What ever happened to . . . ? It’s a question almost every hockey fan has asked themselves or somebody else at one point or another. The hardcores and trivia junkies sometimes have the answer on the tip of their tongue or top of their mind. Other times, their response is delayed as they consult one of a few good friends — Google/Wikipedia, HockeyDB or EliteProspects. Those four websites, individually or combined, can typically tell you who is playing where at any given time. You can now add a fifth bookmark — this blog — at least for the 2013-14 season.

Regular contributor Jesse Gill has really outdid himself this time, by compiling a one-stop shop for answers to all the who, what, when, where, why and hows of the hockey world in regards to former NHLers playing abroad in Europe and Asia.

This encyclopedia of hockey knowledge lists each league and team outside of North America that featured a player during the 2013-14 season with at least one regular-season NHL game on their resume.

In summary, there were 613 former or current NHL players employed in 36 different leagues. Some only played in the NHL briefly — as brief as one game — but there are also plenty of players who carved out lengthy careers in the NHL prior to playing overseas. Four of them have skated in more than 1,000 NHL games — Sergei Fedorov, Slava Kozlov, Miroslav Satan and Alexei Kovalev. Eight more have played 900-plus NHL games — Tomas Kaberle, Petr Nedved, Radek Bonk, Martin Rucinsky, Martin Straka, Josef Stumpel, Michael Nylander and Jeff Halpern, who actually came back to the NHL mid-season and will likely hit 1,000 games if he lands another NHL contract for next season. Six others are in the “800 club”, including Sandis Ozolinsh, Ruslan Fedotenko, Ilya Kovalchuk, Jochen Hecht, Sami Kapanen and Samuel Pahlsson.

There are many more names below that fans will recognize, while some will have everybody going ‘Who?’ This list certainly piqued my interest several times over, with some head-scratchers leaving me puzzled and conducting further research, while lots of these names simply had me thinking: ‘Wow, talk about a blast from the past!’ or ‘Yikes, I’m getting old . . . !” Of course, there were also moments of “Hey, I remember him” or “Holy, I forgot all about that guy.”

Jesse organized the leagues by the number of former or current NHL players, and the players for each league are listed from most regular season NHL games played to least. Some of these players jumped around, with 68 having played in more than one European league in 2013-14. A link is provided for each player to display their HockeyDB profile by clicking their name, and an EliteProspects link is provided by clicking each players rank, which is the best source for contract info. There were 5 players who also played in the NHL this past season (Evgeny Kuznetsov, Jeff Halpern, Rasmus Ristolainen, Teuvo Teravainen, Linus Omark, Rostislav Olesz), 13 who spent time inthe American Hockey League (Derek Meech, Cal O’Reilly, Jon DiSalvatore, Trevor Gillies, Rasmus Ristolainen, Brad Thiessen, Teuvo Teravainen, T.J. Hensick, Linus Omark, Akim Aliu, Rostislav Olesz, Zach Hamill, Colby Cohen), 5 played in the East Coast Hockey League (Trevor Gillies, Raymond Sawada, David Laliberté, Bryce Lampman, Andy Chiodo) and one also skated in the Central Hockey League (Rob Collins).

The list has been improved to include how many playoff games each players has played, which NHL teams they played for and also how many games they played with each of these teams. It also notates each players contract status as of the July 21st update.

At the very bottom of the list you can find out which NHL teams had the most former or current players playing overseas last season along with how many regular season, playoff and total games, and averages each NHL organization had, and where each NHL team ranks. Click here to jump to that section.

Without further ado, buckle up and enjoy this trip down memory lane . . .

Quick links to each league: KHL(Russia) – DEL (Germany) – SM-Liiga (Finland) – NLA (Swiss) – SHL (Sweden) – Czech Extraliga – Erste Bank Eishockey Liga(Austria) – Slovak Extraliga – HockeyAllsvenskan (Sweden) – EIHL (Great Britain) – VHL (Russia) – Serie A (Italy) – NLB (Swiss) – Kazakhstan – GET-ligaen (Norway) – Czech2 – Asia – Belarus – ESBG (Germany) – Italy2 – Slovakia3 – MOL Liga (Hungary) – Polish – Mestis (Finland) – Croatia – Slovakia2 – Sweden Tier 3 – Ukraine – Eredivisie (Netherlands) – I-division (Finland) – EPIHL (England) – Hockeyettan (Sweden) – Oberliga (Germany) – Metal Ligaen (Denmark) – Ligue Magnus (France) – NIHL (England) – Spengler Cup Only

