Nations in the NHL

American NHL players 1990–91

121 American players played in the NHL in 1990–91. Together they scored 2 710 points, the second most of any country, and USA finished first of 6 in the nations league. Jeremy Roenick scored the most, 94 points.

121

NHL players

2 710

Points

1st

Nations league

113

Goalie wins

1990–91Active season80/82 games

1989–90 1991–92

AMERICAN LEADERS

In the nations league

1st

of 6 ranked nations

league points

Rate4thTop trio2ndBlue line1stGoalies1stPer million5th

USA accounts for 16.4% of the NHL's players and 17.5% of its points.

The full nations league

American goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Jon CaseyMNS	55	21-20-0	.891	2.98	3
Chris TerreriNJD	53	24-21-0	.893	2.91	1
Tom BarrassoPIT	48	27-16-0	.896	3.59	1
Mike RichterNYR	45	21-13-0	.903	3.12	0
John VanbiesbrouckNYR	40	15-18-0	.891	3.35	3
Scott GordonQUE	13	0-8-0	.787	5.94	0
Pat JablonskiSTL	8	2-3-0	.890	3.05	0
Bob MasonVAN	6	2-4-0	.846	4.92	0
Damian RhodesTOR	1	1-0-0	.962	1.00	0
Matt DelguidiceBOS	1	0-0-0	1.000	0.00	0
David LittmanBUF	1	0-0-0	.833	5.04	0

Every American player in the NHL, team by team

121 players across 21 teams.

