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Nations in the NHL

Japanese NHL players 2026–27

No Japanese player is playing in the NHL in 2026–27. The last one played in 2011–12.

2026–27Active season15/84 games

In the NHL Draft

One Japanese player was picked in the 2005 NHL Draft, in the first round. Ryan O'Marra went 15th overall to the New York Islanders.

Every pick in 2005 →The draft through the years →

Japanese NHL players all time

Regular season, whole careers. The record seasons count completed seasons only.

Most points by Japanese players

2009–12 · 33 GP

Most goalie wins

Yutaka Fukufuji

2006–07 · 4 GP

Best seasons by a Japanese player

2010–11 · 21 GP

2009–10 · 3 GP

2011–12 · 9 GP

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Nations in the NHL

Every nation in the NHL

How many players each country has in the NHL, with a page for each.

NHL battle of the nations 2026–27

The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.

The Swedes in the NHL today

The rest of the site follows the Swedes in the NHL.

Every Swede in the NHL

Team by team, with position and stats.