Nations in the NHL

American NHL players 2009–10

207 American players played in the NHL in 2009–10. Together they scored 3 393 points, the second most of any country, and USA finished eighth of 10 in the nations league. Patrick Kane scored the most, 88 points.

207

NHL players

3 393

Points

8th

Nations league

212

Goalie wins

2009–10Last season82/82 games

2008–09 2010–11

AMERICAN LEADERS

In the nations league

8th

of 10 ranked nations

league points

Rate9thTop trio4thBlue line8thGoalies2ndPer million8th

USA accounts for 21.5% of the NHL's players and 18.3% of its points.

The full nations league

American goalies

Regular season. Most games first.

Goalie	GP	W-L-OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Jonathan QuickLAK	72	39-24-0	.907	2.54	4
Craig AndersonCOL	71	38-25-0	.917	2.63	7
Ryan MillerBUF	69	41-18-0	.929	2.22	5
Jimmy HowardDET	63	37-15-0	.924	2.26	3
Tim ThomasBOS	43	17-18-0	.915	2.56	5
Brian BoucherPHI	33	9-18-0	.899	2.76	1
Ty ConklinSTL	26	10-10-0	.921	2.48	4
Brent JohnsonPIT	23	10-6-0	.906	2.76	0
Scott ClemmensenFLA	23	9-8-0	.912	2.91	1
Rick DiPietroNYI	8	2-5-0	.900	2.60	1
Cory SchneiderVAN	2	0-1-0	.915	3.81	0
Jeremy DuchesnePHI	1	0-0-0	.750	3.59	0
John CurryPIT	1	0-1-0	.643	12.25	0

Every American player in the NHL, team by team

207 players across 30 teams.

