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German NHL players 2015–16

10 German players played in the NHL in 2015–16. Together they scored 155 points, the tenth most of any country, and Germany finished tenth of 10 in the nations league. Leon Draisaitl scored the most, 51 points.

10
NHL players
155
Points
10th
Nations league
31
Goalie wins
2015–16Last season82/82 games
2014–152016–17

GERMAN LEADERS

In the nations league

10th
of 10 ranked nations
19
league points
Rate7thTop trio10thBlue line8thGoalies1stPer million10th

Germany accounts for 1.0% of the NHL's players and 0.9% of its points.

The full nations league

German goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Thomas GreissNYI
4123-11-0.9252.361
Philipp GrubauerWSH
228-9-0.9182.320
Niklas TreutleARI
20-1-0.7506.040

Every German player in the NHL, team by team

10 players across 8 teams.
ARIArizona Coyotes2 players
Tobias RiederINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 14G 23A37P
Niklas TreutleINACTIVE
G · 2 GP · 0 W · .7500W
NYINew York Islanders2 players
Mikhail GrabovskiINACTIVE
C · 58 GP · 9G 16A25P
Thomas GreissINACTIVE
G · 41 GP · 23 W · .92523W
ANAAnaheim Ducks1 player
Korbinian HolzerINACTIVE
D · 29 GP · 0G 3A3P
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Dennis SeidenbergINACTIVE
D · 61 GP · 1G 11A12P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Leon Draisaitl
C · 72 GP · 19G 32A51P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Christian EhrhoffINACTIVE
D · 48 GP · 2G 10A12P
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Tom KuhnhacklINACTIVE
RW · 42 GP · 5G 10A15P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Philipp Grubauer
G · 22 GP · 8 W · .9188W

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
–
–
–
–4
–98
–
–
8
86
903
8
7
7
810
709
8
9
10
1011
1014
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
10th in the league
1–6
Sweden
Sweden
1st in the league

Sweden wins 6–1 against Germany.

0.40Points per game0.44
113Best trio216
0.27Defencemen's points per game0.35
.918Goalies' save percentage.912
0.1NHL players per million inhabitants8.0
155Total points1 914
10Players in the NHL85
Germany against Sweden season by season
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Top scorer
Leon Draisaitl
Germany's top scorer in 2015–16.
The team
Edmonton Oilers
Where Leon Draisaitl 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 2015–16
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.