List of NHL statistical leaders by country
This is a list of National Hockey League statistical leaders by country of birth, sorted by total points. The top ten players from each country are included. Statistics are current through the end of the 2015–16 NHL season and players currently playing in the National Hockey League are marked in boldface.
All players are listed by the current country of the players' birth location, regardless of their citizenship or where they were trained in hockey.
Country
Canada
Wayne Gretzky is the all-time leader in points from any country.
Rank |
Name |
Team(s) |
GP |
Pts |
PPG |
1 |
Wayne Gretzky | EDM, LAK, STL, NYR | 1,487 | 2,857 | 1.92 |
2 |
Mark Messier | EDM, NYR, VAN, NYR | 1,756 | 1,887 | 1.07 |
3 |
Gordie Howe | DET, HAR | 1,767 | 1,850 | 1.05 |
4 |
Ron Francis | HAR, PIT, CAR, TOR | 1,731 | 1,798 | 1.04 |
5 |
Marcel Dionne | DET, LAK, NYR | 1,348 | 1,771 | 1.31 |
6 |
Steve Yzerman | DET | 1,514 | 1,755 | 1.16 |
7 |
Mario Lemieux | PIT | 915 | 1,723 | 1.88 |
8 |
Joe Sakic | QUE, COL | 1,378 | 1,641 | 1.19 |
9 |
Phil Esposito | CHI, BOS, NYR | 1,282 | 1,590 | 1.24 |
10 |
Ray Bourque (D) | BOS, COL | 1,612 | 1,579 | 0.98 |
Czech Republic
Jaromir Jagr is the all-time leading non-Canadian point scorer.
Rank |
Name |
Team(s) |
GP |
Pts |
PPG |
1 |
Jaromir Jagr | PIT, WAS, NYR, PHI, DAL, BOS, NJD, FLA | 1,629 | 1,868 | 1.15 |
2 |
Patrik Elias | NJD | 1,240 | 1,025 | 0.83 |
3 |
Milan Hejduk | COL | 1,020 | 805 | 0.79 |
4 |
Vaclav Prospal | PHI, OTT, FLA, TBL, ANA, TBL, PHI, NYR, CBJ | 1,108 | 765 | 0.69 |
5 |
Bobby Holik | HAR, NJD, NYR, ATL, NJD | 1,314 | 747 | 0.57 |
6 |
Petr Sykora | NJD, ANA, NYR, EDM, PIT, MIN, NJD | 1,017 | 721 | 0.71 |
7 |
Martin Straka | PIT, OTT, NYI, FLA, PIT, LAK, NYR | 954 | 717 | 0.75 |
8 |
Petr Nedved[1] | VAN, STL, NYR, PIT, NYR, EDM, PHX, PHI, EDM | 982 | 717 | 0.73 |
9 |
Robert Lang | LAK, BOS, PIT, WAS, DET, CHI, MTL, PHX | 989 | 703 | 0.71 |
10 |
Roman Hamrlik (D) | TBL, EDM, NYI, CGY, MTL, WAS, NYR | 1,395 | 638 | 0.46 |
Slovakia
Marian Hossa is the leading active Slovak point scorer.
Rank |
Name |
Team(s) |
GP |
Pts |
PPG |
1 |
Stan Mikita[2] | CHI | 1,394 | 1,467 | 1.05 |
2 |
Peter Stastny[3] | QUE, NJD, STL | 977 | 1,239 | 1.27 |
3 |
Marian Hossa | OTT, ATL, PIT, DET, CHI | 1,236 | 1,089 | 0.88 |
4 |
Marian Gaborik | MIN, NYR, CBJ, LAK | 933 | 773 | 0.83 |
5 |
Pavol Demitra | OTT, STL, LAK, MIN, VAN | 847 | 768 | 0.91 |
6 |
Miroslav Satan | EDM, BUF, NYI, PIT, BOS | 1,050 | 735 | 0.70 |
7 |
Ziggy Palffy | NYI, LAK, PIT | 684 | 713 | 1.04 |
8 |
Jozef Stumpel | BOS, LAK, BOS, LAK, FLA | 957 | 677 | 0.71 |
9 |
Anton Stastny | QUE | 650 | 636 | 0.98 |
10 |
Zdeno Chara (D) | NYI, OTT, BOS | 1,275 | 575 | 0.45 |
Finland
Teemu Selanne is Finland's all-time leading point scorer.
