Nations in the NHL

American NHL players 1974–75

32 American players played in the NHL in 1974–75. Together they scored 428 points, the second most of any country, and USA finished third of 3 in the nations league. Tommy Williams scored the most, 58 points.

NHL players

428

Points

3rd

Nations league

Goalie wins

1974–75Active season80/82 games

1973–74 1975–76

AMERICAN LEADERS

In the nations league

3rd

of 3 ranked nations

league points

Rate3rdTop trio3rdBlue line3rdGoalies2ndPer million3rd

USA accounts for 6.4% of the NHL's players and 3.3% of its points.

The full nations league

American goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Pete LoprestiMNS	35	9-20-0	.878	4.19	1
Bob JohnsonPIT	12	3-4-0	.858	5.03	0

Every American player in the NHL, team by team

32 players across 12 teams.

CGSCalifornia Golden Seals4 players

Butch WilliamsINACTIVE

RW · 63 GP · 11G 21A32P

Mike ChristieINACTIVE

D · 34 GP · 0G 14A14P

Fred Ahern JrINACTIVE

RW · 3 GP · 2G 1A3P

Glenn PatrickINACTIVE

D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

MNSMinnesota North Stars4 players

Dean TalafousINACTIVE

C · 61 GP · 9G 21A30P

Henry BouchaINACTIVE

C · 51 GP · 15G 14A29P

Chris AhrensINACTIVE

D · 44 GP · 0G 2A2P

Pete LoprestiINACTIVE

G · 35 GP · 9 W · .8789W

PITPittsburgh Penguins4 players

Bob ParadiseINACTIVE

D · 78 GP · 3G 15A18P

Bob McManamaINACTIVE

C · 40 GP · 5G 9A14P

Harvey BennettINACTIVE

C · 7 GP · 0G 0A0P

Bob JohnsonINACTIVE

G · 12 GP · 3 W · .8583W

STLSt. Louis Blues4 players

Doug PalazzariINACTIVE

C · 73 GP · 14G 17A31P

Craig PatrickINACTIVE

RW · 57 GP · 8G 10A18P

DETDetroit Red Wings3 players

Earl AndersonINACTIVE

RW · 64 GP · 9G 7A16P

VANVancouver Canucks3 players

Gerry O'FlahertyINACTIVE

LW · 80 GP · 25G 17A42P

Ab DeMarcoINACTIVE

D · 69 GP · 12G 15A27P

Tracy PrattINACTIVE

D · 79 GP · 5G 17A22P

BOSBoston Bruins2 players

CHIChicago Blackhawks2 players

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KCSKansas City Scouts2 players

Jim McElmuryINACTIVE

D · 78 GP · 5G 17A22P

Mike BaumgartnerINACTIVE

D · 17 GP · 0G 0A0P

WSHWashington Capitals2 players

Tommy WilliamsINACTIVE

RW · 73 GP · 22G 36A58P

Stan GilbertsonINACTIVE

LW · 62 GP · 13G 15A28P

BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player

Lee FogolinINACTIVE

D · 50 GP · 2G 2A4P

LAKLos Angeles Kings1 player

Phil HoeneINACTIVE

LW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

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.

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.

Most points by American players

Most goalie wins

Best seasons by a American player

USA against Sweden

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

USA

3rd in the league

3–4

Sweden

2nd in the league

Sweden wins 4–3 against USA.

0.41Points per game0.59

132Best trio156

0.29Defencemen's points per game0.39

.882Goalies' save percentage–

0.1NHL players per million inhabitants0.5

428Total points194

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Top scorer

Tommy Williams

USA's top scorer in 1974–75.

The team

Washington Capitals

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 1974–75

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.