Nations in the NHL

American NHL players 1983–84

83 American players played in the NHL in 1983–84. Together they scored 1 764 points, the second most of any country, and USA finished fourth of 5 in the nations league. Neal Broten scored the most, 89 points.

NHL players

1 764

Points

4th

Nations league

Goalie wins

1983–84Active season80/82 games

1982–83 1984–85

AMERICAN LEADERS

In the nations league

4th

of 5 ranked nations

league points

Rate5thTop trio2ndBlue line4thGoalies1stPer million5th

USA accounts for 12.0% of the NHL's players and 10.1% of its points.

The full nations league

American goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Tom BarrassoBUF	42	26-12-0	.893	2.85	2
Bob JanecykCHI	8	2-3-0	.882	4.10	0
Marc BehrendWIN	6	2-4-0	.826	5.50	0
John VanbiesbrouckNYR	3	2-1-0	.881	3.35	0
Jim CraigMNS	3	1-1-0	.839	4.92	0
Bob MasonWSH	2	2-0-0	.935	1.50	0
Jon CaseyMNS	2	1-0-0	.898	4.31	0
Mark HoldenMTL	1	0-1-0	.765	4.64	0

Every American player in the NHL, team by team

83 players across 20 teams.

MNSMinnesota North Stars8 players

Neal BrotenINACTIVE

C · 76 GP · 28G 61A89P

Gordie RobertsINACTIVE

D · 77 GP · 8G 45A53P

Brian LawtonINACTIVE

C · 58 GP · 10G 21A31P

Scott BjugstadINACTIVE

LW · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P

Jim CraigINACTIVE

G · 3 GP · 1 W · .8391W

Jon CaseyINACTIVE

G · 2 GP · 1 W · .8981W

NYRNew York Rangers8 players

Mark PavelichINACTIVE

C · 77 GP · 29G 53A82P

Rob McClanahanINACTIVE

C · 41 GP · 6G 8A14P

Nick FotiuINACTIVE

LW · 40 GP · 7G 6A13P

Steve RichmondINACTIVE

D · 26 GP · 2G 5A7P

Robbie FtorekINACTIVE

C · 31 GP · 3G 2A5P

Bob BrookeINACTIVE

RW · 9 GP · 1G 2A3P

Scot KleinendorstINACTIVE

C · 23 GP · 0G 2A2P

John VanbiesbrouckINACTIVE

G · 3 GP · 2 W · .8812W

HFDHartford Whalers6 players

Mark JohnsonINACTIVE

C · 79 GP · 35G 52A87P

Richie DunnINACTIVE

D · 63 GP · 5G 20A25P

Marty HoweINACTIVE

D · 69 GP · 0G 11A11P

Girard McDonaldINACTIVE

D · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P

MTLMontréal Canadiens6 players

Chris NilanINACTIVE

RW · 76 GP · 16G 10A26P

Craig LudwigINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 7G 18A25P

Alfie TurcotteINACTIVE

C · 30 GP · 7G 7A14P

Kent CarlsonINACTIVE

D · 65 GP · 3G 7A10P

Chris CheliosINACTIVE

D · 12 GP · 0G 2A2P

Mark HoldenINACTIVE

G · 1 GP · 0 W · .7650W

STLSt. Louis Blues6 players

Joe MullenINACTIVE

RW · 80 GP · 41G 44A85P

Rik WilsonINACTIVE

D · 48 GP · 7G 11A18P

Jack CarlsonINACTIVE

LW · 58 GP · 6G 8A14P

Dwight SchofieldINACTIVE

D · 70 GP · 4G 10A14P

Jack BrownschidleINACTIVE

D · 64 GP · 3G 9A12P

Jim PaveseINACTIVE

D · 4 GP · 0G 1A1P

BOSBoston Bruins4 players

Tom FergusINACTIVE

C · 69 GP · 25G 36A61P

Mike O'connellINACTIVE

D · 75 GP · 18G 42A60P

Dave SilkINACTIVE

RW · 35 GP · 13G 17A30P

Mike MilburyINACTIVE

D · 74 GP · 2G 17A19P

CGYCalgary Flames4 players

Mike EavesINACTIVE

C · 61 GP · 14G 36A50P

Jeff BrubakerINACTIVE

