Nations in the NHL

American NHL players 1981–82

71 American players played in the NHL in 1981–82. Together they scored 1 449 points, the second most of any country, and USA finished fifth of 5 in the nations league. Neal Broten scored the most, 98 points.

NHL players

1 449

Points

5th

Nations league

Goalie wins

1981–82Active season80/82 games

1980–81 1982–83

AMERICAN LEADERS

In the nations league

5th

of 5 ranked nations

league points

Rate5thTop trio2ndBlue line5thGoalies3rdPer million5th

USA accounts for 10.5% of the NHL's players and 8.1% of its points.

The full nations league

American goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA
Steve BakerNYR	6	1-5-0	.795	6.03
Paul SkidmoreSTL	2	1-1-0	.878	3.00
Steve JanaszakCLR	2	0-1-0	.857	7.80
John VanbiesbrouckNYR	1	1-0-0	.967	1.00
Mark HoldenMTL	1	0-0-0	1.000	0.00

Every American player in the NHL, team by team

71 players across 20 teams.

MNSMinnesota North Stars9 players

Neal BrotenINACTIVE

C · 73 GP · 38G 60A98P

Steve ChristoffINACTIVE

C · 69 GP · 26G 29A55P

Gordie RobertsINACTIVE

D · 79 GP · 4G 30A34P

Mike EavesINACTIVE

C · 25 GP · 11G 10A21P

Jack CarlsonINACTIVE

LW · 57 GP · 8G 4A12P

Mike AntonovichINACTIVE

C · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

Peter HayekINACTIVE

C · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

NYRNew York Rangers9 players

Mark PavelichINACTIVE

C · 79 GP · 33G 43A76P

Dave SilkINACTIVE

RW · 64 GP · 15G 20A35P

Nick FotiuINACTIVE

LW · 70 GP · 8G 10A18P

Rob McClanahanINACTIVE

C · 39 GP · 5G 12A17P

Dean TalafousINACTIVE

C · 29 GP · 6G 7A13P

Ed HospodarINACTIVE

D · 41 GP · 3G 8A11P

Tom YounghansINACTIVE

RW · 50 GP · 4G 5A9P

Steve BakerINACTIVE

G · 6 GP · 1 W · .7951W

John VanbiesbrouckINACTIVE

G · 1 GP · 1 W · .9671W

STLSt. Louis Blues8 players

Joe MullenINACTIVE

RW · 45 GP · 25G 34A59P

Jack BrownschidleINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 5G 33A38P

Joe MichelettiINACTIVE

D · 41 GP · 5G 17A22P

Rik WilsonINACTIVE

D · 48 GP · 3G 18A21P

Richie HansenINACTIVE

C · 2 GP · 0G 2A2P

Paul SkidmoreINACTIVE

G · 2 GP · 1 W · .8781W

HFDHartford Whalers7 players

Mark HoweINACTIVE

D · 76 GP · 8G 45A53P

Warren MillerINACTIVE

RW · 74 GP · 10G 12A22P

Marty HoweINACTIVE

D · 13 GP · 0G 4A4P

Jeff BrownschidleINACTIVE

D · 3 GP · 0G 1A1P

Mike FidlerINACTIVE

LW · 2 GP · 0G 1A1P

Mike McDougallINACTIVE

RW · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P

Girard McDonaldINACTIVE

D · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P

CLRColorado Rockies5 players

Aaron BrotenINACTIVE

C · 58 GP · 15G 24A39P

Bob MillerINACTIVE

C · 56 GP · 11G 20A31P

Steve JanaszakINACTIVE

G · 2 GP · 0 W · .8570W

BUFBuffalo Sabres4 players

Mike RamseyINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 7G 23A30P

Richie DunnINACTIVE

D · 72 GP · 7G 19A26P

WSHWashington Capitals4 players

Bobby CarpenterINACTIVE

C · 80 GP · 32G 35A67P

Lee NorwoodINACTIVE

D · 28 GP · 7G 10A17P

Al HangslebenINACTIVE

LW · 35 GP · 3G 7A10P

Tom RoweINACTIVE

RW · 27 GP · 5G 1A6P

BOSBoston Bruins3 players

Mike O'connellINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 5G 35A40P

Tom FergusINACTIVE

C · 61 GP · 15G 24A39P

Mike MilburyINACTIVE

D · 51 GP · 2G 10A12P

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MTLMontréal Canadiens3 players

Chris NilanINACTIVE

RW · 49 GP · 7G 4A11P

Jeff BrubakerINACTIVE

LW · 3 GP · 0G 1A1P

Mark HoldenINACTIVE

G · 1 GP · 0 W · 1.0000W

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers3 players

Paul HolmgrenINACTIVE

RW · 41 GP · 9G 22A31P

Tom GorenceINACTIVE

RW · 66 GP · 5G 8A13P

Gary MorrisonINACTIVE

RW · 7 GP · 0G 0A0P

EDMEdmonton Oilers2 players

Lee FogolinINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 4G 25A29P

Don JacksonINACTIVE

D · 8 GP · 0G 0A0P

LAKLos Angeles Kings2 players

Steve JensenINACTIVE

LW · 45 GP · 8G 19A27P

Bobby SheehanINACTIVE

C · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P

NYINew York Islanders2 players

Dave LangevinINACTIVE

D · 73 GP · 1G 20A21P

Ken MorrowINACTIVE

D · 75 GP · 1G 18A19P

PITPittsburgh Penguins2 players

Mark JohnsonINACTIVE

C · 56 GP · 12G 13A25P

Russ AndersonINACTIVE

D · 56 GP · 1G 4A5P

QUEQuebec Nordiques2 players

Robbie FtorekINACTIVE

C · 49 GP · 9G 32A41P

Jere GillisINACTIVE

LW · 38 GP · 5G 10A15P

WINWinnipeg Jets2 players

Dave ChristianINACTIVE

RW · 80 GP · 25G 51A76P

Moe ManthaINACTIVE

D · 25 GP · 0G 12A12P

CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player

Dave FeamsterINACTIVE

D · 29 GP · 0G 2A2P

DETDetroit Red Wings1 player

Reed LarsonINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 21G 39A60P

TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player

Jim KornINACTIVE

D · 70 GP · 2G 10A12P

VANVancouver Canucks1 player

Curt FraserINACTIVE

LW · 79 GP · 28G 39A67P

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

57 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

5th in the league

3–4

Sweden

3rd in the league

Sweden wins 4–3 against USA.

0.52Points per game0.62

250Best trio215

0.38Defencemen's points per game0.46

.867Goalies' save percentage.874

0.2NHL players per million inhabitants2.5

1 449Total points806

71Players in the NHL27

USA against Sweden season by season

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Top scorer

Neal Broten

USA's top scorer in 1981–82.

The team

Minnesota North Stars

Where Neal Broten 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 1981–82

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.