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German NHL players 2008–09

9 German players played in the NHL in 2008–09. Together they scored 249 points, the eighth most of any country, and Germany finished eighth of 9 in the nations league. Dany Heatley scored the most, 72 points.

9
NHL players
249
Points
8th
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
2008–09Last season82/82 games
2007–082009–10

GERMAN LEADERS

In the nations league

8th
of 9 ranked nations
19
league points
Rate4thTop trio8thBlue line2ndGoalies8thPer million9th

Germany accounts for 0.9% of the NHL's players and 1.3% of its points.

The full nations league

Every German player in the NHL, team by team

9 players across 7 teams.
OTTOttawa Senators2 players
Dany HeatleyINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 39G 33A72P
Christoph SchubertINACTIVE
D · 50 GP · 3G 3A6P
SJSSan Jose Sharks2 players
Christian EhrhoffINACTIVE
D · 77 GP · 8G 34A42P
Marcel GocINACTIVE
C · 55 GP · 2G 9A11P
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Marco SturmINACTIVE
LW · 19 GP · 7G 6A13P
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Jochen HechtINACTIVE
C · 70 GP · 12G 15A27P
CARCarolina Hurricanes1 player
Dennis SeidenbergINACTIVE
D · 70 GP · 5G 25A30P
NSHNashville Predators1 player
Alexander SulzerINACTIVE
D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
Mikhail GrabovskiINACTIVE
C · 78 GP · 20G 28A48P

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
86
903
8
7
7
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 USA

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Germany
Germany
8th in the league
2–5
USA
USA
7th in the league

USA wins 5–2 against Germany.

0.47Points per game0.39
162Best trio233
0.34Defencemen's points per game0.29
–Goalies' save percentage.915
0.1NHL players per million inhabitants0.6
249Total points3 447
9Players in the NHL216
Germany against USA season by season
Pick a rivalRussiaRussiaCzechiaCzechiaSwedenSwedenFinlandFinlandCanadaCanadaSlovakiaSlovakiaUSAUSALatviaLatvia
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Top scorer
Dany Heatley
Germany's top scorer in 2008–09.
The team
Ottawa Senators
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 2008–09
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.