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NHL pathway archive // North America + Europe
Who makes it to the NHL?
Every call-up starts somewhere. Trace the draft picks, long shots, bus rides, demotions, and breakthroughs that end at hockey’s top level.
1,038 NHL profiles
1,234 AHL players
1,195 ECHL players
82,538 identities
221,775 player-seasons
478 CHL routes
337 NCAA routes
19 European league files
Verified records only
Search all 1,038 players who appeared in the NHL this season. Open a card for career milestones, draft status, current production, and verified feeder-league links.
NHL1,038player profiles
AHL1,234season cohort
ECHL1,195season cohort
HIST14,211pro-history identities
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The professional climb starts earlier. Every current NHL profile now reaches back through major junior, college, the USHL, and Canadian Junior A.
CHL
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USHL
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Junior A
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Exclusive route mixHow they arrived
1,038 NHL playersThese are shares of players who reached the 2025–26 NHL. The conversion board now joins U Sports, eight measurable CJHL leagues, the BCHL, and the NAHL to the NCAA, CHL, USHL, AHL, and ECHL foundation.
Every bar starts with a complete feeder-league season cohort, removes players who had already reached the NHL, and follows the rest into the league.
Reached the NHL across cohorts with at least five seasons of follow-up.
Eligible players after removing those who had already appeared in the NHL.
Verified player-team season records plus 8 permanent league files in the growing registry.
SeasonEligibleReachedEstablishedConversion
“Reached” means at least one NHL appearance through 2025–26; “established” means the career threshold was met. Cohorts with five or more completed seasons of follow-up drive the headline rate. Newer cohorts stay visible but are labelled still developing. Identity links use NHL-debut chronology; active NHL players also require a matching pathway season.
Search by player, league, or route. Every step is a season-level record—not a summary pasted onto a biography.
PATH / 012× Stanley Cup champion
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Forward · Saint-Narcisse, Québec
Yanni Gourde
Undrafted. Two Cups. More than 600 NHL games.
Five seasons crossing the ECHL and AHL preceded a permanent NHL role. The route was anything but direct.
1QMJHL
Victoriaville
2ECHL
San Francisco · Kalamazoo
3AHL
Worcester · Syracuse
4NHL debut
Tampa Bay
5Champion
Back-to-back Stanley Cups
THE FARM REPORT8 LEAGUES LIVEROADMAP · LIVE
The historical file now spans 183 league-season cohort measurements, showing who started the climb, who crossed over, and who still needs time.
LEAGUE 012025–26
Major professional
NHL
Pro history + amateur entries activeStage 4/41,038 players · 1,038 NHL links
Open league file →LEAGUE 022025–26
Primary development
AHL
2005–26 history activeStage 4/41,234 players · 322 NHL links
Open league file →LEAGUE 032025–26
AA professional
ECHL
2006–26 history activeStage 4/41,195 players · 2 NHL links
Open league file →LEAGUE 042025–26
Division I college
NCAA
2005–26 denominator archive activeStage 4/41,707 players · 9 NHL links
Open league file →LEAGUE 052025–26
Major junior
OHL
2005–26 denominator archive activeStage 4/4628 players · 1 NHL links
Open league file →LEAGUE 062025–26
Major junior
WHL
2005–26 denominator archive activeStage 4/4722 players · 2 NHL links
Open league file →LEAGUE 072025–26
Major junior
QMJHL
2005–26 denominator archive activeStage 4/4586 players · 0 NHL links
Open league file →LEAGUE 082025–26
Tier I junior
USHL
2005–26 denominator archive activeStage 4/4606 players · 0 NHL links
Open league file →THE MEASURE WE’RE BUILDING
- 01Roster spotEvery player-season
- 02Identity linkAcross teams + leagues
- 03NHL debutFirst official appearance
- 04Career outcome1 · 25 · 100 · 500 games
Pro history + North American feeders + mature European cohorts loaded
The fine print // no mythology
Stories need a denominator.
Link to section #A list of NHL players only shows the survivors. This release follows full statistical-participant cohorts, keeps already-NHL players out of the eligible pool, and labels young cohorts that still need time.
Reached
At least one official NHL regular-season or playoff appearance.
Established
100 regular-season games for skaters, with a position-aware goalie threshold.
Still climbing
Active players remain unresolved until their observation window closes.
Verified
Every pathway step carries its source, effective season, and review status.
North America + European foundation
8 league files · North American denominators active · 102 European top-league cohorts live
103,467 identities, 296,647 player-team seasons, 406 cohort measurements, and 14,429 current-player career stops are live. Archive gaps remain visible instead of being estimated.