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Numbers Before The Puck Drops

10/10/2023 at 4:37pm EDT

via the NHL PR department,

Based on opening-day rosters announced by the NHL at 10 a.m. ET on Oct. 10, 2023, excluding Injured and/or Non-Roster players; Ages as of Oct. 10, 2023; Players listed by birth country

707 – Number of players on official opening-day rosters

293 – Number of Canadian players, the most of any country (41.4% of 707)

208 – Number of U.S. players on opening-day rosters – last season, 173 U.S.-born players skated in their team’s season-opening game (the most ever)

161 – Number of Stanley Cup wins between 117 different players, with Sidney Crosby (PIT), Marc-Andre Fleury (MIN), Kris Letang (PIT), Evgeni Malkin (PIT), Pat Maroon (MIN) and Jonathan Quick (NYR) having the most with three each

118 – Number of players born in the 2000s (up from 80 last year), with each team except for the Lightning carrying at least one

81 – Number of undrafted players (11.5% of 707)

40 – Age of Mark Giordano (TOR), the oldest player named to an opening-day roster

34 – Percentage of players age 25 or younger (238 of 707)

29 – Age of Matt Tomkins (TBL), the oldest player looking to make his NHL debut

24 – Number of players who have yet to play an NHL regular-season game

18 – Percentage of players age 23 or younger (125 of 707)

18 – Number of different birth countries represented

15 – Sets of brothers, including Jack (NJD), Luke (NJD) and Quinn Hughes (VAN)

12 – Members of the 2023 or 2022 NHL Draft class, including top-three picks Connor Bedard (CHI; No. 1 in 2023), Juraj Slafkovsky (MTL; No. 1 in 2022), Adam Fantilli (CBJ; No. 3 in 2023) and Logan Cooley (ARI; No. 3 in 2022)

12 – Number of teenagers, with Connor Bedard (CHI) being the youngest (18 years, 85 days)

12 – The most U.S. players on a single roster, with the Rangers leading the list (followed by Boston & Vancouver with 10)

10 – Number of postseason games played by Tye Kartye (SEA), the only player that debuted in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs who has yet to play a regular-season contest

8 – The most birth countries represented on a single roster, with the Ducks (Canada – 8; United States – 6; Czechia – 2; Russia – 2; Finland – 1; France – 1; Sweden – 1; Switzerland – 1) and Kraken (Canada – 9; United States – 6; Sweden – 2; Austria – 1; Denmark – 1; Finland – 1; France – 1; Germany – 1) leading the list

4 – Number of 18-year-olds (age in years-days): Connor Bedard (CHI; 18-85), Easton Cowan (TOR; 18-143), Zach Benson (BUF; 18-151) and Adam Fantilli (CBJ; 18-363) – Cowan was assigned to the OHL’s London Knights after being named to the Maple Leafs’ opening-day roster

3 – Teams with at least 2,000 combined regular-season goals: Pittsburgh (2,897), Dallas (2,403) and Washington (2,202)

2 – Teams with at least 10,000 combined regular-season games played: Pittsburgh (11,401) and Dallas (10,169)

Download the PDF for a detailed breakdown of the following:

* Players on 2023-24 Opening-Day Rosters, By Birth Decade
* Players on 2023-24 Opening-Day Rosters, By Age as of Oct. 10, 2023
* Average Age of Players on 2023-24 Opening-Day Rosters, By Team
* Players on 2023-24 Opening-Day Rosters, By Birth Country
* Players on 2023-24 Opening-Day Rosters Drafted by Current Team
* First Round Picks by Team (Regardless of Drafting Team)

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I think there are few that need looks for Wings fans:


Average Age of Players on 2023-24 Opening-Day Rosters, by Team
1)Buffalo Sabres 26.0
2) Columbus Blue Jackets 26.2
3) Montreal Canadiens 26.3
4) Anaheim Ducks 26.7
5) Arizona Coyotes 26.8
6) Ottawa Senators 26.9

18) Toronto Maple Leafs 28.3
19) Detroit Red Wings/Edmonton Oilers 28.4

Players on 2023-24 Opening-Day Rosters Drafted by Current Team
Philly 14
Detroit 5

Teams with most 1st round picks on roster regardless of selection city
Buffalo 14
Detroit 9

These numbers speak to the problems Detroit has had with drafting and development (or the philosophy of letting them simmer if you believe they have difference makers in GR).

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