List of family relations in the NHL
Parent-children

List of family relations in the NHL

Section Title: Parent-children
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Last name	Parent	Children	Country	Notes:

Abel	Sid	Gerry	Canada, United States	Gerry played one game in the NHL.

Acton	Keith	Will	Canada	Both Keith and Will have played for the Edmonton Oilers, Keith is currently one of the team's associate coaches.

Adam	Russ	Luke	Canada	Russ played eight games in the NHL.

Andersson	Niklas	Lias*	Sweden

Apps	Syl	Syl Jr.	Canada

Archibald	Jim	Josh*	Canada, United States	Jim only played sixteen NHL games.

Arnason	Chuck	Tyler	Canada, United States

Ashton	Brent	Carter	Canada

Attwell	Ron	Bob	Canada, United States	Both Ron and Bob played twenty-two games in the NHL. Each of them also only recorded one goal.

Barber	Don	Riley	Canada, United States

Bassen	Hank	Bob	Canada	Both played for the Chicago Black Hawks.

Barrie	Len	Tyson*	Canada

Bennett	Harvey, Sr.	Curt, Harvey Jr., Bill	Canada, United States	Harvey Sr. and Bill both played for the Boston Bruins.

Benning	Brian	Matt*	Canada	Matt plays for the Edmonton Oilers, the same team that his father played for.

Boileau	Rene	Marc	Canada	René only played seven games in the NHL.

Bouchard	Emile "Butch"	Pierre	Canada	Both won the Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens.

Bordeleau	Paulin	Sebastien	Canada, France	Both played only five Stanley Cup playoff games.

Bourque	Ray	Chris, Ryan	Canada, United States	Chris played briefly for the Bruins, the team his father Ray spent the majority of his career with.

Bowman	Scotty	Stan	Canada	Both have worked under the Chicago Blackhawks organization.

Brown	Adam	Andy	Canada	Both played for the Detroit Red Wings.

Brown	Doug	Patrick*	United States

Brown	Jeff	Logan*	Canada, United States

Bubla/Slegr	Jiri	Jiri	Czech Republic	They both played for the Vancouver Canucks. They both won the IIHF World Hockey Championship Gold Medals.

Buchanan	Ralph	Ron	Canada	Ralph only played two games in the NHL, and Ron only played five.

Burakovsky	Robert	Andre*	Sweden

Campbell	Colin	Gregory	Canada

Carr	Al	Gene	Canada	Al only played five games in the NHL.

Chelios	Chris	Jake*	United States	Both played for the Detroit Red Wings.

Chorney	Marc	Taylor	Canada, United States

Chouinard	Guy	Eric	Canada

Chychrun	Jeff	Jakob*	Canada

Clancy	King	Terry	Canada	Both played for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Colley	Tom	Kevin	Canada	Tom played only one game in the NHL.

Conacher	Charlie	Pete	Canada	Both played for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Conacher	Lionel	Brian	Canada

Cote	Alain	Jean-Philippe	Canada	Jean-Philippe only played eight games in the NHL. All eight were played with the Montreal Canadiens.

Couturier	Sylvain	Sean*	Canada

Creighton	Dave	Adam	Canada	Both played for the Chicago Blackhawks.

Crombeen	Mike	B.J.	Canada	Both played for the St. Louis Blues

Crozier	Joe	Greg	Canada	Greg played only one game in the NHL.

Cullen	Barry	John	Canada	Both played for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

DeBrusk	Louie	Jake*	Canada

DeFazio	Dean	Brandon	Canada

DeMarco	Ab, Sr.	Ab, Jr.	Canada	Both played for the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers.

Dineen	Bill	Peter, Gord, Kevin	Canada	Bill was Kevin's coach with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Djoos	Pär	Christian*	Sweden

Domi	Tie	Max*	Canada

Donato	Ted	Ryan*	United States	Ryan plays for the Boston Bruins, the same team that his father played for.

