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Belarusian NHL players 2024–25

8 Belarusian players played in the NHL in 2024–25. Together they scored 112 points, the eleventh most of any country, and Belarus finished ninth of 10 in the nations league. Aliaksei Protas scored the most, 66 points.

8
NHL players
112
Points
9th
Nations league
6
Goalie wins
2024–25Last season82/82 games
2023–242025–26

BELARUSIAN LEADERS

In the nations league

9th
of 10 ranked nations
18
league points
Rate4thTop trio9thBlue line7thGoalies9thPer million8th

Belarus accounts for 0.8% of the NHL's players and 0.5% of its points.

The full nations league

Belarusian goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Aleksei KolosovPHI
175-9-0.8673.590
Nikita TolopiloVAN
21-1-0.8852.150

Every Belarusian player in the NHL, team by team

8 players across 7 teams.
CGYCalgary Flames2 players
Yegor Sharangovich
C · 73 GP · 17G 15A32P
Ilya Solovyov
D · 5 GP · 0G 1A1P
CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player
Artyom Levshunov
D · 18 GP · 0G 6A6P
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Daniil MisyulINACTIVE
D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers1 player
Aleksei Kolosov
G · 17 GP · 5 W · .8675W
UTAUtah Mammoth1 player
Vladislav Kolyachonok
D · 35 GP · 2G 5A7P
VANVancouver Canucks1 player
Nikita Tolopilo
G · 2 GP · 1 W · .8851W
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Aliaksei Protas
LW · 76 GP · 30G 36A66P

Season by season

Belarus had 1 players in the NHL in 1992–93 and 8 in 2025–26. The peak was 2025–26, with 8. Under each bar is the nations league placing.
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–1
–98
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–2
–03
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–3
–09
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–1
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In the NHL Draft

Three Belarusian players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, none of them in the first round. Yaroslav Bryzgalov went first, at number 97 to the Vancouver Canucks.

Every pick in 2026 →The draft through the years →

Belarusian NHL players all time

Regular season, whole careers. The record seasons count completed seasons only.

Belarus against Canada

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Belarus
Belarus
9th in the league
1–6
Canada
Canada
1st in the league

Canada wins 6–1 against Belarus.

0.48Points per game0.44
105Best trio318
0.32Defencemen's points per game0.32
.893Goalies' save percentage.903
0.9NHL players per million inhabitants10.1
112Total points8 514
8Players in the NHL404
Belarus against Canada season by season
Pick a rivalCanadaCanadaRussiaRussiaSwedenSwedenGermanyGermanyUSAUSASwitzerlandSwitzerlandCzechiaCzechiaFinlandFinlandSlovakiaSlovakia
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Top scorer
Aliaksei Protas
Belarus's top scorer in 2024–25.
The team
Washington Capitals
Where Aliaksei Protas plays.
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Nations league
NHL battle of the nations 2024–25
The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
Against Sweden
Sweden vs Belarus
Seven rounds, season by season.
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Every Swede in the NHL
Team by team, with position and stats.