List of black NHL players
This is a list of black National Hockey League players.
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List of black NHL players
This is a list of black National Hockey League players.
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List of black NHL players
Mathieu Joseph with the St. Louis Blues
Isaiah George with the New York Islanders
Darnell Nurse with the Edmonton Oilers
Seth Jones with the Florida Panthers
Quinton Byfield with the Los Angeles Kings
Keegan Kolesar with the Vegas Golden Knights
Lucas Raymond with the Detroit Red Wings
Jordan Greenway with the Minnesota Wild
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
<table><thead><tr><th>Nat.</th><th>Name</th><th>Birthplace</th><th>Pos</th><th>Seasons</th><th>Teams Played</th><th>Ethnicity</th><th>Ref</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Akim Aliu</td><td>Okene, Nigeria</td><td>RW</td><td>2011–2013</td><td>CGY</td><td>Nigerian-Ukrainian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Darren Archibald</td><td>Newmarket, ON</td><td>RW</td><td>2013–present</td><td>VAN, OTT</td><td>Afro-Canadian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Justin Bailey</td><td>Buffalo, NY</td><td>RW</td><td>2015–present</td><td>BUF, PHI, VAN, SJS, ANA</td><td>Bi-racial</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Darren Banks</td><td>Toronto, ON</td><td>LW</td><td>1992–1994</td><td>BOS</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Nicholas Baptiste</td><td>Ottawa, ON</td><td>RW</td><td>2016–present</td><td>BUF</td><td>Haitian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Chris Beckford-Tseu</td><td>Toronto, ON</td><td>G</td><td>2007–2008</td><td>STL</td><td>Jamaican-Chinese</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Shawn Belle</td><td>Edmonton, AB</td><td>D</td><td>2006–2011</td><td>MIN, MTL, EDM, COL</td><td>Barbadian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Pierre-Edouard Bellemare</td><td>Le Blanc-Mesnil, France</td><td>LW</td><td>2014–present</td><td>PHI, VGK, COL, TBL, SEA</td><td>Bi-racial, Martiniquais</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Paul Bissonnette</td><td>Welland, ON</td><td>LW</td><td>2008–2014</td><td>PIT, PHX</td><td>Bi-racial, his mother is half-black</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Francis Bouillon</td><td>New York City, NY</td><td>D</td><td>1999–2014</td><td>MTL, NSH</td><td>Haitian-French</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Madison Bowey</td><td>Winnipeg, MB</td><td>D</td><td>2017–2022</td><td>WSH, DET, CHI, VAN</td><td>Bi-racial</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Donald Brashear</td><td>Bedford, IN</td><td>LW</td><td>1993–2010</td><td>MTL, VAN, PHI, WSH, NYR</td><td>Black African-French</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Fred Brathwaite</td><td>Ottawa, ON</td><td>G</td><td>1993–2004</td><td>EDM, CGY, STL, CBJ</td><td>Barbadian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>J. T. Brown</td><td>Burnsville, MN</td><td>RW</td><td>2011–2019</td><td>TBL, ANA, MIN</td><td>Bi-racial</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Sean Brown</td><td>Oshawa, ON</td><td>D</td><td>1996–2006</td><td>EDM, BOS, NJD, VAN</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Quinton Byfield</td><td>Newmarket, ON</td><td>C</td><td>2021–present</td><td>LAK</td><td>Bi-racial, Jamaican</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Dustin Byfuglien</td><td>Roseau, MN</td><td>D</td><td>2005–2019</td><td>CHI, ATL, WPG</td><td>African-Norwegian-Swedish</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Anson Carter</td><td>Toronto, ON</td><td>RW</td><td>1996–2007</td><td>BOS, WSH, EDM, NYR, LAK, CAR, VAN, CBJ</td><td>Barbadian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Jalen Chatfield</td><td>Ypsilanti, MI</td><td>D</td><td>2021–present</td><td>VAN, CAR</td><td>Bi-racial</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Gerald Coleman</td><td>Romeoville, IL</td><td>G</td><td>2005–2006</td><td>TBL</td><td>Bi-racial</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>John Craighead</td><td>Vancouver, BC</td><td>RW</td><td>1996–1997</td><td>TOR</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Dale Craigwell</td><td>Toronto, ON</td><td>C</td><td>1991–1994</td><td>SJS</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Trevor Daley</td><td>Toronto, ON</td><td>D</td><td>2003–2020</td><td>DAL, CHI, PIT, DET</td><td>Bi-racial, Jamaican</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>/</td><td>Nigel Dawes</td><td>Winnipeg, MB</td><td>LW</td><td>2006–2011</td><td>NYR, PHX, CGY, ATL, MTL</td><td>Bi-racial, Jamaican</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Andre