List of black NHL players

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 his respective team

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, SJS	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	Barbadian[8]	[9]
	Pierre-Edouard Bellemare	Le Blanc-Mesnil, France	LW	2014–present	PHI, VGK, COL, TBL, SEA	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	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, SJS, TBL	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, Cree	[49]
	Joaquin Gage	Vancouver, BC	G	1994–2001	EDM	Haitian	,[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	2017–2019	PHI	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]
	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	[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, OTT	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	African American	[63]
	Marc Johnstone	Cranford, NJ	RW	2023–present	PIT	Bi-racial
	Caleb Jones	Arlington, TX	D	2018–present	EDM, CHI, COL	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	Bi-racial [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, FLA	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, MIN, TOR	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]
	Wayne Simmonds	Scarborough, ON	RW	2008–2023	LAK, PHI, NSH, NJD, BUF, TOR	[107]	[108]
	Devante Smith-Pelly	Scarborough, ON	RW	2011–2019	ANA, MTL, NJD, WSH		[109]
	Gemel Smith	Toronto, ON	C	2016–present	DAL, BOS, TBL, DET	Jamaican	[110]
	Givani Smith	Toronto, ON	RW	2019–present	DET, FLA, SJS	Jamaican	[110]
	Justin Sourdif	Richmond, BC	RW	2023–present	FLA	Bi-racial
	Anthony Stewart	LaSalle, QC	RW	2005–2012	FLA, ATL, CAR	Bi-racial, Jamaican[31]	[111]
	Chris Stewart	Toronto, ON	RW	2008–2018	COL, STL, BUF, MIN, ANA, CGY, PHI	Bi-racial, Jamaican[36]	[112]
	Jayden Struble	Cumberland, RI	D	2023–present	MTL	Bi-racial
	Malcolm Subban	Toronto, ON	G	2014–present	BOS, VGK, CHI, BUF, CBJ	Jamaican-Montserratian	[113]
	P. K. Subban	Toronto, ON	D	2009–2022	MTL, NSH, NJD	Jamaican-Montserratian	[114]
	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[4]	[115]
	Claude Vilgrain	Port-au-Prince, Haiti	RW	1987–1994	VAN, NJD, PHI	Haitian[69]	[116]
	Daniel Walcott	Ile-Perrot, QC	LW	2021–present	TBL	Bi-racial[117]	[118]
	Joel Ward	North York, ON	RW	2006–2018	MIN, NSH, WSH, SJS	Barbadian[119]	[120]
	Kevin Weekes	Toronto, ON	G	1997–2009	FLA, VAN, NYI, TBL, CAR, NYR, NJD	Barbadian[18]	[121]
	Peter Worrell	Pierrefonds, QC	LW	1997–2004	FLA, COL	Barbadian[18]	[122]

¹ Previous NHL team with the same name

² Changed its franchise name from the Phoenix Coyotes

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