List of ice hockey players of black African descent

==Players with NHL experience==
=== Active===
Names in italics have won the Stanley Cup.
Players currently playing in the NHL or on an affiliate team:
==== Forwards====
* Dustin Byfuglien(Bi-racial[2]), Right Wing/Defenseman: (Chicago Blackhawks, Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets, Free Agent)
*Anthony Duclair, Left Wing: (New York Rangers, Arizona Coyotes, Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Ottawa Senators, Free Agent)
*Josh Ho-Sang(Mixed), Right Wing: (New York Islanders)
* Evander Kane, Center/Left Wing (Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets, Buffalo Sabres, San Jose Sharks)
* Greg Mauldin5], Right Wing: (Columbus Blue Jackets, Ottawa Senators, New York Islanders, Colorado Avalanche)
* Jamal Mayers(Bi-racial), Left Wing: (St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, San Jose Sharks)
* Kenndal McArdle, Left Wing: (Florida Panthers)
* Kyle Okposo(Bi-racial, Nigerian[6]), Right Wing: (New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres)
*Ryan Reaves, Right Wing: (St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Las Vegas Golden Knights)
* Wayne Simmonds[7], Right Wing: (Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils, Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs) , 
*Givani Smith , Right Wing: (Detroit Red Wings)
*Devante Smith-Pelly, Right Wing: (Anaheim Ducks, Montreal Canadians, New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals)
* Anthony Stewart[4], (Mixed) Centre: (Florida Panthers, Atlanta Thrashers)
* Chris Stewart[3], (Mixed) Right Wing: (Colorado Avalanche)
==== Defensemen====
* Shawn Belle[9]: (Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, Edmonton Oilers)
* Francis Bouillon (Bi-racial, Haitian[10]): (Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators)
*Madison Bowey (Washington Capitals, Detroit Red Wings, Free Agent)
*Maxime Fortunus(Dallas Stars)
* Mark Fraser12]: (New Jersey Devils)
* Derek Joslin: (San Jose Sharks)
*Darnell Nurse: (Edmonton Oilers)
* Johnny Oduya (Bi-racial, Kenyan[13]): (New Jersey Devils, Atlanta Thrashers)
* Theo Peckham: (Edmonton Oilers)
* Bryce Salvador[14]: (St. Louis Blues, New Jersey Devils)
* P. K. Subban: (Montreal Canadians, Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils)
*Chaz Johnson: (Ottawa Senators)
*Akim Aliu (Calgary Flames)
* Seth Jones: (Nashville Predators, Columbus Blue Jackets)
==== Goaltenders====
* Chris Beckford-Tseu (Multi-racial, Jamaican)[15] (St. Louis Blues, Florida Panthers)
*Malcolm Subban: (Boston Bruins, Las Vegas Golden Knights, Chicago Blackhawks)
* Ray Emery[3] (Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers)
Bold: last organization respective player played for
=== Past===
Names in italics have won the Stanley Cup.
