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Assuming you mean hockey players, there is not one clean official master number published across all European leagues, but the best live tracking source is Elite Prospects’ “Players in Europe / Asia” database for each nationality. As of the current 2025–26 season, Elite Prospects has dedicated live lists for both Canadian players abroad and USA players abroad in Europe/Asia.
So the practical answer is:
There are thousands of North American hockey players playing in Europe/Asia, with Canadians making up the larger share and Americans also heavily represented. Elite Prospects’ current pages confirm both pools are large and active, but the web view available here does not expose one simple grand-total line for all North Americans combined.
couple of useful data points:
- Elite Prospects’ Canada page is a full “All Canada Players in Europe / Asia” tracker for current active players abroad.
- Elite Prospects’ USA page does the same for American players abroad in 2025–26.
- At the top-end pro level, North Americans remain very common in Europe; for example, the current KHL player pool includes 106 North American players this season.