FILE 0012015 draft
USHL → WHL
Ivan Provorov
778NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 62
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
Success archive // the roads that broke through
They kept going.
These are the players with a verified feeder-league record and an NHL outcome—the undrafted free agents, late bloomers, bus-league graduates, and patient prospects.
Living collection
168 success files
Every feature links back to the player file and the cohorts that make the result measurable.
FILE 0022015 draft
OHL
Travis Konecny
723NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 60
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 0032014 draft
WHL → AJHL
Brayden Point
720NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 48
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 0042015 draft
QMJHL
Anthony Beauvillier
713NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 0
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 0052015 draft
OHL
Pavel Zacha
706NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 51
- First NHL season
- 2015–16
FILE 0062015 draft
QMJHL
Timo Meier
698NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 0
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 0072016 draft
OHL
Alex DeBrincat
696NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 2
- Feeder games
- 123
- First NHL season
- 2017–18
FILE 0082015 draft
USHL → NCAA
Kyle Connor
695NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 38
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 0092015 draft
WHL
Brandon Carlo
692NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 52
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 0102016 draft
USHL → NCAA
Clayton Keller
683NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 2
- Feeder games
- 54
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 0112013 draft
USHL → NCAA
Jake Guentzel
681NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 35
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 0122016 draft
USHL → OHL
Matthew Tkachuk
673NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 57
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 0132014 draft
USHL → NCAA
Nick Schmaltz
670NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 37
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 0142015 draft
OHL
Lawson Crouse
666NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 49
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 015Undrafted
USHL → NCAA
Alex Iafallo
663NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 2
- Feeder games
- 82
- First NHL season
- 2017–18
FILE 0162014 draft
WHL
Travis Sanheim
660NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 52
- First NHL season
- 2017–18
FILE 0172013 draft
USHL → NCAA
J.T. Compher
658NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 38
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 0182011 draft
USHL → NCAA
Sean Kuraly
644NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 36
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 0192015 draft
USHL → NCAA
Zach Werenski
642NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 36
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 0202012 draft
BCHL → NCAA
Alexander Kerfoot
639NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 2
- Feeder games
- 69
- First NHL season
- 2017–18
FILE 0212016 draft
OHL
Mikhail Sergachev
630NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 2
- Feeder games
- 117
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 0222015 draft
USHL → NCAA
Brock Boeser
629NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 2
- Feeder games
- 74
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 0232015 draft
WHL
Jake DeBrusk
628NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 61
- First NHL season
- 2017–18
FILE 0242016 draft
QMJHL
Pierre-Luc Dubois
627NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 2
- Feeder games
- 0
- First NHL season
- 2017–18
FILE 0252012 draft
NCAA → NHL
Jimmy Vesey
626NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 33
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 026Undrafted
BCHL → NCAA
Troy Stecher
624NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 43
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 0272015 draft
OHL
Vince Dunn
623NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 52
- First NHL season
- 2017–18
FILE 0282016 draft
OHL
Jakob Chychrun
621NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 62
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 0292015 draft
OHL
Rasmus Andersson
617NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 64
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 0302014 draft
USHL → OHL
Christian Dvorak
614NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 59
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 0312014 draft
BCHL → NCAA
Danton Heinen
612NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 41
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 0322015 draft
WHL
Mathew Barzal
611NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 2
- Feeder games
- 99
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 0332017 draft
QMJHL
Nico Hischier
609NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 0
- First NHL season
- 2017–18
FILE 034Undrafted
OJHL → BCHL → NCAA
Brandon Tanev
608NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 38
- First NHL season
- 2015–16
FILE 0352016 draft
QMJHL
Samuel Girard
608NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 2
- Feeder games
- 0
- First NHL season
- 2017–18
FILE 036Undrafted
U SPORTS → NHL
Derek Ryan
606NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 2
- Feeder games
- 56
- First NHL season
- 2015–16
FILE 0372015 draft
OHL
Dylan Strome
598NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 2
- Feeder games
- 91
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 0382012 draft
USHL → NCAA
Matt Grzelcyk
596NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 27
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 0392015 draft
