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American NHL players 2008–09

216 American players played in the NHL in 2008–09. Together they scored 3 447 points, the second most of any country, and USA finished seventh of 9 in the nations league. Zach Parise scored the most, 94 points.

216
NHL players
3 447
Points
7th
Nations league
194
Goalie wins
2008–09Last season82/82 games
2007–082009–10

AMERICAN LEADERS

In the nations league

7th
of 9 ranked nations
21
league points
Rate8thTop trio4thBlue line9thGoalies1stPer million7th

USA accounts for 22.2% of the NHL's players and 18.1% of its points.

The full nations league

American goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Ryan MillerBUF
5934-18-0.9182.535
Tim ThomasBOS
5436-11-0.9332.105
Jonathan QuickLAK
4421-18-0.9142.484
Scott ClemmensenNJD
4025-13-0.9172.392
Ty ConklinDET
4025-11-0.9092.516
Craig AndersonFLA
3115-7-0.9242.713
Brian BoucherSJS
2212-6-0.9172.182
Brent JohnsonWSH
2112-6-0.9082.810
Mike McKennaTBL
154-8-0.8873.561
Cory SchneiderVAN
82-4-0.8773.380
Ben BishopSTL
61-1-0.8932.940
Al MontoyaPHX
53-1-0.9252.081
Rick DiPietroNYI
51-3-0.8923.520
John CurryPIT
32-1-0.9132.400
Peter ManninoNYI
31-1-0.8854.520
Jimmy HowardDET
10-1-0.8574.100

