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Ukrainian NHL players 2006–07

9 Ukrainian players played in the NHL in 2006–07. Together they scored 192 points, the ninth most of any country, and Ukraine finished eighth of 9 in the nations league. Alexei Ponikarovsky scored the most, 45 points.

9

NHL players

192

Points

8th

Nations league

0

Goalie wins

2006–07Last season82/82 games

2005–06 2007–08

UKRAINIAN LEADERS

Points

Alexei PonikarovskyINACTIVE

Alexei ZhitnikINACTIVE

Nikolay ZherdevINACTIVE

Ruslan FedotenkoINACTIVE

Peter BondraINACTIVE

Goals

Alexei PonikarovskyINACTIVE

Ruslan FedotenkoINACTIVE

Nikolay ZherdevINACTIVE

Alexei ZhitnikINACTIVE

Peter BondraINACTIVE

Assists

Alexei ZhitnikINACTIVE

Alexei PonikarovskyINACTIVE

Nikolay ZherdevINACTIVE

Ruslan FedotenkoINACTIVE

Anton BabchukINACTIVE

In the nations league

8th

of 9 ranked nations

11

league points

Rate8thTop trio9thBlue line6thGoalies8thPer million8th

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

The full nations league

Every Ukrainian player in the NHL, team by team

9 players across 9 teams.

CARCarolina Hurricanes1 player

Anton BabchukINACTIVE

D · 52 GP · 2G 12A14P

CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player

Peter BondraINACTIVE

RW · 37 GP · 5G 9A14P

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1 player

Nikolay ZherdevINACTIVE

RW · 71 GP · 10G 22A32P

EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player

Alexei MikhnovINACTIVE

LW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player

Oleg TverdovskyINACTIVE

D · 26 GP · 0G 4A4P

NSHNashville Predators1 player

Vitaly VishnevskiINACTIVE

D · 67 GP · 3G 10A13P

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers1 player

Alexei ZhitnikINACTIVE

D · 79 GP · 7G 31A38P

TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player

Ruslan FedotenkoINACTIVE

LW · 80 GP · 12G 20A32P

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TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player

Alexei PonikarovskyINACTIVE

LW · 71 GP · 21G 24A45P

Season by season

Ukraine had 3 players in the NHL in 1990–91 and 1 in 2020–21. The peak was 2001–02, with 9. Under each bar is the nations league placing.

In the NHL Draft

One Ukrainian player was picked in the 2021 NHL Draft, not in the first round. Artur Cholach went 190th overall to the Vegas Golden Knights.

Every pick in 2021 →The draft through the years →

Ukrainian NHL players all time

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

Most points by Ukrainian players

1990–07 · 1081 GP

Dmitri Khristich

1990–02 · 811 GP

1992–08 · 1085 GP

Ruslan Fedotenko

2000–13 · 863 GP

Alexei Ponikarovsky

2000–13 · 678 GP

Best seasons by a Ukrainian player

1992–93 · 83 GP

2000–01 · 82 GP

1995–96 · 67 GP

1997–98 · 76 GP

1996–97 · 77 GP

Ukraine against Sweden

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.

Ukraine

8th in the league

1–6

Sweden

6th in the league

Sweden wins 6–1 against Ukraine.

0.42Points per game0.49

115Best trio254

0.31Defencemen's points per game0.29

–Goalies' save percentage.903

0.2NHL players per million inhabitants4.7

192Total points1 304

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Alexei Ponikarovsky

Ukraine's top scorer in 2006–07.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Where Alexei Ponikarovsky plays.

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Every nation in the NHL

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NHL battle of the nations 2006–07

The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.

Sweden vs Ukraine

Seven rounds, season by season.

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Team by team, with position and stats.