# List of black NHL players

This is a list of black National Hockey League players.

## List

Players with at least one game of NHL experience:
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z
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
| = NHL All-Star · | = NHL All-Star 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 | |
| | Darren Archibald | Newmarket, ON | RW | 2013–present | VAN, OTT | Afro-Canadian | |
| | Justin Bailey | Buffalo, NY | RW | 2015–present | BUF, PHI, VAN, SJS, ANA* | Bi-racial | |
| | Darren Banks | Toronto, ON | LW | 1992–1994 | BOS | | |
| | Nicholas Baptiste | Ottawa, ON | RW | 2016–present | BUF | Haitian | |
| | Chris Beckford-Tseu | Toronto, ON | G | 2007–2008 | STL | Jamaican-Chinese | |
| | Shawn Belle | Edmonton, AB | D | 2006–2011 | MIN, MTL, EDM, COL | Barbadian | |
| | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | Le Blanc-Mesnil, France | LW | 2014–present | PHI, VGK, COL, TBL, SEA | Bi-racial, Martiniquais | |
| | Paul Bissonnette | Welland, ON | LW | 2008–2014 | PIT, PHX | Bi-racial, his mother is half-black | |
| | Francis Bouillon | New York City, NY | D | 1999–2014 | MTL, NSH | Haitian-French | |
| | Madison Bowey | Winnipeg, MB | D | 2017–2022 | WSH, DET, CHI, VAN | Bi-racial | |
| | Donald Brashear | Bedford, IN | LW | 1993–2010 | MTL, VAN, PHI, WSH, NYR | African-French | |
| | Fred Brathwaite | Ottawa, ON | G | 1993–2004 | EDM, CGY, STL, CBJ | Barbadian | |
| | J. T. Brown | Burnsville, MN | RW | 2011–2019 | TBL, ANA, MIN | Bi-racial | |
| | Sean Brown | Oshawa, ON | D | 1996–2006 | EDM, BOS, NJD, VAN | | |
| | Quinton Byfield | Newmarket, ON | C | 2021–present | LAK | Bi-racial, Jamaican | |
| | Dustin Byfuglien | Roseau, MN | D | 2005–2019 | CHI, ATL, WPG | African-Norwegian-Swedish | |
| | Anson Carter | Toronto, ON | RW | 1996–2007 | BOS, WSH, EDM, NYR, LAK, CAR, VAN, CBJ | Barbadian | |
| | Jalen Chatfield | Ypsilanti, MI | D | 2021–present | VAN, CAR | Bi-racial | |
| | Gerald Coleman | Romeoville, IL | G | 2005–2006 | TBL | Bi-racial | |
| | John Craighead | Vancouver, BC | RW | 1996–1997 | TOR | | |
| | Dale Craigwell | Toronto, ON | C | 1991–1994 | SJS | | |
| | Trevor Daley | Toronto, ON | D | 2003–2020 | DAL, CHI, PIT, DET | Bi-racial, Jamaican | |
| / | Nigel Dawes | Winnipeg, MB | LW | 2006–2011 | NYR, PHX, CGY, ATL, MTL | Bi-racial, Jamaican | |
| | Andre Deveaux | Freeport, Bahamas | C | 2008–2012 | TOR, NYR | Bi-racial, Bahamian | |
| | Jason Doig | Montreal, QC | D | 1995–2004 | WIN, PHX, NYR, WSH | Jamaican | |
| | Anthony Duclair | Pointe-Claire, QC | LW | 2014–present | NYR, ARI, CHI, CBJ, OTT, FLA, SJS, TBL, NYI | Haitian | |
| | Robbie Earl | Chicago, IL | LW | 2007–2011 | TOR, MIN | African American | |
| | Ray Emery | Hamilton, ON | G | 2002–2015 | OTT, PHI, ANA, CHI | Bi-racial | |
| | Emerson Etem | Long Beach, CA | RW | 2012–2018 | ANA, NYR, VAN | Bi-racial | |
| | Steven Fletcher | Montreal, QC | LW/D | 1987–1989 | MTL, WIN | Bi-racial | |
