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German NHL players 2016–17

8 German players played in the NHL in 2016–17. Together they scored 157 points, the tenth most of any country, and Germany finished eighth of 10 in the nations league. Leon Draisaitl scored the most, 77 points.

8
NHL players
157
Points
8th
Nations league
39
Goalie wins
2016–17Last season82/82 games
2015–162017–18

GERMAN LEADERS

In the nations league

8th
of 10 ranked nations
23
league points
Rate4thTop trio9thBlue line6thGoalies3rdPer million10th

Germany accounts for 0.8% 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
5126-18-0.9132.693
Philipp GrubauerWSH
2413-6-0.9262.043

Every German player in the NHL, team by team

8 players across 7 teams.
NYINew York Islanders2 players
Dennis SeidenbergINACTIVE
D · 73 GP · 5G 17A22P
Thomas GreissINACTIVE
G · 51 GP · 26 W · .91326W
ANAAnaheim Ducks1 player
Korbinian HolzerINACTIVE
D · 32 GP · 2G 5A7P
ARIArizona Coyotes1 player
Tobias RiederINACTIVE
LW · 80 GP · 16G 18A34P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Leon Draisaitl
C · 82 GP · 29G 48A77P
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Tom KuhnhacklINACTIVE
RW · 57 GP · 4G 12A16P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Danny O'ReganINACTIVE
C · 3 GP · 1G 0A1P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Philipp Grubauer
G · 24 GP · 13 W · .92613W

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
86
903
8
7
7
810
709
8
9
10
1011
1014
10
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 Slovakia

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
Slovakia
Slovakia
4th in the league

Slovakia wins 5–2 against Germany.

0.44Points per game0.42
133Best trio135
0.30Defencemen's points per game0.34
.916Goalies' save percentage.915
0.1NHL players per million inhabitants2.2
157Total points232
8Players in the NHL12
Germany against Slovakia season by season
Pick a rivalSwedenSwedenRussiaRussiaCanadaCanadaSlovakiaSlovakiaFinlandFinlandDenmarkDenmarkUSAUSASwitzerlandSwitzerlandCzechiaCzechia
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Top scorer
Leon Draisaitl
Germany's top scorer in 2016–17.
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 2016–17
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.