Deveaux</td><td>Freeport, Bahamas</td><td>C</td><td>2008–2012</td><td>TOR, NYR</td><td>Bi-racial, Bahamian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Jason Doig</td><td>Montreal, QC</td><td>D</td><td>1995–2004</td><td>WIN, PHX, NYR, WSH</td><td>Jamaican</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Anthony Duclair</td><td>Pointe-Claire, QC</td><td>LW</td><td>2014–present</td><td>NYR, ARI, CHI, CBJ, OTT, FLA, SJS, TBL, NYI</td><td>Haitian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Robbie Earl</td><td>Chicago, IL</td><td>LW</td><td>2007–2011</td><td>TOR, MIN</td><td>African American</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Ray Emery</td><td>Hamilton, ON</td><td>G</td><td>2002–2015</td><td>OTT, PHI, ANA, CHI</td><td>Bi-racial</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Emerson Etem</td><td>Long Beach, CA</td><td>RW</td><td>2012–2018</td><td>ANA, NYR, VAN</td><td>Bi-racial</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Steven Fletcher</td><td>Montreal, QC</td><td>LW/D</td><td>1987–1989</td><td>MTL, WIN</td><td>Bi-racial</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Maxime Fortunus</td><td>Longueuil, QC</td><td>D</td><td>2009–2014</td><td>DAL</td><td>Haitian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Mark Fraser</td><td>Ottawa, ON</td><td>D</td><td>2006–2017</td><td>NJD, TOR, EDM</td><td>Bi-racial, Jamaican</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Grant Fuhr</td><td>Spruce Grove, AB</td><td>G</td><td>1981–2000</td><td>EDM, TOR, BUF, LAK, STL, CGY</td><td>Bi-racial, Cree</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Joaquin Gage</td><td>Vancouver, BC</td><td>G</td><td>1994–2001</td><td>EDM</td><td>Haitian</td><td>,</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Tyrone Garner</td><td>Stoney Creek, ON</td><td>G</td><td>1998–1999</td><td>CGY</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Isaiah George</td><td>Oakville, ON</td><td>D</td><td>2024–present</td><td>NYI</td><td>Bi-racial</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Christopher Gibson</td><td>Karkkila, Finland</td><td>G</td><td>2015–present</td><td>NYI, TBL, SEA</td><td>Saint Lucian-Finnish</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Tyrell Goulbourne</td><td>Edmonton, AB</td><td>LW</td><td>2017–2019</td><td>PHI</td><td>Bi-racial, Jamaican</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Dirk Graham</td><td>Regina, SK</td><td>RW</td><td>1983–1995</td><td>MNS, CHI</td><td>Bi-racial, Afro-Canadian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre</td><td>Montreal, QC</td><td>D</td><td>1998–2004</td><td>BUF, CBJ, WSH, ATL</td><td>Haitian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Jet Greaves</td><td>Cambridge, ON</td><td>G</td><td>2022–present</td><td>CBJ</td><td>Bi-racial</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Jordan Greenway</td><td>Canton, NY</td><td>LW</td><td>2017–present</td><td>MIN, BUF</td><td>Bi-racial</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Mike Grier</td><td>Detroit, MI</td><td>RW</td><td>1996–2011</td><td>EDM, WSH, SJS, BUF</td><td>African American</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Jordan Harris</td><td>Haverhill, MA</td><td>D</td><td>2021–present</td><td>MTL, CBJ, BOS</td><td>Bi-racial, his father is half-black</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Josh Ho-Sang</td><td>Toronto, ON</td><td>RW</td><td>2016–2019</td><td>NYI</td><td>Jamaican-Jewish</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Jarome Iginla</td><td>Edmonton, AB</td><td>RW</td><td>1995–2017</td><td>CGY, PIT, BOS, COL, LAK</td><td>Bi-racial, Nigerian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Bokondji Imama</td><td>Montreal, QC</td><td>LW</td><td>2021–present</td><td>ARI, OTT, PIT</td><td>Kongo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Val James</td><td>Ocala, FL</td><td>LW</td><td>1981–1987</td><td>BUF, TOR</td><td>African American</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Paul Jerrard</td><td>Winnipeg, MB</td><td>D</td><td>1988–1989</td><td>MNS</td><td>Bi-racial, Jamaican</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Brian Johnson</td><td>Montreal, QC</td><td>RW</td><td>1983–1984</td><td>DET</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Justin Johnson</td><td>Anchorage, AK</td><td>RW</td><td>2013–2014</td><td>NYI</td><td>African American</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Marc Johnstone</td><td>Cranford, NJ</td><td>RW</td><td>2023–present</td><td>PIT</td><td>Bi-racial</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Caleb