BOSBoston Bruins12 players

Craig JanneyINACTIVE

C · 77 GP · 26G 66A92P

Dave ChristianINACTIVE

RW · 78 GP · 32G 21A53P

Bob SweeneyINACTIVE

C · 80 GP · 15G 33A48P

Jeff LazaroINACTIVE

LW · 49 GP · 5G 13A18P

Bobby CarpenterINACTIVE

C · 29 GP · 8G 8A16P

Chris NilanINACTIVE

RW · 41 GP · 6G 9A15P

John CarterINACTIVE

LW · 50 GP · 4G 7A11P

Andy BrickleyINACTIVE

LW · 40 GP · 2G 9A11P

John ByceINACTIVE

RW · 18 GP · 1G 3A4P

Ralph BarahonaINACTIVE

C · 3 GP · 2G 1A3P

Bob BeersINACTIVE

D · 16 GP · 0G 1A1P

Matt DelguidiceINACTIVE

G · 1 GP · 0 W · 1.0000W

PITPittsburgh Penguins10 players

Kevin StevensINACTIVE

LW · 80 GP · 40G 46A86P

Scott YoungINACTIVE

RW · 77 GP · 17G 25A42P

Joe MullenINACTIVE

RW · 47 GP · 17G 22A39P

Phil BourqueINACTIVE

LW · 78 GP · 20G 14A34P

Paul StantonINACTIVE

D · 75 GP · 5G 18A23P

Jim JohnsonINACTIVE

D · 68 GP · 1G 14A15P

Peter TaglianettiINACTIVE

D · 55 GP · 3G 9A12P

Chris DahlquistINACTIVE

G · 48 GP · 27 W · .89627W

NYRNew York Rangers9 players

Brian LeetchINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 16G 72A88P

Darren TurcotteINACTIVE

C · 74 GP · 26G 41A67P

Brian MullenINACTIVE

RW · 79 GP · 19G 43A62P

Kevin MillerINACTIVE

C · 74 GP · 22G 29A51P

Paul BrotenINACTIVE

RW · 28 GP · 4G 6A10P

G · 45 GP · 21 W · .90321W

John VanbiesbrouckINACTIVE

G · 40 GP · 15 W · .89115W

WINWinnipeg Jets9 players

Phil HousleyINACTIVE

D · 78 GP · 23G 53A76P

Eddie OlczykINACTIVE

RW · 79 GP · 30G 41A71P

Dave EllettINACTIVE

D · 77 GP · 12G 37A49P

Paul FentonINACTIVE

LW · 78 GP · 14G 21A35P

Danton ColeINACTIVE

RW · 66 GP · 13G 11A24P

Moe ManthaINACTIVE

D · 57 GP · 9G 15A24P

Mark KumpelINACTIVE

RW · 53 GP · 7G 3A10P

Bryan EricksonINACTIVE

C · 6 GP · 0G 7A7P

Shawn CroninINACTIVE

D · 67 GP · 1G 5A6P

LAKLos Angeles Kings8 players

Tony GranatoINACTIVE

RW · 68 GP · 30G 34A64P

Bob KudelskiINACTIVE

RW · 72 GP · 23G 13A36P

Brad JonesINACTIVE

LW · 53 GP · 9G 11A20P

Jay MillerINACTIVE

LW · 66 GP · 8G 12A20P

Mike DonnellyINACTIVE

LW · 53 GP · 7G 5A12P

Scott BjugstadINACTIVE

NYINew York Islanders8 players

Pat LaFontaineINACTIVE

C · 75 GP · 41G 44A85P

Randy WoodINACTIVE

RW · 76 GP · 24G 18A42P

Jeff NortonINACTIVE

D · 44 GP · 3G 25A28P

Hubie McdonoughINACTIVE

C · 52 GP · 6G 6A12P

Tom FitzgeraldINACTIVE

RW · 41 GP · 5G 5A10P

MNSMinnesota North Stars7 players

Neal BrotenINACTIVE

C · 79 GP · 13G 56A69P

Mike ModanoINACTIVE

C · 79 GP · 28G 36A64P

Shawn ChambersINACTIVE

D · 29 GP · 1G 3A4P

Larry DepalmaINACTIVE

C · 14 GP · 3G 0A3P

Dan KeczmerINACTIVE

D · 9 GP · 0G 1A1P

Michael MchughINACTIVE

LW · 6 GP · 0G 0A0P

Jon CaseyINACTIVE

G · 55 GP · 21 W · .89121W

WSHWashington Capitals7 players

Kevin HatcherINACTIVE

D · 79 GP · 24G 50A74P

Kelly MillerINACTIVE

LW · 80 GP · 24G 26A50P

Al IafrateINACTIVE

D · 72 GP · 9G 23A32P

Stephen LeachINACTIVE

RW · 68 GP · 11G 19A30P

Tim BerglandINACTIVE

RW · 47 GP · 5G 9A14P

Mike LalorINACTIVE

D · 68 GP · 1G 5A6P

Alfie TurcotteINACTIVE

C · 6 GP · 1G 1A2P

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NJDNew Jersey Devils6 players

Eric WeinrichINACTIVE

D · 76 GP · 4G 34A38P

Doug BrownINACTIVE

RW · 58 GP · 14G 16A30P

Jon MorrisINACTIVE

C · 53 GP · 9G 19A28P

David MaleyINACTIVE

LW · 64 GP · 8G 14A22P

Lee NorwoodINACTIVE

D · 49 GP · 6G 9A15P

Chris TerreriINACTIVE

G · 53 GP · 24 W · .89324W

BUFBuffalo Sabres5 players

Dave SnuggerudINACTIVE

LW · 80 GP · 9G 15A24P

Mike RamseyINACTIVE

D · 71 GP · 6G 14A20P

Mike HartmanINACTIVE

LW · 60 GP · 9G 3A12P

Greg BrownINACTIVE

D · 39 GP · 1G 2A3P

David LittmanINACTIVE

G · 1 GP · 0 W · .8330W

CHIChicago Blackhawks5 players

Jeremy RoenickINACTIVE

C · 79 GP · 41G 53A94P

Chris CheliosINACTIVE

D · 77 GP · 12G 52A64P

Wayne PresleyINACTIVE

RW · 71 GP · 15G 19A34P

HFDHartford Whalers5 players

Todd KrygierINACTIVE

LW · 72 GP · 13G 17A30P

Adam BurtINACTIVE

D · 42 GP · 2G 7A9P

Todd RichardsINACTIVE

D · 2 GP · 0G 4A4P

Chris TancillINACTIVE

RW · 9 GP · 1G 1A2P

Jeff ParkerINACTIVE

RW · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P

TORToronto Maple Leafs5 players

Aaron BrotenINACTIVE

C · 47 GP · 11G 8A19P

Damian RhodesINACTIVE

G · 1 GP · 1 W · .9621W

VANVancouver Canucks5 players

Dave CapuanoINACTIVE

LW · 61 GP · 13G 31A44P

Tom KurversINACTIVE

D · 51 GP · 4G 26A30P

G · 6 GP · 2 W · .8462W

CGYCalgary Flames4 players

Gary SuterINACTIVE

D · 79 GP · 12G 58A70P

Joel OttoINACTIVE

C · 76 GP · 19G 20A39P

Paul RanheimINACTIVE

LW · 39 GP · 14G 16A30P

Tim SweeneyINACTIVE

RW · 42 GP · 7G 9A16P

DETDetroit Red Wings4 players

Jimmy CarsonINACTIVE

C · 64 GP · 21G 25A46P

Rick ZomboINACTIVE

D · 77 GP · 4G 19A23P

QUEQuebec Nordiques4 players

Craig WolaninINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 5G 13A18P

Michael McneilINACTIVE

RW · 37 GP · 4G 7A11P

Kip MillerINACTIVE

C · 13 GP · 4G 3A7P

Scott GordonINACTIVE

G · 13 GP · 0 W · .7870W

MTLMontréal Canadiens3 players

Mathieu SchneiderINACTIVE

D · 69 GP · 10G 20A30P

Tom ChorskeINACTIVE

RW · 57 GP · 9G 11A20P

John LeClairINACTIVE

LW · 10 GP · 2G 5A7P

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers2 players

Mark HoweINACTIVE

D · 19 GP · 0G 10A10P

Scott SandelinINACTIVE

D · 15 GP · 0G 3A3P

STLSt. Louis Blues2 players

Gordie RobertsINACTIVE

D · 64 GP · 3G 13A16P

Pat JablonskiINACTIVE

G · 8 GP · 2 W · .8902W

EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player

Max MiddendorfINACTIVE

RW · 3 GP · 1G 0A1P

Season by season

USA had 118 players in the NHL in 1989–90 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 Russia

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

USA

1st in the league

6–1

Russia

5th in the league

USA wins 6–1 against Russia.

0.52Points per game0.59

274Best trio222

0.43Defencemen's points per game0.38

.890Goalies' save percentage–

0.4NHL players per million inhabitants0.1

2 710Total points395

121Players in the NHL12

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Top scorer

Jeremy Roenick

USA's top scorer in 1990–91.

The team

Chicago Blackhawks

Where Jeremy Roenick 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 1990–91

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.