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Ukrainian NHL players 2003–04

8 Ukrainian players played in the NHL in 2003–04. Together they scored 196 points, the eighth most of any country, and Ukraine finished eighth of 9 in the nations league. Peter Bondra scored the most, 49 points.

8

NHL players

196

Points

8th

Nations league

0

Goalie wins

2003–04Last season82/82 games

2002–03 2005–06

UKRAINIAN LEADERS

Points

Peter BondraINACTIVE

Ruslan FedotenkoINACTIVE

Nikolay ZherdevINACTIVE

Alexei ZhitnikINACTIVE

Alexei PonikarovskyINACTIVE

Goals

Peter BondraINACTIVE

Ruslan FedotenkoINACTIVE

Nikolay ZherdevINACTIVE

Alexei PonikarovskyINACTIVE

Vitaly VishnevskiINACTIVE

Assists

Alexei ZhitnikINACTIVE

Peter BondraINACTIVE

Ruslan FedotenkoINACTIVE

Nikolay ZherdevINACTIVE

Alexei PonikarovskyINACTIVE

In the nations league

8th

of 9 ranked nations

14

league points

Rate6thTop trio8thBlue line6thGoalies8thPer million8th

Ukraine accounts for 0.8% of the NHL's players and 1.2% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Ukrainian player in the NHL, team by team

8 players across 8 teams.

ANAAnaheim Ducks1 player

Vitaly VishnevskiINACTIVE

D · 73 GP · 6G 10A16P

BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player

Alexei ZhitnikINACTIVE

D · 68 GP · 4G 24A28P

CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player

Anton BabchukINACTIVE

D · 5 GP · 0G 2A2P

CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1 player

Nikolay ZherdevINACTIVE

RW · 57 GP · 13G 21A34P

FLAFlorida Panthers1 player

Denis ShvidkiINACTIVE

RW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

TBLTampa Bay Lightning1 player

Ruslan FedotenkoINACTIVE

LW · 77 GP · 17G 22A39P

TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player

Alexei PonikarovskyINACTIVE

LW · 73 GP · 9G 19A28P

WSHWashington Capitals1 player

Peter BondraINACTIVE

RW · 77 GP · 26G 23A49P

Season by season

Ukraine had 3 players in the NHL in 1990–91 and 1 in 2020–21. The peak was 2001–02, with 9. Under each bar is the nations league placing.

In the NHL Draft

One Ukrainian player was picked in the 2021 NHL Draft, not in the first round. Artur Cholach went 190th overall to the Vegas Golden Knights.

Every pick in 2021 →The draft through the years →

Ukrainian NHL players all time

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

Most points by Ukrainian players

1990–07 · 1081 GP

Dmitri Khristich

1990–02 · 811 GP

1992–08 · 1085 GP

Ruslan Fedotenko

2000–13 · 863 GP

Alexei Ponikarovsky

2000–13 · 678 GP

Best seasons by a Ukrainian player

1992–93 · 83 GP

2000–01 · 82 GP

1995–96 · 67 GP

1997–98 · 76 GP

1996–97 · 77 GP

Ukraine against Sweden

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.

Ukraine

8th in the league

0–7

Sweden

5th in the league

Sweden wins 7–0 against Ukraine.

0.42Points per game0.44

122Best trio239

0.29Defencemen's points per game0.31

–Goalies' save percentage.903

0.2NHL players per million inhabitants4.9

196Total points1 231

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Ukraine's top scorer in 2003–04.

Washington Capitals

Where Peter Bondra plays.

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Every nation in the NHL

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

NHL battle of the nations 2003–04

The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.

Sweden vs Ukraine

Seven rounds, season by season.

Every Swede in the NHL

Team by team, with position and stats.