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This is a list of Black National Hockey League players.

List

Players with at least one game of NHL experience:

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

= NHL All-Star[1] ·

= NHL All-Star[1] and NHL All-Star team ·

= Hall of Famers

Black NHL players

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

Number of Black NHL players listed by NHL teams

¹ Previous NHL team with the same name

² Changed its franchise name from the Phoenix Coyotes

See also

• 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

References

External links

• Black Hockey Players Wall of Fame – Photos, stats and biographies of black players who have been drafted by or played in the NHL

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