Nations in the NHL

American NHL players 2001–02

147 American players played in the NHL in 2001–02. Together they scored 2 546 points, the second most of any country, and USA finished sixth of 9 in the nations league. Mike Modano scored the most, 77 points.

147

NHL players

2 546

Points

6th

Nations league

144

Goalie wins

2001–02Last season82/82 games

2000–01 2002–03

AMERICAN LEADERS

In the nations league

6th

of 9 ranked nations

league points

Rate6thTop trio3rdBlue line2ndGoalies7thPer million6th

USA accounts for 15.3% of the NHL's players and 14.8% of its points.

The full nations league

American goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Brent JohnsonSTL	58	34-20-0	.902	2.18	5
Mike DunhamNSH	58	23-24-0	.906	2.61	3
Mike RichterNYR	55	24-26-0	.906	2.95	2
Brian BoucherPHI	41	18-16-0	.905	2.41	2
Tom BarrassoTOR	38	15-14-0	.907	2.62	2
Garth SnowNYI	25	10-7-0	.900	2.71	2
Robert EschePHX	22	6-10-0	.902	2.73	1
John GrahameBOS	19	8-7-0	.897	2.89	1
Damian RhodesATL	15	2-10-0	.893	3.67	0
John VanbiesbrouckNJD	5	2-3-0	.915	2.00	0
Ty ConklinEDM	4	2-0-0	.939	1.63	0
Scott ClemmensenNJD	2	0-0-0	.800	2.95	0
Derek GustafsonMIN	1	0-0-0	1.000	0.00	0

Every American player in the NHL, team by team

147 players across 30 teams.

