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German NHL players 2012–13

10 German players played in the NHL in 2012–13. Together they scored 116 points, the ninth most of any country, and Germany finished tenth of 10 in the nations league. Christian Ehrhoff scored the most, 22 points.

10
NHL players
116
Points
10th
Nations league
1
Goalie wins
2012–13Active season48/82 games
2011–122013–14

GERMAN LEADERS

In the nations league

10th
of 10 ranked nations
16
league points
Rate9thTop trio10thBlue line6thGoalies4thPer million10th

Germany accounts for 1.1% of the NHL's players and 1.1% of its points.

The full nations league

German goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Thomas GreissSJS
61-4-0.9152.531
Philipp GrubauerWSH
20-1-0.9153.570

Every German player in the NHL, team by team

10 players across 7 teams.
BUFBuffalo Sabres3 players
Christian EhrhoffINACTIVE
D · 47 GP · 5G 17A22P
Jochen HechtINACTIVE
C · 47 GP · 5G 9A14P
Alexander SulzerINACTIVE
D · 17 GP · 3G 1A4P
TORToronto Maple Leafs2 players
Mikhail GrabovskiINACTIVE
C · 48 GP · 9G 7A16P
Korbinian HolzerINACTIVE
D · 22 GP · 2G 1A3P
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Dennis SeidenbergINACTIVE
D · 46 GP · 4G 13A17P
FLAFlorida Panthers1 player
Marcel GocINACTIVE
C · 42 GP · 9G 10A19P
MINMinnesota Wild1 player
Dany HeatleyINACTIVE
LW · 36 GP · 11G 10A21P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Thomas GreissINACTIVE
G · 6 GP · 1 W · .9151W
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Philipp Grubauer
G · 2 GP · 0 W · .9150W

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
–
–
8
86
903
8
7
7
810
709
8
9
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 Denmark

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Germany
Germany
10th in the league
3–4
Denmark
Denmark
9th in the league

Denmark wins 4–3 against Germany.

0.39Points per game0.43
62Best trio86
0.31Defencemen's points per game0.28
.912Goalies' save percentage–
0.1NHL players per million inhabitants1.4
116Total points123
10Players in the NHL8
Germany against Denmark season by season
Pick a rivalRussiaRussiaSwedenSwedenFinlandFinlandCanadaCanadaSwitzerlandSwitzerlandUSAUSACzechiaCzechiaSlovakiaSlovakiaDenmarkDenmark
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Top scorer
Christian Ehrhoff
Germany's top scorer in 2012–13.
The team
Buffalo Sabres
Where Christian Ehrhoff 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 2012–13
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.