Based on opening-day rosters announced by the NHL at 10 a.m. ET on Oct. 10, 2023, excluding Injured and/or Non-Roster players; Ages as of Oct. 10, 2023; Players listed by birth country

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* Players on 2023-24 Opening-Day Rosters, By Birth Decade
* Players on 2023-24 Opening-Day Rosters, By Age as of Oct. 10, 2023
* Average Age of Players on 2023-24 Opening-Day Rosters, By Team
* Players on 2023-24 Opening-Day Rosters, By Birth Country
* Players on 2023-24 Opening-Day Rosters Drafted by Current Team
* First Round Picks by Team (Regardless of Drafting Team)

707 – Number of players on official opening-day rosters

293 – Number of Canadian players, the most of any country (41.4% of 707)

208 – Number of U.S. players on opening-day rosters – last season, 173 U.S.-born players skated in their team’s season-opening game (the most ever)

161 – Number of Stanley Cup wins between 117 different players, with Sidney Crosby (PIT), Marc-Andre Fleury (MIN), Kris Letang (PIT), Evgeni Malkin (PIT), Pat Maroon (MIN) and Jonathan Quick (NYR) having the most with three each

118 – Number of players born in the 2000s (up from 80 last year), with each team except for the Lightning carrying at least one

81 – Number of undrafted players (11.5% of 707)

40 – Age of Mark Giordano (TOR), the oldest player named to an opening-day roster

34 – Percentage of players age 25 or younger (238 of 707)

29 – Age of Matt Tomkins (TBL), the oldest player looking to make his NHL debut

24 – Number of players who have yet to play an NHL regular-season game

18 – Percentage of players age 23 or younger (125 of 707)

18 – Number of different birth countries represented

15 – Sets of brothers, including Jack (NJD), Luke (NJD) and Quinn Hughes (VAN)

12 – Members of the 2023 or 2022 NHL Draft class, including top-three picks Connor Bedard (CHI; No. 1 in 2023), Juraj Slafkovsky (MTL; No. 1 in 2022), Adam Fantilli (CBJ; No. 3 in 2023) and Logan Cooley (ARI; No. 3 in 2022)

12 – Number of teenagers, with Connor Bedard (CHI) being the youngest (18 years, 85 days)

12 – The most U.S. players on a single roster, with the Rangers leading the list (followed by Boston & Vancouver with 10)

10 – Number of postseason games played by Tye Kartye (SEA), the only player that debuted in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs who has yet to play a regular-season contest

8 – The most birth countries represented on a single roster, with the Ducks (Canada – 8; United States – 6; Czechia – 2; Russia – 2; Finland – 1; France – 1; Sweden – 1; Switzerland – 1) and Kraken (Canada – 9; United States – 6; Sweden – 2; Austria – 1; Denmark – 1; Finland – 1; France – 1; Germany – 1) leading the list

4 – Number of 18-year-olds (age in years-days): Connor Bedard (CHI; 18-85), Easton Cowan (TOR; 18-143), Zach Benson (BUF; 18-151) and Adam Fantilli (CBJ; 18-363) – Cowan was assigned to the OHL’s London Knights after being named to the Maple Leafs’ opening-day roster

3 – Teams with at least 2,000 combined regular-season goals: Pittsburgh (2,897), Dallas (2,403) and Washington (2,202)

2 – Teams with at least 10,000 combined regular-season games played: Pittsburgh (11,401) and Dallas (10,169)