Dube	Norm	Christian	Canada

Duchesne	Gaetan	Jeremy	Canada, United States

Eaves	Mike	Patrick*	United States

Erixon	Jan	Tim	Sweden	Tim played for the New York Rangers, the same team that his father played for.

Ferguson	John Sr.	John Jr.	Canada	John Sr. played for the Montreal Canadiens, and John Jr.

Ferguson	Norm	Craig	Canada

Ferraro	Ray	Landon*	Canada

Fletcher	Cliff	Chuck	Canada	Cliff won the Stanley Cup in 1989 as general manager of the Calgary Flames; after having been a part of three finalist teams, Chuck finally did the same twenty years later as assistant general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009.

Fogolin	Lee Sr.	Lee Jr.	Canada, United States

Foligno	Mike	Nick*, Marcus*	Canada, United States	Both Mike and Marcus played for the Buffalo Sabres.

Foster	Dwight	Alex	Canada, United States	Alex only played three games in the NHL.

Francis	Emile	Bobby	Canada, United States

Gagner	Dave	Sam*	Canada

Gainey	Bob	Steve	Canada	Steve was drafted by his father, who was general manager of the Dallas Stars.

Gardner	Cal	Dave, Paul	Canada	Cal and Paul both played for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Geoffrion	Bernie	Dan	Canada	All generations played for the Montreal Canadiens.

Geoffrion	Dan	Blake	Canada, United States

Goldup	Hank	Glenn	Canada

Grahame	Ron and Charlotte	John	Canada, United States	Ron and John are the only father-son goalie combination to play for the same team, the Boston Bruins. On February 4, 2006, John faced Brent Johnson, the first time two-second generation goaltenders faced each other in an NHL game.

Hajt	Bill	Chris	Canada, United States	Chris only played six games in the NHL.

Hagman	Matti	Niklas	Finland	First Finnish father-son pair in NHL history. They both have seven points in their NHL playoff careers.

Hampson	Ted	Gord	Canada	Gord only played four games in the NHL.

Hanson	David	Christian	United States

Haworth	Gordie	Alan	Canada	Gordie only played two games in the NHL.

Hextall	Bryan	Bryan, Jr., Dennis	Canada	All three played for the New York Rangers.

Hextall	Bryan, Jr.	Ron	Canada

Hicks	Wayne	Alex	Canada	Both played for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Hodge	Ken	Ken, Jr.	Canada, United States	Both played for the Boston Bruins; became first father-son duo to score a hat-trick for the same team.

Holmes	Louis	Chuck	Canada

Howe	Gordie	Mark, Marty	Canada, United States	All three played together during the 1979–80 NHL season with the Hartford Whalers, the only such time in NHL history that a father and his sons were active at the same time.

Hull	Bobby	Brett	Canada, United States	Both played for the Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes franchise; Brett wore his father’s retired number 9 when he joined the Coyotes. Only father-son combination to win the Hart Memorial Trophy for league MVP.

Ingarfield	Earl, Sr.	Earl, Jr.	Canada

Johansen	Bill	Trevor	Canada	Both played for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Johnson	Bob	Mark	United States	Mark played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, where his father later coached the team to the franchise's first Stanley Cup championship, in 1991.

Johnson	Bob	Brent	United States	Both played for the St. Louis Blues and Pittsburgh Penguins.

Jones	Brad	Max*	United States

Kapanen	Sami	Kasperi*	Finland

Kearns	Dennis	Bracken	Canada

Kromm	Bobby	Richard	Canada	Bobby was a NHL head coach for the Calgary Flames.

Lacroix	Pierre	Eric	Canada

Lafreniere	Roger	Jason	Canada	Roger only played thirteen games in the NHL.

Laperriere	Jacques	Daniel	Canada

Lappin	Peter	Nick*	United States

Larose	Claude	Guy	Canada

Leach	Reggie	Jamie	Canada

Lemieux	Claude	Brendan*	Canada

Lindholm	Mikael	Elias*	Sweden

Lindsay	Bert	Ted	Canada	Bert only played twenty games in the NHL.

