Our annual survey of NCAA D1 rosters for 2013 indicates a stable number of Canadians (+0.8%) since last year, with the net number moving from 126 to 127 players since 2012. The major trend is the growing amount of foreign-born players on these squads.
Canadians are second to English-born players (193), ahead of Germany (98), Brazil (44) and Jamaica (42), but the England delegation is up 20.6% compared to last year and the Germans are 50.8% more numerous. Of the 995 foreign-born players on these rosters, Canucks represent 12.8% of the group, compared the 19.4% for the English group and 9.8% for the Germans.
Among the Canadian group, Ontario (80.6%) holds the biggest part of the pie, up from 78% in 2012. Other represented provinces of origin include BC (11), Quebec (4), Alberta (3), Manitoba (3) as well as Nova Scotia and New Brunswick with one player each.
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The top five cities of origin are also from Ontario: Toronto (15), Mississauga (10), Ajax (7), Brampton (7) and Ottawa (7).
This year’s group includes 15 goalkeepers, 29 defenders, 55 midfielders and 28 strikers.
The teams with the most Canadians on squad are once again the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (9), followed by the Buffalo Bulls, the Bryant Bulldogs (6) and the Robert Morris Colonials (5).