Nations in the NHLAmerican NHL players 1985–86
96 American players played in the NHL in 1985–86. Together they scored 2 099 points, the second most of any country, and USA finished sixth of 6 in the nations league. Neal Broten scored the most, 105 points.
96
NHL players
2 099
Points
6th
Nations league
88
Goalie wins
AMERICAN LEADERS
Points
Neal BrotenINACTIVE
MNSC· 80 GP
29G76A105P
Joe MullenINACTIVE
STLRW· 77 GP
44G46A90P
Dave ChristianINACTIVE
WSHRW· 80 GP
41G42A83P
4
Mark HoweINACTIVE
PHID· 77 GP
24G58A82P
5
Eddie OlczykINACTIVE
CHIRW· 79 GP
29G50A79P
In the nations league
6th
of 6 ranked nations
12
league points
Rate6thTop trio3rdBlue line5thGoalies3rdPer million6th
USA accounts for 14.0% of the NHL's players and 11.9% of its points.
The full nations leagueAmerican goalies
| Goalie | GP | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 31-21-0 | .887 | 3.33 | 3 | |
Tom BarrassoBUF | 60 | 29-24-0 | .879 | 3.61 | 2 |
Bob JanecykLAK | 38 | 14-16-0 | .855 | 4.69 | 0 |
Jon CaseyMNS | 26 | 11-11-0 | .884 | 3.91 | 0 |
Marc BehrendWIN | 9 | 2-5-0 | .817 | 5.70 | 0 |
| 2 | 0-2-0 | .841 | 5.02 | 0 | |
Bob MasonWSH | 1 | 1-0-0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 0 |
Every American player in the NHL, team by team
Neal BrotenINACTIVE
C · 80 GP · 29G 76A105PScott BjugstadINACTIVE
LW · 80 GP · 43G 33A76PBrian LawtonINACTIVE
C · 65 GP · 18G 17A35PGordie RobertsINACTIVE
D · 76 GP · 2G 21A23PDave LangevinINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 0G 8A8PChristopher PryorINACTIVE
D · 7 GP · 0G 1A1PDavid JensenINACTIVE
D · 5 GP · 0G 0A0PLarry DepalmaINACTIVE
C · 1 GP · 0G 0A0PJon CaseyINACTIVE
G · 26 GP · 11 W · .88411WChris NilanINACTIVE
RW · 72 GP · 19G 15A34PChris CheliosINACTIVE
D · 41 GP · 8G 26A34PTom KurversINACTIVE
D · 62 GP · 7G 23A30PMike LalorINACTIVE
D · 62 GP · 3G 5A8PCraig LudwigINACTIVE
D · 69 GP · 2G 4A6PSteve RooneyINACTIVE
C · 38 GP · 2G 3A5PDavid MaleyINACTIVE
LW · 3 GP · 0G 0A0PDom CampedelliINACTIVE
D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0PAlfie TurcotteINACTIVE
C · 2 GP · 0G 0A0PReed LarsonINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 22G 45A67PMike O'connellINACTIVE
D · 76 GP · 9G 28A37PChristopher CichockiINACTIVE
RW · 59 GP · 10G 11A21PTim FridayINACTIVE
D · 23 GP · 0G 3A3PTed SpeersINACTIVE
C · 4 GP · 1G 1A2PRick ZomboINACTIVE
D · 14 GP · 0G 1A1PRay StaszakINACTIVE
RW · 4 GP · 0G 1A1PDave ChristianINACTIVE
RW · 80 GP · 41G 42A83PBobby CarpenterINACTIVE
C · 80 GP · 27G 29A56PKevin HatcherINACTIVE
D · 79 GP · 9G 10A19PDwight SchofieldINACTIVE
D · 50 GP · 1G 2A3PStephen LeachINACTIVE
RW · 11 GP · 1G 1A2PDavid JensenINACTIVE
C · 5 GP · 1G 0A1PBob MasonINACTIVE
G · 1 GP · 1 W · 1.0001WJohn BlumINACTIVE