Rank |
Name |
Team(s) |
GP |
Pts |
PPG |
1 |
Teemu Selanne | WIN, ANA, SJS, COL, ANA | 1,451 | 1,457 | 1.00 |
2 |
Jari Kurri | EDM, LAK, NYR, ANA, COL | 1,251 | 1,398 | 1.12 |
3 |
Tomas Sandstrom[4] | NYR, LAK, PIT, DET, ANA | 983 | 856 | 0.87 |
4 |
Saku Koivu | MTL, ANA | 1,124 | 832 | 0.74 |
5 |
Olli Jokinen | LAK, NYI, FLA, PHX, CGY, NYR, CGY, WPG, NAS, TOR, STL | 1,231 | 750 | 0.61 |
6 |
Teppo Numminen (D) | WIN, PHX, DAL, BUF | 1,372 | 637 | 0.46 |
7 |
Esa Tikkanen | EDM, NYR, STL, NJD, VAN, NYR, FLA, WAS, NYR | 877 | 630 | 0.72 |
8 |
Kimmo Timonen (D) | NAS, PHI, CHI | 1,108 | 571 | 0.52 |
9 |
Mikko Koivu | MIN | 763 | 556 | 0.73 |
10 |
Jussi Jokinen | DAL, TBL, CAR, PIT, FLA | 822 | 518 | 0.63 |
United States
Mike Modano—the all-time leading U.S. point scorer—is seen here scoring the goal that put him ahead of Phil Housley.
Rank |
Name |
Team(s) |
GP |
Pts |
PPG |
1 |
Mike Modano | MNS, DAL, DET | 1,499 | 1,374 | 0.92 |
2 |
Phil Housley (D) | BUF, WIN, STL, CGY, NJD, WAS, CGY, CHI, TOR | 1,495 | 1,232 | 0.82 |
3 |
Jeremy Roenick | CHI, PHX, PHI, LAK, PHX, SJS | 1,363 | 1,216 | 0.89 |
4 |
Keith Tkachuk | WIN, PHX, STL, ATL, STL | 1,201 | 1,065 | 0.89 |
5 |
Joe Mullen | STL, CGY, PIT, BOS, PIT | 1,062 | 1,063 | 1.00 |
6 |
Doug Weight | NYR, EDM, STL, CAR, STL, ANA, NYI | 1,238 | 1,033 | 0.83 |
7 |
Brian Leetch (D) | NYR, TOR, BOS | 1,205 | 1,028 | 0.85 |
8 |
Pat LaFontaine | NYI, BUF, NYR | 865 | 1,013 | 1.17 |
9 |
Chris Chelios (D) | MTL, CHI, DET, ATL | 1,651 | 948 | 0.57 |
10 |
Neal Broten | MNS, DAL, NJD, LAK, DAL | 1,099 | 923 | 0.84 |
Sweden
Nicklas Lidstrom is Sweden's third all-time leading point scorer.
Rank |
Name |
Team(s) |
GP |
Pts |
PPG |
1 |
Mats Sundin | QUE, TOR, VAN | 1,346 | 1,349 | 1.00 |
2 |
Daniel Alfredsson | OTT, DET | 1,246 | 1,157 | 0.93 |
3 |
Nicklas Lidstrom (D) | DET | 1,564 | 1,142 | 0.73 |
4 |
Henrik Sedin | VAN | 1,166 | 970 | 0.83 |
5 |
Daniel Sedin | VAN | 1,143 | 942 | 0.82 |
6 |
Peter Forsberg | QUE, COL, PHI, NAS, COL | 708 | 885 | 1.25 |
7 |
Markus Naslund | PIT, VAN, NYR | 1,117 | 869 | 0.78 |
8 |
Henrik Zetterberg | DET | 918 | 836 | 0.91 |
9 |
Thomas Steen | WIN | 950 | 817 | 0.86 |
10 |
Borje Salming (D) | TOR, DET | 1,148 | 787 | 0.69 |
Russia
Sergei Fedorov is Russia's all-time leading point scorer.
