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Russian NHL players 1989–90

9 Russian players played in the NHL in 1989–90. Together they scored 275 points, the sixth most of any country, and Russia finished fourth of 6 in the nations league. Sergei Makarov scored the most, 86 points.

9
NHL players
275
Points
4th
Nations league
1
Goalie wins
1989–90Active season80/82 games
1988–891990–91

RUSSIAN LEADERS

In the nations league

4th
of 6 ranked nations
18
league points
Rate1stTop trio5thBlue line2ndGoalies3rdPer million6th

Russia accounts for 1.2% of the NHL's players and 1.7% of its points.

The full nations league

Russian goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Sergei MylnikovQUE
101-7-0.8574.970

Every Russian player in the NHL, team by team

9 players across 5 teams.
NJDNew Jersey Devils3 players
Viacheslav FetisovINACTIVE
D · 72 GP · 8G 34A42P
Alexei KasatonovINACTIVE
D · 39 GP · 6G 15A21P
Sergei StarikovINACTIVE
D · 16 GP · 0G 1A1P
CGYCalgary Flames2 players
Sergei MakarovINACTIVE
RW · 80 GP · 24G 62A86P
Sergei PriakinINACTIVE
LW · 20 GP · 2G 2A4P
VANVancouver Canucks2 players
Igor LarionovINACTIVE
C · 74 GP · 17G 27A44P
Vladimir KrutovINACTIVE
LW · 61 GP · 11G 23A34P
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Alexander MogilnyINACTIVE
RW · 65 GP · 15G 28A43P
QUEQuebec Nordiques1 player
Sergei MylnikovINACTIVE
G · 10 GP · 1 W · .8571W

Season by season

Russia had 12 players in the NHL in 1990–91 and 69 in 2025–26. The peak was 2025–26, with 69. Under each bar is the nations league placing, in gold for the 8 seasons Russia won.
5
5
6
159
294
1
1
3
267
299
2
1
3
340
205
1
1
1
230
310
4
1
6
439
715
2
2
4
350
820
4
2
4
269
525

In the NHL Draft

23 Russian players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, one of them in the first round. Ilia Morozov went first, at number 20 to the Buffalo Sabres.

Every pick in 2026 →The draft through the years →

Russian NHL players all time

Regular season, whole careers. The record seasons count completed seasons only.

Russia against Sweden

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Russia
Russia
4th in the league
3–4
Sweden
Sweden
5th in the league

Sweden wins 4–3 against Russia.

0.60Points per game0.57
173Best trio213
0.42Defencemen's points per game0.40
.877Goalies' save percentage–
0.1NHL players per million inhabitants2.1
275Total points625
9Players in the NHL22
Russia against Sweden season by season
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Top scorer
Sergei Makarov
Russia's top scorer in 1989–90.
The team
Calgary Flames
Where Sergei Makarov 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 1989–90
The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
Against Sweden
Sweden vs Russia
Seven rounds, season by season.
The Swedes
Every Swede in the NHL
Team by team, with position and stats.