List of ice hockey players of Semitic descent

==Players with NHL experience==
Names in italics have won the Stanley Cup.
=== Active===
Name 	Position 	Ethnicity 	Nationality	Notes 	Teams
Justin Abdelkader	Left Wing	Jordanian, Polish, and American	American 	48 games NHL experience 	2008–present: Detroit Red Wings
Ramzi Abid 	Left Wing	Tunisian and Scottish 	Canadian 	First person of Tunisian descent to play in the NHL. Limited NHL experience of 68 games over four seasons. Currently playing for Rögle BK of the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan	2002–2003: Phoenix Coyotes
2003: Pittsburgh Penguins 2006: Atlanta Thrashers 2007: Nashville Predators
Josef Boumedienne	Defense 	Algerian and Finnish 	Swedish 	Played 47 games over four NHL seasons. 	2001-2002: New Jersey Devils
2001-2002: Tampa Bay Lightning 2002-2004 Washington Capitals
Nazem Kadrii 	Center 	Lebanese 	Canadian 	 	2010–present: Toronto Maple Leafs
Alain Nasreddine 	Defense 	Lebanese and Canadian 	Canadian 	 	1998: Chicago Blackhawks
1998–1999: Montreal Canadiens 2002–2003: New York Islanders 2006–2008: Pittsburgh Penguins
=== Retired===
Name 	Position 	Ethnicity 	Nationality	Notes 	Teams
John Hanna	Defense 	Lebanese and Syrian	Canadian 	First person of Middle Eastern descent to play in the NHL. Retired with 198 games of experience over five NHL seasons.	1958–1961: New York Rangers
1963–1964: Montreal Canadiens 1967–1968: Philadelphia Flyers
Ed Hatoum 	Right Wing	Lebanese 	Canadian 	First Lebanese born player to play in the NHL. Retired with limited NHL experience of 47 NHL games over three seasons.	1968–1970: Detroit Red Wings
1970–1971: Vancouver Canucks
== Notable players without NHL experience==
=== Active===
* Daniel Rahimi, (Swedish), Defense: Player of Iranian and Swedish descent. Drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 3rd round (82nd overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Currently playing for the Rögle BK of the Elitserien.
=== Retired===
* Fabian Joseph, (Canadian), Center: Player of Lebanese descent was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 6th round (109th overall) of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft.
==See Also==
*List of Ice Hockey Players of Asian Descent
*List of ice hockey players of black African descent
*List of ice hockey players of Latin American descent
Category:Ethnic groups