NSHNashville Predators10 players

David LegwandINACTIVE

C · 63 GP · 11G 19A30P

Tom FitzgeraldINACTIVE

RW · 78 GP · 8G 12A20P

Andy BerenzweigINACTIVE

Jeremy StevensonINACTIVE

G · 58 GP · 23 W · .90623W

BOSBoston Bruins9 players

Bill GuerinINACTIVE

RW · 78 GP · 41G 25A66P

Brian RolstonINACTIVE

RW · 82 GP · 31G 31A62P

Marty McinnisINACTIVE

LW · 79 GP · 11G 17A28P

Hal GillINACTIVE

D · 79 GP · 4G 18A22P

Tony TuzzolinoINACTIVE

RW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

Chris KelleherINACTIVE

D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

John GrahameINACTIVE

G · 19 GP · 8 W · .8978W

WSHWashington Capitals9 players

Jeff HalpernINACTIVE

C · 48 GP · 5G 14A19P

Ken KleeINACTIVE

D · 68 GP · 8G 8A16P

Steve KonowalchukINACTIVE

LW · 28 GP · 2G 12A14P

Chris CorrinetINACTIVE

RW · 8 GP · 0G 1A1P

Peter FerraroINACTIVE

RW · 4 GP · 0G 1A1P

Chris FerraroINACTIVE

C · 1 GP · 0G 1A1P

Michael FarrellINACTIVE

RW · 8 GP · 0G 0A0P

CHIChicago Blackhawks8 players

Tony AmonteINACTIVE

RW · 82 GP · 27G 39A66P

Phil HousleyINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 15G 24A39P

Mike PelusoINACTIVE

RW · 37 GP · 4G 2A6P

Tyler ArnasonINACTIVE

C · 21 GP · 3G 1A4P

Chris McalpineINACTIVE

D · 40 GP · 0G 3A3P

Jim CampbellINACTIVE

RW · 9 GP · 1G 1A2P

Matt HendersonINACTIVE

LW · 4 GP · 0G 1A1P

Casey HankinsonINACTIVE

LW · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P

NYRNew York Rangers8 players

Mike YorkINACTIVE

LW · 81 GP · 20G 41A61P

Brian LeetchINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 10G 45A55P

Tom PotiINACTIVE

D · 66 GP · 2G 23A25P

Bryan BerardINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 2G 21A23P

Dale PurintonINACTIVE

D · 40 GP · 0G 4A4P

Barrett HeistenINACTIVE

G · 55 GP · 24 W · .90624W

STLSt. Louis Blues8 players

Keith TkachukINACTIVE

LW · 73 GP · 38G 37A75P

Doug WeightINACTIVE

C · 61 GP · 15G 34A49P

Scott YoungINACTIVE

RW · 67 GP · 19G 22A41P

Sean HillINACTIVE

D · 72 GP · 7G 26A33P

Shjon PodeinINACTIVE

LW · 64 GP · 8G 10A18P

Eric BogunieckiINACTIVE

C · 8 GP · 0G 1A1P

Ted DonatoINACTIVE

LW · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P

Brent JohnsonINACTIVE

G · 58 GP · 34 W · .90234W

NJDNew Jersey Devils7 players

Scott GomezINACTIVE

C · 76 GP · 10G 38A48P

Brian RafalskiINACTIVE

D · 76 GP · 7G 40A47P

Jamie LangenbrunnerINACTIVE

RW · 82 GP · 13G 19A32P

Jay PandolfoINACTIVE

LW · 65 GP · 4G 10A14P

Brian GiontaINACTIVE

RW · 33 GP · 4G 7A11P

John VanbiesbrouckINACTIVE

G · 5 GP · 2 W · .9152W

Scott ClemmensenINACTIVE

G · 2 GP · 0 W · .8000W

FLAFlorida Panthers6 players

Kevyn AdamsINACTIVE

C · 77 GP · 6G 11A17P

Bret HedicanINACTIVE

D · 57 GP · 5G 11A16P

Jeff NortonINACTIVE

D · 32 GP · 0G 5A5P

Lance PitlickINACTIVE

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LAKLos Angeles Kings6 players