PITPittsburgh Penguins13 players

Bill GuerinINACTIVE

RW · 78 GP · 21G 24A45P

Alex GoligoskiINACTIVE

D · 69 GP · 8G 29A37P

Jordan LeopoldINACTIVE

D · 81 GP · 11G 15A26P

Brooks OrpikINACTIVE

D · 73 GP · 2G 23A25P

Mike RuppINACTIVE

LW · 81 GP · 13G 6A19P

Mark EatonINACTIVE

D · 79 GP · 3G 13A16P

Eric TangradiINACTIVE

LW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

Brent JohnsonINACTIVE

G · 23 GP · 10 W · .90610W

John CurryINACTIVE

G · 1 GP · 0 W · .6430W

LAKLos Angeles Kings11 players

Dustin BrownINACTIVE

RW · 82 GP · 24G 32A56P

Jack JohnsonINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 8G 28A36P

Scott ParseINACTIVE

LW · 59 GP · 11G 13A24P

Rob ScuderiINACTIVE

D · 73 GP · 0G 11A11P

Matt GreeneINACTIVE

D · 75 GP · 2G 7A9P

Davis DrewiskeINACTIVE

D · 42 GP · 1G 7A8P

Peter HarroldINACTIVE

Alec MartinezINACTIVE

D · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P

Jonathan QuickINACTIVE

G · 72 GP · 39 W · .90739W

BUFBuffalo Sabres10 players

Tim ConnollyINACTIVE

C · 73 GP · 17G 48A65P

Tyler Myers

D · 82 GP · 11G 37A48P

Drew StaffordINACTIVE

RW · 71 GP · 14G 20A34P

Tim KennedyINACTIVE

LW · 78 GP · 10G 16A26P

Paul GaustadINACTIVE

C · 65 GP · 12G 10A22P

Mike GrierINACTIVE

RW · 73 GP · 10G 12A22P

Chris ButlerINACTIVE

D · 59 GP · 1G 20A21P

Patrick KaletaINACTIVE

RW · 55 GP · 10G 5A15P

Nathan GerbeINACTIVE

C · 10 GP · 2G 3A5P

Ryan MillerINACTIVE

G · 69 GP · 41 W · .92941W

NJDNew Jersey Devils10 players

Zach PariseINACTIVE

LW · 81 GP · 38G 44A82P

Jamie LangenbrunnerINACTIVE

RW · 81 GP · 19G 42A61P

Brian RolstonINACTIVE

RW · 80 GP · 20G 17A37P

Andy GreeneINACTIVE

D · 78 GP · 6G 31A37P

Mike MottauINACTIVE

D · 79 GP · 2G 16A18P

Patrick DavisINACTIVE

RW · 8 GP · 1G 0A1P

Tim SestitoINACTIVE

LW · 9 GP · 0G 1A1P

Nick PalmieriINACTIVE

RW · 6 GP · 0G 1A1P

NYINew York Islanders10 players

Kyle OkposoINACTIVE

RW · 80 GP · 19G 33A52P

Rob SchrempINACTIVE

C · 44 GP · 7G 18A25P

Jack HillenINACTIVE

D · 69 GP · 3G 18A21P

Doug WeightINACTIVE

C · 36 GP · 1G 16A17P

Freddy MeyerINACTIVE

D · 64 GP · 4G 11A15P

Joel RechliczINACTIVE

RW · 6 GP · 0G 0A0P

Greg MauldinINACTIVE

LW · 1 GP · 0G 0A0P

Rick DiPietroINACTIVE

G · 8 GP · 2 W · .9002W

TBLTampa Bay Lightning10 players

Ryan MaloneINACTIVE

LW · 69 GP · 21G 26A47P

Drew MillerINACTIVE

LW · 80 GP · 10G 9A19P

Jeff HalpernINACTIVE

C · 71 GP · 9G 10A19P

Brandon BochenskiINACTIVE

RW · 28 GP · 4G 9A13P

Mike LundinINACTIVE

D · 49 GP · 3G 10A13P

Nate ThompsonINACTIVE

CARCarolina Hurricanes9 players

Brandon SutterINACTIVE

C · 72 GP · 21G 19A40P

Chad LaRoseINACTIVE

RW · 56 GP · 11G 17A28P

Tim GleasonINACTIVE

D · 61 GP · 5G 14A19P

Erik ColeINACTIVE

LW · 40 GP · 11G 5A16P

Patrick DwyerINACTIVE

RW · 58 GP · 7G 5A12P

Jamie McBainINACTIVE

D · 14 GP · 3G 7A10P

Drayson BowmanINACTIVE

NYRNew York Rangers9 players

Brandon DubinskyINACTIVE

C · 69 GP · 20G 24A44P

Ryan CallahanINACTIVE

RW · 77 GP · 19G 18A37P

Chris DruryINACTIVE

C · 77 GP · 14G 18A32P

Chris HigginsINACTIVE

LW · 67 GP · 8G 9A17P

Matt GilroyINACTIVE

D · 69 GP · 4G 11A15P

Brian BoyleINACTIVE

C · 71 GP · 4G 2A6P

Donald BrashearINACTIVE

LW · 36 GP · 0G 1A1P

Bobby SanguinettiINACTIVE

D · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P

Corey PotterINACTIVE

D · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P

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SJSSan Jose Sharks9 players

Joe PavelskiINACTIVE

C · 67 GP · 25G 26A51P

Jed OrtmeyerINACTIVE

RW · 76 GP · 8G 11A19P

Ryan VesceINACTIVE

RW · 9 GP · 3G 2A5P

Benn FerrieroINACTIVE

RW · 24 GP · 2G 3A5P

Jay LeachINACTIVE

D · 35 GP · 1G 1A2P

Dwight HelminenINACTIVE

C · 4 GP · 1G 0A1P

Joe CallahanINACTIVE

D · 1 GP · 0G 1A1P

John McCarthyINACTIVE

C · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P

Steven ZalewskiINACTIVE

C · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P

ANAAnaheim Ducks8 players

Bobby RyanINACTIVE

RW · 81 GP · 35G 29A64P

James WisniewskiINACTIVE

D · 69 GP · 3G 27A30P

Todd MarchantINACTIVE

C · 78 GP · 9G 13A22P

Dan SextonINACTIVE

RW · 41 GP · 9G 10A19P

George ParrosINACTIVE

RW · 57 GP · 4G 0A4P

Nick BoninoINACTIVE

C · 9 GP · 1G 1A2P

COLColorado Avalanche8 players

John-Michael LilesINACTIVE

D · 59 GP · 6G 25A31P

Matt HendricksINACTIVE

Justin MercierINACTIVE

C · 9 GP · 1G 1A2P

Tom PreissingINACTIVE

D · 4 GP · 0G 1A1P

Derek PeltierINACTIVE

D · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P

Craig AndersonINACTIVE

G · 71 GP · 38 W · .91738W

STLSt. Louis Blues8 players

T.J. OshieINACTIVE

RW · 76 GP · 18G 30A48P

David BackesINACTIVE

RW · 79 GP · 17G 31A48P

Erik JohnsonINACTIVE

D · 79 GP · 10G 29A39P

Keith TkachukINACTIVE

LW · 67 GP · 13G 19A32P

B.J. CrombeenINACTIVE

RW · 79 GP · 7G 8A15P

Brad WinchesterINACTIVE