Jones</td><td>Arlington, TX</td><td>D</td><td>2018–present</td><td>EDM, CHI, COL, LAK, PIT</td><td>Bi-racial</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Seth Jones</td><td>Arlington, TX</td><td>D</td><td>2013–present</td><td>NSH, CBJ, CHI, FLA</td><td>Bi-racial</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Mathieu Joseph</td><td>Chambly, QC</td><td>RW</td><td>2018–present</td><td>TBL, OTT, STL</td><td>Bi-racial, Haitian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Pierre-Olivier Joseph</td><td>Laval, QC</td><td>D</td><td>2020–present</td><td>PIT, STL, VAN</td><td>Bi-racial, Haitian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Dakota Joshua</td><td>Dearborn, MI</td><td>C</td><td>2021–present</td><td>STL, VAN, TOR</td><td>Bi-racial</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Derek Joslin</td><td>Richmond Hill, ON</td><td>D</td><td>2008–2013</td><td>SJS, CAR, VAN</td><td>Bi-racial</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Evander Kane</td><td>Vancouver, BC</td><td>LW</td><td>2009–present</td><td>ATL, WPG, BUF, SJS, EDM, VAN</td><td>Bi-racial</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Keegan Kolesar</td><td>Brandon, MB</td><td>RW</td><td>2019–present</td><td>VGK</td><td>Bi-racial</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Oliver Kylington</td><td>Stockholm, Sweden</td><td>D</td><td>2015–present</td><td>CGY, COL, ANA</td><td>Swedish-Eritrean</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Nathan LaFayette</td><td>New Westminster, BC</td><td>C</td><td>1993–1999</td><td>STL, VAN, NYR, LAK</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Georges Laraque</td><td>Montreal, QC</td><td>RW</td><td>1997–2010</td><td>EDM, PIT, PHX, MTL</td><td>Haitian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Andre Lee</td><td>Karlstad, Sweden</td><td>LW</td><td>2024–present</td><td>LAK</td><td>African-American-Swedish</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Darren Lowe</td><td>Toronto, ON</td><td>RW</td><td>1983–1984</td><td>PIT</td><td>Afro-Canadian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Mike Marson</td><td>Scarborough, ON</td><td>LW</td><td>1974–1980</td><td>WSH, LAK</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Craig Martin</td><td>Amherst, NS</td><td>RW</td><td>1994–1997</td><td>WIN, FLA</td><td>Afro-Canadian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Greg Mauldin</td><td>Holliston, MA</td><td>C</td><td>2003–2011</td><td>CBJ, NYI, COL</td><td>African American</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Jamal Mayers</td><td>Toronto, ON</td><td>RW</td><td>1996–2013</td><td>STL, TOR, CGY, SJS, CHI</td><td>Bi-racial, Barbadian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Kenndal McArdle</td><td>Toronto, ON</td><td>LW</td><td>2008–2012</td><td>FLA, WPG</td><td>Trinidadian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Sandy McCarthy</td><td>Toronto, ON</td><td>RW</td><td>1993–2004</td><td>CGY, TBL, PHI, CAR, NYR, BOS</td><td>Black-Mi'kmaq</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Mike McHugh</td><td>Bowdoin, ME</td><td>LW</td><td>1988–1992</td><td>MNS, SJS</td><td>Bi-racial</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Tony McKegney</td><td>Montreal, QC</td><td>LW</td><td>1978–1991</td><td>BUF, QUE, MNS, NYR, STL, DET, CHI</td><td>Bi-racial, Nigerian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Sean McMorrow</td><td>Vancouver, BC</td><td>LW</td><td>2002–2003</td><td>BUF</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>K'Andre Miller</td><td>Saint Paul, MN</td><td>D</td><td>2020–present</td><td>NYR, CAR</td><td>Bi-racial</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Rumun Ndur</td><td>Zaria, Nigeria</td><td>D</td><td>1996–2000</td><td>BUF, NYR, ATL</td><td>Nigerian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Ray Neufeld</td><td>St. Boniface, MB</td><td>RW</td><td>1979–1990</td><td>HAR, WIN, BOS</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Darnell Nurse</td><td>Hamilton, ON</td><td>D</td><td>2014–present</td><td>EDM</td><td>Bi-racial, Trinidadian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Johnny Oduya</td><td>Stockholm, Sweden</td><td>D</td><td>2006–2018</td><td>NJD, ATL, WPG, CHI, DAL, OTT, PHI</td><td>Bi-racial, Kenyan</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Kyle Okposo</td><td>St. Paul, MN</td><td>RW</td><td>2007–2024</td><td>NYI, BUF, FLA</td><td>Bi-racial, Nigerian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Willie O'Ree</td><td>Fredericton, NB</td><td>W</td><td>1957–1961</td><td>BOS</td><td>Afro-Canadian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Theo Peckham</td><td>Richmond