| | Maxime Fortunus | Longueuil, QC | D | 2009–2014 | DAL | Haitian | |
| | Mark Fraser | Ottawa, ON | D | 2006–2017 | NJD, TOR, EDM | Bi-racial, Jamaican | |
| | Grant Fuhr | Spruce Grove, AB | G | 1981–2000 | EDM, TOR, BUF, LAK, STL, CGY | Bi-racial, Cree | |
| | Joaquin Gage | Vancouver, BC | G | 1994–2001 | EDM | Haitian | , |
| | Tyrone Garner | Stoney Creek, ON | G | 1998–1999 | CGY | | |
| | Isaiah George | Oakville, ON | D | 2024–present | NYI | Bi-racial |
| | 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 | |
| | Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre | Montreal, QC | D | 1998–2004 | BUF, CBJ, WSH, ATL | Haitian | |
| | 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 | |
| | Jordan Harris | Haverhill, MA | D | 2021–present | MTL, CBJ | Bi-racial, his father is half-black | |
| | Josh Ho-Sang | Toronto, ON | RW | 2016–2019 | NYI | Jamaican-Jewish | |
| | Jarome Iginla | Edmonton, AB | RW | 1995–2017 | CGY, PIT, BOS, COL, LAK | Bi-racial, Nigerian | |
| | Bokondji Imama | Montreal, QC | LW | 2021–present | ARI, OTT, PIT | Kongo | |
| | Val James | Ocala, FL | LW | 1981–1987 | BUF, TOR | African American | |
| | Paul Jerrard | Winnipeg, MB | D | 1988–1989 | MNS | Bi-racial, Jamaican | |
| | Brian Johnson | Montreal, QC | RW | 1983–1984 | DET | | |
| | Justin Johnson | Anchorage, AK | RW | 2013–2014 | NYI | African American | |
| | Marc Johnstone | Cranford, NJ | RW | 2023–present | PIT | Bi-racial | |
| | Caleb Jones | Arlington, TX | D | 2018–present | EDM, CHI, COL, LAK | Bi-racial | |
| | Seth Jones | Arlington, TX | D | 2013–present | NSH, CBJ, CHI, FLA | Bi-racial | |
| | Mathieu Joseph | Chambly, QC | RW | 2018–present | TBL, OTT, STL | Bi-racial, Haitian | |
| | Pierre-Olivier Joseph | Laval, QC | D | 2020–present | PIT, STL | Bi-racial, Haitian | |
| | Dakota Joshua | Dearborn, MI | C | 2021–present | STL, VAN | Bi-racial | |
| | Derek Joslin | Richmond Hill, ON | D | 2008–2013 | SJS, CAR, VAN | Bi-racial | |
| | Evander Kane | Vancouver, BC | LW | 2009–present | ATL, WPG, BUF, SJS, EDM | Bi-racial | |
| | Keegan Kolesar | Brandon, MB | RW | 2019–present | VGK | Bi-racial | |
| | Oliver Kylington | Stockholm, Sweden | D | 2015–present | CGY, COL, ANA* | Swedish-Eritrean | |
| | Nathan LaFayette | New Westminster, BC | C | 1993–1999 | STL, VAN, NYR, LAK | | |
| | Georges Laraque | Montreal, QC | RW | 1997–2010 | EDM, PIT, PHX, MTL | Haitian | |
| | Andre Lee | Karlstad, Sweden | LW | 2024–present | LAK | African-American-Swedish | |
| | Darren Lowe | Toronto, ON | RW | 1983–1984 | PIT | Afro-Canadian | |
| | Mike Marson | Scarborough, ON | LW | 1974–1980 | WSH, LAK | | |
| | Craig Martin | Amherst, NS | RW | 1994–1997 | WIN, FLA | Afro-Canadian | |
| | Greg Mauldin | Holliston, MA | C | 2003–2011 | CBJ, NYI, COL | African American | |
| | Jamal Mayers | Toronto, ON | RW | 1996–2013 | STL, TOR, CGY, SJS, CHI | Bi-racial, Barbadian | |
| | Kenndal McArdle | Toronto, ON | LW | 2008–2012 | FLA, WPG | Trinidadian | |
