Nations in the NHL

American NHL players 1996–97

140 American players played in the NHL in 1996–97. Together they scored 2 762 points, the second most of any country, and USA finished fifth of 8 in the nations league. John LeClair scored the most, 97 points.

140

NHL players

2 762

Points

5th

Nations league

164

Goalie wins

1996–97Last season82/82 games

1995–96 1997–98

AMERICAN LEADERS

In the nations league

5th

of 8 ranked nations

league points

Rate7thTop trio2ndBlue line5thGoalies3rdPer million6th

USA accounts for 16.5% of the NHL's players and 16.8% of its points.

The full nations league

American goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Guy HebertANA	67	29-25-0	.919	2.67	4
Mike RichterNYR	61	33-22-0	.917	2.69	4
Jim CareyWSH	59	22-31-0	.886	3.08	1
John VanbiesbrouckFLA	57	27-19-0	.919	2.29	2
Damian RhodesOTT	50	14-20-0	.890	2.72	1
Garth SnowPHI	35	14-8-0	.903	2.52	2
Chris TerreriSJS	29	10-11-0	.901	2.73	0
Mike DunhamNJD	26	8-7-0	.906	2.55	2
Pat JablonskiPHX	19	4-7-0	.887	3.84	0
Jon CaseySTL	15	3-8-0	.866	3.40	0
Tom BarrassoPIT	5	0-5-0	.860	5.79	0
Parris DuffusPHX	1	0-0-0	.875	2.08	0

Every American player in the NHL, team by team

140 players across 26 teams.

