The Greatest NHL Player of All Time From Every Country!

The NHL is an incredibly diverse league, with over 7,500 players suiting up in at least one game, representing more than 40 countries around the world. And as the game of hockey continues to grow, that number will increase.
Today we’re taking a look at The Greatest NHL Player of All Time from Every Country!
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[@SirGalahadCtny]

Bondra's parents are Slovak father and Polish mother - he lived 3 years in Ukraine after his birth - he is probably as Ukrainan as Taro Tsujimoto.

[@user-ns4be1td8t]

Correct, Bondra is not Ukrainian. Best Ukrainians in NHL are Dmitri Khristich and Ruslan Fedotenko.

[@vaclevsta]

This video is only going by where players were born. Nobody considers Robyn Regehr Brazilian, as he only lived there for a few months after his birth and was always a Canadian citizen. While you are correct that Bondra identified as Slovak and played for their national team, he is not treated any differently from the other players mentioned in this video.

[@benellison5668]

If place of birth gets you a passport I think that's all that counts and Bondra is Ukrainian

[@Ballin4Vengeance]

@@benellison5668 Except Bondra was a citizen of Slovakia for most of his life and represented Slovakia in all of his non-club games. Same could go for Mikita and USA.

[@user-fd6bj9hv7f]

Ok, let's talk about Gretzky's roots

[@nasevikaadamko]

wth, Bondra is Slovak, not Ukrainian!!!!!

[@DimanArtworks]

Hovoril na začiatku, že berie do úvahy miesto narodenia, nie štátnu príslušnosť ty ital

[@amina-pr8xt]

The best ukrainian is Khristich

[@qizosvk]

bondra born in ukraina

[@user-yt1bn4xm6u]

​@@qizosvk Bondra was born in USSR

[@qizosvk]

@@user-yt1bn4xm6u i am born in czechoslovakia but i am slovak

[@bozidarborojevic4131]

Datsyuk he changed how hockey is played

[@ardanfox5667]

🇫🇷 As an honorable mention for a French born player (and having played for French national team all his international career), I would mention : - former goaltender Cristobal Huet, the only French player who has his name engraved on the Stanley Cup, won with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010 🏆 😉 - forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, who played (and lost) 2 Stanley Cup finals, with Vegas (2018) and Tampa Bay (2022), and playing currently with Seattle Kraken 👍

[@dodofa2774]

Roussel aussi qui est le meilleur statistiquement pour un français

[@ThatGenXGuy8794]

My USA honorable mention is Mike Modano. Brett Hull is Canadian by birth.

[@ivangavnov2860]

No love for Matthews?

[@samstone22744]

If he keeps playing the way he is, Matthews just may lay claim that title

[@MaxHardcoreSLOVAKIA]

Peter Bondra (born February 7, 1968, Luck, Ukraine) is a former Slovak ice hockey forward. He excelled in fast skating and was one of the most successful finishers in the NHL. He significantly helped the Slovak national team to win the title of world champion (2002). After ending his active career in October 2007, he became its general manager. Peter's father comes from Jakubian in the district of Stará Ľubovňa. In 1947, his entire family emigrated to Ukraine - the emigration of his family took place involuntarily under the supervision of the Russian Gestapo (NKVD). Thus, tens of thousands of Slovaks were forcibly taken from Slovakia to Bolshevik Russia. He is a member of the Slovak Hockey Club Poprad, where he played the 1985/86 season in the 1st SNHL. In the following year, he made his debut in the Czech-Slovak League as a player for VSŽ Košice. In the next season, 1987/88, he helped this team win the title of Czech-Slovak champion.

[@881terror]

poopravím ťa (born February 7, 1968, Luck, Soviet Union)

[@nicky42742]

Where is Taro Tsujimoto for Japan? Unbelievable

[@dontirri]

Man... using birthplace is so messed up for this list.

[@TzOn79]

Make your own list then?

[@dontirri]

@@TzOn79 ah. The age old "gotcha" of the unoriginal

[@TzOn79]

@@dontirri ye its more original to whine over other contents.

[@uprebel5150]

Brett Hull was born in Canada.

[@Deadsince19]

Bro didn't say anything about Selanne doing 76 goals in the debut season No one will ever top that i mean No one.

[@Finland-SkiTeam39-40]

Well said !!

