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American NHL players 1970–71

9 American players played in the NHL in 1970–71. Together they scored 114 points, the second most of any country, and USA finished second of 2 in the nations league. Tommy Williams scored the most, 40 points.

9
NHL players
114
Points
2nd
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
1970–71Active season78/82 games
1969–701971–72

AMERICAN LEADERS

In the nations league

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

USA accounts for 2.3% of the NHL's players and 1.3% of its points.

The full nations league

Every American player in the NHL, team by team

9 players across 6 teams.
DETDetroit Red Wings2 players
Jim NiekampINACTIVE
D · 24 GP · 0G 2A2P
Doug VolmarINACTIVE
RW · 2 GP · 0G 1A1P
MNSMinnesota North Stars2 players
Tommy WilliamsINACTIVE
RW · 59 GP · 17G 23A40P
Charlie BurnsINACTIVE
C · 76 GP · 9G 19A28P
MTLMontréal Canadiens2 players
Bobby SheehanINACTIVE
C · 29 GP · 6G 5A11P
Lawrence PleauINACTIVE
C · 19 GP · 1G 5A6P
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Tracy PrattINACTIVE
D · 76 GP · 1G 7A8P
CGSCalifornia Golden Seals1 player
Doug RobertsINACTIVE
RW · 78 GP · 4G 13A17P
NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Ab DeMarcoINACTIVE
D · 2 GP · 0G 1A1P

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.

0.41Points per game0.49
85Best trio407
0.27Defencemen's points per game0.33
–Goalies' save percentage.904
0.0NHL players per million inhabitants9.2
114Total points8 474
9Players in the NHL367
USA against Canada season by season
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Top scorer
Tommy Williams
USA's top scorer in 1970–71.
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 1970–71
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.