Rank |
Name |
Team(s) |
GP |
Pts |
PPG |
1 |
Sergei Fedorov | DET, ANA, CBJ, WAS | 1,248 | 1,179 | 0.94 |
2 |
Alexander Mogilny | BUF, VAN, NJD, TOR, NJD | 990 | 1,032 | 1.04 |
3 |
Alexei Kovalev | NYR, PIT, NYR, MTL, OTT, PIT, FLA | 1,316 | 1,029 | 0.78 |
4 |
Alexander Ovechkin | WAS | 839 | 966 | 1.15 |
5 |
Pavel Datsyuk | DET | 953 | 918 | 0.96 |
6 |
Vyacheslav Kozlov | DET, BUF, ATL | 1,182 | 853 | 0.72 |
7 |
Ilya Kovalchuk | ATL, NJD | 816 | 816 | 1.00 |
8 |
Sergei Gonchar (D) | WAS, BOS, PIT, OTT, DAL, MTL | 1,301 | 811 | 0.62 |
9 |
Alexei Yashin | OTT, NYI | 850 | 781 | 0.92 |
10 |
Pavel Bure | VAN, FLA, NYR | 702 | 779 | 1.11 |
United Kingdom
Rank |
Name |
Team(s) |
GP |
Pts |
PPG |
1 |
Steve Thomas[5] | TOR, CHI, NYI, NJD, TOR, CHI, ANA, DET | 1,235 | 933 | 0.76 |
2 |
Owen Nolan[6] | QUE, COL, SJS, TOR, PHX, CGY, MIN | 1,200 | 885 | 0.74 |
3 |
Ken Hodge[7] | CHI, BOS, NYR | 881 | 800 | 0.91 |
4 |
Steve Smith[8] (D) | EDM, CHI, CGY | 804 | 375 | 0.47 |
5 |
Peter Lee[9] | PIT | 431 | 245 | 0.57 |
6 |
Jim McFadden[10] | DET, CHI | 412 | 226 | 0.55 |
7 |
Adam Brown[11] | DET, CHI, BOS | 391 | 217 | 0.55 |
8 |
Jim Conacher[12] | DET, CHI, NYR | 328 | 202 | 0.62 |
9 |
Tommy Anderson[13] | DET, NYA | 319 | 189 | 0.59 |
10 |
Red Beattie[14] | BOS, DET, NYA | 334 | 147 | 0.44 |
Ukraine
Ruslan Fedotenko is the fifth all-time leading scorer from Ukraine.
Rank |
Name |
Team(s) |
GP |
Pts |
PPG |
1 |
Peter Bondra[15] | WAS, OTT, ATL, CHI | 1,081 | 892 | 0.83 |
2 |
Dmitri Khristich | WAS, LAK, BOS, TOR, WAS | 811 | 596 | 0.73 |
3 |
Alexei Zhitnik[16] (D) | LAK, BUF, NYI, PHI, ATL | 1,085 | 471 | 0.43 |
4 |
Johnny Gottselig[17] | CHI | 589 | 371 | 0.63 |
5 |
Ruslan Fedotenko | PHI, TBL, NYI, PIT, NYR, PHI | 863 | 366 | 0.42 |
6 |
Alexei Ponikarovsky | TOR, PIT, LAK, CAR, NJD, WPG, NJD | 678 | 323 | 0.48 |
7 |
Oleg Tverdovsky[18] (D) | ANA, WIN, PHX, ANA, NJD, CAR, LAK | 713 | 317 | 0.44 |
8 |
Nikolay Zherdev[19] | CBJ, NYR, PHI | 421 | 261 | 0.62 |
9 |
Anton Babchuk[20] (D) | CHI, CAR, CGY | 289 | 107 | 0.37 |
10 |
Vitaly Vishnevskiy[21] (D) | ANA, ATL, NAS, NJD | 552 | 68 | 0.12 |
Serbia
Germany
Dany Heatley is the leading point scorer from Germany, although he plays internationally for Canada.
