Hockey Canada is starting to send the right message. The 1999 Open Ice summit on hockey development - which Miller made note of, derisively - has changed the attitude. The good news is Canadian hockey is starting to get it. The hockey establishment has never been able to get its head around the notion that Canada could learn from Europe - even when the argument was made by youth coaches, organizers, NHL executives, scouts and former players. But, at the highest level, where offensive ability counts, Europeans are eating our lunch. True, Canadians are more effective as role players and checkers, which explains why they outnumber Europeans on NHL rosters. We encourage defenders of this country's development system to explain why Canadian content in the NHL is 52.1 per cent, but only two Canadians place in the NHL's top-10 in scoring. Moving ahead two more years, to 2000-01, it had reached 65 per cent. ![]() Two years after that, in 1998-99, it jumped to 40 per cent. Three years later, the number had moved to 25 per cent. Ten years ago, when the flow of players from Russia and Eastern Europe to the NHL started to increase, Europeans made up only 20 per cent of the top-20 in NHL scoring. North Americans: Three, or 30 per cent.Įuropeans in the top-20: 13, or 65 per cent. The number of Europeans in the top-10 in scoring? Seven, or 70 per cent. Only one North American breaks into the top five. Despite making up less than one-third of the total number of players, they have four players in the top-five in scoring. Now, consider the productivity of Europeans in the NHL during the 2003-04 season. Europeans compose 32.4 per cent of the NHL. They play fewer games than North American kids and participate in more practices, where skill is stressed. They're taught, for the most part, by professional coaches. North Americans make up 67.6 per cent of the NHL. There has been an emphasis on defensive tactics, winning, size and intimidation. ![]() The development systems in Canada and United States are similar. In the NHL, you have two basic groups of players. The best place to look is the National Hockey League. ![]() But if the objective is to measure the skill level of one country's players against another, a team's performance at an international tournament proves nothing. This year, the juniors look terrific and are a solid bet for a gold or silver. The last world title for the junior team came in 1997. On the men's side, they captured the gold medal at the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics since 1997, they have triumphed at one world hockey championship. This week's episode is presented by our title sponsor Canadian Club Whisky: who are asking: 'Are You Over Beer?', the free to play sports and casino games website, by Boston Pizza - pick it up or get it delivered right to your door, let Boston Pizza do the cooking tonight, by Kintec Footwear and Orthotics - Book a consultation at and by Endy.ca: use code RD75 for $75 off your mattress order.See /listener for privacy information.Canadian hockey teams, actually, have not won almost everything in sight. Coolbet Kris talks about his problem with hockey analytics and the NHL's game-to-game odds with top contending teams. To donate to the Red Cross for support in Ukraine here is the link: sees questions on what kind of game format Ray likes better in a seven-game series, if Nils Höglander, which of Ray’s teammates he had the best chemistry with and how Ray managed to go -1 after his first shift in his thousandth game. Gord Miller joins the Ray & Dregs Hockey Podcast to talk about his connections in the Ukraine and the state of the country, the IIHF’s statement and removal of both Russia and Belarus from IIHF tournaments, different leagues are handling the current events in Europe, if Ovechkin’s stance impacts his legacy, the upcoming World Championship, how you can help efforts in the Ukraine plus more.
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