[@user-yk9rd8bb7m]

There’s actually a few more Japanese players who played in the NHL: Hiroyuki Miura (drafted 1992 by the Canadiens, no NHL games played), Yutaka Fukutsuji (drafted 2004 by the Kings, played 4 NHL games)

[@jonmendelson1104]

To me the best Japanese player will always be Taro Tsujimoto.

[@SteelRopes]

Ukraine: 1. Ruslan Fedotenko 2. Dmytro Khrystych Both ukrainian born & Ukraine international team players. Moreover, despite all Bondra's individual records and all Krystych' talent and skills, Ruslan Fedotenko is #1 for Ukraine: 2 times Stanley Cup winner including his personal huge impact of 12 Play-Off goals for Tampa in 2004 and 7+7 for Penguins in 2009! So, no chance for great Peter Bondra even in case We would count him as ukrainian.

[@Mayor_Of_Eureka17]

Not only does Ovi sit atop in Russia, ge sits atop as best Left Winger ever.

[@martinb9820]

For Japan, there is another player that you forgot : Yutaka Fukufuji.

[@SirGalahadCtny]

Also Taro Tsujimoto!

[@andreascapt4903]

😂??

[@LaepsynPaepsyn]

Nice video, thanks! The chapters' names are quite creative, though :)

[@LoafErikson]

Great video! Stellar production! I always pronounced Nabokov as (Nuh-Bock-Kov) so hearing (Nab-Uh-Kov) was like nails on a chalkboard in my brain 😂Not a big deal by any means but, it stuck out. It kept echoing in my mind for the remainder of the video lol!

[@vaclevsta]

It's pronounced Nuh-BOW-Kov in Russian

[@PG13hockeyman]

If we are going by birthplace, Brett Hull belongs to Canada.

[@Vaticanmapper1]

Huh

[@grahamdamberger7130]

So was he born when Bobby was playing for the Winnipeg Jets of the WHA, and not Chicago?

[@PG13hockeyman]

@@grahamdamberger7130 well Bobby was Canadian. Brett’s mother was American. Having dual citizenship, when Brett got cut from Team Canada, he played for Team USA.

[@m00rtin4]

just like william nylander

[@joer8854]

@@grahamdamberger7130 He was born in Belleville Ontario.

[@Commanderthorn]

For Latvia Artūrs Irbe and Kārlis Skrastiņš could have been honorable mentions. Also these players should be clasified after the national team they represent and not theire birth country. Even better, it should be determend by asking each country fans which is the best player and not by NHL career.

[@jasminejohnston6393]

Here’s a not-so-fun fact: The Bill Masterton trophy is named after the only NHL player to die as a result of an in-game injury. His death is the reason why hockey players wear helmets, since his death was caused by a blow to his head. Masterton was a great player for the Minnesota North Stars (now Dallas Stars) and his death was a real tragedy. To this day, he’s the only NHL player to have perished due to an in-game injury

[@darcys842]

Wasn't there a european guy who got his neck slit during a game like a year ago?

[@jackoblllllllll]

@@darcys842if you mean Adam Johnson than he was playing in a British league.

[@darcys842]

@@jackoblllllllll oh bruh I didn't even see he said the only nhl player

[@jackoblllllllll]

@@darcys842 no problem. There were a few guys in the NHL who hot their necks cut, Richard Zedník, Clint Malarchuk are two I know of. They didn’t die thankfully. Vladimír Vůjtek got his face cut by a skate too.

[@darcys842]

@@jackoblllllllll that sucks. I may love hockey but the fact that Theres no neck protection or even face protection in major leagues seems incredibly stupid, especially for a sport where people are falling over constantly from hits

[@Michael-xm1nz]

Nabokov played for KZ just 1 WC in lower group, all his international career relates with RUS. He is Russian player, not KZ

[@LeClaw]

quite a few UK representatives for honourable mentions. Owen Nolan (born in Belfast, Northern Ireland) Byron Dafoe (born in Worthing, West Sussex) to name a couple

[@ianpilkington2037]

Steve Smith from Glasgow too as well as currently Nathan Walker, born in Wales represents Australia

[@gabrielcote5781]

Brendan perlini aswell

[@ianpilkington2037]

@gabrielcote5781 OH yeah of course

[@amina-pr8xt]

Gilbert

[@JaredtheRabbit]

I always pronounced Regehr as “Ruh-gear”, so hearing it as “Raygar” made me pause the video and question what I had heard.

[@DeathToTheDictators]

That's (ruh- geer) how Hockey Night In Canada pronounced it, so it's prob right.