Teams and Countries: 28 Teams in 8 Countries (Russia – 21, Croatia – 1, Czech Republic – 1, Belarus -1 , Kazakhstan – 1, Latvia -1, Slovakia – 1, Ukraine – 1)

188 Former/Current NHL Players

Teams and Countries: 14 Teams all in Germany

76 Former NHL Players

Teams and Countries: 14 Teams all in Finland

69 Former/Current NHL Players

Teams and Countries: 12 Teams all in Switzerland

67 Former NHL Players

Teams and Countries: 12 Teams all in Sweden

66 Former NHL Players

Czech Extraliga (#6)

Teams and Countries: 14 Teams all in Czech Republic

46 Former NHL Players

Teams and Countries: 12 Teams (Austria – 8, Slovenia – 1, Hungary – 1, Czech Republic – 1, Italy – 1)

36 Former NHL Players

Teams and Countries: 10 Teams all in Slovakia

19 Former NHL Players

Teams and Countries: 14 Teams all in Sweden

17 Former NHL Players

Teams and Countries: 10 Teams all in the United Kingdom (England – 4, Scotland – 4, Wales – 1, Ireland – 1)

16 Former NHL Players

Teams and Countries: 26 Teams (Russia – 24, Kazakhstan -2)

14 Former NHL Players

Teams and Countries: 10 Teams all in Italy

12 Former NHL Players

Teams and Countries: 10 Teams all in Switzerland

7 Former NHL Players

Rank / EP Link Name / HDB Link Position Born (Country) 2013-14 Team NHL Games Played / Teams Last NHL Season 1 Alexei Kovalev RW 1973 (Russia) Visp *Retired 1,316 Regular Season, 123 Playoff / Rangers (492,44), Penguins (365,46), Canadiens (314,33), Senators (131) Panthers (14) 2012-2013 2 Juraj Kolnik RW 1980 (Slovakia) Langnau *Free Agent 250 Regular Season / 2 – Islanders (36), Panthers (214) 2006-2007 3 Paul DiPietro C/RW 1970 (Canada) *Played for Switzerland Internationally Olten *Free Agent 192 Regular Season, 31 Playoff / 3 – Canadiens (166,31), Maple Leafs (20), Kings (6) 1996-1997 4 Rob Schremp C 1986 (USA) Langnau *(Also played in NLA – Switzerland) *Signed with KHL – Novokuznetsk Metallurg for 2014-15 114 Regular Season / 3 – Oilers (7), Islanders (89), Thrashers (18) 2010-2011 5 Daniel Corso C 1978 (Canada) Olten *(Also played in Mestis – Finland and SM-Liiga – Finland) *Free Agent 77 Regular Season, 14 Playoff / Blues (70, 14), Thrashers (7) 2003-2004 6 Kyle Greentree LW 1983 (Canada) Basel *Signed with for 2014-15 4 Regular Season / 2 – Flyers (2), Flames (2) 2008-2009 7 Danny Irmen RW/C 1984 (USA) Thuragu *(Also played in NLA – Switzerland) *Signed with NLB – Thurgua through 2016-17 2 Regular Season / 1 – Wild (2) 2009-2010

Republic of Kazakhstan Open Ice Hockey Championship (Kazakhstan) (Tied #14)

Teams and Countries: 10 Teams all in Kazakhstan

6 Former NHL Players

Rank / EP Link Name / HDB Link Position Born (Country) 2013-14 Team NHL Games Played / Teams Last NHL Season 1 Andrei Zyuzin D 1978 (Russia) HK Almaty *(Also played in Ukraine and Belarus) *Free Agent 496 Regular Season, 29 Playoff / 6 – Sharks (81,6), Lightning (107), Devils (39), Wild (188,18), Flames (49,5), Blackhawks (32) 2007-2008 2 Mike Danton / Born: Mike Jefferson C 1980 (Canada) Beibarys Atyrau *(Also played in Poland and Romania) *Signed with Poland – KH Sanok for 2014-15 87 Regular Season, 5 Playoff / 2 – Devils (19), Blues (68,5) 2003-2004 3 Alexei Smirnov LW/C 1982 (Russia) HK Almaty *(Also played in VHL – Russia) *Free Agent 52 Regular Season, 4 Playoff / 1 – Mighty Ducks (52, 4) 2003-2004 4 Alexei Tezikov D 1978 (Russia) Saryarka Karaganda / HK Ryazan (Also played in Belarus and VHL – Russia) *Signed with VHL – Sokol Krasnoyarsk for 2014-15 30 Regular Season / 2 – Capitals (28), Canucks (2) 2001-2002 5 Andrej Nedorost F 1980 (Slovakia) Ertis Pavlodar *Free Agent 28 Regular Season / 1 – Blue Jackets (28) 2003-2004 6 Miroslav Zalesak RW/C 1980 (Slovakia) Ertis Pavlodar *Free Agent 12 Regular Season / 1 – Sharks (12) 2003-2004

