Nations in the NHL

American NHL players 2003–04

160 American players played in the NHL in 2003–04. Together they scored 2 548 points, the second most of any country, and USA finished seventh of 9 in the nations league. Keith Tkachuk scored the most, 71 points.

160

NHL players

2 548

Points

7th

Nations league

141

Goalie wins

2003–04Last season82/82 games

2002–03 2005–06

AMERICAN LEADERS

In the nations league

7th

of 9 ranked nations

league points

Rate7thTop trio5thBlue line7thGoalies6thPer million6th

USA accounts for 15.8% of the NHL's players and 15.0% of its points.

The full nations league

American goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Mike DunhamNYR	57	16-30-0	.896	3.03	2
Rick DiPietroNYI	50	23-18-0	.911	2.36	5
Robert EschePHI	40	21-11-0	.915	2.04	3
Brian BoucherPHX	40	10-19-0	.906	2.74	5
Garth SnowNYI	39	14-15-0	.899	2.80	1
Ty ConklinEDM	38	17-14-0	.912	2.42	1
John GrahameTBL	29	18-9-0	.913	2.06	1
Craig AndersonCHI	21	6-14-0	.905	2.84	1
Brent JohnsonSTL	18	5-9-0	.908	2.51	1
Philippe SauveCOL	17	7-7-0	.896	3.04	0
Scott ClemmensenNJD	4	3-1-0	.952	1.01	2
Jean-Marc PelletierPHX	4	1-1-0	.857	4.12	0
Ryan MillerBUF	3	0-3-0	.795	5.06	0

Every American player in the NHL, team by team

160 players across 30 teams.