USHL → NCAA
Jack Roslovic
595NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 36
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 040Undrafted
Prep / high school → USHL → NCAA
Neal Pionk
587NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 2
- Feeder games
- 82
- First NHL season
- 2017–18
FILE 0412015 draft
OHL
Anthony Cirelli
582NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 2
- Feeder games
- 113
- First NHL season
- 2017–18
FILE 0422014 draft
NCAA → OHL
Warren Foegele
581NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 2
- Feeder games
- 118
- First NHL season
- 2017–18
FILE 0432016 draft
USHL → NCAA
Charlie McAvoy
573NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 2
- Feeder games
- 75
- First NHL season
- 2017–18
FILE 0442018 draft
USHL → NCAA
Brady Tkachuk
572NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 96
- First NHL season
- 2018–19
FILE 0452015 draft
QMJHL
Thomas Chabot
569NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 2
- Feeder games
- 0
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 0462016 draft
BCHL → NCAA
Tyson Jost
564NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 2
- Feeder games
- 81
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 0472015 draft
OHL
Andrew Mangiapane
560NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 59
- First NHL season
- 2017–18
FILE 0482018 draft
USHL → OHL
Andrei Svechnikov
557NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 2
- Feeder games
- 92
- First NHL season
- 2018–19
FILE 0492015 draft
USHL → QMJHL
Conor Garland
556NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 0
- First NHL season
- 2018–19
FILE 0502017 draft
OHL
Nick Suzuki
537NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 251
- First NHL season
- 2019–20
FILE 0512016 draft
OHL
Filip Hronek
533NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 59
- First NHL season
- 2018–19
FILE 0522017 draft
OHL
Robert Thomas
530NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 155
- First NHL season
- 2018–19
FILE 0532015 draft
OHL → NHL
Christian Fischer
523NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 66
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 0542014 draft
OHL → NHL
Kevin Labanc
512NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 65
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 0552017 draft
Prep / high school → USHL → NCAA
Casey Mittelstadt
509NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 60
- First NHL season
- 2017–18
FILE 0562018 draft
OJHL → USHL → NCAA
Quinn Hughes
507NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 129
- First NHL season
- 2018–19
FILE 0572018 draft
USHL → NCAA
Joel Farabee
497NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 93
- First NHL season
- 2019–20
FILE 0582016 draft
WHL → AJHL
Sam Steel
491NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 192
- First NHL season
- 2018–19
FILE 0592017 draft
OJHL → USHL → NCAA
Mario Ferraro
490NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 140
- First NHL season
- 2019–20
FILE 0602016 draft
WHL
Brett Howden
489NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 175
- First NHL season
- 2018–19
FILE 0612016 draft
USHL → NCAA
Adam Fox
486NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 122
- First NHL season
- 2019–20
FILE 0622016 draft
USHL → NCAA
Ryan Lindgren
481NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 92
- First NHL season
- 2018–19
FILE 0632015 draft
QMJHL
Mathieu Joseph
471NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 2
- Feeder games
- 0
- First NHL season
- 2018–19
FILE 0642017 draft
AJHL → NCAA
Cale Makar
470NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 183
- First NHL season
- 2019–20
FILE 0652017 draft
QMJHL
Drake Batherson
470NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 0
- First NHL season
- 2018–19
FILE 0662018 draft
QMJHL
Noah Dobson
468NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 0
- First NHL season
- 2019–20
FILE 0672020 draft
QMJHL
Alexis Lafrenière
462NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 0
- First NHL season
- 2020–21
FILE 0682015 draft
QMJHL
Yakov Trenin
457NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 2
- Feeder games
- 0
- First NHL season
- 2019–20
FILE 0692017 draft
WHL → BCHL
Michael Rasmussen
454NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 160
- First NHL season
- 2018–19
FILE 0702016 draft
BCHL → NCAA
Dante Fabbro
451NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 157
- First NHL season
- 2018–19
FILE 0712017 draft
WHL
Henri Jokiharju
448NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 2
- Feeder games
- 134
- First NHL season
- 2018–19
FILE 0722016 draft
AJHL → WHL
Brandon Hagel
446NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 259
- First NHL season
- 2019–20
FILE 0732019 draft
WHL
Dylan Cozens
444NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 179
- First NHL season
- 2020–21
FILE 0742015 draft
USHL → NCAA
John Marino
443NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 157
- First NHL season
- 2019–20
FILE 0752018 draft
Prep / high school → USHL → NCAA
K'Andre Miller
440NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 118
- First NHL season
- 2020–21
FILE 0762015 draft
WHL
Keegan Kolesar
439NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 2
- Feeder games
- 118
- First NHL season
- 2019–20
FILE 077Undrafted
Prep / high school → USHL → NCAA
Blake Lizotte
434NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 186
- First NHL season
- 2018–19
FILE 0782019 draft
USHL
Jack Hughes
429NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 2
- Feeder games
- 51
- First NHL season
- 2019–20
FILE 0792017 draft
Prep / high school → USHL → NCAA
Mikey Anderson
425NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 190
- First NHL season
- 2019–20
FILE 0802017 draft
USHL
Eeli Tolvanen
423NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 2
- Feeder games
- 101
- First NHL season
- 2017–18
FILE 0812017 draft
WHL
Morgan Geekie
414NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 206