GET-ligaen (Norway) (Tied #14

Teams and Countries: 10 Teams all in Norway

6 Former NHL Players

Rank / EP Link Name / HDB Link Position Born (Country) 2013-14 Team NHL Games Played / Teams Last NHL Season 1 Eric Chouinard *Son of Guy Choinard and Cousins with Marc Chouinard C 1980 (USA) Vålerengan *(Also played in KHL) * Signed with France – Grenoble for 2014-15 90 Regular Season / 3 – Canadiens (13), Flyers (46), Wild (31) 2005-2006 2 Quintin Laing LW 1979 (Canada) Sparta Sarpsborg *Free Agent 79 Regular Season / 2 – Blackhawks (3), Capitals (76) 2009-2010 3 Greg Jacina LW 1983 (Canada) Rosenborg IHK Elite *(Also played in EIHL – England) *Signed with EIHL – Nottingham Panthers for 2014-2015 14 Regular Season / 1 – Panthers (14) 2006-2007 4 Bryce Lampman D 1982 (USA) Lørenskog *(Also played in ECHL – Florida Everblades) *Free Agent 10 Regular Season / 1 – Rangers (10) 2006-2007 5 Shay Stephenson *Logan Stephenson’s Older Brother (Played with in Norway), Bob Stephenson’s Son. LW 1983 (Canada) Sparta Sarpsborg *Free Agent 2 Regular Season / 1 – Kings (2) 2006-2007 6 Jonas Johansson RW 1984 (Sweden) Frisk Asker * Signed with ESBG (Germany) – Lausitzer Füchse for 2014-15 1 Regular Season / 1 – Capitals (1) 2005-2006

Czech 1.liga (Czech2) (Tied #14)

Teams and Countries: 14 Teams all in Czech Republic

6 Former NHL Players

Rank / EP Link Name / HDB Link Position Born (Country) 2013-14 Team NHL Games Played /Teams Last NHL Season 1 David Výborný C 1975 (Czech Rep.) BK Mlada Boleslav *Signed with through 2014-15, team promoted to Czech Extraliga next season 543 Regular Season / 1 – Blue Jackets (543) 2007-2008 2 Ales Kotalik W 1978 (Czech Rep.) HC Ceske Budejovice *Free Agent 542 Regular Season, 34 Playoff / Sabres (426,34), Oilers (19), Rangers (45), Flames (52) 2010-2011 3 Niko Kapanen C 1978 (Finland) HC Litomerice *(Also played in KHL) *Signed with KHL – Jokerit for 2014-15 season 397 Regular Season, 18 Playoff / 3 – Stars (239,18), Thrashers (60), Coyotes (98) 2007-2008 4 Marek Posmyk D 1978 (Czech Rep.) HC Ceske Budejovice *(Also played in Czech Extraliga) *Free Agent 19 Regular Season / 1 – Lightning (19) 2000-2001 5 Marek Schwarz G 1986 (Czech Rep.) HC Benatky nad Jizerou * (Also played in Czech Extraliga) *Signed with Czech Extraliga – Liberec Bili Tygri HC for 2014-2015 6 Regular Season / 1 – Blues (6) 2008-2009 6 Libor Pivko LW 1980 (Czech Rep.) HC Horacka Slavia Trebic *(Also played in Czech Extraliga) *Signed with HC Pardubice of Czech Extraliga for 2014-15 1 Regular Season / 1 – Predators (1) 2003-2004

Teams and Countries: 8 Teams (Japan – 4, South Korea – 3, China – 1)