Rank |
Name |
Team(s) |
GP |
Pts |
PPG |
1 |
Dany Heatley[24] | ATL, OTT, SJS, MIN, ANA | 869 | 791 | 0.91 |
2 |
Walt Tkaczuk[25] | NYR | 945 | 678 | 0.72 |
3 |
Marco Sturm | SJS, BOS, LAK, WAS, VAN, FLA | 938 | 487 | 0.52 |
4 |
Jochen Hecht | STL, EDM, BUF | 833 | 463 | 0.56 |
5 |
Christian Ehrhoff (D) | SJS, VAN, BUF, PIT, LAK, CHI | 789 | 339 | 0.43 |
6 |
Willie Huber[26] (D) | DET, NYR, VAN, PHI | 655 | 321 | 0.49 |
7 |
Mikhail Grabovski[27] | MTL, TOR, WAS, NYI | 534 | 296 | 0.55 |
8 |
Uwe Krupp (D) | BUF, NYI, QUE, COL, DET, ATL | 729 | 281 | 0.39 |
9 |
Dennis Seidenberg (D) | PHI, PHX, CAR, FLA, BOS | 758 | 224 | 0.30 |
10 |
Marcel Goc | SJS, NAS, FLA, PIT, STL | 636 | 188 | 0.30 |
Slovenia
Anze Kopitar is the first Slovenian to ever play in the NHL.
France
Antoine Roussel is the second highest French point scorer, and the highest French national.
Austria
Thomas Vanek is the all-time leading point scorer from Austria.
Lithuania
Dainius Zubrus is the all-time leading point scorer from Lithuania.
Latvia
Karlis Skrastins is Latvia's third all-time leading point scorer.
Rank |
Name |
Team(s) |
GP |
Pts |
PPG |
1 |
Sandis Ozolinsh[37] (D) | SJS, COL, CAR, FLA, ANA, NYR, SJS | 875 | 564 | 0.64 |
2 |
Sergei Zholtok[38] | BOS, OTT, MTL, EDM, MIN, NAS | 588 | 258 | 0.44 |
3 |
Karlis Skrastins (D) | NAS, COL, FLA, DAL | 832 | 136 | 0.16 |
4 |
Zemgus Girgensons | BUF | 202 | 70 | 0.35 |
5 |
Viktor Tikhonov[39] | PHX, CHI, ARI | 111 | 22 | 0.20 |
6 |
Raitis Ivanans | MTL, LAK, CGY | 282 | 18 | 0.06 |
7 |
Herberts Vasiljevs | FLA, ATL, VAN | 51 | 15 | 0.29 |
8 |
Kaspars Daugavins | OTT, BOS | 91 | 15 | 0.16 |
9 |
Ronalds Kenins | VAN | 38 | 12 | 0.32 |
10 |
Helmuts Balderis | MNS | 26 | 9 | 0.35 |
Kazakhstan
Evgeni Nabokov, a goaltender, is the fourth all-time leading point scorer from Kazakhstan. Although he played internationally for Russia, he started his junior career in Kazakhstan. One of his points comes from
a goal scored during the
2001–02 season.
Paraguay
Poland
Rank |
Name |
Team(s) |
GP |
Pts |
PPG |
1 |
Mariusz Czerkawski | BOS, EDM, NYI, MTL, NYI, TOR, BOS | 745 | 435 | 0.58 |
2 |
Wojtek Wolski[44] | COL, PHX, NYR, FLA, WAS | 451 | 267 | 0.59 |
3 |
Nick Harbaruk[45] | PIT, STL | 364 | 120 | 0.33 |
4 |
Joe Jerwa[46] (D) | NYR, BOS, NYA, BOS, NYA | 234 | 87 | 0.37 |
5 |
John Miszuk[47] (D) | DET, CHI, PHI, MNS | 237 | 46 | 0.19 |
6 |
Krzysztof Oliwa | NJD, CBJ, PIT, NYR, BOS, CGY, NJD | 410 | 45 | 0.11 |
7 |
Peter Sidorkiewicz[48] (G) | HAR, OTT, NJD | 246 | 9 | 0.04 |
8 |
Edward Leier[49] | CHI | 16 | 3 | 0.19 |
Switzerland
Mark Streit is the all-time point scorer from Switzerland.