[@user-ns4be1td8t]

Bondra in not Ukrainian, he is natively Slovak and just was born in Ukraine, leaving it at the age of 2. Then he lived in Slovakia and played for it's national team. Best real Ukrainian is either Dmitri Khristich or Ruslan Fedotenko.

[@user-cp4ot7sy5r]

Житник еще

[@user-ns4be1td8t]

@@user-cp4ot7sy5r Из Житника такой же украинец, как из какого-нибудь Онопко, Никифорова или Джигурды, обычный перебежчик туда, где больше бабла. Родиться в Киеве - еще не значит быть украинцем, для этого надо, как минимум, иметь гражданство, играть за сборную и любить свою родину.

[@user-cp4ot7sy5r]

@@user-ns4be1td8t Чтобы быть украинцем достаточно... чтобы родители были украинцами вот и все.Ну по крайней мере я так считаю. На матчах всех звёзд нхл он был с украинским флажком. Этнический украинец ,что не так?

[@user-ns4be1td8t]

@@user-cp4ot7sy5r 48 матчей за сборную страны-террориста, и ни одного - за сборную Украины. Вот что не так. Христич и Федотенко играли за свою страну, а не за ту, где больше бабла платили. Я не то чтоб его обвиняю, это его право и в 90-х так делали многие (и в спорте, и в шоу-бизнесе, и в других отраслях). Но после этого считать его украинцем - увольте.

[@user-ux7vr3ut3r]

@@user-ns4be1td8t Христич скорее советский хоккеист, хоть и успел за Украину поиграть, а вот Федотенко уже украинский.

[@WilliamAxelsson-ht8yv]

I thought Mats Sundin, Börje Salming or Peter Forsberg would be Sweden best player in the NHL but Niklas Lidström is a very good player to :D

[@muSPKWoW]

Henrik Lundqvist please!

[@ivangavnov2860]

Sedin twins 2 for the price of 1nah it has to be Lidstrom Forsberg would be in conversation as well if not for injuries

[@BarbaOlof]

I’d say Lidström is a sound choice, but Forsberg and Sundin wouldn’t be wrong either.

[@BALTOBOULBOBBI]

Forsberg at his peak is a top 5 best players ever, but since this list is more career based, Lidstrom is the correct choice

[@muSPKWoW]

@@BALTOBOULBOBBI Very true, best analyze yet. When Peter was injured free, he was easy top 5 player all time.

[@norgenius5648]

I'm so young so I was kinda surprised about Nabokov, but then I googled that he was born in Kazakhstan and also played at WC at age of 19 for them

[@Vityaz8]

He have Kazakhstan and Russian citizenship👍

[@cristini06]

Paul McLean never play for the French national team and never won a Stanley cup Cristobal Huet did both Also Huet wasn’t a Canadian born in a military base in France He was just French born in St Martin d’heres (near Grenoble)

[@simppunaattori1161]

Leo komarov is half Finnish and half russian!!!

[@ivangavnov2860]

And born in Estonia

[@Riksi80]

Fair, however he played for team Finland.

[@Morjensful]

Leo Komarov has also played for Finland :). Lots of these guys are multinationals.

[@misterwhythewhat1416]

Yutaka Fukufuji is another japanese born player. he was goalie for kings for 4 games in 06-07.

[@andreascapt4903]

Louca Sbisa is a former Swiss National Team Hockey Player. (I'm from Switzerland..) Peter Bondra, as I know, is a former Slovakian National Team Player.

[@eggsII]

Sweden - Peter Forsberg

[@mercurio822]

if you want to win a game, you field forsberg, if you want a player that never made a misstake you pick nicklas lidström. also lidström has the stats and he is reliable.

[@eggsII]

@@mercurio822 Yeah, I don’t really have a problem with Lidstrom as a pick… Forsberg was an absolute beast for the era that he played in until the foot trouble got to be too much.

[@mercurio822]

@@eggsII it was more than the foot, he played hard, but when people realised how good he was he was hit back even harder. i think stats wise we might see Filip Forsberg or William Nylander going into the points lead for sweden. and We forget Håkan loob the only swedish born player to score 50 goals in a season. he was special aswell. at his peak Håkan loob might just be the best goal scorer of all time for sweden.

