Nations in the NHL

American NHL players 1995–96

151 American players played in the NHL in 1995–96. Together they scored 3 030 points, the second most of any country, and USA finished seventh of 8 in the nations league. Doug Weight scored the most, 104 points.

151

NHL players

3 030

Points

7th

Nations league

193

Goalie wins

1995–96Last season82/82 games

1994–95 1996–97

AMERICAN LEADERS

In the nations league

7th

of 8 ranked nations

league points

Rate7thTop trio3rdBlue line6thGoalies2ndPer million6th

USA accounts for 17.7% of the NHL's players and 17.0% of its points.

The full nations league

American goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Jim CareyWSH	71	35-24-0	.906	2.26	9
Guy HebertANA	59	28-23-0	.914	2.83	4
John VanbiesbrouckFLA	57	26-20-0	.904	2.68	2
Chris TerreriSJS	50	16-29-0	.884	3.61	0
Tom BarrassoPIT	49	29-16-0	.902	3.43	2
Damian RhodesTOR	47	14-27-0	.905	2.77	2
Mike RichterNYR	41	24-13-0	.912	2.68	3
Garth SnowPHI	26	12-8-0	.894	2.88	0
Pat JablonskiSTL	24	5-9-0	.907	2.97	0
Jon CaseySTL	9	2-3-0	.861	3.80	0
John BlueBUF	5	2-2-0	.891	3.52	0

Every American player in the NHL, team by team

151 players across 26 teams.