4 Former NHL Players

Rank / EP Link Name / HDB Link Position Born (Country) 2013-14 Team NHL Games Played / Teams Last NHL Season 1 Burke Henry D 1979 (Canada) Nikko Icebucks *Free Agent 39 Regular Season / 1 – Blackhawks (39) 2003-2004 2 Bryan Young D 1986 (Canada) * Plays for South Korea Internationally High1 * Signed with through 2015-16 17 Regular Season / 1 – Oilers (17) 2007-2008 3 David Brine C 1985 (Canada) High1 *Signed with Denmark – Aalborg for 2014-15 9 Regular Season / Panthers (9) 2007-2008 4 Yutaka Fukufuji G 1982 (Japan) Nikko Icebucks *Signed with Denmark – Esbjerg for 2014-15 4 Regular Season / Kings (4) 2006-2007

Teams and Countries: 10 Teams all in Belarus

3 Former NHL Players

Rank / EP Link Name / HDB Link Position Born (Country) 2013-14 Team NHL Games Played / Teams Last NHL Season 1 Andrei Zyuzin D 1978 (Russia) HK Vitebsk *(Also played in Ukraine and Kazakhstan) *Free Agent 496 Regular Season, 29 Playoff / 6 – Sharks (81,6), Lightning (107), Devils (39), Wild (188,18), Flames (49,5), Blackhawks (32) 2007-2008 2 Alexei Tezikov D 1978 (Russia) Saryarka Karaganda / HK Ryazan (Also played in VHL – Russia and Kazakhstan) *Signed with VHL – Sokol Krasnoyarsk for 2014-15 30 Regular Season / 2 – Capitals (28),. Canucks (2) 2001-2002 3 Jaroslav Kristek RW 1980 (Czech Rep.) Neman Grodno *(Also played in KHL) *Free Agent 6 Regular Season / 1 – Sabres (6) 2002-2003

Teams and Countries: 13 Teams all in Germany

3 Former NHL Players

Rank / EP Link Name / HDB Link Position Born (Country) 2013-14 Team NHL Games Played / Teams Last NHL Season 1 Pavel Brendl W 1981 (Czech Rep.) Lausitzer Foxes *(Also played in Czech) *Free Agent 78 Regular Season, 2 Playoff / 3 – Flyers (50,2), Hurricanes (26), Coyotes (2) 2005-2006 2 Mike Card D 1986 (Canada) Heilbronner Falken *Signed with ESBG – Eispiraten Crimmitschau for 2014-15 4 Regular Season / 1 – Sabres (4) 2006-2007 3 Riley Armstrong * Colby Armstrong’s Younger Brother RW 1984 (Canada) Landshut Cannibals *Singed with Allsvenska n – HC Vita Hastenfor 2014-15 2 Regular Season / 1 – Sharks (2) 2008-2009

Italy2 (Italy) (Tied #20)

Teams and Countries: 9 Teams all in Italy

2 Former NHL Players

Rank / EP Link Name / HDB Link Position Born (Country) 2013-14 Team NHL Games Played / Teams Last NHL Season 1 David Hale D 1981 (USA) Eppan/Apianno *Free Agent 327 Regular Season, 17 Playoff / Devils (146,9), Flames (69,8), Coyotes (48), Lightning (39), Senators (25) 2010-2011 2 David Laliberté RW 1986 (Canada) Meran/Merano – *(Also played in Erste Bank Eishockey Liga – Austria and in ECHL – Gwinnett Gladiators) *Free Agent 11 Regular Season, 1 Playoff / 1 – Flyers (11,1) 2009-2010

Teams and Countries: 16 Teams all in Slovakia

2 Former NHL Players

Rank / EP Link Name / HDB Link Position Born (Country) 2013-14 Team NHL Games Played / Teams Last NHL Season 1 Lubomir Sekeras D 1968 (Slovakia) HK Dubnica *Retired 213 Regular Season, 15 Playoff / 2 – Wild (209,15), Stars (4) 2003-2004 2 Ivan Droppa D 1972 (Slovakia) HK 32 Liptovsky Mikulas B *Retired 19 Regular Season / 1 – Blackhawks (19) 1995-1996

MOL Liga (Hungary, Romania, Slovakia) (Tied #20)

Teams and Countries: 7 Teams (Hungary – 4, Romania – 3, Slovakia – 1)

2 Former NHL Players

Rank / EP Link Name / HDB Link Position Born (Country) 2013-14 Team NHL Games Played / Teams Last NHL Season 1 Mike Danton / Born: Mike Jefferson C 1980 (Canada) HSC Csikszereda *(Also played in Poland and Kazakstan) *Signed with Poland – KH Sanok for 2014-15 87 Regular Season, 5 Playoff / 2 – Devils (19), Blues (68,5) 2003-2004 2 Denis Shvidki RW 1980 (Ukraine) HSC Csíkszereda *(Also played in VHL – Russia) *Free Agent 76 Regular Season / 1 – Panthers (76) 2003-2004

