State Per-Capita Contribution of Players to the NHL as a Measure of Sport Interest

A state is shown as "As Expected" if the percentage of players it contributes to the league is the same as the percentage of population it contributes to the U.S. A state showing as "Twice Expected" contributes twice as many players to the league as would be expected based upon its population relative to the whole of the U.S. A state showing as "Half of Expected" contributes half as many players to the league as would be expected based upon its population relative to the whole of the U.S.

Minnesota has the highest per-capita state contribution of players. Contributions for Canadian provinces are not shown, but are all at the top of the scale with Saskatchewan having the highest per-capita provincial contribution of players.