2014 Olympic Hockey Rosters By NHL Team

Earlier this week 300 players were named to the 12 teams participating in the 13 day tournament to be held at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Of the 300 players set to represent their country, 150 are currently skating in the NHL.

The chart below shows all 2014 Olympic players sorted by NHL team.

CHI (10): Handzus, Hjalmarsson, Hossa, Kane, Keith, Kruger, Oduya,
                    Rozsival, Sharp, Toews
DET (10): Alfredsson, Datsyuk, Ericsson, Franzen, Gustavsson, Howard,
                    Jurco, Kronwall, Tatar, Zetterberg
STL (10): Backes, Berglund, Bouwmeester, Halak, Oshie, Pietrangelo,
                    Shattenkirk, Sobotka, Steen, Tarasenko
MTL (8): Budaj, Diaz, Emelin, Markov, Pacioretty, Plekanec, Price, 
                  Subban
ANA (7): Fowler, Getzlaf, Hiller, Perry, Selanne, Silfverberg, Vatanen
NYR (7): Callahan, Hagelin, Lundqvist, McDonagh, Nash, Stepan, 
                  Zuccarello
PIT (7): Crosby, Jokinen, Kunitz, Maatta, Malkin, Martin, Orpik
VAN (7): Edler, Hamhuis, Kesler, Luongo, D. Sedin, H. Sedin, Weber
LAK (6): Brown, Carter, Doughty, Kopitar, Quick, Voynov
TBL (6): Filppula, Gudas, Palat, Panik, Salo, Stamkos
BOS (5): Bergeron, Chara, Eriksson, Krejci, Rask
CLB (5): Anisimov, Bobrovsky, Gaborik, Nikitin, Tyutin
MIN (5): Granlund, Koivu, Niederreiter, Parise, Suter
PHI (5): Meszaros, Raffl, Streit, Timonen, Voracek
PHO (5): Ekman-Larsson, Hanzal, Korpikoski, Michalek, Smith
BUF (4): Enroth, Girgensons, Miller, Tallinder
COL (4): Duchene, Landeskog, Stastny, Varlamov
NJD (4): Brunner, Elias, Jagr, Zidlicky
NYI (4): Grabner, Tavares, Vanek, Visnovsky
SJS (4): Marleau, Niemi, Pavelski, Vlasic
WPG (4): Frolik, Jokinen, Pavelec, Wheeler
CAR (3): Faulk, Ruutu, Sekera
DAL (3): Benn, Lehtonen, Nichushkin
EDM (3): Belov, Hemsky, Marincin
TOR (3): Kessel, Kulemin, Van Riemsdyk
WAS (3): Backstrom, Carlson, Ovechkin
CGY (2): Berra, Smid
FLA (2): Barkov, Kopecky
NAS (2): Josi, Weber
OTT (2): Karlsson, Michalek

This year, each NHL team pledged at least one player to the Olympic Men's Ice Hockey tournament with Calgary, Florida, Nashville and Ottawa offering the fewest (2) and Chicago, Detroit and St. Louis loaning the most (10), for a NHL team average of five olympic athletes.

Similarly, each Olympic side has one NHL player on their roster.  Canada (25) and USA (25) lead the field filling every spot with NHL players, followed by Sweden (24), Czech (17), Finland (16), Russia (15), Slovakia (14), Switzerland (8), Austria (3), Latvia (1), Norway (1) and Slovenia (1).

The chart below shows 2014 Olympic players by NHL team and country.