| | Sandy McCarthy | Toronto, ON | RW | 1993–2004 | CGY, TBL, PHI, CAR, NYR, BOS | Black-Mi'kmaq | |
| | Mike McHugh | Bowdoin, ME | LW | 1988–1992 | MNS, SJS | Bi-racial | |
| | Tony McKegney | Montreal, QC | LW | 1978–1991 | BUF, QUE, MNS, NYR, STL, DET, CHI | Bi-racial, Nigerian | |
| | Sean McMorrow | Vancouver, BC | LW | 2002–2003 | BUF | | |
| | K'Andre Miller | Saint Paul, MN | D | 2020–present | NYR | Bi-racial | |
| | Rumun Ndur | Zaria, Nigeria | D | 1996–2000 | BUF, NYR, ATL | Nigerian | |
| | Ray Neufeld | St. Boniface, MB | RW | 1979–1990 | HAR, WIN, BOS | | |
| | Darnell Nurse | Hamilton, ON | D | 2014–present | EDM | Bi-racial, Trinidadian | |
| | Johnny Oduya | Stockholm, Sweden | D | 2006–2018 | NJD, ATL, WPG, CHI, DAL, OTT, PHI | Bi-racial, Kenyan | |
| | Kyle Okposo | St. Paul, MN | RW | 2007–2024 | NYI, BUF, FLA | Bi-racial, Nigerian | |
| | Willie O'Ree | Fredericton, NB | W | 1957–1961 | BOS | Afro-Canadian | |
| | Theo Peckham | Richmond Hill, ON | D | 2007–2013 | EDM | Bi-racial | |
| | Isaak Phillips | Barrie, ON | D | 2021–present | CHI, WPG* | 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 | |
| | Pokey Reddick | Halifax, NS | G | 1986–1994 | WIN, EDM, FLA | | |
| | Bill Riley | Amherst, NS | RW | 1974–1980 | WSH, WIN | Afro-Canadian | |
| | Nathan Robinson | Scarborough, ON | C | 2003–2006 | DET, BOS | | |
| | Bryce Salvador | Brandon, MB | D | 2000–2015 | STL, NJD | Afro-Brazilian-Ukrainian | |
| | Bernie Saunders | Montreal, QC | LW | 1979–1981 | QUE | | |
| | Reggie Savage | Montreal, QC | C | 1990–1994 | WSH, QUE | Jamaican | |
| | Wayne Simmonds | Scarborough, ON | RW | 2008–2023 | LAK, PHI, NSH, NJD, BUF, TOR | | |
| | Devante Smith-Pelly | Scarborough, ON | RW | 2011–2019 | ANA, MTL, NJD, WSH | | |
| | Gemel Smith | Toronto, ON | C | 2016–present | DAL, BOS, TBL, DET | Jamaican | |
| | Givani Smith | Toronto, ON | RW | 2019–present | DET, FLA, SJS, COL | Jamaican | |
| | Justin Sourdif | Richmond, BC | RW | 2023–present | FLA | Bi-racial | |
| | Anthony Stewart | LaSalle, QC | RW | 2005–2012 | FLA, ATL, CAR | Bi-racial, Jamaican | |
| | Chris Stewart | Toronto, ON | RW | 2008–2018 | COL, STL, BUF, MIN, ANA, CGY, PHI | Bi-racial, Jamaican | |
| | Jayden Struble | Cumberland, RI | D | 2023–present | MTL | Bi-racial | |
| | Malcolm Subban | Toronto, ON | G | 2014–present | BOS, VGK, CHI, BUF, CBJ | Jamaican-Montserratian | |
| | P. K. Subban | Toronto, ON | D | 2009–2022 | MTL, NSH, NJD | Jamaican-Montserratian | |
| | 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 | |
| | Claude Vilgrain | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | RW | 1987–1994 | VAN, NJD, PHI | Haitian | |
| | Daniel Walcott | Ile-Perrot, QC | D | 2020–2021 | TBL | Bi-racial | |
| | Joel Ward | North York, ON | RW | 2006–2018 | MIN, NSH, WSH, SJS | Barbadian | |
| | Kevin Weekes | Toronto, ON | G | 1997–2009 | FLA, VAN, NYI, TBL, CAR, NYR, NJD | Barbadian | |
| | Peter Worrell | Pierrefonds, QC | LW | 1997–2004 | FLA, COL | Barbadian | |

## 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