Nations in the NHL

American NHL players 1984–85

91 American players played in the NHL in 1984–85. Together they scored 1 883 points, the second most of any country, and USA finished fourth of 5 in the nations league. Bobby Carpenter scored the most, 95 points.

NHL players

1 883

Points

4th

Nations league

Goalie wins

1984–85Active season80/82 games

1983–84 1985–86

AMERICAN LEADERS

In the nations league

4th

of 5 ranked nations

league points

Rate4thTop trio4thBlue line3rdGoalies2ndPer million5th

USA accounts for 13.5% of the NHL's players and 10.9% of its points.

The full nations league

American goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Tom BarrassoBUF	54	25-18-0	.887	2.67	5
Bob JanecykLAK	52	23-21-0	.877	3.66	2
John VanbiesbrouckNYR	42	12-24-0	.879	4.21	1
Marc BehrendWIN	24	8-10-0	.864	4.49	1
Bob MasonWSH	12	8-2-0	.893	2.82	1
Cleon DaskalakisBOS	8	1-2-0	.830	4.97	0
Mark HoldenWIN	4	2-0-0	.856	4.22	0

Every American player in the NHL, team by team

91 players across 21 teams.

MNSMinnesota North Stars8 players

Neal BrotenINACTIVE

C · 80 GP · 19G 37A56P

Gordie RobertsINACTIVE

D · 78 GP · 6G 36A42P

Scott BjugstadINACTIVE

LW · 72 GP · 11G 4A15P

Brian LawtonINACTIVE

C · 40 GP · 5G 6A11P

Paul HolmgrenINACTIVE

Christopher PryorINACTIVE

D · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P

MTLMontréal Canadiens8 players

Chris CheliosINACTIVE

D · 74 GP · 9G 55A64P

Tom KurversINACTIVE

D · 75 GP · 10G 35A45P

Chris NilanINACTIVE

RW · 77 GP · 21G 16A37P

Alfie TurcotteINACTIVE

C · 53 GP · 8G 16A24P

Craig LudwigINACTIVE

D · 72 GP · 5G 14A19P

HFDHartford Whalers7 players

Paul FentonINACTIVE

LW · 33 GP · 7G 5A12P

Mark FuscoINACTIVE

D · 63 GP · 3G 8A11P

Scot KleinendorstINACTIVE

C · 35 GP · 1G 8A9P

Jack BrownschidleINACTIVE

NYRNew York Rangers7 players

Mark PavelichINACTIVE

C · 48 GP · 14G 31A45P

Robbie FtorekINACTIVE

C · 48 GP · 9G 10A19P

Bob BrookeINACTIVE

RW · 72 GP · 7G 9A16P

Nick FotiuINACTIVE

LW · 46 GP · 4G 7A11P

Steve RichmondINACTIVE

D · 34 GP · 0G 5A5P

Kelly MillerINACTIVE

LW · 5 GP · 0G 2A2P

John VanbiesbrouckINACTIVE

G · 42 GP · 12 W · .87912W

BOSBoston Bruins6 players

Tom FergusINACTIVE

C · 79 GP · 30G 43A73P

Mike O'connellINACTIVE

D · 78 GP · 15G 40A55P

Mike MilburyINACTIVE

D · 78 GP · 3G 13A16P

John BlumINACTIVE

D · 75 GP · 3G 13A16P

Frank SimonettiINACTIVE

D · 43 GP · 1G 5A6P

Cleon DaskalakisINACTIVE

G · 8 GP · 1 W · .8301W

WINWinnipeg Jets6 players

Brian MullenINACTIVE

RW · 69 GP · 32G 39A71P

Dave EllettINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 11G 27A38P

Dan McfallINACTIVE

D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

Peter TaglianettiINACTIVE

D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

Marc BehrendINACTIVE

G · 24 GP · 8 W · .8648W

Mark HoldenINACTIVE

G · 4 GP · 2 W · .8562W

CHIChicago Blackhawks5 players

Curt FraserINACTIVE

LW · 73 GP · 25G 25A50P

Eddie OlczykINACTIVE

RW · 70 GP · 20G 30A50P

Jack O'CallahanINACTIVE

D · 66 GP · 6G 8A14P

