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List of National Hockey League players of black African descent
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This is a list of National Hockey League players who are of black African descent.
Contents [hide]
1 Players with NHL experience
1.1 Active
1.1.1 Forwards
1.1.2 Defencemen
1.1.3 Goaltenders
1.2 Past
1.2.1 Forwards
1.2.2 Defencemen
1.2.3 Goaltenders
2 Number of players who have played with NHL teams
3 See also
3.1 Photo gallery
4 Notes
Players with NHL experience[edit]
Active[edit]
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[edit]
Canada Akim Aliu (Ukrainian-Nigerian), Right Wing: (Calgary Flames)
Canada Darren Archibald (Afro-Canadian), Left Wing: (Vancouver Canucks)
Canada Paul Bissonnette (Bi-racial[1]), Left Wing: (Pittsburgh Penguins, Phoenix Coyotes)
United States J. T. Brown (Bi-racial), Right Wing: (Tampa Bay Lightning)
United States Emerson Etem (Bi-racial, African American), Right Wing: (Anaheim Ducks)
Canada Jarome Iginla (Bi-racial, Nigerian[2][3]), Right Wing: (Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins)
Canada Evander Kane (Afro-Canadian), Center/Left Wing (Atlanta Thrashers, Winnipeg Jets)
Canada Kenndal McArdle, Left Wing: (Florida Panthers, Winnipeg Jets)
United States Kyle Okposo (Bi-racial, Nigerian[4]), Right Wing: (New York Islanders)
Canada Ryan Reaves, Right Wing: (St. Louis Blues)
Canada Wayne Simmonds,[5] Right Wing: (Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers)
Canada Devante Smith-Pelly, Left Wing: (Anaheim Ducks)
Canada Anthony Stewart,[3] (Bi-racial, Jamaican) Centre: (Florida Panthers, Atlanta Thrashers, Carolina Hurricanes)
Canada Chris Stewart,[6] (Bi-racial, Jamaican) Right Wing: (Colorado Avalanche, St. Louis Blues, Buffalo Sabres)
Canada Joel Ward (Barbadian[7]), Right Wing: (Nashville Predators, Washington Capitals)
Defencemen[edit]
United States Francis Bouillon (Bi-racial, Haitian[8]): (Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators)
United States Dustin Byfuglien (Bi-racial, African American[9]), Right Wing/Defenseman: (Chicago Blackhawks, Atlanta Thrashers, Winnipeg Jets)
Canada Trevor Daley:[10] (Dallas Stars)
Canada Maxime Fortunus (Haitian): (Dallas Stars)
Canada Mark Fraser (Bi-racial):[11] (New Jersey Devils, Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers)
United States Seth Jones (Bi-racial): (Nashville Predators)
Canada Derek Joslin: (San Jose Sharks, Carolina Hurricanes, Vancouver Canucks)
Sweden Johnny Oduya (Bi-racial, Kenyan[12]): (New Jersey Devils, Atlanta Thrashers, Winnipeg Jets, Chicago Blackhawks)
Canada Theo Peckham (Bi-racial): (Edmonton Oilers, Chicago Blackhawks*)
Canada Bryce Salvador (Bi-racial[13]): (St. Louis Blues, New Jersey Devils)
Canada P. K. Subban (Jamaican and Montserratian): (Montreal Canadiens)
Goaltenders[edit]
Canada Ray Emery (Afro-Canadian[6]): (Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks)
Bold: organization by which player is currently employed
*: Yet played an NHL game for their respective team
Past[edit]
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[edit]
Canada Darren Banks[14] - Left Wing (Boston Bruins)
United States Donald Brashear (Bi-racial[2]), Left Wing: (Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals, New York Rangers)
Canada Anson Carter (Barbadian[2]) - Right Wing: (Boston Bruins, Washington Capitals, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Carolina Hurricanes, Vancouver Canucks, Columbus Blue Jackets)
Canada John Craighead[14] - Right Wing (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Canada Dale Craigwell[14] - Centre (San Jose Sharks)
Canada Nigel Dawes (Bi-racial, Jamaican),[6] Left Wing: (New York Rangers, Phoenix Coyotes, Calgary Flames, Atlanta Thrashers, Montreal Canadiens)
United States Robbie Earl (African American), Left Wing: (Toronto Maple Leafs, Minnesota Wild)
Canada Steven Fletcher[15] - Left Wing (Montreal Canadiens, Winnipeg Jets)
Canada Dirk Graham (Bi-racial, Afro-Canadian; NHL's first black captain and first black head coach)[16] - Right Wing (Minnesota North Stars, Chicago Blackhawks)
United States Mike Grier (African American;[2] first US-born and exclusively US-trained African American in the NHL[17]), Right Wing: (Edmonton Oilers, Washington Capitals, San Jose Sharks, Buffalo Sabres)
United States Val James (first African American in the NHL[18]), Left Wing (Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs)
Canada Brian Johnson[19] - Right Wing (Detroit Red Wings)
Canada Nathan LaFayette[20] - Centre (St. Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings)
Canada Georges Laraque (Haitian[2]), Right Wing: (Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Phoenix Coyotes, Montreal Canadiens)