Rank |
Name |
Team(s) |
GP |
Pts |
PPG |
1 |
Mark Streit (D) | MTL, NYI, PHI | 716 | 407 | 0.57 |
2 |
Mark Hardy[50] (D) | LAK, NYR, MNS, NYR, LAK | 926 | 368 | 0.40 |
3 |
Roman Josi (D) | NAS | 334 | 190 | 0.57 |
4 |
Nino Niederreiter | NYI, MIN | 307 | 119 | 0.39 |
5 |
Yannick Weber (D) | MTL, VAN | 274 | 70 | 0.26 |
6 |
Damien Brunner | DET, NJD | 121 | 58 | 0.48 |
7 |
Sven Baertschi | CGY, VAN | 138 | 58 | 0.42 |
8 |
Raphael Diaz (D) | MTL, VAN, NYR, CGY | 201 | 49 | 0.24 |
9 |
Sven Andrighetto | MTL | 56 | 20 | 0.36 |
10 |
Patrick Fischer | PHX | 27 | 10 | 0.37 |
Denmark
Republic of China (Taiwan)
South Korea
Belarus
Ruslan Salei was the NHL's all-time leading point scorer from Belarus at the time of his death.
Netherlands
Daniel Sprong is the third Dutch-born player to play in the NHL, and the first one selected in the NHL Entry Draft.
Norway
Mats Zuccarello is Norway's all-time leading point scorer.
Brazil
Robyn Regehr is the all-time leading point scorer from Brazil, where his parents were missionaries.
Brunei
Venezuela
Italy
Estonia
Leo Komarov is the only NHL player to be born in Estonia, though he represents Finland in international competition.
Haiti
South Africa
Olaf Kolzig is the only player from South Africa to have played in the NHL, although he represented Germany in international competition.
Tanzania
Jamaica
Lebanon
Japan
Nigeria
Indonesia
Belgium
Croatia
Bahamas
See also
Notes
- ↑ Petr Nedved was born in Czechoslovakia, in what is now the Czech Republic. He has represented both Canada and the Czech Republic internationally.
- ↑ Stan Mikita was born in First Slovak Republic, in what is now Slovakia. He moved to Canada when he was young, and he played internationally for Canada.
- ↑ Peter Stastny was born in Czechoslovakia, in what is now Slovakia. He played internationally with three countries (in order): Czechoslovakia, Canada, and Slovakia.
- ↑ Tomas Sandstrom was born in Finland, but played internationally for Sweden.
- ↑ Steve Thomas was born in England, United Kingdom, but represented Canada internationally.
- ↑ Owen Nolan was born in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, but was raised in Canada, and played for Canada internationally.
- ↑ Ken Hodge was born in England, United Kingdom, but was raised in Canada.
- ↑ Steve Smith was born in Scotland, United Kingdom, but was raised in Canada, and played for Canada internationally.
- ↑ Peter Lee was born in England, United Kingdom, but was raised in Canada.
- ↑ Jim McFadden was born in what is now Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, but was raised in Canada.
- ↑ Adam Brown was born in Scotland, United Kingdom, but was raised in Canada.
- ↑ Jim Conacher was born in Scotland, United Kingdom, but was raised in Canada.
- ↑ Tommy Anderson was born in Scotland, United Kingdom, but was raised in Canada.
- ↑ Red Beattie was born in England, United Kingdom, but was raised in Canada.
- ↑ Peter Bondra was born in the Ukrainian SSR of the former Soviet Union. However, his family moved to their native Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) when he was young, and he represented Slovakia internationally.
