Original sentence: As of 2005, Cammalleri is half-jewish, and is thus one of a number of Jewish players in the NHL; others include Jeff Halpern, Mathieu Schneider and Eric Nystrom
Edited sentence: As of 2005, Cammalleri is half-jewish, and is thus one of a small number of Jewish players in the NHL; others include Jeff Halpern, Mathieu Schneider and Eric Nystrom