Marco Sturm
SJSLeft wing · San Jose Sharks
78
GP
16
G
22
A
38
P
Nations in the NHLGerman NHL players 1998–99
4 German players played in the NHL in 1998–99. Together they scored 43 points, the twelfth most of any country. The nations league needs at least five skaters, so Germany was not part of it. Marco Sturm scored the most, 38 points.
The players
Uwe Krupp
DETDefenseman · Detroit Red Wings
22
GP
3
G
2
A
5
P
Sven Butenschon
PITDefenseman · Pittsburgh Penguins
17
GP
0
G
0
A
0
P
Jochen Hecht
STLCenter · St. Louis Blues
3
GP
0
G
0
A
0
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
Marco Sturm
Germany's top scorer in 1998–99.
The team
San Jose Sharks
Where Marco Sturm 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 1998–99
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.