[@eggsII]

@@mercurio822 I’d love to see a calculator that adjusted stats based on the era that they played. There’s no doubt that Loob, W Nylander, & F Forsberg benefit(ed) from less physical, more open style of play. The Nordiques/ Avs really did well getting him in the Lindros trade. Forsberg is one of my all-time favorite players to watch. An amazing combination of skill, vision, intelligence, and toughness.

[@Morjensful]

Foppan!!

[@gustavohenriqueperez]

I'm sure that most of brazilian people have no idea that there was a Brazilian playing in the NHL

[@aleksthegreat4130]

For me,and i have seen alot for many years,the best Russian-Soviet is Sergey Makarov from famous KLM line.

[@WarioSaysSo]

This would be my take for the established hockey nations - And I go with a lot of ties = shared greatest as there are to many greats. Austria - Thomas Vanek Belarus - Ruslan Salei Canada - Mario Lemieux & Wayne Gretzky. Czech Republic - Jaromir Jagr & Dominik Hasek. Denmark - Frans Nielsen. Finland - Teemu Selanne & Jari Kurri. Germany - Leon Drasaitle & Olof Kolzig (not born but represented Germany in a lot of tournaments). Kazakstan - Evgeni Nabokov (born there but reprsented Russia in international tournaments) Latvia - Artur Irbe & Sandish Ozolish Norway - Espen Knutsen & Mats Zuccarello Poland - Mariusz Czerkawski. Russia - Sergei Federov & Alexander Ovetchkin. Slovakia - Peter Bondra (born in Ukraine but grew up in Slovakia and represented there national team lots of times, incl there 2002 IIHF WC gold) & Zdeno Charra Sweden - Nicklas Lidstrom & Mats Sundin. Swizserland - Jonas Hiller & Roman Josi. USA - Mike Modano & Chris Chelios

[@thewolfdoctor761]

You need to add Gordie Howe and Bobby Orr to Canada.

[@WarioSaysSo]

@@thewolfdoctor761 Non of them really represented Canada much in there careers. And while Gordie Howe is a great argument, I have some reservations for Bobby Orr....

[@thewolfdoctor761]

@@WarioSaysSo "Today we’re taking a look at The Greatest NHL Player of All Time from Every Country!" Representing, in this case, just means they are from that country. It doesn't mean they represented Canada in multi-nation tournaments.

[@WarioSaysSo]

@@thewolfdoctor761 True!

[@salianni16]

If you're really nitpicking about birthplaces, then why not pick Stan Mikita for Slovakia? He was born there while it was still part of Czechoslovakia. (And why is the Czech Republic called Czechia today? I hate that name.)

[@NeroTheIncredible]

For France the best French player so far was Cristobal Huet , born in France and French, MacLean was canadian . Huet has a Stanley cup and a nice career as a goalie ! First french was Philippe Bozon with the ST Louis Blues .

[@aleksthegreat4130]

Best French player is Mario Lemieux,best Belarusian Wayne Gretzky,best Ukrainian Mike Bosy,best Irish Connor McDavid,best Scot Nathan Mackinnon,best Greek Chris Chelios and so on.))).

[@Budsfan67]

Bud, you should at least learn how to pronounce the names.

[@walkingcorpse2704]

Jagr is a player owner for the Knights in the Extra Liiga

[@MooseGaming33]

had no idea Georgiev is a bulgarian

[@RajSharma14]

Forgot to mention Teemu Selanne Rookie debut where he scored over 70+ goals and won the top goal scorer for the season and had over 130+ points… a record which neither Gretsky or anyone will ever touch.

[@davidkepka9166]

Peter Bondra is Sloavkian 😤 Mikita is not Sovakian tho

[@danward1106]

Maurice Richard was the greatest player in NHL history, so he should consequently be listed as Canada's greatest player.

[@beckertrancer2349]

Jagr has played a 27 seasons, not 37 37 are you kidding?

[@jacksonfromwisconsin2005]

Uhhhhhhh does Yutaka Fukufuji not exist? He was a goalie who played briefly with the LA Kings?

[@rathofturkey]

This was a really fun concept to debate before actually watching the video. Some of these I picked the same, Gretzky for Canada, Park for South Korea, Kopitar for Slovenia. Some I did not pick the same, but I like the video’s choice better for various reasons, Tretiak for Russia/Soviet Union but he never played in the NHL, Kölzig for Germany but did not know he was actually born in S Africa, and Lehtinen for Finland but Selanne is definitely better. And some I don’t agree with, Modano for America, Forsberg for Sweden and Hasek for the Czech. Again great fun video to think and debate about.