Teams and Countries: 9 Teams all in Poland

2 Former NHL Players

Rank / EP Link Name / HDB Link Position Born (Country) 2013-14 Team NHL Games Played / Teams Last NHL Season 1 Mike Danton / Born: Mike Jefferson C 1980 (Canada) KH Sanok *(Also played in Kazakstan and Romania) *Signed with Poland – KH Sanok for 2014-15 87 Regular Season, 5 Playoff / 2 – Devils (19), Blues (68,5) 2003-2004 2 Roman Tvrdon LW 1981 (Slovakia) Unia Oswiecim *(Also played in Slovakia2) *Free Agent 9 Regular Season / 1 – Capitals (9) 2003-2004

Teams and Countries: 12 Teams all in Finland

2 Former NHL Players

Rank / EP Link Name / HDB Link Position Born (Country) 2013-14 Team NHL Games Played / Teams Last NHL Season 1 Daniel Corso C 1978 (Canada) Leki *(Also played in SM-liiga – Finish Elite League and NLB – Switzerland) *Free Agent 77 Regular Season, 14 Playoff / Blues (70, 14), Thrashers (7) 2003-2004 2 Andy Chiodo G 1983 (Canada) LeKi *(Also played in SM-liiga – Finish Elite League and ECHL – Bakersfield Condors) *Free Agent 8 Regular Season / Penguins (8) 2003-2004

Teams and Countries: 4 Teams all in Croatia

2 Former NHL Players

Rank / EP Link Name / HDB Link Position Born (Country) 2013-14 Team NHL Games Played / Teams Last NHL Season 1 Alan Letang D 1975 (Canada) *Plays for Croatia Internationally Zagreb Medvescak II (Also played in KHL) *Free Agent 14 Regular Season / 3 – Stars (8), Flames (2), Islanders (4) 2002-2003 2 Mark Katic D 1985 (Canada) Zagreb Medvescak II *(Also played in KHL) *Signed with KHL – Zagreb Medvescak for 2014-15 11 Regular Season / 1 – Islanders (11) 2010-2011

Teams and Countries: 12 Teams all in Slovakia

2 Former NHL Players

Rank / EP Link Name / HDB Link Position Born (Country) 2013-14 Team NHL Games Played / Teams Last NHL Season 1 Lubomir Vaic C 1977 (Slovakia) HK Spisska Nova Ves *(Also played in Slovak Extraliga) *Free Agent 9 Regular Season / 1 – Canucks (9) 1999-2000 2 Roman Tvrdon LW 1981 (Slovakia) HK 95 Povazska Bystrica *(Also played in Poland) *Free Agent 9 Regular Season / 1 – Capitals (9) 2003-2004

Sweden – Division1 (Tier3) (Tied #27)

Teams and Countries: 53 Teams all in Sweden

1 Former NHL Player

Rank / EP Link Name / HDB Link Position Born (Country) 2013-14 Team NHL Games Played / Teams Last NHL Season 1 Michael Nylander *Father of William Nylander Toronto Maple Leaf draft pick, who he also played with on Rogle BK C 1972 (Sweden) Vita Hästen *(Also played in SHL and Allsvenskan) *Free Agent 920 Regular Season, 47 Playoff / 7 – Whalers (117), Flames (168,13), Lightning (35), Blackhawks (239,5), Bruins (15,6), Rangers (160,14), Capitals (186,9) 2008-2009

Teams and Countries: 6 Teams all in Ukraine

1 Former NHL Player

Rank / EP Link Name / HDB Link Position Born (Country) 2013-14 Team NHL Games Played / Teams Last NHL Season 1 Andrei Zyuzin D 1978 (Russia) Bilyy Bars Bila Tserkva *(Also played in Kazakhstan and Belarus) *Free Agent 496 Regular Season, 29 Playoff / 6 – Sharks (81,6), Lightning (107), Devils (39), Wild (188,18), Flames (49,5), Blackhawks (32) 2007-2008

Eredivisie (Netherlands ) (Tied #27)

Teams and Countries: 7 Teams (Netherlands – 6, Belgium – 1)

1 Former NHL Player

Rank / EP Link Name / HDB Link Position Born (Country) 2013-14 Team NHL Games Played / Teams Last NHL Season 1 Alex Henry D 1979 (Canada) HYS The Hague *Free Agent 177 Regular Season / 4 – Oilers (3), Capitals (38), Wild (134), Canadiens (2) 2008-2009