- ↑ Alexei Zhitnik was born in the Ukrainian SSR of the former Soviet Union, and he represented the Soviet Union, the CIS/Unified Team, and Russia internationally.
- ↑ Johnny Gottselig was born in Russian Empire in area that is now Ukraine. He was raised in Canada.
- ↑ Oleg Tverdovsky was born in the Ukrainian SSR of the former Soviet Union, and represented Russia internationally.
- ↑ Nikolay Zherdev was born in the Ukrainian SSR of the former Soviet Union, and represents Russia internationally.
- ↑ Anton Babchuk was born in the Ukrainian SSR of the former Soviet Union, and represents Russia internationally.
- ↑ Vitaly Vishnevskiy was born in the Ukrainian SSR of the former Soviet Union, and represents Russia internationally.
- ↑ Ivan Boldirev was born in SFR Yugoslavia, in what is now Serbia. He moved to Canada in his youth.
- ↑ Stan Smrke was born in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, in what is now Serbia. He was raised in Canada.
- ↑ Dany Heatley was born in West Germany, in what is now Germany. He was raised in Canada and plays for Canada internationally.
- ↑ Walt Tkaczuk was born in Allied-occupied Germany in 1947. His birthplace lies within the territory that became West Germany in 1949 and was incorporated into Germany in 1990. His family moved to Canada when he was two years old.
- ↑ Willie Huber was born in West Germany, in what is now Germany. He played internationally for Canada.
- ↑ Mikhail Grabovski was born to Belarusian parents in East Germany, in what is now Germany. His family returned to Belarus when he was three years old, and he plays for that country internationally.
- ↑ Anze Kopitar was born in SFR Yugoslavia, in what is now Slovenia. He represents Slovenia internationally.
- ↑ Jan Mursak was born in SFR Yugoslavia, in what is now Slovenia. He represents Slovenia internationally.
- ↑ Paul MacLean was born in France, but was raised in Canada.
- ↑ Xavier Ouellet was born in France, but was raised in Canada. He plays for Canada internationally.
- ↑ Pat Daley was born in France, but was raised in Canada.
- ↑ Andre Burakovsky was born in Austria, but was raised in Sweden. He plays for Sweden internationally
- ↑ Marko Dano was born in Austria, but was raised in Slovakia. He plays for Slovakia internationally
- ↑ Dainius Zubrus was born in the Lithuanian SSR, in what is now Lithuania. He has played internationally for both Russia and Lithuania.
- ↑ Darius Kasparaitis was born in the Lithuanian SSR, in what is now Lithuania. In international competitions, he has played for the Soviet Union, the CIS/Unified Team, and Russia.
- ↑ Sandis Ozolinsh was born in the Latvian SSR, in what is now Latvia. Internationally, he played with three countries (in order): the Soviet Union, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and Latvia.
- ↑ Sergei Zholtok was born in the Latvian SSR, in what is now Latvia. Internationally, he played with three countries (in order): the Soviet Union, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and Latvia.
- ↑ Viktor Tikhonov was born in the Latvian SSR, in what is now Latvia. He represents Russia internationally.
- ↑ Alexander Perezhogin was born in the Kazakh SSR of the former Soviet Union, but represents Russia internationally.
- ↑ Pavel Vorobiev was born in the Kazakh SSR of the former Soviet Union, but has represented Russia internationally.
- ↑ Evgeni Nabokov was born in the Kazakh SSR of the former Soviet Union, but has represented Kazakhstan and Russia internationally.
- ↑ Willi Plett was born in Paraguay, but was raised in Canada.
- ↑ Wojtek Wolski was born in Poland, but was raised in Canada.
- ↑ Nick Harbaruk was born in Poland, but was raised in Canada.
- ↑ Joe Jerwa was born in the Russian Empire, in what is now Poland. He was raised in Canada.
- ↑ John Miszuk was born in Poland, but was raised in Canada.
- ↑ Peter Sidorkiewicz was born in Poland, but was raised in Canada.
- ↑ Edward Leier was born in Poland, but was raised in Canada.
- ↑ Mark Hardy was born in Switzerland, but was raised in Canada, and played for Canada internationally.