[@905JimRaynor]

Gretzky is a limited 1 dimensional offensive player. Mario Lemieux or Bobby Orr or Bob Gainey would be my pick for top Canadian. Bob Gainey dominated the game in a way one can only appreciated watching the game live. The Soviet Union head coach called Bob Gainey the greatest player on earth.

[@JoelER78]

Lemieux was not great defensively either. Gretzky still is number 1 (greatest playmaker of all time). Bob Gainey is way down the list, he is simply not good enough, he has some defensive chops, but limited superstar power.

[@905JimRaynor]

@@JoelER78 nah, both Gainey and Orr could control the pace of the game in a way Gretzky never did. When their teams started running around and got out of control Orr and Gainey had an ability to slow the game down in a way Gretzky could not.

[@davenantais9860]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZbSfH2YbtiVjtU Gretzky can not get the puck off of the opponent. Gretzky isn't the greatest Canadian. Edmonton had the best team for 7 years and they only won the cup 4 times during the Gretzky era. Also, Canada took some bad losses during the Gretzky era. Canada got lucky with razor thin victories in '84 and '87. '81, '96, and '98 were pretty bad losses. Their only win in the '96 final was an offside goal by Yzerman in OT. The whiner flopped all over the place during the '87 event. Once the team Gretzky is on... removes the puck from the opposition...Gretzky is the greatest offensive play maker though. Canada dominated international competition before Gretzky and dominated after he retired. The whiner did a nice job whining about the officials in the 2002 Olympics though.

[@905JimRaynor]

@@davenantais9860 Wayne 'The Whiner's lol. Canada demolished the Soviets in Russia. 1 game Canada had 34 minutes in penalties and Russia had 4. Canada still won despite being 2 men short for 7 minutes and 34 seconds.

[@goalscorerlajon]

No such thing as CO CAPTAINS in hockey. They're ALTERNATE captains; not ASSISTANT captains.

[@czechoslovakpatriot]

Tomáš Vaněk (Thomas Vanek) was Czechoslovak, father was Czech and mother Slovak

[@chriskostopoulos8142]

You could of thrown Nathan Walker in for Australia, yes he was born in Wales but came to Australia as a baby and started his playing career in Australia until he moved to Europe to get better.

[@Marty-yy8nn]

You forgot Daniel Spong from The Netherlands!

[@vibechief]

Petr Bondra played for Slovakia

[@jan30076]

Wow, kind of was always under the impression that Kasparaitis was the greatest Lithuanian born hockey player, didn't know that Zubrus was much more accomplished.

[@ivangavnov2860]

Kasper represented Russia tho

[@vytautasrekus4320]

@@ivangavnov2860 But he's born in the same city as Zubrus, he also played for Lithuania in 2018 in the World Ice Hockey Championships Division 1B.

[@ivangavnov2860]

Well in that case Darius is the best Lithuanian player so far one of my favourite defender s

[@basedcatholic4479]

Paraguay's greatest gift to the NHL... Willi Plett

[@lauig]

First one has a misleading detail : Yes at the time thomas Vanek was the highest drafted Austrian player ever, but this as since been equalled when David Reinbacher got drafted 5th by the MTL Canadiens. Paul Mclean for France is such a freakin stretch... That military base was de facto considered Canadian territory until 1964 when it was finally handed back to french military authorities, that's 6 years after he was born. You could easily have gone for Cristobal Huet instead and save you the trouble, Cristo won a Stanley Cup ffs. (Paul Mclean sadly never did as a player but thankfully finally did as an assistant Coach with the RedWings, highlight of an overall amazing career, along with the well-deserved Jack Adams he got awarded a few years later)

[@dw7704]

Regehr is pronounced Rah-gear. I have no idea who Robin Ray-gar is.

[@pdog547]

Sweet Jesus how to you get Ray-Gar out of that? Sounds like a Master of the Universe character.

[@pathfinder1273]

What a couple of dandies. As if it is obvious how to pronounce that name properly. The only reason you two know is because you heard the TV announcer say it. Lighten up and come up with meaningful comments. We dont need any more trolls on KZbin.

