Nations in the NHLBelarusian NHL players 2026–27
6 Belarusian players have played in the NHL in 2026–27. Together they have 18 points, the eleventh most of any country, and Belarus sits eleventh of 11 in the nations league. Aliaksei Protas leads with 5 points.
6
NHL players
18
Points
11th
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
2026–27Active season14/84 games
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BELARUSIAN LEADERS
In the nations league
11th
of 11 ranked nations
14
league points
Rate9thTop trio10thBlue line8thGoalies10thPer million9th
Belarus accounts for 0.7% of the NHL's players and 0.5% of its points so far.
The full nations leagueEvery Belarusian player in the NHL, team by team
Season by season
In the NHL Draft
Three Belarusian players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, none of them in the first round. Yaroslav Bryzgalov went first, at number 97 to the Vancouver Canucks.
Belarusian NHL players all time
Belarus against Russia
Belarus
11th in the league
1–6
Russia
3rd in the league
Russia wins 6–1 against Belarus.
0.45Points per game0.52
14Best trio60
0.34Defencemen's points per game0.35
–Goalies' save percentage.895
0.7NHL players per million inhabitants0.4
18Total points297
6Players in the NHL57
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Top scorer
Aliaksei Protas
Belarus's top scorer in 2026–27.
The team
Washington Capitals
Where Aliaksei Protas plays.
Nations in the NHL
Every nation in the NHL
How many players each country has in the NHL, with a page for each.
Nations league
NHL battle of the nations 2026–27
The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
Against Sweden
Sweden vs Belarus
Seven rounds, season by season.
The Swedes
Every Swede in the NHL
Team by team, with position and stats.