BOSBoston Bruins9 players

Ted DonatoINACTIVE

LW · 67 GP · 25G 26A51P

Steve HeinzeINACTIVE

RW · 30 GP · 17G 8A25P

Tim SweeneyINACTIVE

RW · 36 GP · 10G 11A21P

Barry RichterINACTIVE

D · 50 GP · 5G 13A18P

Brett HarkinsINACTIVE

LW · 44 GP · 4G 14A18P

NYINew York Islanders9 players

Bryan SmolinskiINACTIVE

C · 64 GP · 28G 28A56P

Marty McinnisINACTIVE

LW · 80 GP · 23G 26A49P

Bryan BerardINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 8G 40A48P

Scott LachanceINACTIVE

D · 81 GP · 3G 11A14P

Dan PlanteINACTIVE

RW · 67 GP · 4G 9A13P

Randy WoodINACTIVE

RW · 65 GP · 6G 5A11P

Dennis VaskeINACTIVE

D · 17 GP · 0G 4A4P

Mike DonnellyINACTIVE

LW · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P

Jim DowdINACTIVE

C · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P

PHXPhoenix Coyotes9 players

Keith TkachukINACTIVE

LW · 81 GP · 52G 34A86P

Jeremy RoenickINACTIVE

C · 72 GP · 29G 40A69P

Craig JanneyINACTIVE

C · 77 GP · 15G 38A53P

Bob CorkumINACTIVE

C · 80 GP · 9G 11A20P

Deron QuintINACTIVE

D · 27 GP · 3G 11A14P

Jim JohnsonINACTIVE

D · 55 GP · 3G 7A10P

Dallas EakinsINACTIVE

D · 7 GP · 0G 0A0P

Pat JablonskiINACTIVE

G · 19 GP · 4 W · .8874W

Parris DuffusINACTIVE

G · 1 GP · 0 W · .8750W

NJDNew Jersey Devils8 players

Bill GuerinINACTIVE

RW · 82 GP · 29G 18A47P

Brian RolstonINACTIVE

RW · 81 GP · 18G 27A45P

Shawn ChambersINACTIVE

D · 73 GP · 4G 17A21P

Neal BrotenINACTIVE

C · 42 GP · 8G 12A20P

Bobby CarpenterINACTIVE

C · 62 GP · 4G 15A19P

Jay PandolfoINACTIVE

LW · 46 GP · 6G 8A14P

Kevin DeanINACTIVE

D · 28 GP · 2G 4A6P

Mike DunhamINACTIVE

G · 26 GP · 8 W · .9068W

CHIChicago Blackhawks7 players

Tony AmonteINACTIVE

RW · 81 GP · 41G 36A77P

Chris CheliosINACTIVE

D · 72 GP · 10G 38A48P

Eric WeinrichINACTIVE

D · 81 GP · 7G 25A32P

Kevin MillerINACTIVE

C · 69 GP · 14G 17A31P

Gary SuterINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 7G 21A28P

Keith CarneyINACTIVE

D · 81 GP · 3G 15A18P

Jim CumminsINACTIVE

RW · 65 GP · 6G 6A12P

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers7 players

John LeClairINACTIVE

LW · 82 GP · 50G 47A97P

Trent KlattINACTIVE

RW · 76 GP · 24G 21A45P

Shjon PodeinINACTIVE

LW · 82 GP · 14G 18A32P

Joel OttoINACTIVE

C · 78 GP · 13G 19A32P

Craig DarbyINACTIVE

C · 9 GP · 1G 4A5P

Aris BrimanisINACTIVE

D · 3 GP · 0G 1A1P

Garth SnowINACTIVE

G · 35 GP · 14 W · .90314W

PITPittsburgh Penguins7 players

Eddie OlczykINACTIVE

RW · 79 GP · 25G 30A55P

Kevin HatcherINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 15G 39A54P

Joe MullenINACTIVE

RW · 54 GP · 7G 15A22P

Joe DziedzicINACTIVE

LW · 59 GP · 9G 9A18P

G · 5 GP · 0 W · .8600W

STLSt. Louis Blues7 players

Jim CampbellINACTIVE

RW · 68 GP · 23G 20A43P

Craig ConroyINACTIVE

C · 61 GP · 6G 11A17P

Mike PelusoINACTIVE

LW · 64 GP · 2G 5A7P

Stephen LeachINACTIVE

RW · 17 GP · 2G 1A3P

Rory FitzpatrickINACTIVE

D · 8 GP · 0G 1A1P

Chris McalpineINACTIVE

D · 15 GP · 0G 0A0P

Jon CaseyINACTIVE

G · 15 GP · 3 W · .8663W

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TORToronto Maple Leafs7 players