CHI (10): 3 Canada, 3 Sweden, 2 Slovakia, 1 Czech, 1 USA
DET (10): 6 Sweden, 2 Slovakia, 1 Russia, 1 USA
STL (10): 3 USA, 2 Canada, 2 Sweden, 1 Czech, 1 Russia, 1 Slovakia
MTL (8): 2 Canada, 2 Russia, 1 Czech, 1 Slovakia, 1 Switzerland, 1 USA
ANA (7): 2 Canada, 2 Finland, 1 Sweden, 1 Switzerland, 1 USA
NYR (7): 3 USA, 2 Sweden, 1 Canada, 1 Norway
PIT (7): 2 Canada, 2 Finland, 2 USA, 1 Russia
VAN (7): 3 Sweden, 2 Canada, 1 Switzerland, 1 USA
LAK (6): 2 Canada, 2 USA, 1 Russia, 1 Slovenia
TBL (6): 2 Czech, 2 Finland, 1 Canada, 1 Slovakia
BOS (5): 1 Canada, 1 Czech, 1 Finland, 1 Slovakia, 1 Sweden
CLB (5): 4 Russia, 1 Slovakia
MIN (5): 2 Finland, 2 USA, 1 Switzerland
PHI (5): 1 Austria, 1 Czech, 1 Timonen, 1 Meszaros, 1 Streit
PHO (5): 2 Czech, 1 Canada, 1 Finland, 1 Sweden
BUF (4): 2 Sweden, 1 Latvia, 1 USA
COL (4): 1 Canada, 1 Russia, 1 Sweden, 1 USA
NJD (4): 3 Czech, 1 Switzerland
NYI (4): 2 Austria, 1 Canada, 1 Slovakia
SJS (4): 2 Canada, 1 Finland, 1 USA
WPG (4): 2 Czech, 1 Finland, 1 USA
CAR (3): 1 Finland, 1 Slovakia, 1 USA
DAL (3): 1 Canada, 1 Finland, 1 Russia
EDM (3): 1 Czech, 1 Russia, 1 Slovakia
TOR (3): 2 USA, 1 Russia
WAS (3): 1 Russia, 1 Sweden, 1 USA
CGY (2): 1 Czech, 1 Switzerland
FLA (2): 1 Finland, 1 Slovakia
NAS (2): 1 Canada, 1 Switzerland
OTT (2): 1 Czech, 1 Sweden

In terms of NHL team leaders by country, Detroit sent six Swedes, Columbus relegated four Russians, Chicago consigned three Canadians, New York Rangers and St. Louis acquiesced three Americans, New Jersey conveyed three Czechs, New York Islanders assigned two Austrians, and four (Anaheim, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay) forwarded a pair of Finns while two (Chicago, Detroit) passed a pair of Slovaks.  No team shared more than one player to Latvia, Norway, Slovenia or Switzerland.

Breaking it down by conference, 72 Olympic skaters play in the West (48%) with the East offering 78 (52%).  By division, the Atlantic leads all others contributing 40 players, followed by the Metropolitan (38 players), Central (38 players) and Pacific (34 players).

The opening match of the 22nd Winter Olympic Games is February 12th, with the Bronze Medal tilt set for February 22nd and the Gold Medal game scheduled on February 23rd. Barring another agreement between the NHL and IIHF, this 5th Olympiad featuring NHL athletes may be the last.

Let the Games begin!

2013-2014 NHL Regular Season Mileage

Have you ever wondered how many miles each team will travel during the 2013-14 NHL Regular Season? Once again statistical wizard Dirk Hoag has calculated the mileage for all 30 NHL teams this season.  His figures are presented below by conference and division.

                                    WESTERN CONFERENCE

Pacific	2013-14		Central	2013-14
San Jose Sharks	57,612		Colorado Avalanche	49,007
Phoenix Coyotes	52,633		Dallas Stars	46,660
Calgary Flames	48,970		Winnipeg Jets	46,477
Anaheim Ducks	48,568		Minnesota Wild	44,273
Vancouver Canucks	48,510		Nashville Predators	39,810
Los Angeles Kings	48,432		St. Louis Blues	39,328
Edmonton Oilers	45,192		Chicago Blackhawks	38,680
Average	49,988		Average	43,462

                                    EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic	2013-14		Metropolitan	2013-14
Florida Panthers	45,136		Carolina Hurricanes	38,879
Tampa Bay Lightning	43,102		Pittsburgh Penguins	37,061
Boston Bruins	42,389		Columbus Blue Jackets	36,597
Montreal Canadiens	39,327		Washington Capitals	36,250
Toronto Maple Leafs	35,975		Philadelphia Flyers	34,929
Detroit Red Wings	35,324		New Jersey Devils	33,151
Ottawa Senators	34,850		New York Islanders	29,933
Buffalo Sabres	34,812		New York Rangers	29,839
Average	38,864		Average	34,580

With an eye towards reduced travel and pairing teams with their time zone neighbors, this season's NHL realignment has resulted in the reshuffling of teams from six divisions in to four divisions, including the disappearance of the Northeast, Southeast and Northwest, addition of the Metropolitan, and retooling of the Pacific, Central and Atlantic.