Every American player in the NHL, team by team

216 players across 29 teams.
NJDNew Jersey Devils13 players
Zach PariseINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 45G 49A94P
Jamie LangenbrunnerINACTIVE
RW · 81 GP · 29G 40A69P
Brian GiontaINACTIVE
RW · 81 GP · 20G 40A60P
Paul MartinINACTIVE
D · 73 GP · 5G 28A33P
Brian RolstonINACTIVE
RW · 64 GP · 15G 17A32P
Mike MottauINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 1G 14A15P
Jay PandolfoINACTIVE
LW · 61 GP · 5G 5A10P
Mike RuppINACTIVE
LW · 72 GP · 3G 6A9P
Andy GreeneINACTIVE
D · 49 GP · 2G 7A9P
Jay LeachINACTIVE
D · 24 GP · 0G 1A1P
Barry TallacksonINACTIVE
RW · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P
Patrick DavisINACTIVE
RW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
Scott ClemmensenINACTIVE
G · 40 GP · 25 W · .91725W
PITPittsburgh Penguins12 players
Bill GuerinINACTIVE
RW · 78 GP · 21G 27A48P
Ryan WhitneyINACTIVE
D · 48 GP · 2G 21A23P
Alex GoligoskiINACTIVE
D · 45 GP · 6G 14A20P
Brooks OrpikINACTIVE
D · 79 GP · 2G 17A19P
Rob ScuderiINACTIVE
D · 81 GP · 1G 15A16P
Hal GillINACTIVE
D · 62 GP · 2G 8A10P
Mark EatonINACTIVE
D · 68 GP · 4G 5A9P
Bill ThomasINACTIVE
RW · 16 GP · 2G 1A3P
Tim WallaceINACTIVE
RW · 16 GP · 0G 2A2P
Jeff TaffeINACTIVE
LW · 8 GP · 0G 2A2P
Ben LovejoyINACTIVE
D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
John CurryINACTIVE
G · 3 GP · 2 W · .9132W
TBLTampa Bay Lightning12 players
Ryan MaloneINACTIVE
LW · 70 GP · 26G 19A45P
Matt CarleINACTIVE
D · 76 GP · 5G 21A26P
Jeff HalpernINACTIVE
C · 52 GP · 7G 9A16P
Adam HallINACTIVE
RW · 74 GP · 5G 5A10P
Matt LashoffINACTIVE
D · 28 GP · 0G 8A8P
Andrew HutchinsonINACTIVE
D · 40 GP · 2G 3A5P
Matt SmabyINACTIVE
D · 43 GP · 0G 4A4P
Noah WelchINACTIVE
D · 40 GP · 1G 1A2P
Mike LundinINACTIVE
D · 25 GP · 0G 2A2P
Brandon BochenskiINACTIVE
RW · 7 GP · 0G 1A1P
Kevin QuickINACTIVE
D · 6 GP · 0G 1A1P
Mike McKennaINACTIVE
G · 15 GP · 4 W · .8874W
CARCarolina Hurricanes11 players
Matt CullenINACTIVE
C · 69 GP · 22G 21A43P
Joe CorvoINACTIVE
D · 81 GP · 14G 24A38P
Chad LaRoseINACTIVE
RW · 81 GP · 19G 12A31P
Tim GleasonINACTIVE
D · 70 GP · 0G 12A12P
Brandon SutterINACTIVE
C · 50 GP · 1G 5A6P
Dan LacoutureINACTIVE
LW · 11 GP · 2G 0A2P
Dwight HelminenINACTIVE
C · 23 GP · 1G 1A2P
Michael RyanINACTIVE
C · 18 GP · 0G 2A2P
Patrick DwyerINACTIVE
RW · 13 GP · 1G 0A1P
Tim ConboyINACTIVE
D · 28 GP · 0G 1A1P
Casey BorerINACTIVE
D · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P
NYINew York Islanders11 players
Kyle OkposoINACTIVE
RW · 65 GP · 18G 21A39P
Doug WeightINACTIVE
C · 53 GP · 10G 28A38P
Andy HilbertINACTIVE
LW · 67 GP · 11G 16A27P
Tim JackmanINACTIVE
RW · 69 GP · 5G 7A12P
Freddy MeyerINACTIVE
D · 27 GP · 4G 5A9P
Jack HillenINACTIVE
D · 40 GP · 1G 5A6P
Nate ThompsonINACTIVE
C · 43 GP · 2G 2A4P
Joe CallahanINACTIVE
D · 18 GP · 0G 2A2P
Joel RechliczINACTIVE
RW · 17 GP · 0G 1A1P
Rick DiPietroINACTIVE
G · 5 GP · 1 W · .8921W
Peter ManninoINACTIVE
G · 3 GP · 1 W · .8851W
ATLAtlanta Thrashers10 players
Ron HainseyINACTIVE
D · 81 GP · 6G 33A39P
Marty ReasonerINACTIVE
C · 79 GP · 14G 16A30P
Zach Bogosian
D · 47 GP · 9G 10A19P
Jim SlaterINACTIVE
C · 60 GP · 8G 10A18P
Joey CrabbINACTIVE
RW · 29 GP · 4G 5A9P
Colin StuartINACTIVE
LW · 33 GP · 5G 3A8P
Joe MotzkoINACTIVE
RW · 6 GP · 1G 0A1P
Brett SterlingINACTIVE
LW · 6 GP · 1G 0A1P
Jordan Lavallee-SmothermanINACTIVE
LW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
Grant LewisINACTIVE
D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
LAKLos Angeles Kings10 players
Dustin BrownINACTIVE
RW · 80 GP · 24G 29A53P
Matt GreeneINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 2G 12A14P
Peter HarroldINACTIVE
D · 69 GP · 4G 8A12P
Jack JohnsonINACTIVE
D · 41 GP · 6G 5A11P
Tom PreissingINACTIVE
D · 22 GP · 3G 4A7P
Brian BoyleINACTIVE
C · 28 GP · 4G 1A5P
Trevor LewisINACTIVE
C · 6 GP · 1G 2A3P
Davis DrewiskeINACTIVE
D · 17 GP · 0G 3A3P
John ZeilerINACTIVE
RW · 27 GP · 0G 1A1P
Jonathan QuickINACTIVE
G · 44 GP · 21 W · .91421W
NYRNew York Rangers10 players
Scott GomezINACTIVE
C · 77 GP · 16G 42A58P