Dave EllettINACTIVE

D · 76 GP · 6G 15A21P

Darby HendricksonINACTIVE

C · 64 GP · 11G 6A17P

Mathieu SchneiderINACTIVE

D · 26 GP · 5G 7A12P

Craig WolaninINACTIVE

Kelly FairchildINACTIVE

C · 22 GP · 0G 2A2P

WSHWashington Capitals7 players

Steve KonowalchukINACTIVE

LW · 78 GP · 17G 25A42P

Phil HousleyINACTIVE

D · 77 GP · 11G 29A40P

Kelly MillerINACTIVE

LW · 77 GP · 10G 14A24P

Todd KrygierINACTIVE

LW · 47 GP · 5G 11A16P

G · 59 GP · 22 W · .88622W

DALDallas Stars6 players

Mike ModanoINACTIVE

C · 80 GP · 35G 48A83P

Jamie LangenbrunnerINACTIVE

RW · 76 GP · 13G 26A39P

Derian HatcherINACTIVE

D · 63 GP · 3G 19A22P

Craig LudwigINACTIVE

D · 77 GP · 2G 11A13P

OTTOttawa Senators6 players

Shawn McEachernINACTIVE

LW · 65 GP · 11G 20A31P

Tom ChorskeINACTIVE

RW · 68 GP · 18G 8A26P

Lance PitlickINACTIVE

Damian RhodesINACTIVE

G · 50 GP · 14 W · .89014W

SJSSan Jose Sharks6 players

Tony GranatoINACTIVE

RW · 76 GP · 25G 15A40P

Darren TurcotteINACTIVE

C · 65 GP · 16G 21A37P

Al IafrateINACTIVE

D · 38 GP · 6G 9A15P

Chris TancillINACTIVE

RW · 25 GP · 4G 0A4P

Chris LipumaINACTIVE

D · 8 GP · 0G 0A0P

Chris TerreriINACTIVE

G · 29 GP · 10 W · .90110W

ANAAnaheim Ducks5 players

Joe SaccoINACTIVE

LW · 77 GP · 12G 17A29P

Ted DruryINACTIVE

C · 73 GP · 9G 9A18P

Daniel TrebilINACTIVE

D · 29 GP · 3G 3A6P

Jeremy StevensonINACTIVE

LW · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P

Guy HebertINACTIVE

G · 67 GP · 29 W · .91929W

LAKLos Angeles Kings5 players

Kevin StevensINACTIVE

LW · 69 GP · 14G 20A34P

Dan BylsmaINACTIVE

LW · 79 GP · 3G 6A9P

Craig JohnsonINACTIVE

LW · 31 GP · 4G 3A7P

Doug ZmolekINACTIVE

D · 57 GP · 1G 0A1P

Chris MarinucciINACTIVE

C · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

NYRNew York Rangers5 players

Brian LeetchINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 20G 58A78P

Chris FerraroINACTIVE

C · 12 GP · 1G 1A2P

Jeff NielsenINACTIVE

RW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

Peter FerraroINACTIVE

RW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

Mike RichterINACTIVE

G · 61 GP · 33 W · .91733W

VANVancouver Canucks5 players

Brian NoonanINACTIVE

RW · 73 GP · 12G 22A34P

David RobertsINACTIVE

LW · 58 GP · 10G 17A27P

Bret HedicanINACTIVE

D · 67 GP · 4G 15A19P

Donald BrashearINACTIVE

LW · 69 GP · 8G 5A13P

Mark WottonINACTIVE

D · 36 GP · 3G 6A9P

BUFBuffalo Sabres4 players

Derek PlanteINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 27G 26A53P

Brian HolzingerINACTIVE

C · 81 GP · 22G 29A51P

Pat LaFontaineINACTIVE

C · 13 GP · 2G 6A8P

Ed RonanINACTIVE

RW · 18 GP · 1G 4A5P

COLColorado Avalanche4 players

Scott YoungINACTIVE

RW · 72 GP · 18G 19A37P

Landon WilsonINACTIVE

RW · 49 GP · 8G 12A20P

Aaron MillerINACTIVE

D · 56 GP · 5G 12A17P

Rich BrennanINACTIVE

D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

EDMEdmonton Oilers4 players

Doug WeightINACTIVE

C · 80 GP · 21G 61A82P

Todd MarchantINACTIVE

C · 79 GP · 14G 19A33P

Mike GrierINACTIVE

RW · 79 GP · 15G 17A32P

Joe HulbigINACTIVE

LW · 6 GP · 0G 0A0P

CGYCalgary Flames3 players

Corey MillenINACTIVE

C · 61 GP · 11G 15A26P

Mike SullivanINACTIVE

C · 67 GP · 5G 6A11P

Chris O'SullivanINACTIVE

D · 27 GP · 2G 8A10P

FLAFlorida Panthers3 players

Tom FitzgeraldINACTIVE

RW · 71 GP · 10G 14A24P

Craig FergusonINACTIVE

C · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P

John VanbiesbrouckINACTIVE

G · 57 GP · 27 W · .91927W

HFDHartford Whalers3 players

Paul RanheimINACTIVE

LW · 67 GP · 10G 11A21P

Adam BurtINACTIVE

D · 71 GP · 2G 11A13P

Jason McBainINACTIVE

D · 6 GP · 0G 0A0P

DETDetroit Red Wings2 players

Doug BrownINACTIVE

RW · 49 GP · 6G 7A13P

Mike RamseyINACTIVE

D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player

David WilkieINACTIVE

D · 61 GP · 6G 9A15P

TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player

Jeff NortonINACTIVE

D · 75 GP · 2G 16A18P

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

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

5th in the league

4–3

Russia

1st in the league

USA wins 4–3 against Russia.

0.43Points per game0.53

266Best trio214

0.31Defencemen's points per game0.39

.905Goalies' save percentage.906

0.4NHL players per million inhabitants0.4

2 762Total points1 410

140Players in the NHL54

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Top scorer

John LeClair

USA's top scorer in 1996–97.

The team

Philadelphia Flyers

Where John LeClair 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 1996–97

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.