ukraine
Regular Season
Ukrainian SPHL players - 2022-2023 leadersAll-time records for Ukrainian SPHL playersSeason records for Ukrainian SPHL playersPlayoffs
Ukrainian SPHL players - 2023 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Ukrainian SPHL players - playoffsSeason records for Ukrainian SPHL players - playoffs
Finland
Regular Season
Finnish SPHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Finnish SPHL playersSeason records for Finnish SPHL playersPlayoffs
Finnish SPHL players - 2013 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Finnish SPHL players - playoffsSeason records for Finnish SPHL players - playoffs
Estonia
Regular Season
Estonian SPHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Estonian SPHL playersSeason records for Estonian SPHL playersPlayoffs
Estonian SPHL players - 2024 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Estonian SPHL players - playoffsSeason records for Estonian SPHL players - playoffs
Japan
Regular Season
Japanese SPHL players - 2022-2023 leadersAll-time records for Japanese SPHL playersSeason records for Japanese SPHL players
United Kingdom
Regular Season
British SPHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for British SPHL playersSeason records for British SPHL players
Austria
Regular Season
Austrian SPHL players - 2022-2023 leadersAll-time records for Austrian SPHL playersSeason records for Austrian SPHL players
Hungary
Regular Season
Hungarian SPHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Hungarian SPHL playersSeason records for Hungarian SPHL playersPlayoffs
Hungarian SPHL players - 2018 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Hungarian SPHL players - playoffsSeason records for Hungarian SPHL players - playoffs
Belarus
Regular Season
Belarussian SPHL players - 2019-2020 leadersAll-time records for Belarussian SPHL playersSeason records for Belarussian SPHL players
Kazakhstan
Regular Season
Kazakh SPHL players - 2017-2018 leadersAll-time records for Kazakh SPHL playersSeason records for Kazakh SPHL players
France
Regular Season
French SPHL players - 2022-2023 leadersAll-time records for French SPHL playersSeason records for French SPHL players
Switzerland
Regular Season
Swiss SPHL players - 2023-2024 leadersAll-time records for Swiss SPHL playersSeason records for Swiss SPHL players
Georgia
Regular Season
Georgian SPHL players - 2019-2020 leadersAll-time records for Georgian SPHL playersSeason records for Georgian SPHL players
New Zealand
Regular Season
New Zealander SPHL players - 2022-2023 leadersAll-time records for New Zealander SPHL playersSeason records for New Zealander SPHL players
Italy
Regular Season
Italian SPHL players - 2016-2017 leadersAll-time records for Italian SPHL playersSeason records for Italian SPHL players
Colombia
Regular Season
Colombian SPHL players - 2017-2018 leadersAll-time records for Colombian SPHL playersSeason records for Colombian SPHL playersPlayoffs
Colombian SPHL players - 2018 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Colombian SPHL players - playoffsSeason records for Colombian SPHL players - playoffs
South Korea
Regular Season
South Korean SPHL players - 2007-2008 leadersAll-time records for South Korean SPHL playersSeason records for South Korean SPHL players
Denmark
Regular Season
Danish SPHL players - 2010-2011 leadersAll-time records for Danish SPHL playersSeason records for Danish SPHL players
Netherlands
Regular Season
Dutch SPHL players - 2013-2014 leadersAll-time records for Dutch SPHL playersSeason records for Dutch SPHL players
Australia
Regular Season
Australian SPHL players - 2009-2010 leadersAll-time records for Australian SPHL playersSeason records for Australian SPHL playersPlayoffs
Australian SPHL players - 2010 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for Australian SPHL players - playoffsSeason records for Australian SPHL players - playoffs
Germany
Regular Season
German SPHL players - 2018-2019 leadersAll-time records for German SPHL playersSeason records for German SPHL playersPlayoffs
German SPHL players - 2019 leaders - playoffsAll-time records for German SPHL players - playoffsSeason records for German SPHL players - playoffs
Romania
Regular Season
Romanian SPHL players - 2005-2006 leadersAll-time records for Romanian SPHL playersSeason records for Romanian SPHL players