I-division Finland (Finland’s 4th best league) (Tied #27)

Teams and Countries: 60 Teams all in Finland

1 Former NHL Player

Rank / EP Link Name / HDB Link Position Born (Country) 2013-14 Team NHL Games Played / Teams Last NHL Season 1 Marko Kiprusoff *Miikka Kiprusoff’s older brother D 1972 (Finland) Paka *Retired 51 Regular Season / 2 – Canadiens (24), Islanders (27) 2001-2002

EPIHL (UK 2nd tier) (Tied #27)

Teams and Countries: 9 Teams all in England

1 Former NHL Player

Rank / EP Link Name / HDB Link Position Born (Country) 2013-14 Team NHL Games Played / Teams Last NHL Season 1 Robert Schnabel D 1978 (Czech Rep.) Manchester Phoenix *Retired 22 Regular Season / 1 – Predators (22) 2003-2004

Teams and Countries: 47 Teams all in Sweden

1 Former NHL Player

Rank / EP Link Name / HDB Link Position Born (Country) 2013-14 Team NHL Games Played / Teams Last NHL Season 1 Chad Wiseman LW 1981 (Canada) Östersunds IK *Free Agent 9 Regular Season / 2 – Sharks (4), Rangers (5) 2005-2006

Oberliga (Germany 3) (Tied #27)

Teams and Countries: 12 Teams all in Germany

1 Former NHL Player

Rank / EP Link Name / HDB Link Position Born (Country) 2013-14 Team NHL Games Played / Teams Last NHL Season 1 Jan Benda C/D 1982 (Belgium) Deggendorfer SC *Signed with for 2014-15 9 Regular Season / 1 – Capitals (9) 1997-1998

Teams and Countries: 9 Teams all in Denmark

1 Former NHL Player

Rank / EP Link Name / HDB Link Position Born (Country) 2013-14 Team NHL Games Played / Teams Last NHL Season 1 Alfie Michaud G 1976 (Canada) SønderjyskE *Retired 2 Regular Season / 1 – Canucks (2) 1999-2000

Teams and Countries: 14 Teams all in France

1 Former NHL Player

Rank / EP Link Name / HDB Link Position Born (Country) 2013-14 Team NHL Games Played / Teams Last NHL Season 1 Sébastien Bisaillon D 1986 (Canada) Briançon *Signed with France – Angers for 2014-15 2 Regular Season / 1 – Oilers (2) 2006-2007

NIHL North 2 (UK 4th tier) (Tied #27)

Teams and Countries: 37 Teams in England, Wales and Scotland

1 Former NHL Player

Rank / EP Link Name / HDB Link Position Born (Country) 2013-14 Team NHL Games Played / Team Last NHL Season 1 Chris Allen D 1978 (Canada) Nottingham Lions *Retired 2 Regular Season / 1 – Panthers (2) 1998-99

Spengler Cup Only

1 Former NHL Player

Rank / EP Link Name / HDB Link Position Born (Country) 2013-14 Team NHL Games Played / Teams Last NHL Season 1 Sergei Fedorov *Fedor Fedorov’s Older Brother C 1969 (Russia) KHL – CSKA Moscow(Also GM) *Retired 1,248 Regular Season, 183 Playoff / 4 – Red Wings (908,162), Mighty Ducks (85), Blue Jackets (185), Capitals (70,21) 2008-2009

Quick links to each league: KHL(Russia) – DEL (Germany) – SM-Liiga (Finland) – NLA (Swiss) – SHL (Sweden) – Czech Extraliga – Erste Bank Eishockey Liga(Austria) – Slovak Extraliga – HockeyAllsvenskan (Sweden) – EIHL (Great Britain) – VHL (Russia) – Serie A (Italy) – NLB (Swiss) –Kazakhstan – GET-ligaen (Norway) – Czech2 – Asia – Belarus – ESBG (Germany) – Italy2 – Slovakia3 – MOL Liga (Hungary) – Polish – Mestis (Finland)– Croatia – Slovakia2 – Sweden Tier 3 – Ukraine – Eredivisie (Netherlands) – I-division (Finland) – EPIHL (England) – Hockeyettan (Sweden) – Oberliga (Germany) – Metal Ligaen (Denmark) – Ligue Magnus (France) – NIHL (England) – Spengler Cup Only

