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German NHL players 2003–04

6 German players played in the NHL in 2003–04. Together they scored 137 points, the ninth most of any country, and Germany finished ninth of 9 in the nations league. Jochen Hecht scored the most, 52 points.

6
NHL players
137
Points
9th
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
2003–04Last season82/82 games
2002–032005–06

GERMAN LEADERS

In the nations league

9th
of 9 ranked nations
12
league points
Rate4thTop trio9thBlue line8thGoalies8thPer million9th

Germany accounts for 0.6% of the NHL's players and 0.8% of its points.

The full nations league

Every German player in the NHL, team by team

6 players across 5 teams.
SJSSan Jose Sharks2 players
Marco SturmINACTIVE
LW · 64 GP · 21G 20A41P
Christian EhrhoffINACTIVE
D · 41 GP · 1G 11A12P
ATLAtlanta Thrashers1 player
Dany HeatleyINACTIVE
LW · 31 GP · 13G 12A25P
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Jochen HechtINACTIVE
C · 64 GP · 15G 37A52P
NYINew York Islanders1 player
Sven ButenschonINACTIVE
D · 41 GP · 1G 6A7P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers1 player
Dennis SeidenbergINACTIVE
D · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P

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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–
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–3
–93
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–
–
–4
–98
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8
88
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 Finland

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

Finland wins 6–1 against Germany.

0.45Points per game0.34
118Best trio157
0.26Defencemen's points per game0.29
–Goalies' save percentage.916
0.1NHL players per million inhabitants6.8
137Total points555
6Players in the NHL38
Germany against Finland season by season
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Top scorer
Jochen Hecht
Germany's top scorer in 2003–04.
The team
Buffalo Sabres
Where Jochen Hecht 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 2003–04
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.