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NHL

Each team is to have a minimum of 20 players or maximum of 23 players at any one time on their roster. Therefore, over the 31 teams there are between 620 and 713 players in the NHL at one time.

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REF IN NHL

Current NHLOA Staff. The NHLOA currently consists of 35 full time referees and 34 full time linesmen. In addition, NHL have 9 minor league referees and 5 minor league linesmen who split their time between the NHL and the AHL.

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NHL PLAYERS

As of November 2022, the country with the highest number of active National Hockey League (NHL) players was Canada, with 993 active NHL players.

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