Canada Darren Lowe (Afro-Canadian[21]) - Right Wing (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Canada Mike Marson[18] - Left Wing (Washington Capitals, Los Angeles Kings)
Canada Craig Martin (Afro-Canadian[14]) - Right Wing (Winnipeg Jets, Florida Panthers)
United States Greg Mauldin (African American[22]), Right Wing: (Columbus Blue Jackets, New York Islanders, Colorado Avalanche)
Canada Jamal Mayers (Bi-racial), Left Wing: (St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, San Jose Sharks, Chicago Blackhawks)
Canada Sandy McCarthy (Bi-racial, Afro-Canadian [23]) - Right Wing (Calgary Flames, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Carolina Hurricanes, New York Rangers, Boston Bruins)
United States Mike McHugh[15] - Left Wing (Minnesota North Stars, San Jose Sharks)
Canada Tony McKegney (Afro-Canadian; first black player to participate in a full season[18]) - Left Wing (Buffalo Sabres, Quebec Nordiques, Minnesota North Stars, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks)
Canada Sean McMorrow[24] - Right Wing (Buffalo Sabres)
Canada Ray Neufeld[18] - Right Wing (Hartford Whalers, Winnipeg Jets, Boston Bruins)
Canada Willie O'Ree (Afro-Canadian, very first black player in the NHL; signed in January 1958 by Boston Bruins)[25] - Right Wing (Boston Bruins)
Canada Bill Riley (Afro-Canadian[18]) - Right Wing (Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets)
Canada Nathan Robinson,[26] Centre: (Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins)
Canada Bernie Saunders[27] -Right Wing (Quebec Nordiques)
Canada Reggie Savage[26] - Right Wing (Washington Capitals, Quebec Nordiques)
Canada Graeme Townshend (Jamaican[14]) - Right Wing (Boston Bruins, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators)
Canada Claude Vilgrain (Haitian[20]) - Right Wing (Vancouver Canucks, New Jersey Devils, Philadelphia Flyers)
Canada Peter Worrell (Barbadian[2]) -Left Wing (Florida Panthers, Colorado Avalanche)
Defencemen[edit]
Canada Shawn Belle[28] (Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, Edmonton Oilers, Colorado Avalanche)
Canada Sean Brown[2] (Edmonton Oilers, Boston Bruins, New Jersey Devils, Vancouver Canucks)
Canada Jason Doig (Jamaican Canadian) [2] (Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, Washington Capitals)
Canada Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre (Haitian[2]) (Buffalo Sabres, Columbus Blue Jackets, Washington Capitals, Atlanta Thrashers)
Canada Paul Jerrard (Bi-racial, Jamaican)[29] (Minnesota North Stars)
Canada Rumun Ndur (Nigerian Canadian[14]) (Buffalo Sabres, New York Rangers, Atlanta Thrashers)
Goaltenders[edit]
Canada Chris Beckford-Tseu (Bi-racial, Jamaican)[30] (St. Louis Blues)
Canada Fred Brathwaite (Barbadian[2]) (Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Columbus Blue Jackets)
United States Gerald Coleman[3] (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Canada Grant Fuhr (Afro-Canadian; first black player inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame and the first to win the Stanley Cup)[31] (Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames)
Canada Joaquin Gage[14] (Edmonton Oilers)
Canada Tyrone Garner[32] (Calgary Flames)
Canada Pokey Reddick[18] (Winnipeg Jets, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers)
Canada Kevin Weekes (Barbadian[2]) (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[edit]
Eleven
Edmonton Oilers
Nine
Boston Bruins
New York Rangers
St. Louis Blues
Washington Capitals
Winnipeg Jets1/Phoenix Coyotes
Eight
Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets
Buffalo Sabres
Calgary Flames
Vancouver Canucks
Seven
Montreal Canadiens
Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche
Six
Chicago Blackhawks
Florida Panthers
Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes
Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars
New Jersey Devils
Toronto Maple Leafs
Five
Los Angeles Kings
Philadelphia Flyers
San Jose Sharks
Four
Columbus Blue Jackets
New York Islanders
Pittsburgh Penguins
Tampa Bay Lightning
Three
Anaheim Ducks
Detroit Red Wings
Nashville Predators
Two
Minnesota Wild
Ottawa Senators
1 Previous NHL team with the same name
See also[edit]
Portal icon Ice hockey portal
Portal icon African American portal
Black history and ice hockey
List of African-American firsts
Photo gallery[edit]
Black Hockey Players Wall of Fame - Photos, stats and biographies of black players who have been drafted by or played in the NHL
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ Sauce Hockey. "
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k "Black hockey players look to more Blacks for fan support". Jet. November 10, 2003. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.