LoPresti	Sam	Pete	United States	First father-son goaltending combination.

Lowe	Kevin	Keegan*	Canada	Keegan plays for the Edmonton Oilers, the same team that his father played for.

Lowry	Dave	Adam*	Canada

Lukowich	Bernie	Brad	Canada

MacDermid	Paul	Lane, Kurtis*	Canada	Paul and Lane are one of only two father-son pairs to score first NHL goal on the same date.

Mackell	Jack	Fleming	Canada

Malone	Greg	Ryan	Canada, United States	Both played for the Pittsburgh Penguins; became only the second father-son duo to score a hat trick for the same team.

Manson	Dave	Josh*	Canada

Matteau	Stephane	Stefan*	Canada, United States

McCreary	Bill, Sr.	Bill, Jr.	Canada, United States	Bill Jr. only played twelve games in the NHL.

McDonald	Gerry	Colin*	United States

McMahon	Mike, Sr.	Mike, Jr.	Canada

McNab	Max	Peter	Canada, United States

McRae	Basil	Philip	Canada, United States	Both played for the St. Louis Blues.

Meloche	Gilles	Eric	Canada	Both played for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Mikkelson	Bill	Brendan	Canada

Morrison	Jim	Dave	Canada

Murphy	Gord	Connor*	Canada, United States

Murray	Andy	Brady	Canada, United States

Musil	Frank	David	Czech Republic	David plays for the Edmonton Oilers, the same team that his father played for.

Namestnikov	Evgeny	Vladislav*	Russia	Both have also appeared in the AHL for the Syracuse Crunch. Vladislav made his NHL debut with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2014.

Nilsson	Kent	Robert	Sweden	Both played for the Edmonton Oilers.

Nolan	Ted	Brandon, Jordan*	Canada	Ted was an assistant coach for the Hartford Whalers and later on head coach of the Buffalo Sabres. Brandon played for the franchise in Carolina.

Nylander	Michael	William*, Alexander*	Sweden	William's first NHL-goal was assisted by the same player who assisted on Michael's last NHL-goal.

Nystrom	Bob	Eric	Canada, United States

O'Connor	Myles	Logan*	Canada

O'Flaherty	Peanuts	Gerry	Canada, United States

O'Regan	Tom	Danny*	United States

Olsen	Darryl	Dylan	Canada

Palazzari	Aldo	Doug	United States

Parise	J.P.	Zach*	Canada, United States

Patrick	Lester	Lynn, Muzz	Canada	Lester was general manager of the New York Rangers when Lynn and Muzz won the Stanley Cup in 1940. Muzz would later go on to serve as general manager.

Patrick	Lynn	Craig, Glenn	Canada, United States	Craig was general manager of the New York Rangers, becoming the third generation of his family to run the franchise (following grandfather Lester and father Lynn).

Patrick	Steve	Nolan*	Canada

Perlini	Fred	Brendan*	Canada

Peters	Jimmy, Sr.	Jimmy, Jr.	Canada	Both played for the Detroit Red Wings.

Pitlick	Lance	Rem	United States

Plante	Cam	Alex	Canada	Cam only played two games in the NHL, while Alex has only played seven.

Poile	Bud	David	Canada	David is the Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations and General Manager of the Nashville Predators.

Pratt	Babe	Tracy	Canada	Both played for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Pyatt	Nelson	Taylor, Tom	Canada

Raglan	Clare "Rags"	Herb	Canada

Ramage	Rob	John*	Canada, United States	Rob and John both played for the Calgary Flames; Rob won the Stanley Cup with Calgary in 1989 while son John made his debut with the team in 2015.

Reinhart	Paul	Max, Griffin*, Sam*	Canada

Reise	Leo	Leo Jr.	Canada	First father-son combination to play in the NHL; both played for the New York Rangers.