G · 26 GP · 10 W · .92110W

WSHWashington Capitals8 players

Tom PotiINACTIVE

D · 70 GP · 4G 20A24P

Chris ClarkINACTIVE

RW · 74 GP · 7G 13A20P

Joe CorvoINACTIVE

D · 52 GP · 6G 12A18P

David SteckelINACTIVE

C · 79 GP · 5G 11A16P

Brian PothierINACTIVE

D · 61 GP · 5G 10A15P

Chris BourqueINACTIVE

LW · 21 GP · 0G 3A3P

ATLAtlanta Thrashers6 players

Ron HainseyINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 5G 21A26P

Zach Bogosian

D · 81 GP · 10G 13A23P

Jim SlaterINACTIVE

C · 61 GP · 11G 7A18P

Marty ReasonerINACTIVE

C · 80 GP · 4G 13A17P

Tim StapletonINACTIVE

C · 6 GP · 2G 0A2P

Chris CheliosINACTIVE

D · 7 GP · 0G 0A0P

BOSBoston Bruins6 players

Blake WheelerINACTIVE

RW · 82 GP · 18G 20A38P

Andy WozniewskiINACTIVE

D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

Tim ThomasINACTIVE

G · 43 GP · 17 W · .91517W

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets6 players

R.J. UmbergerINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 23G 32A55P

Trevor FrischmonINACTIVE

C · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P

Chad KolarikINACTIVE

C · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

MINMinnesota Wild6 players

Robbie EarlINACTIVE

LW · 32 GP · 6G 0A6P

Casey WellmanINACTIVE

MTLMontréal Canadiens6 players

Scott GomezINACTIVE

C · 78 GP · 12G 47A59P

Brian GiontaINACTIVE

RW · 61 GP · 28G 18A46P

Max PaciorettyINACTIVE

LW · 52 GP · 3G 11A14P

OTTOttawa Senators6 players

Matt CullenINACTIVE

C · 81 GP · 16G 32A48P

Nick Foligno

LW · 61 GP · 9G 17A26P

Ryan ShannonINACTIVE

RW · 66 GP · 5G 11A16P

Brian LeeINACTIVE

D · 23 GP · 2G 1A3P

Josh HennessyINACTIVE

C · 4 GP · 0G 0A0P

Bobby ButlerINACTIVE

RW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

TORToronto Maple Leafs6 players

Phil KesselINACTIVE

RW · 70 GP · 30G 25A55P

Lee StempniakINACTIVE

RW · 80 GP · 28G 20A48P

Jason BlakeINACTIVE

LW · 82 GP · 16G 25A41P

Jeff FingerINACTIVE

D · 39 GP · 2G 8A10P

Christian HansonINACTIVE

C · 31 GP · 2G 5A7P

Mike KomisarekINACTIVE

D · 34 GP · 0G 4A4P

CHIChicago Blackhawks5 players

Patrick Kane

RW · 82 GP · 30G 58A88P

Dustin ByfuglienINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 17G 17A34P

DETDetroit Red Wings5 players

Brian RafalskiINACTIVE

D · 78 GP · 8G 34A42P

Brett LebdaINACTIVE

D · 63 GP · 1G 7A8P

Justin AbdelkaderINACTIVE

G · 63 GP · 37 W · .92437W

FLAFlorida Panthers5 players

Keith BallardINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 8G 20A28P

David BoothINACTIVE

LW · 28 GP · 8G 8A16P

Scott ClemmensenINACTIVE

G · 23 GP · 9 W · .9129W

PHIPhiladelphia Flyers5 players

James van RiemsdykINACTIVE

LW · 78 GP · 15G 20A35P

Matt CarleINACTIVE

D · 80 GP · 6G 29A35P

Jared RossINACTIVE

C · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P

Brian BoucherINACTIVE

G · 33 GP · 9 W · .8999W

Jeremy DuchesneINACTIVE

G · 1 GP · 0 W · .7500W

EDMEdmonton Oilers4 players

Ryan WhitneyINACTIVE

D · 81 GP · 7G 32A39P

Ryan PotulnyINACTIVE

C · 64 GP · 15G 17A32P

Tom GilbertINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 5G 26A31P

Colin McDonaldINACTIVE

RW · 2 GP · 1G 0A1P

NSHNashville Predators4 players

David LegwandINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 11G 27A38P

Ryan SuterINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 4G 33A37P

Colin WilsonINACTIVE

C · 35 GP · 8G 7A15P

Francis BouillonINACTIVE

D · 81 GP · 3G 8A11P

PHXPhoenix Coyotes4 players

Keith YandleINACTIVE

D · 82 GP · 12G 29A41P

Peter MuellerINACTIVE

C · 69 GP · 13G 24A37P

VANVancouver Canucks4 players

Ryan KeslerINACTIVE

C · 82 GP · 25G 50A75P

Andrew AlbertsINACTIVE

D · 76 GP · 3G 9A12P

Mathieu SchneiderINACTIVE

D · 25 GP · 2G 7A9P

Cory SchneiderINACTIVE

G · 2 GP · 0 W · .9150W

CGYCalgary Flames3 players

Eric NystromINACTIVE

LW · 82 GP · 11G 8A19P

David MossINACTIVE

RW · 64 GP · 8G 9A17P

Craig ConroyINACTIVE

C · 63 GP · 3G 12A15P

DALDallas Stars3 players

Mike ModanoINACTIVE

C · 59 GP · 14G 16A30P

Toby PetersenINACTIVE

C · 78 GP · 9G 6A15P

Matt NiskanenINACTIVE

D · 74 GP · 3G 12A15P

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 Latvia

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

USA

8th in the league

6–1

Latvia

10th in the league

USA wins 6–1 against Latvia.

0.38Points per game0.32

245Best trio24

0.31Defencemen's points per game0.27

.915Goalies' save percentage–

0.6NHL players per million inhabitants2.6

3 393Total points24

207Players in the NHL5

USA against Latvia season by season

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Top scorer

Patrick Kane

USA's top scorer in 2009–10.

The team

Chicago Blackhawks

Where Patrick Kane 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 2009–10

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 Latvia

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