List of black NHL players

This is a list of black National Hockey League players.

List

Players with at least one game of NHL experience:

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

+Black NHL players Name Birthplace Pos Seasons Teams played Ethnicity Ref Okene, Nigeria RW 2011–2013 Nigerian-Ukrainian Newmarket, ON RW 2013–present Afro-Canadian Buffalo, NY RW 2015–present Bi-racial Toronto, ON LW 1992–1994 Ottawa, ON RW 2016–present Haitian Toronto, ON G 2007–2008 Jamaican-ChineseMatt Nevala. "Tiger on the prowl around the Aces' goal". Anchorage Daily News. November 29, 2005. Retrieved on September 12, 2008. Edmonton, AB D 2006–2011 Barbadian"Belle: making steady progress ". Andrew's Dallas Stars Page. Retrieved on September 10, 2008. Le Blanc-Mesnil, France LW 2014–present Bi-racial, Martiniquais Welland, ON LW 2008–2014 Bi-racial, his mother is half-black New York City, NY D 1999–2014 Haitian-FrenchStephanie Morin. "Le petit joueur au grand coeur". La Presse. December 16, 2006. Retrieved on September 12, 2008. Winnipeg, MB D 2017–2022 Bi-racial Bedford, IN LW 1993–2010 Black African-French"Black hockey players look to more Blacks for fan support". Jet. November 10, 2003. Retrieved on September 10, 2008. Ottawa, ON G 1993–2004 Barbadian Burnsville, MN RW 2011–2019 Bi-racial Oshawa, ON D 1996–2006 Newmarket, ON C 2021–present Bi-racial, Jamaican Roseau, MN D 2005–2019 African-Norwegian-SwedishTris Wykes. "Ice in his veins: Dustin Byfuglien". The Virginian-Pilot. December 28, 2005. Retrieved on September 10, 2008. Toronto, ON RW 1996–2007 Barbadian Ypsilanti, MI D 2021–present Bi-racial Romeoville, IL G 2005–2006 Bi-racial Vancouver, BC RW 1996–1997 Toronto, ON C 1991–1994 Toronto, ON D 2003–2020 Bi-racial, Jamaican / Winnipeg, MB LW 2006–2011 Bi-racial, JamaicanCecil Harris. "Changing the Face of Hockey". New York Times. December 22, 2007. Retrieved on September 10, 2008. Freeport, Bahamas C 2008–2012 Bi-racial, Bahamian Montreal, QC D 1995–2004 Jamaican Pointe-Claire, QC LW 2014–present Haitian Chicago, IL LW 2007–2011 African American Hamilton, ON G 2002–2015 Bi-racial Long Beach, CA RW 2012–2018 Bi-racial Montreal, QC LW/D 1987–1989 Bi-racialBlake Sebring. "Racial intolerance by Indy player, 'ignorant fans' disappoints Komets". The News-Sentinel. April 24, 1991. Retrieved on September 12, 2008. Longueuil, QC D 2009–2014 Haitian Ottawa, ON D 2006–2017 Bi-racial, JamaicanLynn Worthy. "His skin color is not even a concern. The only race Mark Fraser is worried about is the one that leads him permanently to...THE NHL". The Sun. March 23, 2007. Retrieved on September 12, 2008. Spruce Grove, AB G 1981–2000 Bi-racial, Cree Vancouver, BC G 1994–2001 Haitian , Stoney Creek, ON G 1998–1999 Harris, Breaking the Ice, 145. Oakville, ON D 2024–present Bi-racial Karkkila, Finland G 2015–present Saint Lucian-Finnish Edmonton, AB LW 2017–2019 Bi-racial, Jamaican Regina, SK RW 1983–1995 Bi-racial, Afro-Canadian Montreal, QC D 1998–2004 Haitian Cambridge, ON G 2022–present Bi-racial Canton, NY LW 2017–present Bi-racial Detroit, MI RW 1996–2011 African American Haverhill, MA D 2021–present Bi-racial, his father is half-black Toronto, ON RW 2016–2019 Jamaican-Jewish Edmonton, AB RW 1995–2017 Bi-racial, NigerianJason Diamos."The N.H.L.'s Diversity Program Is Beginning to Pay Dividends". New York Times. November 13, 2005. Retrieved on September 10, 2008. Montreal, QC LW 2021–present Kongo Ocala, FL LW 1981–1987 African American Winnipeg, MB D 1988–1989 Bi-racial, JamaicanScott Burnside. "Some see Jerrard as 'black coach'; he just sees 'coach'". ESPN.com. March 1, 2007. Retrieved on September 12, 2008. Montreal, QC RW 1983–1984 Cecil Harris. Breaking the Ice. Insomniac Press, 2003. 178. Anchorage, AK RW 2013–2014 African American Cranford, NJ RW 2023–present Bi-racial Arlington, TX D 2018–present Bi-racial Arlington, TX D 2013–present Bi-racial Chambly, QC RW 2018–present Bi-racial, Haitian Laval, QC D 2020–present Bi-racial, Haitian Dearborn, MI C 2021–present Bi-racial Richmond Hill, ON D 2008–2013 Bi-racial Vancouver, BC LW 2009–present Bi-racial Brandon, MB RW 2019–present Bi-racial Stockholm, Sweden D 2015–present Swedish-Eritrean New Westminster, BC C 1993–1999 Dave Luecking. "Blue's (Big) Ninth Round Pick is Son of Patriots Executive". