List of NHL players with 1000 assists

The following is a list of ice hockey players who have recorded 1000 assists in the National Hockey League, as of the end of the 2008–09 NHL season. The feat thus far has been accomplished only by Canadian-born players.
Player 	Team(at time of 1,000th assist)	GP 	G 	A 	Pts
Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers 	1487	894	1963	2857
Ron Francis 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	1731	549	1249	1798
Mark Messier 	Edmonton Oilers 	1756	694	1193	1887
Ray Bourque 	Boston Bruins 	1612	410	1169	1579
Paul Coffey 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	1409	396	1135	1531
Adam Oates 	Washington Capitals 	1337	341	1079	1420
Steve Yzerman	Detroit Red Wings 	1514	692	1063	1755
Gordie Howe 	Detroit Red Wings 	1767	801	1049	1850
Marcel Dionne	Los Angeles Kings 	1348	731	1040	1771
Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins 	915 	690	1033	1723
Joe Sakic 	Colorado Avalanche 	1378	625	1016	1641
==Retired players who fell short==
These are players who are now retired (or in the case of Jaromir Jagr, left the NHL for another league) that came within 100 assists of reaching 1000 for their career. They are listed with the NHL team for which they played the most games.
Player 	Team 	Final season	GP 	G 	A 	Pts
Doug Gilmour 	Toronto Maple Leafs	2002–03 	1474	450	964	1414
Jaromir Jagr 	Pittsburgh Penguins	2007–08 	1273	646	953	1599
Al MacInnis 	Calgary Flames 	2003–04 	1416	340	934	1274
Larry Murphy 	Washington Capitals	2000–01 	1615	287	929	1216
Stan Mikita 	Chicago Black Hawks	1979–80 	1394	541	926	1467
Bryan Trottier	New York Islanders 	1993–94 	1279	524	901	1425
==See also==
* List of NHL players with 1000 points
* List of National Hockey League players with 100 point seasons
Category:National Hockey League lists