Chris DruryINACTIVE
C · 81 GP · 22G 34A56P
Brandon DubinskyINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 13G 28A41P
Ryan CallahanINACTIVE
RW · 81 GP · 22G 18A40P
Paul MaraINACTIVE
D · 76 GP · 5G 16A21P
Dan FritscheINACTIVE
C · 50 GP · 5G 8A13P
Erik ReitzINACTIVE
D · 42 GP · 1G 1A2P
Corey PotterINACTIVE
D · 5 GP · 1G 1A2P
Michael SauerINACTIVE
D · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P
Patrick RissmillerINACTIVE
LW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
Show all 29 teams
STLSt. Louis Blues10 players
David BackesINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 31G 23A54P
Keith TkachukINACTIVE
LW · 79 GP · 25G 24A49P
T.J. OshieINACTIVE
RW · 57 GP · 14G 25A39P
B.J. CrombeenINACTIVE
RW · 81 GP · 12G 10A22P
Brad WinchesterINACTIVE
LW · 64 GP · 13G 8A21P
Dan HinoteINACTIVE
RW · 51 GP · 1G 4A5P
Steve WagnerINACTIVE
D · 22 GP · 2G 2A4P
Cam JanssenINACTIVE
RW · 56 GP · 1G 3A4P
Andy WozniewskiINACTIVE
D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
Ben BishopINACTIVE
G · 6 GP · 1 W · .8931W
WSHWashington Capitals10 players
David SteckelINACTIVE
C · 76 GP · 8G 11A19P
Tom PotiINACTIVE
D · 52 GP · 3G 10A13P
Keith AucoinINACTIVE
C · 12 GP · 2G 4A6P
Chris ClarkINACTIVE
RW · 32 GP · 1G 5A6P
Donald BrashearINACTIVE
LW · 63 GP · 1G 3A4P
Brian PothierINACTIVE
D · 9 GP · 1G 2A3P
Sean CollinsINACTIVE
D · 15 GP · 1G 1A2P
Chris BourqueINACTIVE
LW · 8 GP · 1G 0A1P
Graham MinkINACTIVE
RW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
Brent JohnsonINACTIVE
G · 21 GP · 12 W · .90812W
BUFBuffalo Sabres9 players
Tim ConnollyINACTIVE
C · 48 GP · 18G 29A47P
Drew StaffordINACTIVE
RW · 79 GP · 20G 25A45P
Paul GaustadINACTIVE
C · 62 GP · 12G 17A29P
Patrick KaletaINACTIVE
RW · 51 GP · 4G 5A9P
Chris ButlerINACTIVE
D · 47 GP · 2G 4A6P
Nathan GerbeINACTIVE
C · 10 GP · 0G 1A1P
Mike WeberINACTIVE
D · 7 GP · 0G 0A0P
Tim KennedyINACTIVE
LW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
Ryan MillerINACTIVE
G · 59 GP · 34 W · .91834W
TORToronto Maple Leafs8 players
Jason BlakeINACTIVE
LW · 78 GP · 25G 38A63P
Lee StempniakINACTIVE
RW · 75 GP · 14G 30A44P
Jeff FingerINACTIVE
D · 66 GP · 6G 17A23P
Jeff HamiltonINACTIVE
C · 15 GP · 3G 3A6P
Christian HansonINACTIVE
C · 5 GP · 1G 1A2P
Ryan HollwegINACTIVE
LW · 25 GP · 0G 2A2P
Jaime SifersINACTIVE
D · 23 GP · 0G 2A2P
Tim StapletonINACTIVE
C · 4 GP · 1G 0A1P
ANAAnaheim Ducks7 players
Bobby RyanINACTIVE
RW · 64 GP · 31G 26A57P
Todd MarchantINACTIVE
C · 72 GP · 5G 13A18P
George ParrosINACTIVE
RW · 74 GP · 5G 5A10P
Drew MillerINACTIVE
LW · 27 GP · 4G 6A10P
Ryan CarterINACTIVE
LW · 48 GP · 3G 6A9P
Bret HedicanINACTIVE
D · 51 GP · 1G 5A6P
Brian SalcidoINACTIVE
D · 2 GP · 0G 1A1P
COLColorado Avalanche7 players
John-Michael LilesINACTIVE
D · 75 GP · 12G 27A39P
Jordan LeopoldINACTIVE
D · 83 GP · 7G 17A24P
Tyler ArnasonINACTIVE
C · 71 GP · 5G 17A22P
T.J. HensickINACTIVE
C · 61 GP · 4G 17A21P
Ray MaciasINACTIVE
D · 6 GP · 0G 1A1P
Derek PeltierINACTIVE
D · 11 GP · 0G 0A0P
Matt HendricksINACTIVE
C · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P
DALDallas Stars7 players
Mike ModanoINACTIVE
C · 80 GP · 15G 31A46P
Matt NiskanenINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 6G 29A35P
Mark ParrishINACTIVE
RW · 44 GP · 8G 5A13P
Chris ConnerINACTIVE
RW · 38 GP · 3G 10A13P
Toby PetersenINACTIVE
C · 57 GP · 4G 7A11P
Landon WilsonINACTIVE
RW · 27 GP · 2G 6A8P
Garrett StaffordINACTIVE
D · 3 GP · 0G 2A2P
PHXPhoenix Coyotes7 players
Peter MuellerINACTIVE
C · 72 GP · 13G 23A36P
Keith YandleINACTIVE
D · 69 GP · 4G 26A30P
Ken KleeINACTIVE
D · 71 GP · 1G 10A11P
Kevin PorterINACTIVE
C · 34 GP · 5G 5A10P
David HaleINACTIVE
D · 48 GP · 3G 6A9P
Kurt SauerINACTIVE
D · 68 GP · 1G 6A7P
Al MontoyaINACTIVE
G · 5 GP · 3 W · .9253W
CHIChicago Blackhawks6 players
Patrick Kane
RW · 80 GP · 25G 45A70P
Dustin ByfuglienINACTIVE
D · 77 GP · 15G 16A31P
James WisniewskiINACTIVE
D · 48 GP · 3G 21A24P
Adam BurishINACTIVE
RW · 66 GP · 6G 3A9P
Jack SkilleINACTIVE
RW · 8 GP · 1G 0A1P
Jake DowellINACTIVE
C · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
