List of black NHL players

This is a list of black National Hockey League players.

## List

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K'Andre Miller with the New York Rangers Pierre-Edouard Bellemare with the Seattle Kraken Darnell Nurse with the Edmonton Oilers Justin Bailey with the Buffalo Sabres Quinton Byfield with the Los Angeles Kings Keegan Kolesar with the Vegas Golden Knights Ryan Reaves with the New York Rangers Jordan Greenway with the Minnesota Wild

Players with at least one game of NHL experience:

Contents

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* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
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* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
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* W
* X
* Y
* Z

Names in italics have won the Stanley Cup.
Bold: organization by which player is currently playing
*: Yet to have played an NHL game for his respective team

| = NHL All-Star[a] · |  | = NHL All-Star[a] and NHL All-Star team · |  | = Hall of Famers

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Black NHL players  Nat. | Name  | Birthplace  | Pos  | Seasons  | Teams Played  | Ethnicity  | Ref

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| Akim Aliu | Okene, Nigeria | RW | 2011–2013 | CGY | Nigerian-Ukrainian | [1]
| Darren Archibald | Newmarket, ON | RW | 2013–present | VAN, OTT | Afro-Canadian | [2]
| Justin Bailey | Buffalo, NY | RW | 2015–present | BUF, PHI, VAN, SJS, ANA* | Bi-racial |
| Darren Banks | Toronto, ON | LW | 1992–1994 | BOS | [3] | [4]
| Nicholas Baptiste | Ottawa, ON | RW | 2016–present | BUF | Haitian |
| Chris Beckford-Tseu | Toronto, ON | G | 2007–2008 | STL | Jamaican-Chinese[5] | [6]
| Shawn Belle | Edmonton, AB | D | 2006–2011 | MIN, MTL, EDM, COL | Barbadian[7] | [8]
| Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | Le Blanc-Mesnil, France | LW | 2014–present | PHI, VGK, COL, TBL, SEA | Bi-racial, Martiniquais[9] | [10]
| Paul Bissonnette | Welland, ON | LW | 2008–2014 | PIT, PHX | Bi-racial, his mother is half-black[11][12] | [13]
| Francis Bouillon | New York City, NY | D | 1999–2014 | MTL, NSH | Haitian-French[14] | [15]
| Madison Bowey | Winnipeg, MB | D | 2017–2022 | WSH, DET, CHI, VAN | Bi-racial | [16]
| Donald Brashear | Bedford, IN | LW | 1993–2010 | MTL, VAN, PHI, WSH, NYR | African-French[17] | [18]
| Fred Brathwaite | Ottawa, ON | G | 1993–2004 | EDM, CGY, STL, CBJ | Barbadian[17] | [19]
| J. T. Brown | Burnsville, MN | RW | 2011–2019 | TBL, ANA, MIN | Bi-racial | [20][21]
| Sean Brown | Oshawa, ON | D | 1996–2006 | EDM, BOS, NJD, VAN | [17] | [22]
| Quinton Byfield | Newmarket, ON | C | 2021–present | LAK | Bi-racial, Jamaican[23] |
| Dustin Byfuglien | Roseau, MN | D | 2005–2019 | CHI, ATL, WPG | African-Norwegian-Swedish[24] | [25]
| Anson Carter | Toronto, ON | RW | 1996–2007 | BOS, WSH, EDM, NYR, LAK, CAR, VAN, CBJ | Barbadian[17] | [26]
| Jalen Chatfield | Ypsilanti, MI | D | 2021–present | VAN, CAR | Bi-racial[27][28] | [29]
| Gerald Coleman | Romeoville, IL | G | 2005–2006 | TBL | [30] Bi-racial | [31]
| John Craighead | Vancouver, BC | RW | 1996–1997 | TOR | [3] | [32]
| Dale Craigwell | Toronto, ON | C | 1991–1994 | SJS | [3] | [33]
| Trevor Daley | Toronto, ON | D | 2003–2020 | DAL, CHI, PIT, DET | Bi-racial, Jamaican | [34]
/  | Nigel Dawes | Winnipeg, MB | LW | 2006–2011 | NYR, PHX, CGY, ATL, MTL | Bi-racial, Jamaican[35] | [36]
| Andre Deveaux | Freeport, Bahamas | C | 2008–2012 | TOR, NYR | Bi-racial, Bahamian |
| Jason Doig | Montreal, QC | D | 1995–2004 | WIN, PHX, NYR, WSH | Jamaican[17] | [37]