[@DeathToTheDictators]

He played for the Flames, and later the Dothraki in GoT lol

[@adampetten5349]

Wayne is definitely up there and saw the ice like no other. on the other hand Howe got 103 points at 40. Orr is the only top scorer at his position. Fedorov could do it all. Lemieux came back from cancer. Gretzky scored 9% more in his peak season than Lemieux in his. You could try to Equate Messier,Kurri,Tikkanen and Anderson With Cunneyworth and Shedden or Coffey with Phil Bourque or Moe Mantha....but That's ludicrous. It's always close in player rich countries like U.S. Canada,Russia and Sweden. Howe, Gretzky, Lemieux and Orr in Canada. Modano, Cane, Hull, Lafontaine and Leetch in America. Mogilny, Bure, Kucherov, Fedorov and Ovechkin in Russia. Now Draisaitl and Kopitar are the best in their countries by many a country mile.

[@maitrehg]

Gretzky and the others.

[@levth01sct]

Brett Hull is born in Canada, so he couldnt qualify as the best US player in this list since this list is based on country of BIRTH, not country of origin. Like Bondra, he is ZERO Ukrainian, just Ukrainian BORN. Peter Bondra was in fact SLOVAK. Same with Paul MacLean, who is in fact ZERO French, but 100% CANADIAN. Same with Owen Nolan, who is NOT an Irish national, but a 100% CANADIAN national. However, Nolan might actually be Irish in ETHNICITY though, which is NOT the same as nationality. You should a video on the all time best NHL players by country of ORIGIN.

[@misterwhythewhat1416]

You forgot to do poland, but other than that great video

[@marcinkarwinski806]

around 9:40 you have Poland

[@misterwhythewhat1416]

my bad. but also there is another japanese born player other than ryan o'marra. Yutaka Fukufuji he played 4 games with la kings in 06-07. so technically japanese hasn't only had one nhl player.

[@tordbannon1753]

Honorable mention for sweden I would say Henrik Lundqvist, but Lidstrom is the right choise. Would pick Mike Modano over Patrick Kane honestly :D. Honorable mention for France, Cristobal Huet. Russia honorable mentions: Sergei Fedorov, Pavel Datsuyk

[@johngillis1833]

I can understand picking Gretzky for Canada - many people would - but saying nobody else is even close is absurd. Not even mentioning Bobby Orr suggests you are too young to know any better.

[@EvynHazelwood]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention Henri Richard or the rocket.

[@jasminejohnston6393]

We all know Wayne Gretzky is one of the best hockey players ever. Also, fun fact: He got to light the external Olympic cauldron for the 2010 Olympics

[@Crushbra]

I thought 2018 Stanley Cup Champion Nathan walker was from Australia or New Zealand but I guess he was born in Wales

[@0maskot0]

Kazakhstan isnt in Europe, so hardly to speak about Nabokov being first European goalie to score goal :D

[@JaredtheRabbit]

There’s a small portion of western Kazakhstan located in Europe.

[@vaclevsta]

Nabokov was born in USSR and played for Russia internationally, so it's a bit of a gray area

[@waynebrady1819]

5,4% of Kazakhstans land is in Europe....

[@joshualieberman1059]

Kazakhstan is geographically transcontinental and Nabokov has been playing for team Russia after getting his Russian passport and Russian players is considered “european” in North America even if they were born in Uzbekistan or Siberia.

[@andreinybakken9252]

Just a few missed honorable mentions: obviously, Steve Stamkos has Macedonian roots, as do Athananasiou have Greek, Mika Zibanejad Persian, Nasir Abdelkader and Nasem Kasri Lebanese, Tahir and Max Domi, Arbër and Florian Xekhaj Albanian, Pierre Bellemare French, Darius Kasparaitis Lithuanian, and Joe Šakić Croatian, while Peter, Anton and Marian Šťastný were very much indeed Slovakian. Let the counter arguments flow. I’m merely stating a fact of ethnicity, wherein language, parents, upbringing, traditions and culture as common denominators. The counter arguments will always be paper citizenships, while the factual arguments will be where said players were developed. Examples (not mutually exclusive to hockey): - Auston Matthews, developed in SoCal, not AZ. - Martina Hingis, Swiss born to Slovak parents. - Richard Krajíček, Dutch born to Czech parents. - Monika Széles, ethnic Hungarian from Vojvodina/Vajdaság, Yugoslav national. - Caroline Woźniacki, Danish born to Polish parents. - Bianca Andreescu, Romanian born repping CAN. - Emma Răducanu, born to Romanian parents representing GBR.

[@athenhenryaustin-anderson4743]

I would be interested in seeing the current league..