This year the most traveled team (San Jose Sharks) nearly doubles the mileage of the least traveled team (New York Rangers), with the average Western team logging 46,725 miles to the Eastern's 36,722 miles for a NHL average of 41,387 miles.  Breaking it down by division, the Pacific leads all others averaging 49,988 miles, followed by the Central (43,462), Atlantic (38,864) and Metropolitan (34,580).

The chart below sorts teams by most mileage to least for 2013-14 showing their total travel for the last 82 game season (2011-12) and the differential between miles traveled before and after realignment.

                                                 SUMMARY

Team	Division	2013-14	2011-12	+/-
Sharks	Pacific	57,617	43,994	+13,623
Coyotes	Pacific	52,633	49,192	+3,441
Avalanche	Central	49,007	48,945	+62
Flames	Pacific	48,970	49,104	-134
Ducks	Pacific	48,568	50,296	-1,728
Canucks	Pacific	48,510	46,826	+1,684
Kings	Pacific	48,432	55,591	-7,159
Stars	Central	46,660	49,622	-2,962
Jets	Central	46,477	44,627	-1,850
Oilers	Pacific	45,192	50,006	-4,814
Panthers	Atlantic	45,136	52,751	-7,615
Wild	Central	44,273	42,860	+1,413
Lightning	Atlantic	43,102	43,717	-615
Bruins	Atlantic	42,389	33,770	+8,619
Predators	Central	39,810	39,534	+276
Blues	Central	39,328	38,781	+547
Canadiens	Atlantic	39,327	39,174	+152
Hurricanes	Metropolitan	38,879	38,114	+765
Blackhawks	Central	38,680	39,288	-608
Penguins	Metropolitan	37,061	33,439	+3,622
Blue Jackets	Metropolitan	36,597	42,831	-6,234
Capitals	Metropolitan	36,250	37,969	-1,719
Maple Leafs	Atlantic	35,975	32,239	-3,736
Red Wings	Atlantic	35,234	42,865	-7,631
Flyers	Metropolitan	34,929	34,193	+736
Senators	Atlantic	34,850	33,915	+935
Sabres	Atlantic	34,812	35,911	-1,099
Devils	Metropolitan	33,151	28,597	-4,554
Islanders	Metropolitan	29,933	32,410	-2,477
Rangers	Metropolitan	29,839	36,385	-6,546
	Average	41,387	41,565	-178

Interestingly, NHL realignment has yielded an average savings of 178 miles per team, for a total league-wide savings of 5,340 miles. The San Jose Sharks (+13,623) and the Boston Bruins (+8,619) lead their respective conferences in terms of increased travel as against their pre-realignment 2011-12 mileage. Ten teams (1/3) have been impacted by less than 1,000 miles as compared to their 2011-12 mileage.

The NHL's new season structure calls for each team in each rink every year. Thus, the mileage savings achieved through pairing teams by proximity have been spent to afford improvements in the schedule. While most teams are now aligned with their geographic neighbors, there are still some peculiarities. Most notably, the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning have been paired with six teams in the northeast under the ambiguous Metropolitan namesake.

In addition to counting clicks, Hoag's Schedule tallies each team's number of back-to-back games showing an average of 15 such occurrences per club, the New Jersey Devils (22) leading all others and the Colorado Avalanche, San Jose Sharks and Winnipeg Jets playing the least (10).
NHL life is indeed a highway, flying thousands of miles all season long.

2013 NHL Individual Awards Winners

When it comes to the NHL Awards, a handful are earned on statistical achievement while the rest are won through votes cast by various organizations depending on the award. The chart below shows the award winners for the 2013 NHL season.

