Nations in the NHL

American NHL players 2005–06

177 American players played in the NHL in 2005–06. Together they scored 3 099 points, the second most of any country, and USA finished seventh of 9 in the nations league. Brian Gionta scored the most, 89 points.

177

NHL players

3 099

Points

7th

Nations league

186

Goalie wins

2005–06Last season82/82 games

2003–04 2006–07

AMERICAN LEADERS

In the nations league

7th

of 9 ranked nations

league points

Rate9thTop trio5thBlue line6thGoalies7thPer million6th

USA accounts for 18.4% of the NHL's players and 15.3% of its points.

The full nations league

American goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Rick DiPietroNYI	63	30-24-0	.900	3.02	1
John GrahameTBL	57	29-22-0	.889	3.06	5
Ryan MillerBUF	48	30-14-0	.914	2.60	1
Robert EschePHI	40	22-11-0	.897	2.97	1
Tim ThomasBOS	38	12-13-0	.917	2.77	1
Craig AndersonCHI	29	6-12-0	.886	3.32	1
Brent JohnsonWSH	26	9-12-0	.905	3.44	1
Mike MorrisonOTT	25	11-4-0	.882	2.95	0
Garth SnowNYI	20	4-13-0	.886	3.72	0
Jason BacashihuaSTL	19	4-10-0	.899	3.23	0
Ty ConklinEDM	18	8-5-0	.880	2.80	1
Mike DunhamATL	17	8-5-0	.893	2.77	1
Brian BoucherPHX	14	4-8-0	.871	4.15	0
Scott ClemmensenNJD	13	3-4-0	.881	3.35	0
Philippe SauvePHX	13	3-7-0	.882	3.97	0
Adam BerkhoelATL	9	2-4-0	.882	3.80	0
Jimmy HowardDET	4	1-2-0	.904	2.99	0
Gerald ColemanTBL	2	0-0-0	.882	2.77	0
Adam HauserLAK	1	0-0-0	.750	7.08	0
Brian EklundTBL	1	0-1-0	.842	3.09	0

Every American player in the NHL, team by team

177 players across 29 teams.

