List of black NHL players

This is a list of black National Hockey League players.

List

Dustin Byfuglien with the Winnipeg Jets.

Pierre-Édouard Bellemare with the Vegas Golden Knights.

P. K. Subban with the Nashville Predators.

Justin Bailey with the Buffalo Sabres.

Madison Bowey with the Washington Capitals.

Malcolm Subban with the Vegas Golden Knights.

Josh Ho-Sang with the New York Islanders.

Wayne Simmonds with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Joel Ward with the San Jose Sharks.

Players with at least one game of NHL experience currently playing in the NHL or on an affiliate team:

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

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	Afro-Canadian	[3]
	Justin Bailey	Buffalo, NY	RW	2015–present	BUF	Bi-racial
	Darren Banks	Toronto, ON	LW	1992–1994	BOS	[4]	[5]
	Nicholas Baptiste	Ottawa, ON	RW	2016–present	BUF, NSH*	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-Édouard Bellemare	Le Blanc-Mesnil, France	LW	2014–present	PHI, VGK	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	Bi-racial
	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–present	TBL, ANA, MIN*	Bi-racial	[20][21]
	Sean Brown	Oshawa, ON	D	1996–2006	EDM, BOS, NJD, VAN	[17]	[22]
	Dustin Byfuglien	Roseau, MN	D	2005–present	CHI, ATL, WPG	African-Norwegian-Swedish[23]	[24]
	Anson Carter	Toronto, ON	RW	1996–2007	BOS, WSH, EDM, NYR, LAK, CAR, VAN, CBJ	Barbadian[17]	[25]
	Gerald Coleman	Romeoville, IL	G	2005–2006	TBL	[26] Bi-racial	[27]
	John Craighead	Vancouver, BC	RW	1996–1997	TOR	[4]	[28]
	Dale Craigwell	Toronto, ON	C	1991–1994	SJS	[4]	[29]
	Trevor Daley	Toronto, ON	D	2003–present	DAL, CHI, PIT, DET	Bi-racial, Jamaican	[30]
/	Nigel Dawes	Winnipeg, MB	LW	2006–2011	NYR, PHX, CGY, ATL, MTL	Bi-racial, Jamaican[31]	[32]
	André Deveaux	Freeport, Bahamas	C	2008–2012	TOR, NYR	Bi-racial, Bahamian
	Jason Doig	Montreal, QC	D	1995–2004	WIN, PHX, NYR, WSH	Jamaican [17]	[33]
	Anthony Duclair	Pointe-Claire, QC	LW	2014–present	NYR, ARI, CHI, CBJ	Haitian[34]	[35]
	Robbie Earl	Chicago, IL	LW	2007–2011	TOR, MIN	African American	[36]
	Ray Emery	Hamilton, ON	G	2002–2015	OTT, PHI, ANA, CHI	Bi-racial	[37]
	Emerson Etem	Long Beach, CA	RW	2012–present	ANA, NYR, VAN	Bi-racial	[38]
	Steven Fletcher	Montreal, QC	LW/D	1987–1989	MTL, WIN	[39] Bi-racial	[40]
	Maxime Fortunus	Longueuil, QC	D	2009–2014	DAL	Haitian	[41]
	Mark Fraser	Ottawa, ON	D	2006–present	NJD, TOR, EDM	Bi-racial, Jamaican [42]	[43]
	Grant Fuhr	Spruce Grove, AB	G	1981–2000	EDM, TOR, BUF, LAK, STL, CGY	Bi-racial	[44]
	Joaquin Gage	Vancouver, BC	G	1994–2001	EDM	[4]	[45]
	Tyrone Garner	Stoney Creek, ON	G	1998–1999	CGY	[46]	[47]
	Christopher Gibson	Karkkila, Finland	G	2015–present	NYI	Saint Lucian-Finnish
	Tyrell Goulbourne	Edmonton, AB	LW	2017–present	PHI
	Dirk Graham	Regina, SK	RW	1983–1995	MNS, CHI	Bi-racial, Afro-Canadian	[48]
	Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre	Montreal, QC	D	1998–2004	BUF, CBJ, WSH, ATL	Haitian[17]	[49]
	Jordan Greenway	Canton, NY	LW	2017–present	MIN	Bi-racial
	Mike Grier	Detroit, MI	RW	1996–2011	EDM, WSH, SJS, BUF	African American	[50]
	Josh Ho-Sang	Toronto, ON	RW	2016–present	NYI	Jamaican-Jewish
	Jarome Iginla	Edmonton, AB	RW	1995–present	CGY, PIT, BOS, COL, LAK	Bi-racial, Nigerian[17][26]	[51]
	Val James	Ocala, FL	LW	1981–1987	BUF, TOR	African American	[52]
	Paul Jerrard	Winnipeg, MB	D	1988–1989	MNS	Bi-racial, Jamaican [53]	[54]
	Brian Johnson	Montreal, QC	RW	1983–1984	DET	[55]	[56]
