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German NHL players 2011–12

9 German players played in the NHL in 2011–12. Together they scored 208 points, the eighth most of any country, and Germany finished ninth of 10 in the nations league. Dany Heatley scored the most, 53 points.

9
NHL players
208
Points
9th
Nations league
9
Goalie wins
2011–12Last season82/82 games
2010–112012–13

GERMAN LEADERS

In the nations league

9th
of 10 ranked nations
20
league points
Rate6thTop trio8thBlue line6thGoalies5thPer million10th

Germany accounts for 0.9% of the NHL's players and 1.2% of its points.

The full nations league

German goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Thomas GreissSJS
199-7-0.9152.300

Every German player in the NHL, team by team

9 players across 7 teams.
BUFBuffalo Sabres2 players
Christian EhrhoffINACTIVE
D · 66 GP · 5G 27A32P
Jochen HechtINACTIVE
C · 22 GP · 4G 4A8P
VANVancouver Canucks2 players
Alexander SulzerINACTIVE
D · 27 GP · 3G 6A9P
Marco SturmINACTIVE
LW · 48 GP · 3G 2A5P
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Dennis SeidenbergINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 5G 18A23P
FLAFlorida Panthers1 player
Marcel GocINACTIVE
C · 57 GP · 11G 16A27P
MINMinnesota Wild1 player
Dany HeatleyINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 24G 29A53P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Thomas GreissINACTIVE
G · 19 GP · 9 W · .9159W
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
Mikhail GrabovskiINACTIVE
C · 74 GP · 23G 28A51P

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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–
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–4
–98
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8
86
903
8
7
7
810
709
8
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 Sweden

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Germany
Germany
9th in the league
0–7
Sweden
Sweden
2nd in the league

Sweden wins 7–0 against Germany.

0.43Points per game0.45
136Best trio230
0.32Defencemen's points per game0.33
.914Goalies' save percentage.917
0.1NHL players per million inhabitants6.4
208Total points1 341
9Players in the NHL68
Germany against Sweden season by season
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Top scorer
Dany Heatley
Germany's top scorer in 2011–12.
The team
Minnesota Wild
Where Dany Heatley plays.
Nations in the NHL
Every nation in the NHL
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Nations league
NHL battle of the nations 2011–12
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.