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A quick look at each of the players headed for Colorado next year with American roots

The NHL has seen a slow but steady shift in the league’s national makeup in the last 50 years.

When the original six were first formed, hockey was very much Canada’s sport - and for the most part, it can be argued that it still is. Although there’s no longer an official majority of Canadians in the NHL - meaning that fewer than 50% of the players in the league are now from America’s hat - they still make up somewhere around 40-45% of the league on any given day.

While they still hold their place as the primary producer of top-tier NHL talent, though, America - and other nations - have been working their way into the spotlight, as well.