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American NHL players 1969–70

7 American players played in the NHL in 1969–70. Together they scored 130 points, the second most of any country, and USA finished second of 2 in the nations league. Tommy Williams scored the most, 67 points.

7
NHL players
130
Points
2nd
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
1969–70Active season76/82 games
1968–691970–71

AMERICAN LEADERS

In the nations league

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

USA accounts for 2.2% of the NHL's players and 1.9% of its points.

The full nations league

Every American player in the NHL, team by team

7 players across 5 teams.
MNSMinnesota North Stars2 players
Tommy WilliamsINACTIVE
RW · 75 GP · 15G 52A67P
Charlie BurnsINACTIVE
C · 50 GP · 3G 13A16P
MTLMontréal Canadiens2 players
Bobby SheehanINACTIVE
C · 16 GP · 2G 1A3P
Lawrence PleauINACTIVE
C · 20 GP · 1G 0A1P
NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Ab DeMarcoINACTIVE
D · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P
OAKOakland Seals1 player
Doug RobertsINACTIVE
RW · 76 GP · 6G 25A31P
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Tracy PrattINACTIVE
D · 65 GP · 5G 7A12P

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.

0.46Points per game0.48
114Best trio297
0.28Defencemen's points per game0.31
–Goalies' save percentage.912
0.0NHL players per million inhabitants7.6
130Total points6 496
7Players in the NHL304
USA against Canada season by season
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Top scorer
Tommy Williams
USA's top scorer in 1969–70.
The team
Minnesota North Stars
Where Tommy Williams 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 1969–70
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.