NJDNew Jersey Devils10 players

Scott GomezINACTIVE

C · 80 GP · 14G 56A70P

Brian RafalskiINACTIVE

D · 69 GP · 6G 30A36P

Brian GiontaINACTIVE

RW · 75 GP · 21G 8A29P

Jay PandolfoINACTIVE

LW · 82 GP · 13G 13A26P

Jamie LangenbrunnerINACTIVE

RW · 53 GP · 10G 16A26P

Paul MartinINACTIVE

D · 70 GP · 6G 18A24P

Erik RasmussenINACTIVE

Scott ClemmensenINACTIVE

G · 4 GP · 3 W · .9523W

WSHWashington Capitals10 players

Jeff HalpernINACTIVE

C · 79 GP · 19G 27A46P

Steve KonowalchukINACTIVE

LW · 82 GP · 19G 21A40P

Kip MillerINACTIVE

C · 66 GP · 9G 22A31P

Mike GrierINACTIVE

RW · 82 GP · 9G 20A29P

Bates BattagliaINACTIVE

LW · 70 GP · 4G 7A11P

Craig JohnsonINACTIVE

LW · 64 GP · 2G 9A11P

STLSt. Louis Blues9 players

Keith TkachukINACTIVE

LW · 75 GP · 33G 38A71P

Doug WeightINACTIVE

C · 75 GP · 14G 51A65P

Eric NickulasINACTIVE

RW · 65 GP · 8G 12A20P

Eric WeinrichINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 4G 15A19P

Eric BogunieckiINACTIVE

C · 27 GP · 6G 4A10P

Aris BrimanisINACTIVE

Brent JohnsonINACTIVE

G · 18 GP · 5 W · .9085W

BOSBoston Bruins8 players

Brian RolstonINACTIVE

RW · 82 GP · 19G 29A48P

Ted DonatoINACTIVE

LW · 63 GP · 6G 5A11P

Carl CorazziniINACTIVE

C · 12 GP · 2G 0A2P

Patrick LeahyINACTIVE

RW · 6 GP · 0G 0A0P

Kris VernarskyINACTIVE

C · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers8 players

John LeClairINACTIVE

LW · 75 GP · 23G 32A55P

Tony AmonteINACTIVE

RW · 80 GP · 20G 33A53P

Jeremy RoenickINACTIVE

C · 62 GP · 19G 28A47P

Donald BrashearINACTIVE

LW · 64 GP · 6G 7A13P

Eric ChouinardINACTIVE

G · 40 GP · 21 W · .91521W

PHXPhoenix Coyotes8 players

Paul MaraINACTIVE

D · 81 GP · 6G 36A42P

Jeff TaffeINACTIVE

LW · 59 GP · 8G 10A18P

Mike RuppINACTIVE

LW · 57 GP · 6G 6A12P

Brian BoucherINACTIVE

G · 40 GP · 10 W · .90610W

Jean-Marc PelletierINACTIVE

G · 4 GP · 1 W · .8571W

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets7 players

Todd MarchantINACTIVE

C · 77 GP · 9G 25A34P

Scott LachanceINACTIVE

Mike PandolfoINACTIVE

LW · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P

Joe MotzkoINACTIVE

RW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

NSHNashville Predators7 players

David LegwandINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 18G 29A47P

Adam HallINACTIVE

RW · 79 GP · 13G 14A27P

Mark EatonINACTIVE

D · 75 GP · 4G 9A13P

Jeremy StevensonINACTIVE

LW · 56 GP · 5G 4A9P

Andrew HutchinsonINACTIVE

D · 18 GP · 4G 4A8P

Wyatt SmithINACTIVE

C · 18 GP · 3G 1A4P

Michael FarrellINACTIVE

RW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

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NYRNew York Rangers7 players

