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American NHL players 1968–69

6 American players played in the NHL in 1968–69. Together they scored 88 points, the fourth most of any country, and USA finished second of 2 in the nations league. Charlie Burns scored the most, 51 points.

6
NHL players
88
Points
2nd
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
1968–69Active season76/82 games
1967–681969–70

AMERICAN LEADERS

In the nations league

2nd
of 2 ranked nations
5
league points
Rate2ndTop trio2ndBlue line2ndGoalies2ndPer million2nd

USA accounts for 1.8% of the NHL's players and 1.2% of its points.

The full nations league

Every American player in the NHL, team by team

6 players across 4 teams.
BOSBoston Bruins2 players
Tommy WilliamsINACTIVE
RW · 26 GP · 4G 7A11P
Paul HurleyINACTIVE
D · 1 GP · 0G 1A1P
PITPittsburgh Penguins2 players
Charlie BurnsINACTIVE
C · 76 GP · 13G 38A51P
Tracy PrattINACTIVE
D · 18 GP · 0G 5A5P
LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player
Gerry FoleyINACTIVE
RW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
OAKOakland Seals1 player
Doug RobertsINACTIVE
RW · 76 GP · 1G 19A20P

Season by season

USA had 121 players in the NHL in 1990–91 and 301 in 2025–26. The peak was 2021–22, with 324. Under each bar is the nations league placing, in gold for the 4 seasons USA won.
1
1
1
6146
594
7
5
7
8146
899
8
6
7
7177
705
9
8
7
8229
710
7
6
8
9243
915
7
5
9
6291
120
5
7
6
5301
425

In the NHL Draft

58 American players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, seven of them in the first round. Chase Reid went first, at number 7 to the Seattle Kraken.

Every pick in 2026 →The draft through the years →

American NHL players all time

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

USA against Canada

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
USA
USA
2nd in the league
0–7
Canada
Canada
1st in the league

Canada wins 7–0 against USA.

0.49Points per game0.50
82Best trio336
0.31Defencemen's points per game0.31
–Goalies' save percentage.909
0.0NHL players per million inhabitants7.8
88Total points6 813
6Players in the NHL313
USA against Canada season by season
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Top scorer
Charlie Burns
USA's top scorer in 1968–69.
The team
Pittsburgh Penguins
Where Charlie Burns 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 1968–69
The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
Against Sweden
Sweden vs USA
Seven rounds, season by season.
The Swedes
Every Swede in the NHL
Team by team, with position and stats.