DETDetroit Red Wings6 players
Brian RafalskiINACTIVE
D · 78 GP · 10G 49A59P
Brett LebdaINACTIVE
D · 65 GP · 6G 10A16P
Chris CheliosINACTIVE
D · 28 GP · 0G 0A0P
Justin AbdelkaderINACTIVE
LW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
Ty ConklinINACTIVE
G · 40 GP · 25 W · .90925W
Jimmy HowardINACTIVE
G · 1 GP · 0 W · .8570W
EDMEdmonton Oilers6 players
Tom GilbertINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 5G 40A45P
Erik ColeINACTIVE
LW · 80 GP · 18G 24A42P
Ryan PotulnyINACTIVE
C · 8 GP · 0G 3A3P
Rob SchrempINACTIVE
C · 4 GP · 0G 3A3P
Jesse BoulericeINACTIVE
RW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
Tim SestitoINACTIVE
LW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
MTLMontréal Canadiens6 players
Mathieu SchneiderINACTIVE
D · 67 GP · 9G 23A32P
Chris HigginsINACTIVE
LW · 57 GP · 12G 11A23P
Max PaciorettyINACTIVE
LW · 34 GP · 3G 8A11P
Mike KomisarekINACTIVE
D · 66 GP · 2G 9A11P
Francis BouillonINACTIVE
D · 54 GP · 5G 4A9P
Doug JanikINACTIVE
D · 15 GP · 0G 1A1P
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers6 players
Andrew AlbertsINACTIVE
D · 79 GP · 1G 12A13P
Jared RossINACTIVE
C · 10 GP · 0G 0A0P
Nate GueninINACTIVE
D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
Nate RadunsINACTIVE
RW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
David SloaneINACTIVE
RW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
Jamie FritschINACTIVE
D · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
SJSSan Jose Sharks6 players
Joe PavelskiINACTIVE
C · 80 GP · 25G 34A59P
Mike GrierINACTIVE
RW · 62 GP · 10G 13A23P
Jeremy RoenickINACTIVE
C · 42 GP · 4G 9A13P
Tom CavanaghINACTIVE
RW · 17 GP · 1G 1A2P
Ryan VesceINACTIVE
RW · 10 GP · 0G 0A0P
Brian BoucherINACTIVE
G · 22 GP · 12 W · .91712W
BOSBoston Bruins5 players
Phil KesselINACTIVE
RW · 70 GP · 36G 24A60P
Blake WheelerINACTIVE
RW · 81 GP · 21G 24A45P
Matt HunwickINACTIVE
D · 53 GP · 6G 21A27P
Mark StuartINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 5G 12A17P
Tim ThomasINACTIVE
G · 54 GP · 36 W · .93336W
CGYCalgary Flames4 players
Craig ConroyINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 12G 36A48P
David MossINACTIVE
RW · 81 GP · 20G 19A39P
Eric NystromINACTIVE
LW · 76 GP · 5G 5A10P
Andre RoyINACTIVE
RW · 44 GP · 3G 0A3P
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets4 players
R.J. UmbergerINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 26G 20A46P
Jared BollINACTIVE
RW · 75 GP · 4G 10A14P
Clay WilsonINACTIVE
D · 7 GP · 0G 1A1P
Mike YorkINACTIVE
LW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
OTTOttawa Senators4 players
Nick Foligno
LW · 81 GP · 17G 15A32P
Ryan ShannonINACTIVE
RW · 35 GP · 8G 12A20P
Brian LeeINACTIVE
D · 53 GP · 2G 11A13P
Josh HennessyINACTIVE
C · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P
FLAFlorida Panthers3 players
David BoothINACTIVE
LW · 72 GP · 31G 29A60P
Keith BallardINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 6G 28A34P
Craig AndersonINACTIVE
G · 31 GP · 15 W · .92415W
NSHNashville Predators3 players
Ryan SuterINACTIVE
D · 82 GP · 7G 38A45P
David LegwandINACTIVE
C · 73 GP · 20G 22A42P
Jed OrtmeyerINACTIVE
RW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
VANVancouver Canucks3 players
Ryan KeslerINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 26G 33A59P
Mike BrownINACTIVE
RW · 48 GP · 2G 2A4P
Cory SchneiderINACTIVE
G · 8 GP · 2 W · .8772W

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.
1
1
1
1152
693
5
7
5
7142
898
8
8
6
7160
703
7
9
8
8229
710
7
6
8
9243
915
7
5
9
6291
120
5
7
6
5301
425

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.

USA against Canada

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
USA
USA
7th in the league
1–6
Canada
Canada
5th in the league

Canada wins 6–1 against USA.

0.39Points per game0.41
233Best trio283
0.29Defencemen's points per game0.31
.915Goalies' save percentage.906
0.6NHL players per million inhabitants12.7
3 447Total points9 418
216Players in the NHL508
USA against Canada season by season
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