- ↑ Poul Popiel was born in Denmark but moved to Canada as a child and lost his Danish citizenship when he became an American citizen.
- ↑ Rod Langway was born at a US military base in Taiwan, but represented the United States internationally.
- ↑ Richard Park was born in South Korea, but his family emigrated to the United States when he was young. He represents the United States internationally.
- ↑ Jim Paek was born in South Korea, but his family emigrated to Canada when he was young. He represented Canada internationally.
- ↑ Sergei Batuin was born in the Byelorussian SSR, but represented Russia internationally.
- ↑ Ed Beers was born in the Netherlands, but raised in Canada.
- ↑ Ed Kea was born in the Netherlands, but raised in Canada from age 4.
- ↑ Daniel Sprong was born in the Netherlands, but moved to Canada when he was 7 to further his hockey career.
- 1 2 Robyn and Richie Regehr are sons of Canadian Mennonite missionaries. Their parents were serving in Brazil when Robyn was born in 1980, and in Indonesia when Richie was born in 1983. The family eventually returned to Canada, where both brothers were trained in hockey.
- ↑ Mike Greenlay was born in Brazil, but raised in Canada.
- ↑ Craig Adams was born in the British protectorate of Brunei, but was raised in Canada.
- ↑ Rick Chartraw was born to American parents in Caracas while his father was working there as an engineer. The family returned to the U.S. when he was three years old.
- ↑ Don Spring was born to Canadian parents in Maracaibo, Venezuela, but was raised and trained in Canada.
- ↑ Luca Sbisa was born in Italy, but moved to Switzerland with his family when he was one year old. He represents Switzerland internationally.
- ↑ Nelson Debenedet was born in Italy, but moved to Canada as a child.
- ↑ Leo Komarov was born in the Estonian SSR, but was raised in Finland and represents Finland internationally.
- ↑ Claude Vilgrain was born in Haiti, but was raised in Canada.
- ↑ Olaf Kölzig was born in South Africa to German parents. He moved to Canada in his youth and represented Germany internationally.
- ↑ Chris Nielsen was born to Canadian parents in Tanzania while his father was stationed there with the Canadian International Development Agency. The family returned to Canada when he was three years old.
- ↑ Graeme Townshend was born in Jamaica, but emigrated with his family to Canada in his early childhood, and was trained in Canada.
- ↑ Ed Hatoum was born in Lebanon, but was raised in Canada.
- ↑ Ryan O'Marra was born to Canadian parents in Tokyo. The family returned to Canada when he was one year old.
- ↑ Rumun Ndur was born in Nigeria, but raised in Canada.
- ↑ Akim Aliu was born in Nigeria, but raised in Ukraine and then Canada.
- ↑ Jan Benda was born in Belgium to Czech parents, and was raised in the former Czechoslovakia. He also played major junior hockey in Canada. Benda has since acquired German citizenship and has represented that country internationally.
- ↑ Andre Deveaux was born in The Bahamas, but was raised in Canada.
- Virtually all players on this list from Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, and Belarus were actually born in the Soviet Union—in the Russian SFSR, Ukrainian SSR, Latvian SSR, Lithuanian SSR, Kazakh SSR, and Byelorussian SSR respectively. The Soviet Union officially dissolved at the end of 1991. Many of these players have represented both the Soviet Union and their respective nation in international competitions.
- Virtually all players on this list from the Czech Republic or Slovakia were actually born in Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia officially dissolved at the end of 1992. Many of these players have represented both Czechoslovakia and their respective nation in international competitions. The first player born after 1992 in either the Czech Republic or Slovakia to appear in an NHL game is Tomas Hertl, a Czech born in 1993 who made his debut in 2013.
- Almost every player on this list from Germany was actually born in West Germany. The exceptions are Mikhail Grabovski, born in East Germany, and Walt Tkaczuk, born shortly after World War II in the portion of Allied-occupied Germany that became West Germany in 1949. West Germany and East Germany reunited in 1990. Some of these players have represented both West Germany and Germany in international competitions.
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