DALDallas Stars10 players

Mike ModanoINACTIVE

C · 78 GP · 36G 45A81P

Kevin HatcherINACTIVE

D · 74 GP · 15G 26A41P

Derian HatcherINACTIVE

D · 79 GP · 8G 23A31P

Corey MillenINACTIVE

C · 44 GP · 7G 14A21P

Mike DonnellyINACTIVE

LW · 24 GP · 2G 5A7P

Jamie LangenbrunnerINACTIVE

Travis RichardsINACTIVE

D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

BOSBoston Bruins9 players

Shawn McEachernINACTIVE

LW · 82 GP · 24G 29A53P

Ted DonatoINACTIVE

LW · 82 GP · 23G 26A49P

Steve HeinzeINACTIVE

RW · 76 GP · 16G 12A28P

Tim SweeneyINACTIVE

RW · 41 GP · 8G 8A16P

Joe MullenINACTIVE

RW · 37 GP · 8G 7A15P

Rick ZomboINACTIVE

D · 67 GP · 4G 10A14P

Jon RohloffINACTIVE

D · 79 GP · 1G 12A13P

NYINew York Islanders9 players

Marty McinnisINACTIVE

LW · 74 GP · 12G 34A46P

Bob SweeneyINACTIVE

C · 72 GP · 7G 7A14P

Scott LachanceINACTIVE

D · 55 GP · 3G 10A13P

STLSt. Louis Blues9 players

Brian NoonanINACTIVE

RW · 81 GP · 13G 22A35P

Jeff NortonINACTIVE

D · 66 GP · 8G 23A31P

Stephen LeachINACTIVE

RW · 73 GP · 11G 17A28P

Craig JohnsonINACTIVE

LW · 60 GP · 13G 11A24P

David RobertsINACTIVE

LW · 34 GP · 3G 10A13P

Paul BrotenINACTIVE

RW · 17 GP · 0G 1A1P

Fred KnipscheerINACTIVE

LW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

Pat JablonskiINACTIVE

G · 24 GP · 5 W · .9075W

Jon CaseyINACTIVE

G · 9 GP · 2 W · .8612W

TORToronto Maple Leafs9 players

Mathieu SchneiderINACTIVE

D · 78 GP · 13G 41A54P

Dave EllettINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 3G 19A22P

Randy WoodINACTIVE

RW · 76 GP · 8G 13A21P

Darby HendricksonINACTIVE

C · 62 GP · 7G 10A17P

Wayne PresleyINACTIVE

RW · 80 GP · 6G 8A14P

Kelly FairchildINACTIVE

C · 1 GP · 0G 1A1P

Matt MartinINACTIVE

D · 13 GP · 0G 0A0P

Sean HaggertyINACTIVE

LW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

Damian RhodesINACTIVE

G · 47 GP · 14 W · .90514W

ANAAnaheim Ducks8 players

Joe SaccoINACTIVE

LW · 76 GP · 13G 14A27P

David SaccoINACTIVE

LW · 23 GP · 4G 10A14P

Jeremy StevensonINACTIVE

LW · 3 GP · 0G 1A1P

Donald McsweenINACTIVE

G · 59 GP · 28 W · .91428W

CHIChicago Blackhawks8 players

Chris CheliosINACTIVE

D · 81 GP · 14G 58A72P

Jeremy RoenickINACTIVE

C · 66 GP · 32G 35A67P

Gary SuterINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 20G 47A67P

Tony AmonteINACTIVE

RW · 81 GP · 31G 32A63P

Keith CarneyINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 5G 14A19P

Eric WeinrichINACTIVE

D · 77 GP · 5G 10A15P

NJDNew Jersey Devils8 players

Phil HousleyINACTIVE

D · 81 GP · 17G 51A68P

Bill GuerinINACTIVE

RW · 80 GP · 23G 30A53P

Brian RolstonINACTIVE

RW · 58 GP · 13G 11A24P

Neal BrotenINACTIVE

C · 55 GP · 7G 16A23P

Shawn ChambersINACTIVE

D · 64 GP · 2G 21A23P

Mike PelusoINACTIVE

LW · 57 GP · 3G 8A11P

Bobby CarpenterINACTIVE

C · 52 GP · 5G 5A10P

Kevin DeanINACTIVE

D · 41 GP · 0G 6A6P

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OTTOttawa Senators8 players

Tom ChorskeINACTIVE

RW · 72 GP · 15G 14A29P

Sean HillINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 7G 14A21P

Lance PitlickINACTIVE

D · 28 GP · 1G 6A7P

Chris DahlquistINACTIVE

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers7 players

John LeClairINACTIVE

LW · 82 GP · 51G 46A97P

Joel OttoINACTIVE

C · 67 GP · 12G 29A41P

Shjon PodeinINACTIVE

LW · 79 GP · 15G 10A25P

Bob CorkumINACTIVE

C · 76 GP · 9G 10A19P

Trent KlattINACTIVE

RW · 71 GP · 7G 12A19P

Aris BrimanisINACTIVE

D · 17 GP · 0G 2A2P

Garth SnowINACTIVE

G · 26 GP · 12 W · .89412W

WSHWashington Capitals7 players

Todd KrygierINACTIVE

LW · 76 GP · 15G 33A48P

Steve KonowalchukINACTIVE

LW · 70 GP · 23G 22A45P

Pat PeakeINACTIVE

C · 62 GP · 17G 19A36P

Kelly MillerINACTIVE

