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German NHL players 2002–03

6 German players played in the NHL in 2002–03. Together they scored 180 points, the eighth most of any country, and Germany finished eighth of 9 in the nations league. Dany Heatley scored the most, 89 points.

6
NHL players
180
Points
8th
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
2002–03Last season82/82 games
2001–022003–04

GERMAN LEADERS

In the nations league

8th
of 9 ranked nations
14
league points
Rate3rdTop trio8thBlue line8thGoalies8thPer million9th

Germany accounts for 0.6% of the NHL's players and 1.0% of its points.

The full nations league

Every German player in the NHL, team by team

6 players across 5 teams.
ATLAtlanta Thrashers2 players
Dany HeatleyINACTIVE
LW · 77 GP · 41G 48A89P
Uwe KruppINACTIVE
D · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Jochen HechtINACTIVE
C · 49 GP · 10G 16A26P
NYINew York Islanders1 player
Sven ButenschonINACTIVE
D · 37 GP · 0G 4A4P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers1 player
Dennis SeidenbergINACTIVE
D · 58 GP · 4G 9A13P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Marco SturmINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 28G 20A48P

Season by season

Germany had 3 players in the NHL in 1989–90 and 9 in 2025–26. The peak was 2010–11, with 11. Under each bar is the nations league placing, in gold for the 1 season Germany won.
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–3
–93
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–4
–98
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8
98
805
7
7
8
711
810
9
10
10
1010
1015
8
10
5
88
420
8
6
7
49
125

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.

Every pick in 2026 →The draft through the years →

German NHL players all time

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

Germany against Ukraine

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Germany
Germany
8th in the league
3–3
Ukraine
9th in the league

A draw, 3–3.

0.48Points per game0.38
163Best trio109
0.24Defencemen's points per game0.24
–Goalies' save percentage–
0.1NHL players per million inhabitants0.2
180Total points139
6Players in the NHL8
Germany against Ukraine season by season
Pick a rivalCzechiaCzechiaSlovakiaSlovakiaRussiaRussiaCanadaCanadaSwedenSwedenFinlandFinlandUSAUSAUkraine
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Top scorer
Dany Heatley
Germany's top scorer in 2002–03.
The team
Atlanta Thrashers
Where Dany Heatley 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 2002–03
The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
Against Sweden
Sweden vs Germany
Seven rounds, season by season.
The Swedes
Every Swede in the NHL
Team by team, with position and stats.