D · 61 GP · 1G 7A8PMike MilburyINACTIVE
D · 22 GP · 2G 5A7PJay MillerINACTIVE
LW · 46 GP · 3G 0A3PFrank SimonettiINACTIVE
D · 17 GP · 1G 0A1PJohn CarterINACTIVE
LW · 3 GP · 0G 0A0PCleon DaskalakisINACTIVE
G · 2 GP · 0 W · .8410WBrian MullenINACTIVE
RW · 79 GP · 28G 34A62PDave EllettINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 15G 31A46PDave SilkINACTIVE
RW · 32 GP · 2G 4A6PDan McfallINACTIVE
D · 7 GP · 0G 1A1PPeter TaglianettiINACTIVE
D · 18 GP · 0G 0A0PMarc BehrendINACTIVE
G · 9 GP · 2 W · .8172WShow all 21 teams
Moe ManthaINACTIVE
D · 78 GP · 15G 52A67PJim JohnsonINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 3G 26A29PThomas O'ReganINACTIVE
C · 9 GP · 1G 2A3PChris DahlquistINACTIVE
D · 5 GP · 1G 2A3PPhil BourqueINACTIVE
LW · 4 GP · 0G 0A0PJoe MullenINACTIVE
RW · 77 GP · 44G 46A90PLee NorwoodINACTIVE
D · 71 GP · 5G 24A29PJim PaveseINACTIVE
D · 69 GP · 4G 7A11PKent CarlsonINACTIVE
D · 28 GP · 2G 3A5PRik WilsonINACTIVE
D · 34 GP · 0G 4A4PPhil HousleyINACTIVE
D · 79 GP · 15G 47A62PMike RamseyINACTIVE
D · 76 GP · 7G 21A28PRichie DunnINACTIVE
D · 29 GP · 4G 5A9PTom BarrassoINACTIVE
G · 60 GP · 29 W · .87929WMark JohnsonINACTIVE
C · 80 GP · 21G 41A62PAaron BrotenINACTIVE
C · 66 GP · 18G 25A43PCraig WolaninINACTIVE
D · 44 GP · 2G 16A18PDan DorionINACTIVE
C · 3 GP · 1G 1A2PPat LaFontaineINACTIVE
C · 65 GP · 30G 23A53PMark HamwayINACTIVE
RW · 49 GP · 5G 12A17PKen MorrowINACTIVE
D · 69 GP · 0G 12A12PKen LeiterINACTIVE
D · 9 GP · 1G 1A2PTom FergusINACTIVE
C · 78 GP · 31G 42A73PAl IafrateINACTIVE
D · 65 GP · 8G 25A33PJeff BrubakerINACTIVE
LW · 25 GP · 1G 0A1PRich CostelloINACTIVE
C · 2 GP · 0G 1A1PGary SuterINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 18G 50A68PJoel OttoINACTIVE
C · 79 GP · 25G 34A59PNick FotiuINACTIVE
LW · 9 GP · 0G 1A1PScot KleinendorstINACTIVE
C · 41 GP · 2G 7A9PJack BrownschidleINACTIVE
D · 9 GP · 0G 0A0PPaul FentonINACTIVE
LW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0PBryan EricksonINACTIVE
C · 55 GP · 20G 23A43PPaul GuayINACTIVE
RW · 23 GP · 3G 3A6PBob JanecykINACTIVE
G · 38 GP · 14 W · .85514WSeason by season
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.
American NHL players all time
USA against Sweden
USA
6th in the league
4–3
Sweden
3rd in the league
USA wins 4–3 against Sweden.
0.52Points per game0.62
278Best trio256
0.39Defencemen's points per game0.38
.874Goalies' save percentage.875
0.3NHL players per million inhabitants2.8
2 099Total points991
96Players in the NHL30
Finland
Canada
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CzechiaContinue reading
Top scorer
Neal Broten
USA's top scorer in 1985–86.
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 1985–86
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.