NHL players from USSR
76 NHL players on file were born in USSR. 23 are on NHL rosters now, among them Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin, and Dmitry Kulikov. Alex Ovechkin has played the most NHL seasons of them, 21. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.
On NHL rosters now (23)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex OvechkinWSH | LW | 2005–2026 | 21 | Moscow, USSR |
| Evgeni MalkinPIT | C | 2006–2026 | 20 | Magnitogorsk, USSR |
| Dmitry KulikovFLA | D | 2009–2026 | 17 | Lipetsk, USSR |
| Semyon VarlamovNYI | G | 2008–2025 | 17 | Kuybyshev, USSR |
| Sergei BobrovskyTOR | G | 2010–2026 | 16 | Novokuznetsk, USSR |
| Dmitry OrlovSJ | D | 2011–2026 | 14 | Novokuznetsk, USSR |
| Artemi PanarinLA | LW | 2015–2026 | 11 | Korkino, USSR |
| Artem ZubOTT | D | 2020–2026 | 6 | Khabarovsk, USSR |
| Georgi RomanovSTL | G | 2023–2025 | 2 | Yekaterinburg, USSR |
| Arseny GritsyukNJ | RW | 2025–2026 | 1 | Krasnoyarsk, USSR |
| Alan ShaikhlislamovCGY | RW | No games yet | — | Izhevsk, USSR |
| Alexander SuzdalevWSH | LW | No games yet | — | Khabarovsk, USSR |
| Daniil ChechelevCGY | G | No games yet | — | Khabarovsk, USSR |
| Kirill KirsanovLA | D | No games yet | — | Tver, USSR |
| Kirill SlepetsTOR | RW | No games yet | — | Khabarovsk, USSR |
| Matvei KorotkySTL | C | No games yet | — | Krasnoyarsk, USSR |
| Mikhail CherepanovDAL | D | No games yet | — | Yekaterinburg, USSR |
| Nikita NovosyolovCOL | G | No games yet | — | Krasnoyarsk, USSR |
| Sergei BoikovCOL | D | No games yet | — | Khabarovsk, USSR |
| Timofei ObvintsevTOR | G | No games yet | — | Yekaterinburg, USSR |
| Vladimir BobylevTOR | LW | No games yet | — | Lipetsk, USSR |
| Yegor MidlakFLA | G | No games yet | — | Tver, USSR |
| Yevgeni VolokhinMTL | G | No games yet | — | Khabarovsk, USSR |
Former NHL players (53)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Gonchar | D | 1994–2015 | 20 | Chelyabinsk, USSR |
| Dainius Zubrus | C | 1996–2016 | 19 | Elektrenai, USSR |
| Sergei Fedorov | C | 1990–2009 | 18 | Pskov, USSR |
| Vyacheslav Kozlov | LW | 1991–2010 | 18 | Voskresensk, USSR |
| Alexander Mogilny | RW | 1989–2006 | 16 | Khabarovsk, USSR |
| Andrei Markov | D | 2000–2017 | 16 | Voskresensk, USSR |
| Peter Bondra | RW | 1990–2007 | 16 | Luck, USSR |
| Anton Khudobin | G | 2009–2023 | 14 | Ust-Kamenogorsk, USSR |
| Darius Kasparaitis | D | 1992–2007 | 14 | Elektrenai, USSR |
| Evgeni Nabokov | G | 1999–2015 | 14 | Ust-Kamenogorsk, USSR |
| Igor Larionov | C | 1989–2004 | 14 | Voskresensk, USSR |
| Fedor Tyutin | D | 2003–2017 | 13 | Izhevsk, USSR |
