Player Nationality Trends in the WCHL

WCHL (West Coast Hockey League) is a North American professional league that ceased operations in 2003, after operating for eight seasons. The majority of the players were Canadian and American. The proportion of European players in the league remained below 20 percent throughout all seasons. During the first two seasons, a team from Russia participated in the league, which explains the high proportion of Russian players in the 1995-1996 and 1996-1997 seasons.

The top European scorer was Czech Petr Marek, who tallied 348 points (142+206) in 389 games.

The chart below shows the relative proportions of different nationalities in the WCHL between the 1995-1996 and 2002-2003 seasons. The data used in the chart can be found on the nationality totals statistics pages.