Walt Tkaczuk
NYRCenter · New York Rangers
77
GP
15
G
27
A
42
P
Nations in the NHLGerman NHL players 1978–79
2 German players played in the NHL in 1978–79. Together they scored 73 points, the fifth most of any country. The nations league needs at least five skaters, so Germany was not part of it. Walt Tkaczuk scored the most, 42 points.
The players
Willie Huber
DETDefenseman · Detroit Red Wings
68
GP
7
G
24
A
31
P
In the NHL Draft
Two German players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, none of them in the first round. Noah Kosick went first, at number 192 to the Anaheim Ducks.
German NHL players all time
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Top scorer
Walt Tkaczuk
Germany's top scorer in 1978–79.
The team
New York Rangers
Where Walt Tkaczuk plays.
Nations in the NHL
Every nation in the NHL
How many players each country has in the NHL, with a page for each.
Nations league
NHL battle of the nations 1978–79
The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
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The Swedes in the NHL today
The rest of the site follows the Swedes in the NHL.
The Swedes
Every Swede in the NHL
Team by team, with position and stats.