NHL players born in 1959

16 NHL players on file were born in 1959. Mike Gartner leads them with 1,335 career points. The first born in 1959 to play in the NHL were Mike Gartner, Brian Propp, Dave Christian, and Mike Foligno and 5 more, in 1979-80. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.

Former NHL players born in 1959 (16)

Former NHL players born in 1959
Player	Pos	Years	Seasons	Career	Born
Mike Gartner	RW	1979–1998	19	1,432 GP · 708 G · 627 A · 1,335 PTS	Ottawa, ON
Brian Propp	LW	1979–1994	15	1,016 GP · 425 G · 579 A · 1,004 PTS	Lanigan, SK
Neal Broten	C	1980–1997	17	1,099 GP · 289 G · 634 A · 923 PTS	Roseau, MN
Dave Christian	C	1979–1994	15	1,009 GP · 340 G · 433 A · 773 PTS	Warroad, MN
Mike Foligno	RW	1979–1994	15	1,018 GP · 355 G · 372 A · 727 PTS	Sudbury, ON
Kelly Kisio	RW	1982–1995	13	761 GP · 229 G · 429 A · 658 PTS	Peace River, AB
Mats Naslund	LW	1982–1995	9	651 GP · 251 G · 383 A · 634 PTS	Timra
Rob Ramage	D	1979–1994	15	1,044 GP · 139 G · 425 A · 564 PTS	Byron, ON
Dirk Graham	RW	1983–1995	12	772 GP · 219 G · 270 A · 489 PTS	Regina, SK
Charlie Huddy	D	1980–1997	17	1,017 GP · 99 G · 354 A · 453 PTS	Oshawa, ON
Kevin Lowe	D	1979–1998	19	1,254 GP · 84 G · 347 A · 431 PTS	Lachute, QC
Brad McCrimmon	D	1979–1997	18	1,222 GP · 81 G · 322 A · 403 PTS	—
Mark Hardy	D	1979–1994	15	915 GP · 62 G · 306 A · 368 PTS	Semaden
Jay Wells	D	1979–1997	18	1,098 GP · 47 G · 216 A · 263 PTS	Paris, ON
Tim Watters	F	1981–1995	14	741 GP · 26 G · 151 A · 177 PTS	Kamloops, BC
Alexei Kasatonov	D	1989–1996	7	383 GP · 38 G · 122 A · 160 PTS	Saint Petersburg, RUS

Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: points in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.