| Ilya Kovalchuk | LW | 2001–2020 | 13 | Tver, USSR |
| Nik Antropov | C | 1999–2013 | 13 | Ust-Kamenogorsk, USSR |
| Vladimir Malakhov | D | 1992–2006 | 13 | Yekaterinburg, USSR |
| Andrei Nazarov | RW | 1993–2006 | 12 | Chelyabinsk, USSR |
| Alexander Semin | RW | 2003–2016 | 11 | Krasnoyarsk, USSR |
| Oleg Tverdovsky | D | 1994–2007 | 11 | Donetsk, USSR |
| Valeri Kamensky | LW | 1991–2002 | 11 | Voskresensk, USSR |
| Nikolay Kulemin | LW | 2008–2018 | 10 | Magnitogorsk, USSR |
| Valeri Zelepukin | LW | 1991–2001 | 10 | Voskresensk, USSR |
| Alexander Radulov | RW | 2006–2022 | 9 | Nizhny Tagil, USSR |
| Dmitri Kalinin | D | 1999–2009 | 9 | Chelyabinsk, USSR |
| Vitali Yachmenev | LW | 1995–2003 | 8 | Chelyabinsk, USSR |
| Andrei Kostitsyn | LW | 2005–2012 | 7 | Novopolotsk, USSR |
| Sergei Berezin | LW | 1996–2003 | 7 | Voskresensk, USSR |
| Sergei Makarov | RW | 1989–1997 | 7 | Chelyabinsk, USSR |
| Sergei Kostitsyn | LW | 2007–2013 | 6 | Novopolotsk, USSR |
| Andrei Loktionov | C | 2009–2014 | 5 | Voskresensk, USSR |
| Andrei Lomakin | LW | 1991–1995 | 4 | Voskresensk, USSR |
| Andrey Vasilyev | LW | 1994–1999 | 4 | Voskresensk, USSR |
| Evgeny Davydov | LW | 1991–1995 | 4 | Chelyabinsk, USSR |
| Slava Voynov | D | 2011–2015 | 4 | Chelyabinsk, USSR |
| Denis Tsygurov | D | 1993–1996 | 3 | Chelyabinsk, USSR |
| Stanislav Chistov | LW | 2002–2007 | 3 | Chelyabinsk, USSR |
| Valeri Karpov | LW | 1994–1997 | 3 | Chelyabinsk, USSR |
| Alexander Perezhogin | RW | 2005–2007 | 2 | Ust-Kamenogorsk, USSR |
| Alexandre Boikov | D | 1999–2001 | 2 | Chelyabinsk, USSR |
| Alexei Smirnov | RW | 2002–2004 | 2 | Tver, USSR |
| Dmitri Kvartalnov | LW | 1992–1994 | 2 | Voskresensk, USSR |
| Evgeny Grachev | C | 2010–2012 | 2 | Khabarovsk, USSR |
| Ilya Zubov | LW | 2007–2009 | 2 | Chelyabinsk, USSR |
| Konstantin Pushkarev | F | 2005–2007 | 2 | Ust-Kamenogorsk, USSR |
| Oskars Bartulis | D | 2009–2011 | 2 | Ogre, USSR |
| Alexander Pechurski | G | 2009–2010 | 1 | Magnitogorsk, USSR |
| Dimitri Patzold | G | 2007–2008 | 1 | Kamenogorsk, USSR |
| Dmitri Bykov | D | 2002–2003 | 1 | Izhevsk, USSR |
| Dmitri Tertyshny | D | 1998–1999 | 1 | Chelyabinsk, USSR |
| Konstantin Shafranov | F | 1996–1997 | 1 | Ust-Kamenogorsk, USSR |
| Maxim Balmochnykh | LW | 1999–2000 | 1 | Lipetsk, USSR |
| Maxim Bets | LW | 1993–1994 | 1 | Chelyabinsk, USSR |
| Vitali Yeremeyev | G | 2000–2001 | 1 | Ust-Kamenogorsk, USSR |
| Vitaliy Kolesnik | G | 2005–2006 | 1 | Ust-Kamenogorsk, USSR |
Birthplace as ESPN lists it for each player. Most seasons first.