Si Players Nhl Poll

WHICH COUNTRY PRODUCES THE BEST PLAYERS?

Canada 30%

Sweden 28%

Russia 27%

United States 7%

Finland 4%

FAST FACTS
Players couldn't vote for their own country.... Russia beat Canada to win the world championships on Sunday.... Switzerland, which hosted the event, was not among the 10 nations receiving votes.... Carolina's Cam Ward (above right) played for Team Canada in 2007 and '08.... This year's finalists for NHL MVP—Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk, Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin (above left) and Washington's Alex Ovechkin—are all Russians.

Based on a survey of 324 NHL players