^ Jump up to: a b c 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.
Jump up ^ Dave Caldwell. "For Islanders, an Early Look at a Top Prospect". The New York Times. January 12, 2008. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.
Jump up ^ 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."
^ Jump up to: a b c Cecil Harris. "Changing the Face of Hockey". New York Times. December 22, 2007. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.
Jump up ^ Dave Shelles. "Viewpoint: Blacks thriving in hockey? Accept it." Quad City Times. February 9, 2008. Retrieved on September 12, 2008.
Jump up ^ Stephanie Morin. "Le petit joueur au grand coeur". La Presse. December 16, 2006. Retrieved on September 12, 2008.
Jump up ^ Tris Wykes. "Ice in his veins: Dustin Byfuglien". The Virginia-Pilot. December 28, 2005. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.
Jump up ^ Mike Heika. "Stars' Daley keeps his balance". Dallas Morning News. August 30, 2006. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.
Jump up ^ 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.
Jump up ^ Chris Iorfida. "Willie O'Ree and the struggle for black NHLers". CBC.ca. January 16, 2007. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.
Jump up ^ 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.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g 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.
^ Jump up to: a b Blake Sebring. "Racial intolerance by Indy player, 'ignorant fans' disappoints Komets". The News-Sentinel. April 24, 1991. Retrieved on September 12, 2008.
Jump up ^ Black Hockey Timeline. Ontario Black History Society. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.
Jump up ^ Allen, Kevin (January 14, 2008). "Willie O'Ree still blazing way in NHL 50 years later". USA Today. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Soul on ice: blacks in the National Hockey League". Ebony. February 1989. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.
Jump up ^ Cecil Harris. Breaking the Ice. Insomniac Press, 2003. 178.
^ Jump up to: a b 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.
Jump up ^ Joe Starkey. "Penguins' Laraque's predecessor remains a pioneer". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. March 4, 2007. Retrieved on September 12, 2008.
Jump up ^ Joe Pelletier. "A History of Black Hockey". Greatest Hockey Legends. February 19, 2007. Retrieved on December 8, 2008.
Jump up ^ William C. Rhoden. "Hockey pioneer takes the sport to another level". New York Times. April 28, 1999. Retrieved on September 12, 2008.
Jump up ^ "Can diversity save hockey?". City Newspaper. April 20, 2005. Retrieved on September 12, 2008.
Jump up ^ Kevin Allen. "Willie O'Ree still blazing way in NHL 50 years later". USA Today. January 15, 2008. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.
^ Jump up to: a b Dan Saevig. "Toledo's Savage hasn't had easy career path". ECHL.com. October 21, 2004. Retrieved on September 12, 2008.
Jump up ^ Harris, Breaking the Ice, 150.
Jump up ^ "Belle: making steady progress". Andrew's Dallas Stars Page. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.
Jump up ^ Scott Burnside. "Some see Jerrard as 'black coach'; he just sees 'coach'". ESPN.com. March 1, 2007. Retrieved on September 12, 2008.
Jump up ^ Matt Nevala. "Tiger on the prowl around the Aces' goal". Anchorage Daily News. November 29, 2005. Retrieved on September 12, 2008.
Jump up ^ Jim Kelley. "First black inductee pleased to be role model". ESPN.com. November 3, 2003. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.
Jump up ^ Harris, Breaking the Ice, 145.
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