Dave FeamsterINACTIVE

D · 16 GP · 1G 3A4P

Wayne PresleyINACTIVE

RW · 3 GP · 0G 1A1P

NYINew York Islanders5 players

Pat LaFontaineINACTIVE

C · 67 GP · 19G 35A54P

Dave LangevinINACTIVE

D · 56 GP · 0G 13A13P

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STLSt. Louis Blues5 players

Joe MullenINACTIVE

RW · 79 GP · 40G 52A92P

Mark JohnsonINACTIVE

C · 66 GP · 23G 34A57P

Rik WilsonINACTIVE

D · 51 GP · 8G 16A24P

Jim PaveseINACTIVE

D · 51 GP · 2G 5A7P

Dwight SchofieldINACTIVE

D · 43 GP · 1G 4A5P

WSHWashington Capitals5 players

Bobby CarpenterINACTIVE

C · 80 GP · 53G 42A95P

Dave ChristianINACTIVE

RW · 80 GP · 26G 43A69P

Bryan EricksonINACTIVE

C · 57 GP · 15G 13A28P

Kevin HatcherINACTIVE

D · 2 GP · 1G 0A1P

Bob MasonINACTIVE

G · 12 GP · 8 W · .8938W

LAKLos Angeles Kings4 players

Bob MillerINACTIVE

C · 63 GP · 4G 16A20P

Russ AndersonINACTIVE

D · 14 GP · 1G 1A2P

Billy O'DwyerINACTIVE

C · 13 GP · 1G 0A1P

Bob JanecykINACTIVE

G · 52 GP · 23 W · .87723W

TORToronto Maple Leafs4 players

Al IafrateINACTIVE

D · 68 GP · 5G 16A21P

Jeff BrubakerINACTIVE

LW · 68 GP · 8G 4A12P

BUFBuffalo Sabres3 players

Phil HousleyINACTIVE

D · 73 GP · 16G 53A69P

Mike RamseyINACTIVE

D · 79 GP · 8G 22A30P

Tom BarrassoINACTIVE

G · 54 GP · 25 W · .88725W

DETDetroit Red Wings3 players

Reed LarsonINACTIVE

D · 77 GP · 17G 45A62P

Dave SilkINACTIVE

RW · 41 GP · 9G 5A14P

Rick ZomboINACTIVE

D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers3 players

Mark HoweINACTIVE

D · 73 GP · 18G 39A57P

PITPittsburgh Penguins3 players

Moe ManthaINACTIVE

D · 71 GP · 11G 40A51P

Andy BrickleyINACTIVE

LW · 45 GP · 7G 15A22P

Thomas O'ReganINACTIVE

C · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

CGYCalgary Flames2 players

Mike EavesINACTIVE

C · 56 GP · 14G 29A43P

Joel OttoINACTIVE

C · 17 GP · 4G 8A12P

EDMEdmonton Oilers2 players

Don JacksonINACTIVE

D · 78 GP · 3G 17A20P

Lee FogolinINACTIVE

D · 79 GP · 4G 13A17P

QUEQuebec Nordiques2 players

Mark KumpelINACTIVE

RW · 42 GP · 8G 7A15P

Edward LeeINACTIVE

RW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

VANVancouver Canucks2 players

Jere GillisINACTIVE

LW · 37 GP · 5G 11A16P

Craig CoxeINACTIVE

LW · 9 GP · 0G 0A0P

NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player

Aaron BrotenINACTIVE

C · 80 GP · 22G 35A57P

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

4th in the league

3–4

Finland

2nd in the league

Finland wins 4–3 against USA.

0.52Points per game0.66

260Best trio281

0.41Defencemen's points per game0.44

.877Goalies' save percentage.869

0.3NHL players per million inhabitants2.7

1 883Total points419

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USA against Finland season by season

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Top scorer

Bobby Carpenter

USA's top scorer in 1984–85.

The team

Washington Capitals

Where Bobby Carpenter 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 1984–85

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.