| Anthony Duclair | Pointe-Claire, QC | LW | 2014–present | NYR, ARI, CHI, CBJ, OTT, FLA, SJS, TBL, NYI | Haitian[38] | [39]
| Robbie Earl | Chicago, IL | LW | 2007–2011 | TOR, MIN | African American | [40]
| Ray Emery | Hamilton, ON | G | 2002–2015 | OTT, PHI, ANA, CHI | Bi-racial | [41]
| Emerson Etem | Long Beach, CA | RW | 2012–2018 | ANA, NYR, VAN | Bi-racial | [42]
| Steven Fletcher | Montreal, QC | LW/D | 1987–1989 | MTL, WIN | [43] Bi-racial | [44]
| Maxime Fortunus | Longueuil, QC | D | 2009–2014 | DAL | Haitian | [45]
| Mark Fraser | Ottawa, ON | D | 2006–2017 | NJD, TOR, EDM | Bi-racial, Jamaican[46] | [47]
| Grant Fuhr | Spruce Grove, AB | G | 1981–2000 | EDM, TOR, BUF, LAK, STL, CGY | Bi-racial, Cree | [48]
| Joaquin Gage | Vancouver, BC | G | 1994–2001 | EDM | Haitian | ,[3][49]
| Tyrone Garner | Stoney Creek, ON | G | 1998–1999 | CGY | [50] | [51]
| Isaiah George | Oakville, ON | D | 2024–present | NYI | Bi-racial
| Christopher Gibson | Karkkila, Finland | G | 2015–present | NYI, TBL, SEA* | Saint Lucian-Finnish |
| Tyrell Goulbourne | Edmonton, AB | LW | 2017–2019 | PHI | Bi-racial, Jamaican |
| Dirk Graham | Regina, SK | RW | 1983–1995 | MNS, CHI | Bi-racial, Afro-Canadian | [52]
| Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre | Montreal, QC | D | 1998–2004 | BUF, CBJ, WSH, ATL | Haitian[17] | [53]
| Jet Greaves | Cambridge, ON | G | 2022–present | CBJ | Bi-racial |
| Jordan Greenway | Canton, NY | LW | 2017–present | MIN, BUF | Bi-racial |
| Mike Grier | Detroit, MI | RW | 1996–2011 | EDM, WSH, SJS, BUF | African American | [54]
| Jordan Harris | Haverhill, MA | D | 2021–present | MTL, CBJ | Bi-racial, his father is half-black | [55]
| Josh Ho-Sang | Toronto, ON | RW | 2016–2019 | NYI | Jamaican-Jewish |
|  Jarome Iginla | Edmonton, AB | RW | 1995–2017 | CGY, PIT, BOS, COL, LAK | Bi-racial, Nigerian[17][30] | [56]
| Bokondji Imama | Montreal, QC | LW | 2021–present | ARI, OTT, PIT | Kongo |
| Val James | Ocala, FL | LW | 1981–1987 | BUF, TOR | African American | [57]
| Paul Jerrard | Winnipeg, MB | D | 1988–1989 | MNS | Bi-racial, Jamaican[58] | [59]
| Brian Johnson | Montreal, QC | RW | 1983–1984 | DET | [60] | [61]
| Justin Johnson | Anchorage, AK | RW | 2013–2014 | NYI | African American | [62]
| Marc Johnstone | Cranford, NJ | RW | 2023–present | PIT | Bi-racial |
| Caleb Jones | Arlington, TX | D | 2018–present | EDM, CHI, COL, LAK | Bi-racial |
| Seth Jones | Arlington, TX | D | 2013–present | NSH, CBJ, CHI, FLA | Bi-racial |
| Mathieu Joseph | Chambly, QC | RW | 2018–present | TBL, OTT, STL | Bi-racial, Haitian | [63]
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph | Laval, QC | D | 2020–present | PIT, STL | Bi-racial, Haitian |
| Dakota Joshua | Dearborn, MI | C | 2021–present | STL, VAN | Bi-racial | [64]
| Derek Joslin | Richmond Hill, ON | D | 2008–2013 | SJS, CAR, VAN | Bi-racial | [65]
| Evander Kane | Vancouver, BC | LW | 2009–present | ATL, WPG, BUF, SJS, EDM, VAN* | Bi-racial | [66]
| Keegan Kolesar | Brandon, MB | RW | 2019–present | VGK | Bi-racial |
| Oliver Kylington | Stockholm, Sweden | D | 2015–present | CGY, COL, ANA | Swedish-Eritrean | [67]
|  Nathan LaFayette | New Westminster, BC | C | 1993–1999 | STL, VAN, NYR, LAK | [68] | [69]
| Georges Laraque | Montreal, QC | RW | 1997–2010 | EDM, PIT, PHX, MTL | Haitian[17] | [70]
| Andre Lee | Karlstad, Sweden | LW | 2024–present | LAK | African-American-Swedish |
| Darren Lowe | Toronto, ON | RW | 1983–1984 | PIT | Afro-Canadian[71] | [72]
| Mike Marson | Scarborough, ON | LW | 1974–1980 | WSH, LAK | [73] | [74]
| Craig Martin | Amherst, NS | RW | 1994–1997 | WIN, FLA | Afro-Canadian[3] | [75]
| Greg Mauldin | Holliston, MA | C | 2003–2011 | CBJ, NYI, COL | African American[76] | [77]
