List of black NHL players
This is a list of black National Hockey League players.
Players with NHL experience
Active
Names in italics have won the Stanley Cup. If known, the player's heritage will be identified.
Players with at least one game of NHL experience currently playing in the NHL or on an affiliate team:
Forwards
Akim Aliu (Ukrainian-Nigerian), Right Wing: (Calgary Flames)- Darren Archibald (Afro-Canadian), Right Wing: (Vancouver Canucks)
Pierre-Édouard Bellemare (Bi-racial, Martiniquais[1]), Left Wing: (Philadelphia Flyers)- Paul Bissonnette (Bi-racial[2]), Left Wing: (Pittsburgh Penguins, Phoenix Coyotes)
J. T. Brown (Bi-racial), Right Wing: (Tampa Bay Lightning)- Anthony Duclair (Haitian[3]), Left Wing: (New York Rangers, Arizona Coyotes)
- Emerson Etem (Bi-racial, African American), Right Wing: (Anaheim Ducks, New York Rangers, Vancouver Canucks)
- Jarome Iginla (Bi-racial, Nigerian[4][5]), Right Wing: (Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche)
- Justin Johnson, Right Wing: (New York Islanders)
- Evander Kane (Bi-racial), Left Wing (Atlanta Thrashers, Winnipeg Jets, Buffalo Sabres)
- Kyle Okposo (Bi-racial, Nigerian[6]), Right Wing: (New York Islanders)
- Ryan Reaves (Bi-racial), Right Wing: (St. Louis Blues)
- Wayne Simmonds,[7] Right Wing: (Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers)
- Devante Smith-Pelly, Right Wing: (Anaheim Ducks, Montreal Canadiens)
- Anthony Stewart,[5] (Bi-racial, Jamaican) Right Wing: (Florida Panthers, Atlanta Thrashers, Carolina Hurricanes)
- Chris Stewart,[8] (Bi-racial, Jamaican) Right Wing: (Colorado Avalanche, St. Louis Blues, Buffalo Sabres, Minnesota Wild, Anaheim Ducks)
- Joel Ward (Barbadian[9]), Right Wing: (Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators, Washington Capitals, San Jose Sharks)
Defencemen
- Francis Bouillon (Haitian-French[10]): (Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators)
- Dustin Byfuglien (African-Norwegian[11]): (Chicago Blackhawks, Atlanta Thrashers, Winnipeg Jets)
- Trevor Daley (Bi-racial, Jamaican[12]): (Dallas Stars, Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins)
- Maxime Fortunus (Haitian): (Dallas Stars)
- Mark Fraser (Bi-racial, Jamaican):[13] (New Jersey Devils, Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Ottawa Senators*)
- Seth Jones (Bi-racial): (Nashville Predators, Columbus Blue Jackets)
- Derek Joslin (Bi-racial): (San Jose Sharks, Carolina Hurricanes, Vancouver Canucks)
- Darnell Nurse (Bi-racial, Trinidadian): (Edmonton Oilers)
Johnny Oduya (Bi-racial, Kenyan[14]): (New Jersey Devils, Atlanta Thrashers, Winnipeg Jets, Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars)- Theo Peckham (Bi-racial): (Edmonton Oilers)
- P. K. Subban (Jamaican-Montserratian): (Montreal Canadiens)
Goaltenders
- Ray Emery (Bi-racial): (Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Leafs*)
- Malcolm Subban (Jamaican-Montserratian): (Boston Bruins)
Bold: organization by which player is currently employed
*: Yet played an NHL game for their respective team
Past
Names in italics have won the Stanley Cup. If known, the player's heritage will be identified.