[@samanthabianco3612]

Japan had a 2nd NHLer who played 4 games

[@samanthabianco3612]

Ireland has 5 players, none played since 1954 though

[@111oooo]

To think of the teams who could have drafted Jagr. The Canucks took Nedved because he was a faster skater.

[@Ghosthammer83]

Don’t forget Mexico Austin Mathews

[@Dayglo14]

Leo Komarov is from Finalnd

[@lubomirhorava4302]

Where is Stan Mikita born in Slovakia ???

[@igorsyrov9963]

No Ukraine? How about Fedotenko with 2 goals in game 7 of the cup final in 2007? Overall 366 points in 863 games.

[@vinnyl.canuel6172]

Japan have at least two Ryan O'marra still the best but Yutaka Fukufuji play 4 game for the LA kings (goalie)

[@ristorantanen5769]

How can one choose between Mats Sundin, Peter Forsberg and Nicky Lidström? I sure cant...

[@georgiaar7563]

We love Zuccy.

[@mercurio822]

lidstrom should have had 10 norris he was snuffed out of atlest 5. in all his years he was the best defenseman in almost every year of his playing carrer.

[@weybye91]

You forgot Mikkel boedker, Jannik Hansen, since Frans Nielsen weren't the only Dane In the league. You also forgot the sandin brother from Sweden

[@user-yb8qf2vx7p]

why was Nabokov signed up for Kazakhstan if he played for the Russian national team?

[@Stawai861_m1l0]

9:51 nah bro how this guy can play with the leafs and the bruins if he was a Canadiens player like wtf

[@jukokobarinko]

good to see 2 and half Slovak players in this list.

[@sametozkan9175]

🇸🇪 name with Eric Lindros 🇯🇵 name with Paul Kariya

[@justnii2056]

Im not sure about Selänne, Kurri has 5 Stanley cups

[@ivangavnov2860]

Thanks to great one

[@justnii2056]

@@ivangavnov2860 actually thanks to Kurri grezky has 4 Stanley cups.. Kurri won without grezky but grezky didn't without Kurri.. that by The way IS a fact

[@Kicsupnext]

@@justnii2056just stop lmao kurri was nowhere near the player Gretzky was curry wasn’t even the second best on his team 😂

[@justnii2056]

@@Kicsupnext The facts are Kurri won in Oilers when gzezky left ,but grezky didn't win anymore. Gzezky IS so overrated. And was so protected. For example Lemiux was much better

[@Kicsupnext]

@@justnii2056 “Gretzky is so overrated” lmao look at his numbers he’s not even known for goals and no one has ever came close to his record.

[@gabrielcote5781]

Khudobin for Kazakhstan

[@EricDraven-wz8kf]

Hey...you forgot Slovakia NHL Player 1 Stan Mikita Blackhawks 1958-1980 1394 541 926 1467 2 Peter Šťastný Nordiques, Devils, Blues 1980-1995 977 450 789 1239 3 Peter Bondra Capitals Senators, Thrashers, Blackhawks 1990-2007 1081 503 389 892 4 Marián Hossa Senators, Thrashers, Penguins, Red Wings, Blackhawks 1997-2010 823 363 407 770 5 Pavol Demitra Senators, Blues, Kings, Wild, Canucks 1993-2009 819 301 451 752 6 Miroslav Šatan Oilers, Sabres, Islanders, Penguins, Bruins 1995-2010 1050 363 367 735 7 Žigmund Pálffy Islanders, Kings, Penguins 1993-2006 684 329 384 713 8 Jozef Stümpel Bruins, Kings, Panthers 1991-2007 957 196 481 677 9 Anton Šťastný Nordiques 1980-1989 650 252 384 636 10 Marián Gáborík Wild, Rangers 2000-2010 578 261 262 523 11 Michal Handzuš Blues, Coyotes, Flyers, Blackhawks, Kings 1998-2010 762 160 245 404 12 Richard Zedník Capitals, Islanders, Canadiens, Panthers 1995-2009 745 200 179 379 13 Zdeno Chára Islanders Senators, Bruins 1997-2010 847 111 252 363 14 Ľubomír Višňovský Kings, Oilers, Ducks 2000-2010 622 93 262 355 15 Róbert Švehla Panthers, Maple Leafs 1994-2003 655 68 267 335 16 Marián Šťastný Nordiques, Maple Leafs 1981-1986 322 121 173 294 17 Ladislav Nagy Blues, Coyotes, Stars, Kings 1999-2007 397 106 179 285 18 Peter Ihnačák Maple Leafs 1982-1990 417 102 165 267 19 Zdeno Cíger Devils, Oilers, Rangers, Lightning 1990-1996 2001-2002 352 94 134 228 20 Marek Svatoš Avalanche, Predators 2003-2010 316 96 68 164 1 Peter Budaj Avalanche 2005-2010 197 10.872 86 70 23 8 2,74 90,3 2 Jaroslav Halák Canadiens, Blues 2006-2010 101 5.758 56 34 7 9 2,62 91,9 3 Rastislav Staňa Capitals 2003-2004 6 211 1 2 0 0 3,13 89,0 4 Ján Lašák Predators 2001-2003 6 267 0 4 0 0 4,04 87,4