BOSBoston Bruins13 players

Brian LeetchINACTIVE

D · 61 GP · 5G 27A32P

Tom FitzgeraldINACTIVE

RW · 71 GP · 4G 6A10P

Hal GillINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 1G 9A10P

Patrick LeahyINACTIVE

RW · 43 GP · 4G 4A8P

Shawn McEachernINACTIVE

LW · 28 GP · 2G 6A8P

Andrew AlbertsINACTIVE

D · 73 GP · 1G 6A7P

Eric NickulasINACTIVE

RW · 16 GP · 2G 4A6P

Dan LacoutureINACTIVE

G · 38 GP · 12 W · .91712W

NJDNew Jersey Devils13 players

Brian GiontaINACTIVE

RW · 82 GP · 48G 41A89P

Scott GomezINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 33G 51A84P

Jamie LangenbrunnerINACTIVE

RW · 80 GP · 19G 34A53P

Brian RafalskiINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 6G 43A49P

Paul MartinINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 5G 32A37P

Zach PariseINACTIVE

LW · 81 GP · 14G 18A32P

Jay PandolfoINACTIVE

LW · 82 GP · 10G 10A20P

Erik RasmussenINACTIVE

C · 67 GP · 5G 5A10P

David HaleINACTIVE

D · 38 GP · 0G 4A4P

Barry TallacksonINACTIVE

Scott ClemmensenINACTIVE

G · 13 GP · 3 W · .8813W

LAKLos Angeles Kings10 players

Craig ConroyINACTIVE

C · 78 GP · 22G 44A66P

Joe CorvoINACTIVE

D · 81 GP · 14G 26A40P

Dustin BrownINACTIVE

RW · 79 GP · 14G 14A28P

Jeremy RoenickINACTIVE

C · 58 GP · 9G 13A22P

Tim GleasonINACTIVE

D · 78 GP · 2G 19A21P

Aaron MillerINACTIVE

D · 56 GP · 0G 8A8P

Jeff GiulianoINACTIVE

LW · 48 GP · 3G 4A7P

George ParrosINACTIVE

G · 1 GP · 0 W · .7500W

NYINew York Islanders10 players

Jason BlakeINACTIVE

LW · 76 GP · 28G 29A57P

Mike YorkINACTIVE

LW · 75 GP · 13G 39A52P

Mark ParrishINACTIVE

RW · 76 GP · 29G 20A49P

Shawn BatesINACTIVE

C · 66 GP · 15G 19A34P

Jeff HamiltonINACTIVE

Rick DiPietroINACTIVE

G · 63 GP · 30 W · .90030W

Garth SnowINACTIVE

G · 20 GP · 4 W · .8864W

PHXPhoenix Coyotes10 players

Paul MaraINACTIVE

D · 78 GP · 15G 32A47P

Keith BallardINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 8G 31A39P

David TanabeINACTIVE

D · 75 GP · 4G 16A20P

Brian BoucherINACTIVE

G · 14 GP · 4 W · .8714W

Philippe SauveINACTIVE

G · 13 GP · 3 W · .8823W

PITPittsburgh Penguins10 players

John LeClairINACTIVE

LW · 73 GP · 22G 29A51P

Ryan MaloneINACTIVE

LW · 77 GP · 22G 22A44P

Ryan WhitneyINACTIVE

D · 68 GP · 6G 32A38P

Andy HilbertINACTIVE

LW · 47 GP · 12G 15A27P

STLSt. Louis Blues10 players

Doug WeightINACTIVE

C · 70 GP · 15G 42A57P

Scott YoungINACTIVE

RW · 79 GP · 18G 31A49P

Keith TkachukINACTIVE

LW · 41 GP · 15G 21A36P

Lee StempniakINACTIVE

RW · 57 GP · 14G 13A27P

Eric BogunieckiINACTIVE

C · 47 GP · 6G 10A16P

Andy RoachINACTIVE

D · 5 GP · 1G 2A3P

Jesse BoulericeINACTIVE

RW · 38 GP · 0G 0A0P

Jon DisalvatoreINACTIVE

RW · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P

Mike StuartINACTIVE

D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

Jason BacashihuaINACTIVE

G · 19 GP · 4 W · .8994W

CARCarolina Hurricanes8 players

Erik ColeINACTIVE

LW · 60 GP · 30G 29A59P

Matt CullenINACTIVE

C · 78 GP · 25G 24A49P

Bret HedicanINACTIVE

D · 74 GP · 5G 22A27P

Kevyn AdamsINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 15G 8A23P

Chad LaRoseINACTIVE

RW · 49 GP · 1G 12A13P

Andrew HutchinsonINACTIVE

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BUFBuffalo Sabres7 players

Chris DruryINACTIVE

C · 81 GP · 30G 37A67P

Tim ConnollyINACTIVE

C · 63 GP · 16G 39A55P

Paul GaustadINACTIVE

C · 78 GP · 9G 15A24P

Mike GrierINACTIVE

RW · 81 GP · 7G 16A23P

Rory FitzpatrickINACTIVE

G · 48 GP · 30 W · .91430W

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers7 players

R.J. UmbergerINACTIVE

C · 73 GP · 20G 18A38P

Freddy MeyerINACTIVE

D · 57 GP · 6G 21A27P

Derian HatcherINACTIVE

D · 77 GP · 4G 13A17P

Donald BrashearINACTIVE

LW · 76 GP · 4G 5A9P

Ryan PotulnyINACTIVE

C · 2 GP · 0G 1A1P

Eric ChouinardINACTIVE

C · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

Robert EscheINACTIVE

G · 40 GP · 22 W · .89722W

SJSSan Jose Sharks7 players

Tom PreissingINACTIVE

D · 74 GP · 11G 32A43P

Niko DimitrakosINACTIVE

RW · 64 GP · 9G 16A25P

Josh LangfeldINACTIVE

RW · 57 GP · 2G 10A12P

Patrick RissmillerINACTIVE

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets6 players

Todd MarchantINACTIVE

C · 79 GP · 9G 25A34P

Bryan BerardINACTIVE

D · 44 GP · 12G 20A32P

Ron HainseyINACTIVE

D · 55 GP · 2G 15A17P

Dan FritscheINACTIVE

C · 59 GP · 6G 7A13P

Benjamin SimonINACTIVE

LW · 13 GP · 0G 0A0P

Joe MotzkoINACTIVE

RW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

OTTOttawa Senators6 players

Bryan SmolinskiINACTIVE

C · 81 GP · 17G 31A48P

Tyler ArnasonINACTIVE

C · 79 GP · 13G 32A45P

Brian PothierINACTIVE

D · 77 GP · 5G 30A35P

Brandon BochenskiINACTIVE

RW · 40 GP · 8G 9A17P

Brad NortonINACTIVE

D · 7 GP · 0G 0A0P

Mike MorrisonINACTIVE

G · 25 GP · 11 W · .88211W

WSHWashington Capitals6 players

Jeff HalpernINACTIVE

C · 70 GP · 11G 33A44P

Chris ClarkINACTIVE

RW · 78 GP · 20G 19A39P

Ben ClymerINACTIVE

RW · 77 GP · 16G 17A33P

David SteckelINACTIVE

C · 7 GP · 0G 0A0P

Graham MinkINACTIVE

RW · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P

Brent JohnsonINACTIVE

G · 26 GP · 9 W · .9059W

CHIChicago Blackhawks5 players

Mark CullenINACTIVE

C · 29 GP · 7G 9A16P

James WisniewskiINACTIVE

D · 19 GP · 2G 5A7P

Dustin ByfuglienINACTIVE

D · 25 GP · 3G 2A5P

Danny RichmondINACTIVE

D · 20 GP · 0G 1A1P

Craig AndersonINACTIVE

G · 29 GP · 6 W · .8866W

COLColorado Avalanche5 players

John-Michael LilesINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 14G 35A49P