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. June 27, 1993. Retrieved on September 12, 2008. Montreal, QC RW 1997–2010 Haitian Karlstad, Sweden LW 2024–present African-American-Swedish Toronto, ON RW 1983–1984 Afro-CanadianJoe Starkey. "Penguins' Laraque's predecessor remains a pioneer ". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. March 4, 2007. Retrieved on September 12, 2008. Scarborough, ON LW 1974–1980 Amherst, NS RW 1994–1997 Afro-Canadian Holliston, MA C 2003–2011 African AmericanJoe Pelletier. "A History of Black Hockey". Greatest Hockey Legends. February 19, 2007. Retrieved on December 8, 2008. Toronto, ON RW 1996–2013 Bi-racial, Barbadian Toronto, ON LW 2008–2012 Trinidadian Toronto, ON RW 1993–2004 Black-Mi'kmaqWilliam C. Rhoden. "Hockey pioneer takes the sport to another level." New York Times. April 28, 1999. Retrieved on September 12, 2008. Bowdoin, ME LW 1988–1992 Bi-racial Montreal, QC LW 1978–1991 Bi-racial, Nigerian Vancouver, BC LW 2002–2003 "Can diversity save hockey?". City Newspaper. April 20, 2005. Retrieved on September 12, 2008. Saint Paul, MN D 2020–present Bi-racial Zaria, Nigeria D 1996–2000 Nigerian St. Boniface, MB RW 1979–1990 Hamilton, ON D 2014–present Bi-racial, Trinidadian Stockholm, Sweden D 2006–2018 Bi-racial, KenyanChris Iorfida. "Willie O'Ree and the struggle for black NHLers". CBC.ca. January 16, 2007. Retrieved on September 10, 2008. St. Paul, MN RW 2007–2024 Bi-racial, NigerianDave Caldwell. "For Islanders, an Early Look at a Top Prospect". The New York Times. January 12, 2008. Retrieved on September 10, 2008. Fredericton, NB W 1957–1961 Afro-Canadian Richmond Hill, ON D 2007–2013 Bi-racial Barrie, ON D 2021–present Vincentian-Finnish Gothenburg, Sweden LW 2021–present Bi-racial, Swedish-Afro-French Winnipeg, MB RW 2010–present Bi-racial Halifax, NS G 1986–1994 "Soul on ice: blacks in the National Hockey League". Ebony. February 1989. Retrieved on September 10, 2008. Amherst, NS RW 1974–1980 Afro-Canadian Scarborough, ON C 2003–2006 Brandon, MB D 2000–2015 Afro-Brazilian-UkrainianWes Goldstein. "Hockey is for everyone: Message is clear, 50 years after O'Ree debut." CBSSports.com. January 17, 2008. Retrieved on September 12, 2008. Montreal, QC LW 1979–1981 Harris, Breaking the Ice, 150. Montreal, QC C 1990–1994 JamaicanDan Saevig. "Toledo's Savage hasn't had easy career path ". ECHL.com. October 21, 2004. Retrieved on September 12, 2008. Scarborough, ON RW 2008–2023 Elliott, Helene. (2008, October 1). "NHL dream near reality for Kings' Wayne Simmonds", Los Angeles Times"Simmonds is accustomed to standing up for himself. Black players have not always had an easy time in this sport, and Simmonds said he heard racial taunts directed at him while he worked his way up through the youth hockey ranks and into major junior hockey in Canada." Scarborough, ON RW 2011–2019 Toronto, ON C 2016–present Jamaican Toronto, ON RW 2019–present Jamaican Richmond, BC RW 2023–present Bi-racial LaSalle, QC RW 2005–2012 Bi-racial, Jamaican Toronto, ON RW 2008–2018 Bi-racial, Jamaican Cumberland, RI D 2023–present Bi-racial Toronto, ON G 2014–present Jamaican-Montserratian Toronto, ON D 2009–2022 Jamaican-Montserratian Saint Paul, MN LW 2019–present Bi-racial Toronto, ON C 2023–present Barbadian Kingston, Jamaica RW 1989–1994 Jamaican Port-au-Prince, Haiti RW 1987–1994 Haitian Ile-Perrot, QC D 2020–2021 Bi-racial North York, ON RW 2006–2018 BarbadianDave Shelles. "Viewpoint: Blacks thriving in hockey? Accept it." Quad City Times. February 9, 2008. Retrieved on September 12, 2008. Laurel Hollow, NY D 2025–present Bi-racial Toronto, ON G 1997–2009 Barbadian Pierrefonds, QC LW 1997–2004 Barbadian

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