Richmond	Steve	Danny	United States

Riggin	Dennis	Pat	Canada	Dennis only played eighteen games in the NHL.

Roberts	Doug	David	United States

Robinson	Doug	Rob	Canada

Rychel	Warren	Kerby*	Canada

Samuelsson	Ulf	Philip, Henrik	Sweden, United States	Both Ulf and Philip played for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Sauve	Bob	Philippe	Canada, United States

Sauve	Jean-Francois	Maxime	Canada

Sexton	Randy	Ben*	Canada	Ben plays for the Ottawa Senators, the same team that his father was a team general manager.

Shero	Fred	Ray	Canada, United States	Fred was the head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers' first and second Stanley Cup-winning teams in 1974 and 1975; Ray was general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins' third in 2009.

Simpson	Craig	Dillon*	Canada	Dillon plays for the Edmonton Oilers, the same team that his father played for. Craig's sister, Dillon's aunt, Christine Simpson was the first in-arena host for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Smedsmo/Byfuglien	Dale	Dustin	United States	Dale is Dustin's step-father. Dustin goes by his mother's birthname, Byfuglien.

Smith	Des	Brian, Gary	Canada	Des and Gary both played with the Chicago Black Hawks.

Smith	Stuart	Brian	Canada	Stuart only played seventeen games in the NHL.

Smrke	Stan	John	Canada, United States	Stan only played nine games in the NHL.

Spring	Frank	Corey	Canada	Corey only played sixteen games in the NHL.

Stapleton	Pat	Mike	Canada	Both played for the Chicago Blackhawks.

Stastny	Peter	Yan, Paul*	Slovakia, United States	Paul is currently playing for the St. Louis Blues, the same team that his father, Peter, and brother, Yan, played.

Steen	Thomas	Alexander*	Sweden

Stephenson	Bob	Shay	Canada	Bob only played eighteen games in the NHL, and Shay only played two.

Stillman	Cory	Riley*	Canada	Riley plays for the Florida Panthers, the same team that his father played.

Sutter	Brent	Brandon*	Canada	Brandon is currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks, the same team that his uncle, Rich Sutter, played.

Sutter	Darryl	Brett*	Canada	Brett made his debut with the Calgary Flames while his father was serving as the team's general manager.

Sutter	Duane	Brody*	Canada

Tambellini	Steve	Jeff*	Canada	Jeff played for the Vancouver Canucks, the club that his father had been the assistant general manager for until April 2008.

Taylor	Billy, Sr.	Billy, Jr.	Canada	Both played two games for the New York Rangers; those were the only two of Billy Jr.’s NHL career.

Thomas	Steve	Christian*	Canada

Thompson	Brent	Tage*	Canada, United States

Tinordi	Mark	Jarred*	Canada, United States

Tkachuk	Keith	Matthew*, Brady*	United States

Turgeon	Pierre	Dominic*	Canada, United States

Turnbull	Perry	Travis	Canada, United States

Vachon	Rogie	Nicholas	Canada	Nick played only one game in the NHL.

Vesey	Jim	Jimmy*	United States

Walter	Ryan	Ben	Canada

Walton	Bob	Mike	Canada	Bob only played four games in the NHL.

Ward	Don	Joe	Canada	Joe only played four games in the NHL.

Wilson	Jerry	Carey	Canada	Jerry only played three games in the NHL.

Wilson	Carey	Colin*	Canada, United States

Wilson	Larry	Ron	Canada, United States

Wilson	Rick	Landon	Canada, United States

Wolanin	Craig	Christian*	United States

Wood	Randy	Miles*	United States

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Bryan Hextall´s sons Bryan Jr. and Dennis, and his grandson Ron all had NHL careers.

final_sentence: Bryan Hextall´s sons Bryan Jr. and Dennis, and his grandson Ron all had NHL careers.