Venezuela



Venezuela is a country of over 26,000,000 people in northern South America. Its capital and largest city is Caracas.

There are 2 ice rinks in Caracas and 1 in Mount Avila, no ice hockey is played however. Rick Chartraw who was drafted in the 1st round, 10th overall in the 1974 NHL Entry Draft, and went on to play for 4 NHL teams, was born in Caracas. Don Spring, who played in the NHL, was born in Maracaibo.