List of 68 Multi-League players in 2013-14

Niko Kapanen (KHL/Czech2) Erik Christensen (KHL/SHL) Brian Willsie (KHL/SHL/SM-Liiga) Anthony Stewart (KHL/NLA) Petr Schastlivy (KHL/VHL) Cal O’Reilly (KHL/VHL) Richard Lintner (KHL/Slovakia) Eric Chouinard (KHL/Norway) Dan Sexton (KHL/SM-Ligga) Pavel Vorobiev (KHL/VHL) Stefan Ruzicka (KHL/VHL) Chris Bourque (KHL/NLA) Matt Ellison (KHL/NLA) Kirill Safronov (KHL/VHL/Slovakia) Henrik Karlsson (KHL/SHL) Josh Hennessy (KHL/NLA) Alexander Boikov (KHL/VHL) Jaroslav Kristek (KHL/Belarus) Radek Smolenak (KHL/SM-Liiga) Zdenek Kutlak (KHL/NLA) Vojtech Polak (KHL/Czech) Alan Letang (KHL/Croatia) Mikko Koskinen (KHL/SM-Liiga) Brian Salcido (KHL/SM-Liiga) Iiro Tarkki (KHL/SHL) Milan Jurcina (DEL/NLA) Kris Beech (DEL/Austria) Jordan Hendry (DEL/SHL) Mika Noronen (DEL/NLA) Ramzi Abid (DEL/SM-Liiga) Eric Beaudoin (DEL/NLA) David Printz (DEL/SM-Liiga) Carsen Germyn (DEL/SHL) Ladislav Nagy (SM-Liiga/Slovakia) Daniel Corso (SM-Liiga/Mestis/NLB) Esa Pirnes (SM-Liiga/SHL) Aaron Gagnon (SM-Liiga/SHL) Pavel Rosa (SM-Liiga/Czech) Ben Walter (SM-Liiga/SHL) Andy Chiodo (SM-Liiga/Mestis) Jakub Cutta (SM-Liiga/Czech) Justin DiBenedetto (SM-Liiga/SHL) Ryan Thang (SM-Liiga/Sweden1) Jamie Arniel (SM-Liiga/Austria) Michael Nylander (SHL/Sweden1) Chris Campoli (SHL/NLA) Jan Hlavac (SHL/Czech) Garrett Stafford (SHL/NLA) Dave Liffiton (SHL/Allsvenskan) Rob Schremp (NLA/NLB) Danny Irmen (NLA/NLB) Robert Petrovicky (Czech/Slovakia) Pavel Brendl (Czech/2.Gbun-Germany) Marek Posmyk (Czech/Czech2) Marek Schwarz (Czech/Czech2) Jan Lasak (Czech/Slovakia) Libor Pivko (Czech/Czech2) David Laliberté (Austria/Italy2) Petr Kalus (Slovakia/Sweden1/EIHL) Lubomir Vaic (Slovakia/Slovakia2) Kevin Doell (SWE1/Italy) Greg Jacina (EIHL/Norway) Denis Shvidki (VHL/MOL Liga) Alexei Smirnov (VHL/Kazakhstan) Alexei Tezikov (VHL/Belarus/Kazakhstan) Andrei Zyuzin (Kazakhstan/Ukraine/Belarus) Mike Danton (Kazakhstan/Poland/Romania) Roman Tvrdon (Polish/Slovakia2)

Summary of total former players for each league

KHL (Russia) – 188

DEL (Germany) – 76

SM-Liiga (Finland) – 69

NLA (Swiss) – 67

SHL (Sweden) – 66

Czech Extraliga – 46

Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (Austria) – 36

Slovak Extraliga – 19

HockeyAllsvenskan (Sweden) – 17

EIHL (Great Britain) – 16

VHL (Russia) – 14

Serie A (Italy) – 12

NLB (Swiss) – 7

Kazakhstan – 6

GET-ligaen (Norway) – 6

Czech2 – 6

Asia – 4

Belarus – 3

ESBG (Germany) – 3

Italy2 – 2

Slovakia3 – 2

MOL Liga (Hungary) – 2

Polish – 2

Mestis (Finland) – 2

Croatia – 2

Slovakia2 – 2

Sweden Tier3 – 1

Ukraine – 1

Eredivisie (Netherlands) – 1

I-division (Finland) – 1

EPIHL (England) – 1

Hockeyettan (Sweden) – 1

Oberliga (Germany) – 1

Metal Ligaen (Denmark) – 1

Ligue Magnus (France) – 1

NIHL (England) – 1

Spengler Cup Only – 1

Breakdown of NHL organizations with the most former/current players in Europe in 2013-14

Note: Each category has the team’s rank in brackets.