	Justin Johnson	Anchorage, AK	RW	2013–2014	NYI		[57]
	Seth Jones	Arlington, TX	D	2013–present	NSH, CBJ	Bi-racial
	Mathieu Joseph	Chambly, QC	RW	2018–present	TBL
	Derek Joslin	Richmond Hill, ON	D	2008–2013	SJS, CAR, VAN	Bi-racial	[58]
	Evander Kane	Vancouver, BC	LW	2009–present	ATL, WPG, BUF, SJS	Bi-racial	[59]
	Oliver Kylington	Stockholm, Sweden	D	2015–present	CGY	Swedish-Eritrean	[60]
	Nathan LaFayette	New Westminster, BC	C	1993–1999	STL, VAN, NYR, LAK	[61]	[62]
	Georges Laraque	Montreal, QC	RW	1997–2010	EDM, PIT, PHX, MTL	Haitian[17]	[63]
	Darren Lowe	Toronto, ON	RW	1983–1984	PIT	Afro-Canadian[64]	[65]
	Mike Marson	Scarborough, ON	LW	1974–1980	WSH, LAK	[66]	[67]
	Craig Martin	Amherst, NS	RW	1994–1997	WIN, FLA	Afro-Canadian [4]	[68]
	Andreas Martinsen	Bærum, Norway	LW	2015–present	COL, MTL, CHI	Indian/Ugandan-Norwegian	[69]
	Greg Mauldin	Holliston, MA	C	2003–2011	CBJ, NYI, COL	African American [70]	[71]
	Jamal Mayers	Toronto, ON	RW	1996–2013	STL, TOR, CGY, SJS, CHI	Bi-racial, Barbadian[72]	[73]
	Kenndal McArdle	Toronto, ON	LW	2008–2012	FLA, WPG	Trinidadian [74]	[75]
	Sandy McCarthy	Toronto, ON	RW	1993–2004	CGY, TBL, PHI, CAR, NYR, BOS	Black-Mi'kmaq[76]	[77]
	Mike McHugh	Bowdoin, ME	LW	1988–1992	MNS, SJS	[39]	[78]
	Tony McKegney	Montreal, QC	LW	1978–1991	BUF, QUE, MNS, NYR, STL, DET, CHI	Bi-racial, Nigerian	[79]
	Sean McMorrow	Vancouver, BC	LW	2002–2003	BUF	[80]	[81]
	Rumun Ndur	Zaria, Nigeria	D	1996–2000	BUF, NYR, ATL	Nigerian[4]	[82]
	Ray Neufeld	St. Boniface, MB	RW	1979–1990	HAR, WIN, BOS	[66]	[83]
	Darnell Nurse	Hamilton, ON	D	2014–present	EDM	Bi-racial, Trinidadian	[84]
	Johnny Oduya	Stockholm, Sweden	D	2006–present	NJD, ATL, WPG, CHI, DAL, OTT, PHI	Bi-racial, Kenyan[85]	[86]
	Kyle Okposo	St. Paul, MN	RW	2007–present	NYI, BUF	Bi-racial, Nigerian[87]	[88]
	Willie O'Ree	Fredericton, NB	W	1957–1961	BOS	Afro-Canadian	[88]
	Theo Peckham	Richmond Hill, ON	D	2007–2013	EDM	Bi-racial	[89]
	Ryan Reaves	Winnipeg, MB	RW	2010–present	STL, PIT, VGK	Bi-racial	[90]
	Pokey Reddick	Halifax, NS	G	1986–1994	WIN, EDM, FLA	[66]	[91]
	Bill Riley	Amherst, NS	RW	1974–1980	WSH, WIN	Afro-Canadian[66]	[92]
	Nathan Robinson	Scarborough, ON	C	2003–2006	DET, BOS		[93]
	Bryce Salvador	Brandon, MB	D	2000–2015	STL, NJD	Afro-Brazilian-Ukrainian[94]	[95]
	Bernie Saunders	Montreal, QC	LW	1979–1981	QUE	[96]	[97]
	Reggie Savage	Montreal, QC	C	1990–1994	WSH, QUE	Jamaican [98]	[99]
	Wayne Simmonds	Scarborough, ON	RW	2008–present	LAK, PHI	[100]	[101]
	Devante Smith-Pelly	Scarborough, ON	RW	2011–present	ANA, MTL, NJD, WSH		[102]
	Gemel Smith	Toronto, ON	C	2016–present	DAL
	Anthony Stewart	LaSalle, QC	RW	2005–2012	FLA, ATL, CAR	Bi-racial, Jamaican [26]	[103]
	Chris Stewart	Toronto, ON	RW	2008–present	COL, STL, BUF, MIN, ANA, CGY	Bi-racial, Jamaican [31]	[104]
	Malcolm Subban	Toronto, ON	G	2014–present	BOS, VGK	Jamaican-Montserratian	[105]
	P. K. Subban	Toronto, ON	D	2009–present	MTL, NSH	Jamaican-Montserratian	[106]
	Graeme Townshend	Kingston, Jamaica	RW	1989–1994	BOS, NYI, OTT	Jamaican[4]	[107]
	Claude Vilgrain	Port-au-Prince, Haiti	RW	1987–1994	VAN, NJD, PHI	Haitian[61]	[108]
	Joel Ward	North York, ON	RW	2006–present	MIN, NSH, WSH, SJS	Barbadian[109]	[110]
	Kevin Weekes	Toronto, ON	G	1997–2009	FLA, VAN, NYI, TBL, CAR, NYR, NJD	Barbadian [17]	[111]
	Peter Worrell	Pierrefonds, QC	LW	1997–2004	FLA, COL	Barbadian[17]	[112]

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 history and ice hockey
• List of African-American firsts

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