LW · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P

CHIChicago Blackhawks4 players

Curt FraserINACTIVE

LW · 29 GP · 5G 12A17P

Jack O'CallahanINACTIVE

D · 70 GP · 4G 13A17P

Dave FeamsterINACTIVE

D · 46 GP · 6G 7A13P

Bob JanecykINACTIVE

G · 8 GP · 2 W · .8822W

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EDMEdmonton Oilers4 players

Lee FogolinINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 5G 16A21P

Don JacksonINACTIVE

D · 64 GP · 8G 12A20P

LAKLos Angeles Kings4 players

Russ AndersonINACTIVE

D · 70 GP · 5G 12A17P

Steve ChristoffINACTIVE

C · 58 GP · 8G 7A15P

Dean JenkinsINACTIVE

RW · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P

Billy O'DwyerINACTIVE

C · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P

PITPittsburgh Penguins4 players

Andy BrickleyINACTIVE

LW · 50 GP · 18G 20A38P

Thomas O'ReganINACTIVE

C · 51 GP · 4G 10A14P

WSHWashington Capitals4 players

Dave ChristianINACTIVE

RW · 80 GP · 29G 52A81P

Bobby CarpenterINACTIVE

C · 80 GP · 28G 40A68P

Bryan EricksonINACTIVE

C · 45 GP · 12G 17A29P

Bob MasonINACTIVE

G · 2 GP · 2 W · .9352W

WINWinnipeg Jets4 players

Brian MullenINACTIVE

RW · 75 GP · 21G 41A62P

Moe ManthaINACTIVE

D · 72 GP · 16G 38A54P

Mike LauenINACTIVE

RW · 4 GP · 0G 1A1P

Marc BehrendINACTIVE

G · 6 GP · 2 W · .8262W

BUFBuffalo Sabres3 players

Phil HousleyINACTIVE

D · 75 GP · 31G 46A77P

Mike RamseyINACTIVE

D · 72 GP · 9G 22A31P

Tom BarrassoINACTIVE

G · 42 GP · 26 W · .89326W

NJDNew Jersey Devils3 players

Aaron BrotenINACTIVE

C · 80 GP · 13G 23A36P

Mike AntonovichINACTIVE

C · 38 GP · 3G 5A8P

John JohannsonINACTIVE

C · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P

NYINew York Islanders3 players

Pat LaFontaineINACTIVE

C · 15 GP · 13G 6A19P

Dave LangevinINACTIVE

D · 69 GP · 3G 16A19P

Ken MorrowINACTIVE

D · 63 GP · 3G 11A14P

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers3 players

Mark HoweINACTIVE

D · 71 GP · 19G 34A53P

Paul HolmgrenINACTIVE

RW · 63 GP · 11G 18A29P

Paul GuayINACTIVE

RW · 14 GP · 2G 6A8P

TORToronto Maple Leafs3 players

Jim KornINACTIVE

D · 65 GP · 12G 14A26P

Rich CostelloINACTIVE

C · 10 GP · 2G 1A3P

Greg BritzINACTIVE

LW · 6 GP · 0G 0A0P

DETDetroit Red Wings1 player

Reed LarsonINACTIVE

D · 78 GP · 23G 39A62P

VANVancouver Canucks1 player

Jere GillisINACTIVE

LW · 37 GP · 9G 13A22P

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

4th in the league

4–3

Sweden

1st in the league

USA wins 4–3 against Sweden.

0.53Points per game0.63

261Best trio249

0.40Defencemen's points per game0.46

.878Goalies' save percentage.868

0.2NHL players per million inhabitants2.5

1 764Total points1 146

83Players in the NHL27

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Top scorer

Neal Broten

USA's top scorer in 1983–84.

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 1983–84

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.