Players with at least one game of NHL experience who have retired, or who are no longer playing with an NHL affiliate team:
Forwards
- Darren Banks[15] - Left Wing (Boston Bruins)
- Donald Brashear (African-French[4]), Left Wing: (Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals, New York Rangers)
- Anson Carter (Barbadian[4]) - Right Wing: (Boston Bruins, Washington Capitals, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Carolina Hurricanes, Vancouver Canucks, Columbus Blue Jackets)
- John Craighead[15] - Right Wing (Toronto Maple Leafs)
- Dale Craigwell[15] - Centre (San Jose Sharks)
- Nigel Dawes (Bi-racial, Jamaican),[8] Left Wing: (New York Rangers, Phoenix Coyotes, Calgary Flames, Atlanta Thrashers, Montreal Canadiens)
- Robbie Earl (African American), Left Wing: (Toronto Maple Leafs, Minnesota Wild)
- Steven Fletcher[16] (Bi-racial) - Left Wing/Defenceman (Montreal Canadiens, Winnipeg Jets)
- Dirk Graham (Bi-racial, Afro-Canadian; NHL's first black captain)[17] - Winger (Minnesota North Stars, Chicago Blackhawks)
- Mike Grier (African American;[4] first US-born and exclusively US-trained African American in the NHL[18]), Right Wing: (Edmonton Oilers, Washington Capitals, San Jose Sharks, Buffalo Sabres)
- Val James (first African American in the NHL[19]), Left Wing (Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs)
- Brian Johnson[20] - Right Wing (Detroit Red Wings)
- Nathan LaFayette[21] - Centre (St. Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings)
- Georges Laraque (Haitian[4]), Right Wing: (Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Phoenix Coyotes, Montreal Canadiens)
- Darren Lowe (Afro-Canadian[22]) - Right Wing (Pittsburgh Penguins)
- Mike Marson[19] - Left Wing (Washington Capitals, Los Angeles Kings)
- Craig Martin (Afro-Canadian[15]) - Right Wing (Winnipeg Jets, Florida Panthers)
- Greg Mauldin (African American[23]) - Centre: (Columbus Blue Jackets, New York Islanders, Colorado Avalanche)
- Jamal Mayers (Bi-racial, Barbadian[24]), Right Wing: (St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, San Jose Sharks, Chicago Blackhawks)
- Kenndal McArdle (Trinidadian[25]), Left Wing: (Florida Panthers, Winnipeg Jets)
- Sandy McCarthy (Black-Mi'kmaq[26]) - Right Wing (Calgary Flames, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Carolina Hurricanes, New York Rangers, Boston Bruins)
- Mike McHugh[16] - Left Wing (Minnesota North Stars, San Jose Sharks)
- Tony McKegney (Bi-racial, Nigerian; first black player to participate in a full season[19]) - Left Wing (Buffalo Sabres, Quebec Nordiques, Minnesota North Stars, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks)
- Sean McMorrow[27] - Left Wing (Buffalo Sabres)
- Ray Neufeld[19] - Right Wing (Hartford Whalers, Winnipeg Jets, Boston Bruins)
- Willie O'Ree (Afro-Canadian, first black player in the NHL; signed in January 1958 by Boston Bruins)[28] - Winger (Boston Bruins)
- Bill Riley (Afro-Canadian[19]) - Right Wing (Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets)
- Nathan Robinson,[29] Centre: (Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins)
- Bernie Saunders[30] - Left Wing (Quebec Nordiques)
- Reggie Savage[29] (Jamaican) - Centre (Washington Capitals, Quebec Nordiques)
- Graeme Townshend (Jamaican[15]) - Right Wing (Boston Bruins, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators)
- Claude Vilgrain (Haitian[21]) - Right Wing (Vancouver Canucks, New Jersey Devils, Philadelphia Flyers)
- Peter Worrell (Barbadian[4]) - Left Wing (Florida Panthers, Colorado Avalanche)
Defencemen
- Shawn Belle[31] (Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, Edmonton Oilers, Colorado Avalanche)
- Sean Brown[4] (Edmonton Oilers, Boston Bruins, New Jersey Devils, Vancouver Canucks)
- Jason Doig (Jamaican)[4] (Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, Washington Capitals)
- Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre (Haitian[4]) (Buffalo Sabres, Columbus Blue Jackets, Washington Capitals, Atlanta Thrashers)
- Paul Jerrard (Bi-racial, Jamaican)[32] (Minnesota North Stars)
- Rumun Ndur (Nigerian[15]) (Buffalo Sabres, New York Rangers, Atlanta Thrashers)
- Bryce Salvador (Afro-Brazilian-Ukrainian[33]): (St. Louis Blues, New Jersey Devils)
Goaltenders
- Chris Beckford-Tseu (Jamaican-Chinese[34]) (St. Louis Blues)
- Fred Brathwaite (Barbadian[4]) (Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Columbus Blue Jackets)
- Gerald Coleman[5] (Bi-racial) (Tampa Bay Lightning)
- Grant Fuhr (Bi-racial; first black player inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame and the first to win the Stanley Cup)[35] (Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames)
- Joaquin Gage[15] (Edmonton Oilers)
- Tyrone Garner[36] (Calgary Flames)
- Pokey Reddick[19] (Winnipeg Jets, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers)
- Kevin Weekes (Barbadian[4]) (Florida Panthers, Vancouver Canucks, New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Carolina Hurricanes, New York Rangers, New Jersey Devils)
Number of players who have played with NHL teams
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- 1 Previous NHL team with the same name
- 2 Changed its franchise name from the Phoenix Coyotes
See also
Photo gallery
- Black Hockey Players Wall of Fame - Photos, stats and biographies of black players who have been drafted by or played in the NHL
Notes
- ↑ The Frenchmen are coming
- ↑ Sauce Hockey. "
- ↑ Anthony Duclair, Jesper Fast grab spotlight in Rangers victory
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Black hockey players look to more Blacks for fan support". Jet. November 10, 2003. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.
