Since the Winter Olympics first welcomed professional players in 1998, the NHL has supplied a wealth of talent to the tournament. This year is no exception. The chart below outlines the contributions of various leagues to the 12 teams participating in the 2010 Olympic Games.
| NHL | KHL | DEL | NLA | SEL | GEL | BOC | AHL | Other | |
| CAN | 23 | ||||||||
| USA | 23 | ||||||||
| SWE | 19 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| FIN | 18 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| CZE | 16 | 5 | 2 | ||||||
| RUS | 14 | 9 | |||||||
| SLO | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| GER | 6 | 16 | 1 | ||||||
| BLS | 4 | 14 | 5 | ||||||
| SUI | 3 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| LAT | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| NOR | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Total | 141 | 59 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Over half of the 276 skaters are from the NHL (51.1%) with the remainder residing in the KHL (21.4%), DEL German League (7.6%), NLA Swiss League (6.2%), SEL Swedish League (5.8%), GET Norwegian League (2.2%), BOC Belarus League (2.2%), AHL (1.8%), and other leagues (Czech 2, Slovakian 1, Finnish 1) (1.4%), respectively. Only one Olympian, Miroslav Satan, is currently an unrestricted free agent.
The puck drops on men's hockey at the 2010 Olympic Games in 46 days.
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With Miroslav Satan recently signing with the Boston Bruins, the number of active NHL players on Olympic rosters climbs to 142.
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