A player in youth ice hockey has less than a 0.11 percent chance of playing in the National Hockey League if they continue to play through high school, according to statistics. This statistic is based on a study of 30,000 Ontario minor hockey players born in 1975. It compares the likelihood of an individual player making it to the NHL with the overall rate of success for junior hockey players. In other words, only one out of every 100 junior hockey players will go on to play in the NHL. The number is even smaller for black players and female players. Only three women's national teams have ever won the gold medal at the Winter Olympics. The United States team won in 2002. Canada also won gold medals in 1998 and 2010. There are several factors that can influence whether or not a young athlete makes it to the NHL. Body type is only one factor; skills, work ethic, and luck are others. A player's height is important; the shorter you are, the less likely you are to be able to shoot the puck. Black players are underrepresented in ice hockey. In the 2012-2013 season, only two black players were registered as junior hockey players. The majority of black players in ice hockey come from African countries such as Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Senegal. There are no black players currently signed to NHL teams. Female players are underrepresented in ice hockey.