- 1 2 3 Jason Diamos. "The N.H.L.'s Diversity Program Is Beginning to Pay Dividends". New York Times. November 13, 2005. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.
- ↑ Dave Caldwell. "For Islanders, an Early Look at a Top Prospect". The New York Times. January 12, 2008. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.
- ↑ Elliott, Helene. (2008, October 1). "NHL dream near reality for Kings' Wayne Simmonds", Los Angeles Times
"Simmonds is accustomed to standing up for himself. Black players have not always had an easy time in this sport, and Simmonds said he heard racial taunts directed at him while he worked his way up through the youth hockey ranks and into major junior hockey in Canada." - 1 2 Cecil Harris. "Changing the Face of Hockey". New York Times. December 22, 2007. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.
- ↑ Dave Shelles. "Viewpoint: Blacks thriving in hockey? Accept it." Quad City Times. February 9, 2008. Retrieved on September 12, 2008.
- ↑ Stephanie Morin. "Le petit joueur au grand coeur". La Presse. December 16, 2006. Retrieved on September 12, 2008.
- ↑ Tris Wykes. "Ice in his veins: Dustin Byfuglien". The Virginian-Pilot. December 28, 2005. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.
- ↑ Mike Heika. "Stars' Daley keeps his balance". Dallas Morning News. August 30, 2006. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.
- ↑ Lynn Worthy. "His skin color is not even a concern. The only race Mark Fraser is worried about is the one that leads him permanently to...THE NHL". The Sun. March 23, 2007. Retrieved on September 12, 2008.
- ↑ Chris Iorfida. "Willie O'Ree and the struggle for black NHLers". CBC.ca. January 16, 2007. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Howard Richman. "Black hockey hero awaited; Sport searching for its own Tiger Woods; Who are they?" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. October 20, 1996. Retrieved on September 12, 2008.
- 1 2 Blake Sebring. "Racial intolerance by Indy player, 'ignorant fans' disappoints Komets". The News-Sentinel. April 24, 1991. Retrieved on September 12, 2008.
- ↑ Black Hockey Timeline. Ontario Black History Society. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.
- ↑ Allen, Kevin (January 14, 2008). "Willie O'Ree still blazing way in NHL 50 years later". USA Today. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Soul on ice: blacks in the National Hockey League". Ebony. February 1989. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.
- ↑ Cecil Harris. Breaking the Ice. Insomniac Press, 2003. 178.
- 1 2 Dave Luecking. "Blue's (Big) Ninth Round Pick is Son of Patriots Executive". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. June 27, 1993. Retrieved on September 12, 2008.
- ↑ Joe Starkey. "Penguins' Laraque's predecessor remains a pioneer". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. March 4, 2007. Retrieved on September 12, 2008.
- ↑ Joe Pelletier. "A History of Black Hockey". Greatest Hockey Legends. February 19, 2007. Retrieved on December 8, 2008.
- ↑ NHL Recruits New Generation
- ↑ Canadian finds his inspiration
- ↑ William C. Rhoden. "Hockey pioneer takes the sport to another level". New York Times. April 28, 1999. Retrieved on September 12, 2008.
- ↑ "Can diversity save hockey?". City Newspaper. April 20, 2005. Retrieved on September 12, 2008.
- ↑ Kevin Allen. "Willie O'Ree still blazing way in NHL 50 years later". USA Today. January 15, 2008. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.
- 1 2 Dan Saevig. "Toledo's Savage hasn't had easy career path". ECHL.com. October 21, 2004. Retrieved on September 12, 2008.
- ↑ Harris, Breaking the Ice, 150.
- ↑ "Belle: making steady progress". Andrew's Dallas Stars Page. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.
- ↑ Scott Burnside. "Some see Jerrard as 'black coach'; he just sees 'coach'". ESPN.com. March 1, 2007. Retrieved on September 12, 2008.
- ↑ Wes Goldstein. "Hockey is for everyone: Message is clear, 50 years after O'Ree debut." CBSSports.com. January 17, 2008. Retrieved on September 12, 2008.
- ↑ Matt Nevala. "Tiger on the prowl around the Aces' goal". Anchorage Daily News. November 29, 2005. Retrieved on September 12, 2008.
- ↑ Jim Kelley. "First black inductee pleased to be role model". ESPN.com. November 3, 2003. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.
- ↑ Harris, Breaking the Ice, 145.
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