| Jamal Mayers | Toronto, ON | RW | 1996–2013 | STL, TOR, CGY, SJS, CHI | Bi-racial, Barbadian[78] | [79]
| Kenndal McArdle | Toronto, ON | LW | 2008–2012 | FLA, WPG | Trinidadian[80] | [81]
| Sandy McCarthy | Toronto, ON | RW | 1993–2004 | CGY, TBL, PHI, CAR, NYR, BOS | Black-Mi'kmaq[82] | [83]
| Mike McHugh | Bowdoin, ME | LW | 1988–1992 | MNS, SJS | Bi-racial [43] | [84]
| Tony McKegney | Montreal, QC | LW | 1978–1991 | BUF, QUE, MNS, NYR, STL, DET, CHI | Bi-racial, Nigerian | [85]
| Sean McMorrow | Vancouver, BC | LW | 2002–2003 | BUF | [86] | [87]
| K'Andre Miller | Saint Paul, MN | D | 2020–present | NYR | Bi-racial |
| Rumun Ndur | Zaria, Nigeria | D | 1996–2000 | BUF, NYR, ATL | Nigerian[3] | [88]
| Ray Neufeld | St. Boniface, MB | RW | 1979–1990 | HAR, WIN, BOS | [73] | [89]
| Darnell Nurse | Hamilton, ON | D | 2014–present | EDM | Bi-racial, Trinidadian | [90]
| Johnny Oduya | Stockholm, Sweden | D | 2006–2018 | NJD, ATL, WPG, CHI, DAL, OTT, PHI | Bi-racial, Kenyan[91] | [92]
| Kyle Okposo | St. Paul, MN | RW | 2007–2024 | NYI, BUF, FLA | Bi-racial, Nigerian[93] | [94]
| Willie O'Ree | Fredericton, NB | W | 1957–1961 | BOS | Afro-Canadian | [94]
| Theo Peckham | Richmond Hill, ON | D | 2007–2013 | EDM | Bi-racial | [95]
| Isaak Phillips | Barrie, ON | D | 2021–present | CHI, WPG* | Vincentian-Finnish |
| Lucas Raymond | Gothenburg, Sweden | LW | 2021–present | DET | Bi-racial, Swedish-Afro-French |
| Ryan Reaves | Winnipeg, MB | RW | 2010–present | STL, PIT, VGK, NYR, MIN, TOR | Bi-racial | [96]
| Pokey Reddick | Halifax, NS | G | 1986–1994 | WIN, EDM, FLA | [73] | [97]
| Bill Riley | Amherst, NS | RW | 1974–1980 | WSH, WIN | Afro-Canadian[73] | [98]
| Nathan Robinson | Scarborough, ON | C | 2003–2006 | DET, BOS |  | [99]
| Bryce Salvador | Brandon, MB | D | 2000–2015 | STL, NJD | Afro-Brazilian-Ukrainian[100] | [101]
| Bernie Saunders | Montreal, QC | LW | 1979–1981 | QUE | [102] | [103]
| Reggie Savage | Montreal, QC | C | 1990–1994 | WSH, QUE | Jamaican[104] | [105]
| Wayne Simmonds | Scarborough, ON | RW | 2008–2023 | LAK, PHI, NSH, NJD, BUF, TOR | [106] | [107]
| Devante Smith-Pelly | Scarborough, ON | RW | 2011–2019 | ANA, MTL, NJD, WSH |  | [108]
| Gemel Smith | Toronto, ON | C | 2016–present | DAL, BOS, TBL, DET | Jamaican | [109]
| Givani Smith | Toronto, ON | RW | 2019–present | DET, FLA, SJS, COL | Jamaican | [109]
| Justin Sourdif | Richmond, BC | RW | 2023–present | FLA | Bi-racial |
| Anthony Stewart | LaSalle, QC | RW | 2005–2012 | FLA, ATL, CAR | Bi-racial, Jamaican[30] | [110]
| Chris Stewart | Toronto, ON | RW | 2008–2018 | COL, STL, BUF, MIN, ANA, CGY, PHI | Bi-racial, Jamaican[35] | [111]
| Jayden Struble | Cumberland, RI | D | 2023–present | MTL | Bi-racial |
| Malcolm Subban | Toronto, ON | G | 2014–present | BOS, VGK, CHI, BUF, CBJ | Jamaican-Montserratian | [112]
| P. K. Subban | Toronto, ON | D | 2009–2022 | MTL, NSH, NJD | Jamaican-Montserratian | [113]
| C. J. Suess | Saint Paul, MN | LW | 2019–present | WPG, SJS | Bi-racial |
| Akil Thomas | Toronto, ON | C | 2023–present | LAK | Barbadian |
| Graeme Townshend | Kingston, Jamaica | RW | 1989–1994 | BOS, NYI, OTT | Jamaican[3] | [114]
| Claude Vilgrain | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | RW | 1987–1994 | VAN, NJD, PHI | Haitian[68] | [115]
| Daniel Walcott | Ile-Perrot, QC | D | 2020–2021 | TBL | Bi-racial[116] | [117]
| Joel Ward | North York, ON | RW | 2006–2018 | MIN, NSH, WSH, SJS | Barbadian[118] | [119]
| Kevin Weekes | Toronto, ON | G | 1997–2009 | FLA, VAN, NYI, TBL, CAR, NYR, NJD | Barbadian[17] | [120]
| Peter Worrell | Pierrefonds, QC | LW | 1997–2004 | FLA, COL | Barbadian[17] | [121]

