The 2014 National Hockey League Draft is now in the books. A total of 210 players were selected in the seven draft rounds.

PLAYERS BY COUNTRY

A total of twelve countries were selected at this years NHL Draft in Philadelphia. Here is a breakdown of the counties, number of players selected, and the percentage of players from that country.

Canada – 77 players – 36.7%

United States – 67 players – 31.9%

Sweden – 27 players – 12.9%

Russia – 13 players – 6.2%

Finland – 9 players – 4.3%

Czech Republic – 8 players – 3.8%

Latvia – 2 players – 0.9%

Switzerland – 2 players – 0.9%

United Kingdom – 2 players – 0.9%

Denmark – 1 player – 0.5%

Germany – 1 player – 0.5%

Slovakia – 1 player – 0.5%

PLAYERS BY LEAGUE

The 210 players drafted in the NHL Entry Draft a total 27 different amateur hockey leagues made up the selections.

AHL – 1 – player – 0.5%

AJHL – 2 players – 0.9%

BCHL – 5 players – 2.4%

CZREP – 2 players – 0.9%

CZREP Jr – 2 players – 0.9%

NCAA – 6 players – 2.9%

FINLAND – 3 players – 1.4%

FINLAND Jr – 3 players – 1.4%

FINLAND Jr U18 – 1 player – 0.5%

US HIGH – 12 players – 5.7%

J20 Elite – 1 player – 0.5%

NAHL – 1 player – 0.5%

OHL – 41 players – 19.5%

OJHL – 4 players – 1.9%

QMJHL – 17 players – 8.1%

RUSSIA – 3 players – 1.4%

RUSSIA Jr. – 4 players – 1.9%

SLOVAKIA2 – 1 player – 0.5%

SWEDEN – 6 players – 2.9%

SWEDEN2 – 2 players – 0.9%

SWEDEN Jr. – 20 players – 9.5%

SWEDEN Jr U18 – 1 player – 0.5%

SWISS Jr – 2 players – 0.9%

USHL – 30 players – 14.3%

USPHL Pre – 2 players – 0.9%

WHL – 38 players – 18.1%

PLAYERS BY POSITION

A total of 210 players were drafted. A total of 224 positions were drafted because some players were listed as multiple positions (C/RW).

Center – 55 players – 24.6%

Right Wing – 37 players – 16.5%

Left Wing – 46 players – 20.5%

Defensemen – 65 players – 29.0%

Goaltenders – 21 players – 9.4%

The draft is a very exciting time for these young hockey players. Congratulations to all. It is interesting to see how the draft breaks down by the numbers.