LW · 74 GP · 7G 13A20P

G · 71 GP · 35 W · .90635W

WINWinnipeg Jets7 players

Keith TkachukINACTIVE

LW · 76 GP · 50G 48A98P

Craig JanneyINACTIVE

C · 84 GP · 20G 62A82P

Eddie OlczykINACTIVE

RW · 51 GP · 27G 22A49P

Darren TurcotteINACTIVE

C · 68 GP · 22G 21A43P

Deron QuintINACTIVE

D · 51 GP · 5G 13A18P

Dallas EakinsINACTIVE

D · 18 GP · 0G 1A1P

Ed RonanINACTIVE

RW · 17 GP · 0G 0A0P

NYRNew York Rangers6 players

Brian LeetchINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 15G 70A85P

Ken GernanderINACTIVE

RW · 10 GP · 2G 3A5P

Chris FerraroINACTIVE

C · 2 GP · 1G 0A1P

Peter FerraroINACTIVE

RW · 5 GP · 0G 1A1P

Barry RichterINACTIVE

D · 4 GP · 0G 1A1P

Mike RichterINACTIVE

G · 41 GP · 24 W · .91224W

PITPittsburgh Penguins6 players

Bryan SmolinskiINACTIVE

C · 81 GP · 24G 40A64P

Chris TamerINACTIVE

D · 70 GP · 4G 10A14P

Joe DziedzicINACTIVE

LW · 69 GP · 5G 5A10P

Rusty FitzgeraldINACTIVE

G · 49 GP · 29 W · .90229W

MTLMontréal Canadiens5 players

David WilkieINACTIVE

D · 24 GP · 1G 5A6P

Donald BrashearINACTIVE

LW · 67 GP · 0G 4A4P

Rory FitzpatrickINACTIVE

D · 42 GP · 0G 2A2P

Craig FergusonINACTIVE

C · 18 GP · 1G 0A1P

Craig ConroyINACTIVE

C · 7 GP · 0G 0A0P

BUFBuffalo Sabres4 players

Pat LaFontaineINACTIVE

C · 76 GP · 40G 51A91P

Derek PlanteINACTIVE

C · 76 GP · 23G 33A56P

Brian HolzingerINACTIVE

C · 58 GP · 10G 10A20P

John BlueINACTIVE

G · 5 GP · 2 W · .8912W

COLColorado Avalanche4 players

Scott YoungINACTIVE

RW · 81 GP · 21G 39A60P

Craig WolaninINACTIVE

D · 75 GP · 7G 20A27P

Landon WilsonINACTIVE

RW · 7 GP · 1G 0A1P

Aaron MillerINACTIVE

D · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P

EDMEdmonton Oilers4 players

Doug WeightINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 25G 79A104P

Todd MarchantINACTIVE

C · 81 GP · 19G 19A38P

Brett HauerINACTIVE

D · 29 GP · 4G 2A6P

Jason BonsignoreINACTIVE

C · 20 GP · 0G 2A2P

FLAFlorida Panthers4 players

Tom FitzgeraldINACTIVE

RW · 82 GP · 13G 21A34P

Brett HarkinsINACTIVE

LW · 8 GP · 0G 3A3P

Bob KudelskiINACTIVE

RW · 13 GP · 0G 1A1P

John VanbiesbrouckINACTIVE

G · 57 GP · 26 W · .90426W

HFDHartford Whalers4 players

Paul RanheimINACTIVE

LW · 73 GP · 10G 20A30P

LAKLos Angeles Kings4 players

Kevin StevensINACTIVE

LW · 61 GP · 13G 23A36P

Tony GranatoINACTIVE

RW · 49 GP · 17G 18A35P

SJSSan Jose Sharks4 players

Kevin MillerINACTIVE

C · 81 GP · 28G 25A53P

Chris TancillINACTIVE

RW · 45 GP · 7G 16A23P

Tom PedersonINACTIVE

D · 60 GP · 1G 4A5P

Chris TerreriINACTIVE

G · 50 GP · 16 W · .88416W

CGYCalgary Flames2 players

Mike SullivanINACTIVE

C · 81 GP · 9G 12A21P

Dan KeczmerINACTIVE

D · 13 GP · 0G 0A0P

DETDetroit Red Wings2 players

Doug BrownINACTIVE

RW · 62 GP · 12G 15A27P

Mike RamseyINACTIVE

D · 47 GP · 2G 4A6P

VANVancouver Canucks2 players

Bret HedicanINACTIVE

D · 77 GP · 6G 23A29P

Jim DowdINACTIVE

C · 66 GP · 5G 15A20P

TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player

Chris LipumaINACTIVE

D · 21 GP · 0G 0A0P

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 5 seasons USA won.

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.

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

7th in the league

4–3

Finland

6th in the league

USA wins 4–3 against Finland.

0.44Points per game0.55

299Best trio216

0.32Defencemen's points per game0.39

.902Goalies' save percentage–

0.5NHL players per million inhabitants2.5

3 030Total points429

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Top scorer

Doug Weight

USA's top scorer in 1995–96.

The team

Edmonton Oilers

Where Doug Weight 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 1995–96

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.