Bryan SmolinskiINACTIVE

C · 80 GP · 13G 25A38P

Steve HeinzeINACTIVE

RW · 73 GP · 15G 16A31P

Mathieu SchneiderINACTIVE

D · 55 GP · 7G 23A30P

Craig JohnsonINACTIVE

LW · 72 GP · 13G 14A27P

Aaron MillerINACTIVE

D · 74 GP · 5G 12A17P

Rob ValicevicINACTIVE

RW · 17 GP · 1G 1A2P

NYINew York Islanders6 players

Mark ParrishINACTIVE

RW · 78 GP · 30G 30A60P

Shawn BatesINACTIVE

C · 71 GP · 17G 35A52P

Kip MillerINACTIVE

C · 37 GP · 7G 17A24P

Jason BlakeINACTIVE

LW · 82 GP · 8G 10A18P

Jim CumminsINACTIVE

RW · 12 GP · 0G 0A0P

Garth SnowINACTIVE

G · 25 GP · 10 W · .90010W

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers6 players

Jeremy RoenickINACTIVE

C · 75 GP · 21G 46A67P

John LeClairINACTIVE

LW · 82 GP · 25G 26A51P

Eric WeinrichINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 4G 20A24P

Paul RanheimINACTIVE

LW · 79 GP · 5G 4A9P

Jesse BoulericeINACTIVE

RW · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P

Brian BoucherINACTIVE

G · 41 GP · 18 W · .90518W

ATLAtlanta Thrashers5 players

Brian PothierINACTIVE

Benjamin SimonINACTIVE

LW · 6 GP · 0G 0A0P

Damian RhodesINACTIVE

G · 15 GP · 2 W · .8932W

EDMEdmonton Oilers5 players

Todd MarchantINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 12G 22A34P

Mike GrierINACTIVE

RW · 82 GP · 8G 17A25P

Marty ReasonerINACTIVE

C · 52 GP · 6G 5A11P

Brian SwansonINACTIVE

C · 8 GP · 1G 1A2P

Ty ConklinINACTIVE

G · 4 GP · 2 W · .9392W

PHXPhoenix Coyotes5 players

Paul MaraINACTIVE

D · 75 GP · 7G 17A24P

Landon WilsonINACTIVE

RW · 47 GP · 7G 12A19P

Mike SullivanINACTIVE

G · 22 GP · 6 W · .9026W

PITPittsburgh Penguins5 players

Toby PetersenINACTIVE

C · 79 GP · 8G 10A18P

Dan LacoutureINACTIVE

LW · 82 GP · 6G 11A17P

Ian MoranINACTIVE

D · 64 GP · 2G 8A10P

Billy TibbettsINACTIVE

RW · 42 GP · 1G 6A7P

Kevin StevensINACTIVE

LW · 32 GP · 1G 4A5P

ANAAnaheim Ducks4 players

Matt CullenINACTIVE

C · 79 GP · 18G 30A48P

Dan BylsmaINACTIVE

LW · 77 GP · 8G 9A17P

Keith CarneyINACTIVE

D · 60 GP · 5G 9A14P

Aris BrimanisINACTIVE

D · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P

BUFBuffalo Sabres4 players

Tim ConnollyINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 10G 35A45P

Erik RasmussenINACTIVE

C · 69 GP · 8G 11A19P

Bob CorkumINACTIVE

C · 75 GP · 3G 5A8P

Rory FitzpatrickINACTIVE

D · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P

CGYCalgary Flames4 players

Craig ConroyINACTIVE

C · 81 GP · 27G 48A75P

Chris ClarkINACTIVE

RW · 64 GP · 10G 7A17P

Blake SloanINACTIVE

RW · 67 GP · 2G 9A11P

Dallas EakinsINACTIVE

D · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P

CARCarolina Hurricanes4 players

Bates BattagliaINACTIVE

LW · 82 GP · 21G 25A46P

Erik ColeINACTIVE

LW · 81 GP · 16G 24A40P

David TanabeINACTIVE

D · 78 GP · 1G 15A16P

Nikos TseliosINACTIVE

D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

COLColorado Avalanche4 players

Chris DruryINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 21G 25A46P

Dan HinoteINACTIVE

RW · 58 GP · 6G 6A12P

Scott ParkerINACTIVE

RW · 63 GP · 1G 4A5P

Kelly FairchildINACTIVE

C · 10 GP · 2G 0A2P

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets3 players

Deron QuintINACTIVE

D · 75 GP · 7G 18A25P

Brett HarkinsINACTIVE

LW · 25 GP · 2G 12A14P

Blake BellefeuilleINACTIVE

C · 2 GP · 0G 1A1P

MINMinnesota Wild3 players

Jim DowdINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 13G 30A43P

Darby HendricksonINACTIVE

C · 68 GP · 9G 15A24P

Derek GustafsonINACTIVE

G · 1 GP · 0 W · 1.0000W

OTTOttawa Senators3 players

Shawn McEachernINACTIVE

LW · 80 GP · 15G 31A46P

Chris BalaINACTIVE

LW · 6 GP · 0G 1A1P

Josh LangfeldINACTIVE

RW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

TBLTampa Bay Lightning3 players

Ben ClymerINACTIVE

RW · 81 GP · 14G 20A34P

Andre RoyINACTIVE

RW · 65 GP · 7G 9A16P

Brian HolzingerINACTIVE

C · 23 GP · 1G 2A3P

VANVancouver Canucks3 players

Donald BrashearINACTIVE

LW · 81 GP · 9G 23A32P

Trent KlattINACTIVE

RW · 34 GP · 8G 7A15P

Scott LachanceINACTIVE

D · 81 GP · 1G 10A11P

DALDallas Stars2 players

Mike ModanoINACTIVE

C · 78 GP · 34G 43A77P

Derian HatcherINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 4G 21A25P

MTLMontréal Canadiens2 players

Francis BouillonINACTIVE

D · 28 GP · 0G 5A5P

Craig DarbyINACTIVE

C · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

SJSSan Jose Sharks2 players

Gary SuterINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 6G 27A33P

Jeff JillsonINACTIVE

D · 48 GP · 5G 13A18P

TORToronto Maple Leafs2 players

Jeff FarkasINACTIVE

C · 6 GP · 0G 2A2P

Tom BarrassoINACTIVE

G · 38 GP · 15 W · .90715W

DETDetroit Red Wings1 player

Chris CheliosINACTIVE

D · 79 GP · 6G 33A39P

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 Canada

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

USA

6th in the league

2–5

Canada

7th in the league

Canada wins 5–2 against USA.

0.39Points per game0.36

227Best trio260

0.29Defencemen's points per game0.23

.904Goalies' save percentage.907

0.4NHL players per million inhabitants12.9

2 546Total points8 293

147Players in the NHL517

USA against Canada season by season

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Top scorer

Mike Modano

USA's top scorer in 2001–02.

The team

Dallas Stars

Where Mike Modano 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 2001–02

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.