## Number of black NHL players listed by NHL teams

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Fifteen

* Buffalo Sabres

Fourteen

* Edmonton Oilers
* New York Rangers
* Vancouver Canucks

Thirteen

* Chicago Blackhawks

Twelve

* Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche
* St. Louis Blues

Eleven

* Boston Bruins
* Florida Panthers
* San Jose Sharks
* Washington Capitals
* Winnipeg Jets1/Arizona Coyotes2

Ten

* Calgary Flames
* Los Angeles Kings
* Montreal Canadiens
* Philadelphia Flyers
* Tampa Bay Lightning

Nine

* Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets
* Columbus Blue Jackets
* New Jersey Devils
* New York Islanders
* Pittsburgh Penguins
* Toronto Maple Leafs

Eight

* Detroit Red Wings
* Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars

Seven

* Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes
* Minnesota Wild
* Ottawa Senators

Six

* Anaheim Ducks

Five

* Nashville Predators

Four

* Vegas Golden Knights

One

* Seattle Kraken

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1 Previous NHL team with the same name
2 Changed its franchise name from the Phoenix Coyotes

## See also

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* Ice hockey portal
* Canada portal
* United States portal

* Black players in ice hockey
* List of African-American sports firsts
* List of starting black NFL quarterbacks
* Race and ethnicity in the NHL
* List of Indian NHL players

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.

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