NHL Award	Winner
Conn Smythe Trophy	Patrick Kane
Art Ross Trophy	Martin St. Louis
Maurice Richard Trophy	Alex Ovechkin
Plus-Minus Award	Pascal Dupuis
Hart Trophy	Alex Ovechkin
Ted Lindsay Award	Sidney Crosby
Selke Trophy	Jonathan Toews
Norris Trophy	P.K. Subban
Vezina Trophy	Sergei Bobrovsky
Jennings Trophy	Corey Crawford/Ray Emery
Roger Crozier Award	Craig Anderson
Calder Trophy	Jonathan Huberdeau
Jack Adams Award	Paul MacLean
GM of the Year	Ray Shero
Bill Masterton Trophy	Josh Harding
Lady Byng Trophy	Martin St. Louis
King Clancy Trophy	Patrice Bergeron
Foundation Award	Henrik Zetterberg
Messier Award	Daniel Alfredsson

2013 NHL First All-Star Team honors went to Bobrovsky (G), Subban (D), Suter (D), Crosby (C), Ovechkin (RW) and Kunitz (LW). The 2013 NHL Second All-Star Team roster was Lundqvist (G), Beauchemin (D), Letang (D), Toews (C), St. Louis (RW) and Ovechkin (LW).  

Confusion during the voting process resulted in the Professional Hockey Writers' Association inadvertently naming Ovechkin to both All-Star Teams, snubbing Taylor Hall who otherwise would have captured the left wing slot on the Second All-Star Team and a bonus for the accolade.

The 2013 NHL All-Rookie Team was comprised of newcomers Jake Allen (G), Jonas Brodin (D), Justin Schultz (D), Jonathan Huberdeau (C), Brendan Gallagher (RW) and Brandon Saad (LW).

* See also 2019 NHL Individual Awards Winners.
* See also 2018 NHL Individual Awards Winners.
* See also 2017 NHL Individual Awards Winners.
* See also 2016 NHL Individual Awards Winners.
* See also 2015 NHL Individual Awards Winners.
* See also 2014 NHL Individual Awards Winners.
* See also 2012 NHL Individual Awards Winners.
* See also 2011 NHL Individual Awards Winners.
* See also 2010 NHL Individual Awards Winners.
* See also 2009 NHL Individual Awards Winners.

2013 NHL Individual Statistical Leaders

With only five NHL trophies awarded for statistical achievement alone (Art Ross, Rocket Richard, Plus-Minus, Jennings, Crozier), plenty of regular season accomplishments escape recognition at the NHL Awards.  The individual statistical leaders for the 2013 NHL regular season are shown below.

--------------------SKATERS

Statistic	Leader
Points	St. Louis (60)
Points/Game	Crosby (1.56)
Points - Even Strength	E. Staal (43)
Points - Powerplay	Ovechkin, Ribeiro (27)
Points - Shorthanded	Stepan, Stempniak, Kovalchuk (4)
Goals	Ovechkin (32)
Goals/Game	Ovechkin (.67)
Goals - Even Strength	Stamkos, Toews, Tavares, Tlusty (19)
Goals - Powerplay	Ovechkin (16)
Goals - Shorthanded	Kovalchuk (4)
Goals - Game Winning	Carter (8)
Goals - Empty Net	Wheeler, Tlusty (4)
Assists	St. Louis (43)
Assists/Game	Crosby (1.14)
Shots	Ovechkin (220)
Shots Missed	Ovechkin (98)
Plus/Minus	Dupuis (31)
Penalty - Minutes	Orr (155)
Penalty - Minor	Burrows, Neil (27)
Penalty - Major	Crombeen (14)
Penalty - Game Misconduct	Clowe, Zolnierczyk (2)
Time On Ice (TOI)	Suter (1,309:25)
TOI/Game	Suter (27:16)
TOI/Shift	Letang, Green (1:00)
Shifts	Doughty (1,544)
Shifts/Game	Pietrangelo (32.4)
Faceoff %	Bergeron (62.1)
Giveaways	Phaneuf (53)
Takeaways	Datsyuk, Toews (56)
Blocked Shots	Girardi (125)
Hits	Martin (234)

--------------------GOALIES

Statistic	Leader
Wins	Lundqvist, Niemi, Backstrom (24)
Losses	Varlamov (21)
Shots Faced	Miller (1,270)
Saves	Miller (1,162)
Goals Against	Pavelec (119)
Goals Against Average	Anderson (1.69)
Save Percentage	Anderson (.941)
Shutouts	Howard, Rask, Schneider, Rinne, Smith (5)
Time On Ice	Niemi (2,580:46)

Perhaps one day the NHL will expand their annual awards selection to recognize more leaders of these statistical categories. Until then, we'll leave it up to the voters to determine who's ripe for recognition.