Tom PotiINACTIVE

D · 67 GP · 10G 14A24P

Dan LacoutureINACTIVE

LW · 59 GP · 5G 2A7P

Jed OrtmeyerINACTIVE

RW · 58 GP · 2G 4A6P

Dale PurintonINACTIVE

D · 40 GP · 1G 1A2P

Bryce LampmanINACTIVE

D · 8 GP · 0G 0A0P

Ken GernanderINACTIVE

RW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

Mike DunhamINACTIVE

G · 57 GP · 16 W · .89616W

PITPittsburgh Penguins7 players

Ryan MaloneINACTIVE

LW · 81 GP · 22G 21A43P

Brian HolzingerINACTIVE

C · 74 GP · 7G 15A22P

Landon WilsonINACTIVE

RW · 54 GP · 6G 4A10P

CARCarolina Hurricanes6 players

Erik ColeINACTIVE

LW · 80 GP · 18G 24A42P

Sean HillINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 13G 26A39P

Bret HedicanINACTIVE

D · 81 GP · 7G 17A24P

Kevyn AdamsINACTIVE

C · 73 GP · 10G 12A22P

Jesse BoulericeINACTIVE

RW · 76 GP · 6G 1A7P

Damian SurmaINACTIVE

LW · 1 GP · 0G 1A1P

LAKLos Angeles Kings6 players

Trent KlattINACTIVE

RW · 82 GP · 17G 26A43P

Joe CorvoINACTIVE

D · 72 GP · 8G 17A25P

NYINew York Islanders6 players

Jason BlakeINACTIVE

LW · 75 GP · 22G 25A47P

Mark ParrishINACTIVE

RW · 59 GP · 24G 11A35P

Shawn BatesINACTIVE

C · 69 GP · 9G 23A32P

Jeff HamiltonINACTIVE

C · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

Rick DiPietroINACTIVE

G · 50 GP · 23 W · .91123W

Garth SnowINACTIVE

G · 39 GP · 14 W · .89914W

BUFBuffalo Sabres5 players

Chris DruryINACTIVE

C · 76 GP · 18G 35A53P

Jeff JillsonINACTIVE

D · 64 GP · 4G 13A17P

Rory FitzpatrickINACTIVE

G · 3 GP · 0 W · .7950W

COLColorado Avalanche5 players

John-Michael LilesINACTIVE

D · 79 GP · 10G 24A34P

Dan HinoteINACTIVE

RW · 59 GP · 4G 7A11P

Philippe SauveINACTIVE

G · 17 GP · 7 W · .8967W

DALDallas Stars5 players

Bill GuerinINACTIVE

RW · 82 GP · 34G 35A69P

Mike ModanoINACTIVE

C · 76 GP · 14G 30A44P

Scott YoungINACTIVE

RW · 53 GP · 8G 8A16P

Blake SloanINACTIVE

RW · 28 GP · 0G 0A0P

Rob ValicevicINACTIVE

RW · 7 GP · 0G 0A0P

DETDetroit Red Wings5 players

Mathieu SchneiderINACTIVE

D · 78 GP · 14G 32A46P

Chris CheliosINACTIVE

D · 69 GP · 2G 19A21P

Mark MowersINACTIVE

RW · 52 GP · 3G 8A11P

Derian HatcherINACTIVE

D · 15 GP · 0G 4A4P

Kevin MillerINACTIVE

C · 4 GP · 0G 2A2P

MTLMontréal Canadiens5 players

Jim DowdINACTIVE

C · 69 GP · 7G 22A29P

Francis BouillonINACTIVE

D · 73 GP · 2G 16A18P

Mike KomisarekINACTIVE

D · 46 GP · 0G 4A4P

Ron HainseyINACTIVE

D · 11 GP · 1G 1A2P

Chris HigginsINACTIVE

LW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

SJSSan Jose Sharks5 players

Niko DimitrakosINACTIVE

RW · 68 GP · 9G 15A24P

Tom PreissingINACTIVE

D · 69 GP · 2G 17A19P

Patrick RissmillerINACTIVE

LW · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P

ATLAtlanta Thrashers4 players

Shawn McEachernINACTIVE

LW · 82 GP · 17G 38A55P

Chris TamerINACTIVE

D · 38 GP · 2G 5A7P

Benjamin SimonINACTIVE

LW · 52 GP · 3G 0A3P

Brian SwansonINACTIVE

C · 2 GP · 0G 1A1P

CHIChicago Blackhawks4 players

Tyler ArnasonINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 22G 33A55P

Bryan BerardINACTIVE

D · 58 GP · 13G 34A47P

Deron QuintINACTIVE

D · 51 GP · 4G 7A11P

Craig AndersonINACTIVE

G · 21 GP · 6 W · .9056W

ANAAnaheim Ducks3 players

Casey HankinsonINACTIVE

LW · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P

CGYCalgary Flames3 players

Craig ConroyINACTIVE

C · 63 GP · 8G 39A47P

Jordan LeopoldINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 9G 24A33P

Chris ClarkINACTIVE

RW · 82 GP · 10G 15A25P

EDMEdmonton Oilers3 players

Mike YorkINACTIVE

LW · 61 GP · 16G 26A42P

Marty ReasonerINACTIVE

C · 17 GP · 2G 6A8P

Ty ConklinINACTIVE

G · 38 GP · 17 W · .91217W

FLAFlorida Panthers3 players

Matt CullenINACTIVE

C · 56 GP · 6G 13A19P

OTTOttawa Senators3 players

Bryan SmolinskiINACTIVE

C · 80 GP · 19G 27A46P

Josh LangfeldINACTIVE

RW · 38 GP · 7G 10A17P

Brian PothierINACTIVE

D · 55 GP · 2G 6A8P

TBLTampa Bay Lightning3 players

Ben ClymerINACTIVE

RW · 66 GP · 2G 8A10P

Andre RoyINACTIVE

RW · 33 GP · 1G 1A2P

John GrahameINACTIVE

G · 29 GP · 18 W · .91318W

TORToronto Maple Leafs3 players

Brian LeetchINACTIVE

D · 72 GP · 15G 36A51P

Ken KleeINACTIVE

D · 66 GP · 4G 25A29P

Tom FitzgeraldINACTIVE

RW · 69 GP · 7G 10A17P

MINMinnesota Wild1 player

Darby HendricksonINACTIVE

C · 34 GP · 2G 3A5P

VANVancouver Canucks1 player

Ryan KeslerINACTIVE

C · 28 GP · 2G 3A5P

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 Sweden

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

USA

7th in the league

3–4

Sweden

5th in the league

Sweden wins 4–3 against USA.

0.37Points per game0.44

210Best trio239

0.28Defencemen's points per game0.31

.906Goalies' save percentage.903

0.5NHL players per million inhabitants4.9

2 548Total points1 231

160Players in the NHL52

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Top scorer

Keith Tkachuk

USA's top scorer in 2003–04.

The team

St. Louis Blues

Where Keith Tkachuk 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 2003–04

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.

AMERICAN LEADERS

Points

Goals

Assists

Goalies: wins

In the nations league

American goalies

Every American player in the NHL, team by team

Season by season

In the NHL Draft

American NHL players all time

Most points by American players

Most goalie wins

Best seasons by a American player

USA against Sweden

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