NHL players born in 2006

20 NHL players on file were born in 2006. 19 are on NHL rosters now. Macklin Celebrini leads them with 183 career points. The first born in 2006 to play in the NHL were Macklin Celebrini, Zayne Parekh, and Jett Luchanko, in 2024-25. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.

On NHL rosters now (19)

NHL players born in 2006 on rosters now
PlayerPosYearsSeasonsCareerBorn
Macklin CelebriniSJC2024–20273154 GP · 70 G · 113 A · 183 PTSVancouver, CAN
Beckett SenneckeANARW2025–2027285 GP · 26 G · 38 A · 64 PTSToronto, CAN
Matvei GridinCGYRW2025–2027240 GP · 6 G · 15 A · 21 PTSKurgan, RUS
Berkly CattonSEAC2025–2027270 GP · 8 G · 11 A · 19 PTSSaskatoon, CAN
Sam DickinsonSJD2025–2027273 GP · 1 G · 13 A · 14 PTSToronto, CAN
Cole HutsonWSHD2025–2027217 GP · 4 G · 8 A · 12 PTSChicago, IL
Zayne ParekhCGYD2024–2027341 GP · 5 G · 6 A · 11 PTSNobleton, CAN
Porter MartonePHIRW2025–2027213 GP · 4 G · 6 A · 10 PTSPeterborough, CAN
Ilya ProtasWSHLW2025–202727 GP · 1 G · 4 A · 5 PTSVitebsk, BLR
Konsta HeleniusBUFC2025–2027212 GP · 2 G · 3 A · 5 PTSYlojarvi, FIN
James HagensBOSC2025–202726 GP · 2 G · 1 A · 3 PTSHauppauge, NY
Victor EklundNYILW2025–202724 GP · 1 G · 2 A · 3 PTSStockholm, SWE
Trevor ConnellyVGKLW2026–202714 GP · 1 G · 1 A · 2 PTSTustin, CA
Jett LuchankoPHIC2024–202628 GP · 0 G · 0 A · 0 PTSLondon, CAN
Adam JiricekSTLD2026–202713 GP · 0 G · 0 A · 0 PTSPlzen, CZE
Cole BeaudoinNYRC2026–202711 GP · 0 G · 0 A · 0 PTSKanata, CAN
Carter BearDETLWNo games yet——Winnipeg, CAN
Elijah NeuenschwanderANAGNo games yet——Biel, SUI
Jaxon FuderDALCNo games yet——Grand Prairie, CAN

Former NHL players born in 2006 (1)

Former NHL players born in 2006
PlayerPosYearsSeasonsCareerBorn
Harrison BrunickeD2025–202619 GP · 1 G · 0 A · 1 PTSJohannesburg, RSA

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