Hill, ON</td><td>D</td><td>2007–2013</td><td>EDM</td><td>Bi-racial</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Isaak Phillips</td><td>Barrie, ON</td><td>D</td><td>2021–present</td><td>CHI, WPG</td><td>Vincentian-Finnish</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Lucas Raymond</td><td>Gothenburg, Sweden</td><td>LW</td><td>2021–present</td><td>DET</td><td>Bi-racial, Swedish-Afro-French</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Ryan Reaves</td><td>Winnipeg, MB</td><td>RW</td><td>2010–present</td><td>STL, PIT, VGK, NYR, MIN, TOR, SJS</td><td>Bi-racial</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Pokey Reddick</td><td>Halifax, NS</td><td>G</td><td>1986–1994</td><td>WIN, EDM, FLA</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Bill Riley</td><td>Amherst, NS</td><td>RW</td><td>1974–1980</td><td>WSH, WIN</td><td>Afro-Canadian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Nathan Robinson</td><td>Scarborough, ON</td><td>C</td><td>2003–2006</td><td>DET, BOS</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Bryce Salvador</td><td>Brandon, MB</td><td>D</td><td>2000–2015</td><td>STL, NJD</td><td>Afro-Brazilian-Ukrainian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Bernie Saunders</td><td>Montreal, QC</td><td>LW</td><td>1979–1981</td><td>QUE</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Reggie Savage</td><td>Montreal, QC</td><td>C</td><td>1990–1994</td><td>WSH, QUE</td><td>Jamaican</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Wayne Simmonds</td><td>Scarborough, ON</td><td>RW</td><td>2008–2023</td><td>LAK, PHI, NSH, NJD, BUF, TOR</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Devante Smith-Pelly</td><td>Scarborough, ON</td><td>RW</td><td>2011–2019</td><td>ANA, MTL, NJD, WSH</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Gemel Smith</td><td>Toronto, ON</td><td>C</td><td>2016–present</td><td>DAL, BOS, TBL, DET</td><td>Jamaican</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Givani Smith</td><td>Toronto, ON</td><td>RW</td><td>2019–present</td><td>DET, FLA, SJS, COL</td><td>Jamaican</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Justin Sourdif</td><td>Richmond, BC</td><td>RW</td><td>2023–present</td><td>FLA, WSH</td><td>Bi-racial</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Anthony Stewart</td><td>LaSalle, QC</td><td>RW</td><td>2005–2012</td><td>FLA, ATL, CAR</td><td>Bi-racial, Jamaican</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Chris Stewart</td><td>Toronto, ON</td><td>RW</td><td>2008–2018</td><td>COL, STL, BUF, MIN, ANA, CGY, PHI</td><td>Bi-racial, Jamaican</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Jayden Struble</td><td>Cumberland, RI</td><td>D</td><td>2023–present</td><td>MTL</td><td>Bi-racial</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Malcolm Subban</td><td>Toronto, ON</td><td>G</td><td>2014–present</td><td>BOS, VGK, CHI, BUF, CBJ</td><td>Jamaican-Montserratian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>P. K. Subban</td><td>Toronto, ON</td><td>D</td><td>2009–2022</td><td>MTL, NSH, NJD</td><td>Jamaican-Montserratian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>C. J. Suess</td><td>Saint Paul, MN</td><td>LW</td><td>2019–present</td><td>WPG, SJS</td><td>Bi-racial</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Akil Thomas</td><td>Toronto, ON</td><td>C</td><td>2023–present</td><td>LAK, STL</td><td>Barbadian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Graeme Townshend</td><td>Kingston, Jamaica</td><td>RW</td><td>1989–1994</td><td>BOS, NYI, OTT</td><td>Jamaican</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Claude Vilgrain</td><td>Port-au-Prince, Haiti</td><td>RW</td><td>1987–1994</td><td>VAN, NJD, PHI</td><td>Haitian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Daniel Walcott</td><td>Ile-Perrot, QC</td><td>D</td><td>2020–2021</td><td>TBL</td><td>Bi-racial</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Joel Ward</td><td>North York, ON</td><td>RW</td><td>2006–2018</td><td>MIN, NSH, WSH, SJS</td><td>Barbadian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Marshall Warren</td><td>Laurel Hollow, NY</td><td>D</td><td>2025–present</td><td>NYI</td><td>Bi-racial</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Kevin Weekes</td><td>Toronto, ON</td><td>G</td><td>1997–2009</td><td>FLA, VAN, NYI, TBL, CAR, NYR, NJD</td><td>Barbadian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Peter Worrell</td><td>Pierrefonds, QC</td><td>LW</td><td>1997–2004</td><td>FLA, COL</td><td>Barbadian</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
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List of black NHL players
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