Players retired or no longer playing with an NHL affiliate team:
==== Forwards====
* Darren Banks[16] - Left Wing (Boston Bruins)
*Donald Brashear (Bi-racial), Left Wing: (Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals, New York Rangers)
*Anson Carter[1] - Forward (Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, Washington Capitals, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, Columbus Blue Jackets. Carolina Hurricanes)
* John Craighead[16] - Right Wing (Toronto Maple Leafs)
* Dale Craigwell[16] - Centre (San Jose Sharks)
*Nigel Dawes , Left Wing: (New York Rangers, Phoenix Coyotes, Calgary Flames, Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets, Montreal Canadians)
*Robbie Earl, (Toronto Maple Leaves, Minnesota Wild)
* Steven Fletcher[17] - Left Wing (Montreal Canadiens, Winnipeg Jets)
* Dirk Graham(Multi-racial, Afro-Canadian)[18] - Right Wing (Minnesota North Stars, Chicago Blackhawks)
*Mike Grier, Right Wing: (Edmonton Oilers, Washington Capitals, San Jose Sharks, Buffalo Sabres)
*Jarome Iginla (Bi-racial, Nigerian), Right Wing: (Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche, Los Angeles Kings)
* Val James19] - Left Wing (Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs)
* Brian Johnson[20] - Right Wing (Detroit Red Wings)
* Nathan LaFayette[21] - Centre (St. Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings)
* Georges Laraque[1], Right Wing: (Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Phoenix Coyotes, Montreal Canadiens)
* Darren Lowe[22] - Right Wing (Pittsburgh Penguins)
* Mike Marson[19] - Forward (Washington Capitals, Los Angeles Kings)
* Craig Martin[16] - Forward (Winnipeg Jets, Florida Panthers)
* Sandy McCarthy [23] - Right Wing (Calgary Flames, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Carolina Hurricanes, New York Rangers, Boston Bruins)
* Mike McHugh[17] - Left Wing (Minnesota North Stars, San Jose Sharks)
* Tony McKegney[19] - Forward (Buffalo Sabres, Quebec Nordiques, Minnesota North Stars, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks)
* Sean McMorrow[24] - Forward (Buffalo Sabres)
* Ray Neufeld[19] - Right Wing (Hartford Whalers, Winnipeg Jets, Boston Bruins)
* Willie O'Ree (first black player in NHL)[25] - Right Wing (Boston Bruins)
* Bill Riley [19] - Wing (Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets)
* Nathan Robinson[26], Forward: (Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins)
* Bernie Saunders[27] -Right Wing (Quebec Nordiques)
* Reggie Savage[26] - Right Wing (Washington Capitals, Quebec Nordiques)
* Graeme Townshend16] - Right Wing (Boston Bruins, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators)
* Claude Vilgrain[21] - Right Wing (Vancouver Canucks, New Jersey Devils, Philadelphia Flyers)
*Joel Ward - Right Wing: (Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators, Washington Capitals, San Jose Sharks)
* Alton White - Right Wing (New York Raiders, Los Angeles Sharks , Michigan Stags , Baltimore Blades) of the (WHA). First hockey player of African descent to score 20 goals in a single season, as well as the first to score a hat-trick (1972-73) for a professional major league hockey team.
* Peter Worrell[1] -Left Wing (Florida Panthers, Colorado Avalanche)
==== Defensemen====
* Sean Brown[1] - Defense (Edmonton Oilers, Boston Bruins, New Jersey Devils, Vancouver Canucks)
*Trevor Daley - Defense (Dallas Stars, Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Detroit Redwings)
* Jason Doig[1] - Defense (Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, Washington Capitals)
* Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre[1] - Defense (Buffalo Sabres, Columbus Blue Jackets, Washington Capitals, Atlanta Thrashers)
* Paul Jerrard (Bi-racial, Jamaican)[28] - Defense (Minnesota North Stars)
*Tony McKegney - Defense (Buffalo Sabres, Minnesota North Stars[Dallas Stars], New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, Quebec Nordiques[Colorado Avalanche], Chicago Blackhawks)
* Rumun Ndur[16] - Defense (Buffalo Sabres, New York Rangers, Atlanta Thrashers)
==== Goaltenders====
* Fred Brathwaite[1] (Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Columbus Blue Jackets)
* Gerald Coleman4] (Tampa Bay Lightning)
* Grant Fuhr (First black player inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame)[29] (Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames)
* Joaquin Gage[16] (Edmonton Oilers)
* Tyrone Garner[30] (Calgary Flames)
* Pokey Reddick[19] (Winnipeg Jets, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers)
* Kevin Weekes[1] (Florida Panthers, Vancouver Canucks, New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Carolina Hurricanes, New York Rangers, New Jersey Devils)
==See Also==
*List of Ice Hockey Players of Asian Descent
*List of ice hockey players of Latin American descent
*List of ice hockey players of Semitic descent
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