Reached
At least one official NHL regular-season or playoff appearance through the current outcome file.
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116,635player identities
340,044player-season rows
466league cohorts
Core definitions
What every number means.
The same rules apply to every league and every season. Newer cohorts remain visible but do not drive mature comparison rates.
Established
At least 100 NHL regular-season games for skaters or 50 for goaltenders.
Eligible
A league-season participant who had not already appeared in the NHL before that cohort began.
Mature cohort
A completed league-season cohort with at least five seasons of observation after its start.
Identity resolution
One player. Many systems.
Names alone are not enough. The archive preserves source identifiers and records how each cross-league link was made.
- 01Source-native ID
Keep the league or NHL identifier attached to its original record.
- 02Exact identity match
Reconcile name, birth date, league chronology, and existing identifiers.
- 03Collision review
Reject ambiguous same-name matches instead of forcing a pathway link.
- 04Outcome join
Attach the verified NHL appearance and career totals to the canonical player.
Source hierarchy
Official records first.
Official NHL player and statistics records define appearances, debut timing, draft status, and career totals.
Outcome authorityOfficial league statistics define the denominator wherever available. A named established archive may be used only when its complete participant table—including goaltenders—passes the same checks.
Denominator authorityLeague-season records are ordered into a career route without replacing missing seasons with estimates.
Route authorityKnown limitations
Gaps stay visible.
A cancelled season is not a zero. An unavailable participant table is not inferred from standings or a partial roster.
LeagueSeasonReason
The official Statview selector begins with the 2004–05 regular season. Earlier listed events are All-Star games, while the current official guide supplies yearly standings and leaders—not complete pre-2004 participant tables.
OCR candidates retained for review; public database rows intentionally withhold scanned counting stats.
The official CHL player-statistics selector begins with 1997–98; complete 1989–90 through 1996–97 skater and goaltender exports are not exposed in the public table.
The official CHL player-statistics selector begins with 1996–97; complete 1989–90 through 1995–96 skater and goaltender exports are not exposed in the public table.
The official USHL HockeyTech season index declares 2002 as its first season year and exposes regular-season player tables beginning with 2002–03.
The established Division I statistical archive exposes complete skater tables back to 1989–90, but its complete goaltender table begins with 1999–2000. Earlier seasons remain denominator gaps until every goalie can be verified.
U Sports conference season cancelled or not contested
Regular season cancelled by the league
No regular season was contested
No regular season was contested
The official HockeyTech seasonsForLeague response begins with the 2018–19 regular season. Request a sanctioned league export or a verified legacy provider archive for the three missing seasons.
The current official GameSheet season index begins in 2020–21. The official legacy HockeyTech client remains discoverable, but its published key now returns 'Invalid key'. Request a sanctioned NAHL/HockeyTech export for the five retired-platform seasons.
The official season and team records remain available, but the team profiles omit the player-stat rows needed for a complete denominator. Request a complete 2023–24 participant export; do not reconstruct the cohort from standings or partial rosters.
AUS and OUA expose deeper records, but the current Canada West participant index begins with 2008–09. Locate a complete official Canada West participant table before extending the national cohort earlier.
The complete public SIHF regular-season player and goaltender archive begins in 2008–09; earlier seasons require a federation export or another complete first-party file.
The official statistics route rejects the archive client, while the league's text-site policy says automated extraction requires official permission.
The official Swagger document exposes the required read routes, but an anonymous competitions request returns Not authorized.
The public SIHF player service exposes 2008–09 and later; the immediately prior season returns no pages. The official contact directory names the API/interface channel.
Verify the complete official player-stat feed and season selector.
Locate a stable first-party VHL archive feed or sanctioned export.
Verify the Swiss federation competition filter and full-season player table.
Verify the DEL2 statistics provider's complete participant endpoint.
Resume from the official 2025–26 competition route when anonymous access is stable.
Aggregate the official north, south, continuation, and playoff phases without double counting players.
Verify the federation's complete U20 player feed and season IDs.
Locate a stable first-party MHL archive feed or sanctioned export.
Aggregate the official DNL top division and qualifying phases into one deduplicated cohort.
Parallel access program
Every protected archive has a concrete ask.
All 8 request packets are ready but have not been sent. No protected source enters the public denominator until permission or a complete official export is received.
SystemAccess statePublication gate
Complete official exports for all 15 regular seasons plus source-ID and franchise-period mapping, followed by denominator and identity validation.
Complete official exports for all eight regular seasons plus source-player and historical franchise identifiers, followed by denominator and identity validation.
Complete official exports for all seven regular seasons plus source-player and historical franchise identifiers, followed by denominator and identity validation.
Complete official exports for all 13 regular seasons plus source-player and historical franchise identifiers, followed by denominator and identity validation.
Complete Division I goalie tables for all ten seasons, joined to the already verified skater denominator and validated against program/season totals.
Written permission plus a complete season export or stable sanctioned feed, followed by participant-count and identity validation.
Issued read-only credential or complete sanctioned export, followed by competition mapping and denominator validation.
Complete official 2005–08 exports and source-ID mapping, followed by roster completeness and identity validation.
NHL archive1989–90 → 2025–26 · 36 played seasons
1989 archive horizon39 league files · 3 target reached · 15 predecessor audits
Cancelled NHL seasons1 · 2004–05 lockout
AHL archive2004–05 → 2025–26 · 22 complete seasons
ECHL archive1989–90 → 2025–26 · 37 complete participant seasons · 3 scanned cohorts with counting stats in review
Minor-pro origin release14,393 participant-team rows · 844 NHL-linked identities
ECHL scanned-source release1,181 participant-team rows · 897 source names · 104 counting-stat review rows
Development origin release42 cohorts · 26,531 participant seasons · 1,091 NHL-linked identities
Development boundariesQMJHL 1989–90 · WHL 1996–97 · OHL 1997–98 · NCAA 1999–2000 · USHL 2002–03
Origin identity audit766 birth-anchored joins · 12 chronology conflicts isolated · 188 cross-league rows excluded
Core feeder archive2005–06 → 2025–26 · 21 seasons each
U Sports archive2008–09 → 2025–26 · 17 complete national cohorts
OJHL archive2005–06 → 2025–26 · 20 complete cohorts, cancellation excluded
North American gap release14 cohorts · 13,430 participant records · 111 NHL-linked identities
Parallel access program8 request-ready source tracks · no protected denominator published
European foundation19 league files · 102 complete cohorts · 77 mature
European participant archive45,056 participant-season records · 11,058 distinct players
European identity audit513 identities newly resolved · 1,718 NHL identities · 877 appearances isolated
European mature conversion5 measured leagues · 77 mature cohorts · one shared denominator rule
European second tier + junior23 complete cohorts · 11,531 participant-season records · 3 newly live leagues
HockeyAllsvenskan archive2005–06 → 2025–26 · 16 mature cohorts · 3.3% reached NHL
Mature feeder cohorts added50 · 1,448 NHL-linked identities
Latest source retrievalAugust 3, 2026
Cross-league review rows24
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