[@tomaslogacz370]

Where is Slovakian players? Bondra only born in Ukraina but lived as a Slovak citizen. And there is no honorable mention, but a miss. Marian Hossa for Slovakia.

[@j3ssijee]

Do current players! I wanna see Finns I actually respect as people.

[@gabrielcote5781]

Australia also have Nathan walker

[@HeathertheOvechkinfan]

I totally agree with your pick for Russia being Ovi! He certainly is the GOAT!

[@pathfinder1273]

What colour is the sky in this world of yours?

[@bozidarborojevic4131]

Datsyuk

[@vaclevsta]

@@pathfinder1273 There are other arguments, but Ovi is definitely a respectable pick for best Russian player lol

[@pathfinder1273]

@@vaclevsta Absolutely, but not when someone says he "certainly is the greatest of all time". The implication is that he is the greatest player of all time, which is a ludicrous statement. And even if it was only meant to include Russian players, he is not a certain winner. Too many young people nowadays missed the opportunity to witness what Vladislav Tretiak did to the hockey world in 1972. Also, so many great Russian players never got to the NHL until their careers were at or past their prime.

[@vaclevsta]

@@pathfinder1273 Yes it is a shame that legends like Tretiak could not compete in the NHL. But as a result, it is very hard to compare them to players who did. Instead of being angry at younger generations, we should all feel fortunate that we are able to watch great players like Ovechkin and Kucherov.

[@f800gt76]

I think that putting players by country of origin makes no sense. For example Leo Komarov - born in Estonia (in USSR to be exact) russian, but he's a genuine product of finnish hockey system.

[@Ilya_Pakhrov]

Франс Нильсен? Возможно. Но есть же Ларс Эллер, прости Господи

[@ivangavnov2860]

Забыл про Фредерика Андерсена

[@Ilya_Pakhrov]

@@ivangavnov2860 Тоже верно. Знаковый игрок

[@ep2560]

First Player´s name is Robyn Regehr not Robin Rhaegar . And born in Brazil don´t make him brazilian . Bruce Willis was born in Idar- Oberstein , but was not german . When a cow is born in a pigsty it´s a cow , not a pig .

[@AgentFortySeven47]

where the fuk is Yutaka Fukufuji?

[@user-gu7oy1hb3f]

ну за Литву могли бы и Дариуса Каспера презентовать ..

[@olmrgosh1128]

You messed one player the Russian rocket pavel bure from the Vancouver Canucks

[@uprebel5150]

Ask Gretzky who the greatest hockey player in history was, and I personally have, and without taking a breath he said Gordie Howe. Enough said.

[@smiffyOG]

Lol because he's modest doesn't mean he's not the best Canadian player ever

[@Guesswho-kl6mg]

gretzkys not the greatest and neither howe

[@maitrehg]

Gretzky is so humble.

[@thewolfdoctor761]

Bobby Orr also said that.

[@ivangavnov2860]

Freddy Andersen for Denmark

[@JoelER78]

Ehlers

[@tnadrg1982]

You could've just said Czech Republic for jagr

[@LeClaw]

why? they now are known as Czechia as it is the accepted short form. Plus the National hockey team is known as Czechia now rather than the Czech republic 😎👍

[@pradget]

Belarus - Ruslan Salei

[@hemihead001]

I think that Mario was every bit if not better in some ways than Gretz .

[@Elementsoftheory29]

Hasek didn't need an honorable mention . Didn't do one for Canada or any other country . And you can easily do a goalie video of this same concept .

[@tjp1451]

Calm down muffin.

[@JoelER78]

That's a good idea though...just a goalie video, although many countries might be left out.