Jim DowdINACTIVE

C · 78 GP · 5G 13A18P

Steve KonowalchukINACTIVE

LW · 21 GP · 6G 9A15P

Dan HinoteINACTIVE

RW · 73 GP · 5G 8A13P

Kurt SauerINACTIVE

D · 37 GP · 1G 4A5P

DETDetroit Red Wings5 players

Mathieu SchneiderINACTIVE

D · 72 GP · 21G 38A59P

Mark MowersINACTIVE

RW · 46 GP · 4G 11A15P

Brett LebdaINACTIVE

D · 46 GP · 3G 9A12P

Chris CheliosINACTIVE

D · 81 GP · 4G 7A11P

Jimmy HowardINACTIVE

G · 4 GP · 1 W · .9041W

NSHNashville Predators5 players

Adam HallINACTIVE

RW · 75 GP · 14G 15A29P

David LegwandINACTIVE

C · 44 GP · 7G 19A26P

Ryan SuterINACTIVE

D · 71 GP · 1G 15A16P

Jeremy StevensonINACTIVE

LW · 51 GP · 5G 3A8P

Mark EatonINACTIVE

D · 69 GP · 3G 1A4P

EDMEdmonton Oilers4 players

Marty ReasonerINACTIVE

C · 77 GP · 11G 23A34P

Matt GreeneINACTIVE

D · 27 GP · 0G 2A2P

Brad WinchesterINACTIVE

LW · 19 GP · 0G 1A1P

Ty ConklinINACTIVE

G · 18 GP · 8 W · .8808W

NYRNew York Rangers4 players

Tom PotiINACTIVE

D · 73 GP · 3G 20A23P

Bryce LampmanINACTIVE

D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

TBLTampa Bay Lightning4 players

Jim CampbellINACTIVE

RW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

John GrahameINACTIVE

G · 57 GP · 29 W · .88929W

Gerald ColemanINACTIVE

G · 2 GP · 0 W · .8820W

Brian EklundINACTIVE

G · 1 GP · 0 W · .8420W

ATLAtlanta Thrashers3 players

Jim SlaterINACTIVE

C · 71 GP · 10G 10A20P

Mike DunhamINACTIVE

G · 17 GP · 8 W · .8938W

Adam BerkhoelINACTIVE

G · 9 GP · 2 W · .8822W

CGYCalgary Flames3 players

Tony AmonteINACTIVE

RW · 80 GP · 14G 28A42P

Jordan LeopoldINACTIVE

D · 74 GP · 2G 18A20P

Eric NystromINACTIVE

LW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

MINMinnesota Wild3 players

Brian RolstonINACTIVE

RW · 82 GP · 34G 45A79P

MTLMontréal Canadiens3 players

Chris HigginsINACTIVE

LW · 80 GP · 23G 15A38P

Francis BouillonINACTIVE

D · 67 GP · 3G 19A22P

Mike KomisarekINACTIVE

D · 71 GP · 2G 4A6P

TORToronto Maple Leafs3 players

Ken KleeINACTIVE

D · 74 GP · 3G 12A15P

John PohlINACTIVE

C · 7 GP · 3G 1A4P

Andy WozniewskiINACTIVE

D · 13 GP · 0G 1A1P

VANVancouver Canucks3 players

Ryan KeslerINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 10G 13A23P

Keith CarneyINACTIVE

D · 79 GP · 2G 18A20P

Eric WeinrichINACTIVE

D · 75 GP · 1G 16A17P

DALDallas Stars2 players

Mike ModanoINACTIVE

C · 78 GP · 27G 50A77P

Bill GuerinINACTIVE

RW · 70 GP · 13G 27A40P

FLAFlorida Panthers2 players

Sean HillINACTIVE

D · 78 GP · 2G 18A20P

Rob GlobkeINACTIVE

RW · 18 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 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 Czechia

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

USA

7th in the league

2–5

Czechia

1st in the league

Czechia wins 5–2 against USA.

0.41Points per game0.54

252Best trio280

0.32Defencemen's points per game0.40

.897Goalies' save percentage.914

0.5NHL players per million inhabitants6.0

3 099Total points1 824

177Players in the NHL65

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Top scorer

Brian Gionta

USA's top scorer in 2005–06.

The team

New Jersey Devils

Where Brian Gionta 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 2005–06

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.