Willie Huber
DETDefenseman · Detroit Red Wings
76
GP
17
G
23
A
40
P
Nations in the NHLGerman NHL players 1979–80
2 German players played in the NHL in 1979–80. Together they scored 77 points, the fifth most of any country. The nations league needs at least five skaters, so Germany was not part of it. Willie Huber scored the most, 40 points.
The players
Walt Tkaczuk
NYRCenter · New York Rangers
76
GP
12
G
25
A
37
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
Willie Huber
Germany's top scorer in 1979–80.
The team
Detroit Red Wings
Where Willie Huber 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 1979–80
The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
Home
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.