Team Total Players Total Regular Season Games Played with team Total Playoff Games Played with team Total Regular Season and Playoff Games Played with team Regular Season Games Played with team Per Player Playoff Games Played with team Per Player Winnipeg Jets/Atlanta Thrashers 69 (1) 4517 (1) 8 (T-29) 4525 (2) 65.46 (15) 0.12 (30) New York Rangers 65 (2) 4364 (2) 219 (8) 4583 (1) 67.14 (13) 3.26 (T-13) Florida Panthers 56 (3) 3976 (4) 23 (28) 3999 (4) 71 (9) 0.41 (28) Pittsburgh Penguins 55 (4) 4125 (3) 302 (3) 4427 (3) 75 (8) 4.49 (8) Phoenix Coyotes/Winnipeg Jets 53 (T-5) 3630 (6) 64 (25) 3694 (8) 68.49 (12) 1.21 (25) Tampa Bay Lightning 53 (T-5) 2649 (15) 122 (16) 2711 (16) 49.98 (22) 2.3 (18) Columbus Blue Jackets 52 (T-7) 3677 (5) 8 (T-29) 3685 (9) 70.71 (10) 0.15 (29) New York Islanders 52 (T-7) 2699 (13) 53 (26) 2752 (17) 51.9 (21) 1.02 (26) Anaheim Ducks/Mighty Ducks 52 (T-7) 2370 (T-18) 224 (7) 2594 (18) 45.58 (26) 4.31 (10) Chicago Blackhawks 50 (10) 2832 (12) 95 (19) 2927 (13) 56.64 (18) 1.9 (22) Vancouver Canucks 47 (T-11) 2149 (22) 204 (10) 2353 (22) 45.72 (25) 4.34 (9) Philadelphia Flyers 47 (T-11) 1968 (25) 262 (6) 2230 (24) 41.87 (27) 5.57 (6) Edmonton Oilers 46 (T-13) 2259 (21) 41 (27) 2300 (23) 49.11 (23) 0.89 (27) Nashville Predators 46 (T-13) 1667 (28) 75 (23) 1742 (28) 36.24 (30) 1.63 (23) St. Louis Blues 45 (15) 2094 (23) 98 (18) 2192 (25) 46.53 (24) 2.18 (20) Toronto Maple Leafs 44 (T-16) 3609 (7) 153 (13) 3762 (7) 82.02 (5) 3.48 (12) Los Angeles Kings 44 (T-16) 2461 (17) 65 (24) 2526 (20) 55.93 (19) 1.47 (24) Washington Capitals 43 (18) 2955 (10) 126 (15) 3081 (11) 68.72 (11) 2.93 (15) Carolina Hurricanes/Hartford Whalers 43 (T-19) 2860 (11) 140 (14) 3000 (12) 66.51 (14) 3.26 (T-13) Calgary Flames 43 (T-19) 2366 (20) 182 (11) 2548 (19) 55.02 (20) 4.23 (11) Boston Bruins 41 (21) 1542 (29) 117 (17) 1659 (29) 37.61 (29) 2.85 (16) Colorado Avalanche/Quebec Nordiques 38 (22) 3547 (8) 304 (2) 3851 (5) 93.34 (4) 8 (4) Minnesota Wild 37 (23) 2370 (T-18) 80 (21) 2450 (21) 64.05 (16) 2.16 (21) Ottawa Senators 35 (24) 2681 (14) 177 (12) 2858 (14) 76.6 (6) 5.06 (7) Montreal Canadiens 34 (T-25) 3215 (10) 269 (5) 3479 (10) 94.56 (3) 7.76 (5) New Jersey Devils 34 (T-25) 1329 (30) 78 (22) 1407 (30) 39.09 (28) 2.29 (19) Dallas Stars/Minnesota North Stars 31 (27) 1984 (24) 86 (20) 2070 (26) 64 (17) 2.77 (17) San Jose Sharks 24 (28) 1832 (27) 210 (9) 2040 (27) 76.33 (7) 8.75 (3) Buffalo Sabres 22 (29) 3499 (9) 269 (4) 3768 (6) 156 (2) 12.23 (2) Detroit Red Wings 15 (30) 2484 (16) 359 (1) 2843 (15) 165.6 (1) 23.93 (1)

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