Nations in the NHL

American NHL players 1982–83

64 American players played in the NHL in 1982–83. Together they scored 1 521 points, the second most of any country, and USA finished fifth of 5 in the nations league. Neal Broten scored the most, 77 points.

NHL players

1 521

Points

5th

Nations league

Goalie wins

1982–83Active season80/82 games

1981–82 1983–84

AMERICAN LEADERS

In the nations league

5th

of 5 ranked nations

league points

Rate5thTop trio3rdBlue line5thGoalies3rdPer million5th

USA accounts for 9.5% of the NHL's players and 8.9% of its points.

The full nations league

American goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Steve BakerNYR	3	0-1-0	.881	2.98	0
Mark HoldenMTL	2	0-1-0	.857	4.12	0

Every American player in the NHL, team by team

64 players across 19 teams.

NYRNew York Rangers8 players

Mark PavelichINACTIVE

C · 78 GP · 37G 38A75P

Rob McClanahanINACTIVE

C · 78 GP · 22G 26A48P

Robbie FtorekINACTIVE

C · 61 GP · 12G 19A31P

Nick FotiuINACTIVE

LW · 72 GP · 8G 13A21P

Bill BakerINACTIVE

D · 70 GP · 4G 14A18P

Scot KleinendorstINACTIVE

G · 3 GP · 0 W · .8810W

HFDHartford Whalers6 players

Mark JohnsonINACTIVE

C · 73 GP · 31G 38A69P

Mike McDougallINACTIVE

RW · 55 GP · 8G 10A18P

Warren MillerINACTIVE

RW · 56 GP · 1G 10A11P

Ed HospodarINACTIVE

D · 72 GP · 1G 9A10P

Russ AndersonINACTIVE

D · 57 GP · 0G 6A6P

Jeff BrownschidleINACTIVE

D · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P

MNSMinnesota North Stars5 players

Neal BrotenINACTIVE

C · 79 GP · 32G 45A77P

Gordie RobertsINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 3G 41A44P

Mike EavesINACTIVE

C · 75 GP · 16G 16A32P

STLSt. Louis Blues5 players

Joe MullenINACTIVE

RW · 49 GP · 17G 30A47P

Jack BrownschidleINACTIVE

D · 72 GP · 1G 22A23P

Rik WilsonINACTIVE

D · 56 GP · 3G 11A14P

BOSBoston Bruins4 players

Tom FergusINACTIVE

C · 80 GP · 28G 35A63P

Mike O'connellINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 14G 39A53P

Mike MilburyINACTIVE

D · 78 GP · 9G 15A24P

Marty HoweINACTIVE

D · 78 GP · 1G 11A12P

MTLMontréal Canadiens4 players

Craig LudwigINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 0G 25A25P

Chris NilanINACTIVE

RW · 66 GP · 6G 8A14P

Dwight SchofieldINACTIVE

D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

Mark HoldenINACTIVE

G · 2 GP · 0 W · .8570W

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers4 players

Mark HoweINACTIVE

D · 76 GP · 20G 47A67P

Paul HolmgrenINACTIVE

RW · 77 GP · 19G 24A43P

Tom GorenceINACTIVE

RW · 53 GP · 7G 7A14P

Andy BrickleyINACTIVE

LW · 3 GP · 1G 1A2P

BUFBuffalo Sabres3 players

Phil HousleyINACTIVE

D · 77 GP · 19G 47A66P

Mike RamseyINACTIVE

D · 77 GP · 8G 30A38P

Jere GillisINACTIVE

LW · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P

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CGYCalgary Flames3 players

Steve ChristoffINACTIVE

C · 45 GP · 9G 8A17P

Richie DunnINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 3G 11A14P

Tim HarrerINACTIVE

RW · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P

CHIChicago Blackhawks3 players

Dave FeamsterINACTIVE

D · 78 GP · 6G 12A18P

Jack O'CallahanINACTIVE

D · 39 GP · 0G 11A11P

Mike FidlerINACTIVE

LW · 4 GP · 2G 1A3P

DETDetroit Red Wings3 players

Reed LarsonINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 22G 52A74P

Tom RoweINACTIVE

RW · 51 GP · 6G 10A16P

Bobby CrawfordINACTIVE

RW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

EDMEdmonton Oilers3 players

Lee FogolinINACTIVE

D · 72 GP · 0G 18A18P

WINWinnipeg Jets3 players

Brian MullenINACTIVE

RW · 80 GP · 24G 26A50P

Dave ChristianINACTIVE

RW · 55 GP · 18G 26A44P

Moe ManthaINACTIVE

D · 21 GP · 2G 7A9P

LAKLos Angeles Kings2 players

NJDNew Jersey Devils2 players

Aaron BrotenINACTIVE

C · 73 GP · 16G 39A55P

Mike AntonovichINACTIVE

C · 30 GP · 7G 7A14P

NYINew York Islanders2 players

Dave LangevinINACTIVE

D · 73 GP · 4G 17A21P

Ken MorrowINACTIVE

D · 79 GP · 5G 11A16P

WSHWashington Capitals2 players

Bobby CarpenterINACTIVE

C · 80 GP · 32G 37A69P

Lee NorwoodINACTIVE

D · 8 GP · 0G 1A1P

TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player

Jim KornINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 8G 21A29P

VANVancouver Canucks1 player

Curt FraserINACTIVE

LW · 74 GP · 12G 20A32P

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 Finland

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

USA

5th in the league

4–3

Finland

3rd in the league

USA wins 4–3 against Finland.

0.48Points per game0.64

226Best trio224

0.38Defencemen's points per game0.49

.875Goalies' save percentage.873

0.2NHL players per million inhabitants2.3

1 521Total points466

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USA against Finland season by season

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Top scorer

Neal Broten

USA's top scorer in 1982–83.

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 1982–83

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.