- First NHL season
- 2019–20
FILE 0822016 draft
USHL → NCAA
Trent Frederic
412NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 89
- First NHL season
- 2018–19
FILE 0832020 draft
QMJHL
Dawson Mercer
410NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 23
- First NHL season
- 2021–22
FILE 0842016 draft
USHL → NCAA
Ross Colton
404NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 124
- First NHL season
- 2020–21
FILE 085Undrafted
MJHL → NCAA
Zach Whitecloud
399NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 136
- First NHL season
- 2017–18
FILE 0862016 draft
USHL → NCAA
Andrew Peeke
386NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 175
- First NHL season
- 2019–20
FILE 0872015 draft
QMJHL
Jeremy Lauzon
384NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 2
- Feeder games
- 0
- First NHL season
- 2018–19
FILE 088Undrafted
USHL → NCAA
Nico Sturm
380NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 175
- First NHL season
- 2018–19
FILE 0892019 draft
WHL
Peyton Krebs
378NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 5
- Feeder games
- 199
- First NHL season
- 2020–21
FILE 0902016 draft
BCHL → USHL → NCAA
Brandon Duhaime
375NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 174
- First NHL season
- 2021–22
FILE 0912020 draft
WHL
Seth Jarvis
375NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 154
- First NHL season
- 2021–22
FILE 0922015 draft
QMJHL → NHL
Daniel Sprong
374NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 0
- First NHL season
- 2015–16
FILE 0932017 draft
WHL
Kailer Yamamoto
374NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 162
- First NHL season
- 2017–18
FILE 094Undrafted
WHL
Tanner Jeannot
371NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 215
- First NHL season
- 2020–21
FILE 0952015 draft
QMJHL
Alexandre Carrier
369NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 0
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 0962020 draft
WHL
Braden Schneider
368NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 5
- Feeder games
- 207
- First NHL season
- 2021–22
FILE 0972021 draft
WHL → USHL
Cole Sillinger
367NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 83
- First NHL season
- 2021–22
FILE 0982018 draft
QMJHL
Joseph Veleno
367NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 0
- First NHL season
- 2020–21
FILE 0992018 draft
QMJHL
Philipp Kurashev
360NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 0
- First NHL season
- 2020–21
FILE 100Undrafted
QMJHL
Simon Benoit
352NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 0
- First NHL season
- 2020–21
FILE 1012020 draft
OJHL → OHL
Quinton Byfield
339NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 110
- First NHL season
- 2020–21
FILE 1022019 draft
OJHL → BCHL → NCAA
Alex Newhook
338NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 144
- First NHL season
- 2020–21
FILE 1032018 draft
OJHL → NCAA
Jack McBain
316NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 5
- Feeder games
- 165
- First NHL season
- 2021–22
FILE 1042006 draft
U SPORTS → NHL
Ryan White
313NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 15
- First NHL season
- 2009–10
FILE 105Undrafted
QMJHL
Mathieu Olivier
311NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 0
- First NHL season
- 2019–20
FILE 1062021 draft
CCHL → OHL
Mason McTavish
304NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 91
- First NHL season
- 2021–22
FILE 1072020 draft
OJHL → OHL
Jamie Drysdale
295NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 113
- First NHL season
- 2020–21
FILE 108Undrafted
Prep / high school → MJHL → NCAA
Cole Smith
292NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 5
- Feeder games
- 191
- First NHL season
- 2020–21
FILE 1092020 draft
OJHL → OHL
Cole Perfetti
290NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 129
- First NHL season
- 2021–22
FILE 1102021 draft
BCHL → NCAA
Kent Johnson
274NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 5
- Feeder games
- 169
- First NHL season
- 2021–22
FILE 1112017 draft
CCHL → NCAA
Johnathan Kovacevic
258NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 152
- First NHL season
- 2021–22
FILE 1122020 draft
AJHL → NCAA
Dylan Holloway
225NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 5
- Feeder games
- 141
- First NHL season
- 2022–23
FILE 113Undrafted
AJHL → NCAA
Bobby McMann
218NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 5
- Feeder games
- 192
- First NHL season
- 2022–23
FILE 1142018 draft
AJHL → NCAA
Jacob Bernard-Docker
207NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 5
- Feeder games
- 198
- First NHL season
- 2020–21
FILE 1152020 draft
OJHL → OHL
Tyson Foerster
195NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 141
- First NHL season
- 2022–23
FILE 116Undrafted
AJHL → NCAA
Nick Blankenburg
176NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 5
- Feeder games
- 190
- First NHL season
- 2021–22
FILE 1172016 draft
BCHL → NCAA → WHL
Dennis Cholowski
173NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 155
- First NHL season
- 2018–19
FILE 1182017 draft
AJHL → NCAA → NHL
Ian Mitchell
110NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 5
- Feeder games
- 223
- First NHL season
- 2020–21
FILE 1192022 draft
BCHL → WHL
Fraser Minten
107NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 5
- Feeder games
- 189
- First NHL season
- 2023–24
FILE 1202022 draft
WHL → USHL → AJHL
Matt Savoie
87NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 4
- First NHL season
- 2023–24
FILE 1212017 draft
NAHL → NHL
Jacob Peterson
83NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 26
- First NHL season
- 2021–22
FILE 1222023 draft
BCHL → NCAA
Matthew Wood
77NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 5
- Feeder games
- 173
- First NHL season
- 2024–25
FILE 1232024 draft
OJHL → OHL
Sam Dickinson
72NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 186
- First NHL season
- 2025–26
FILE 124Undrafted
AJHL → NCAA
Jeff Malott
71NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 5
- Feeder games
- 160
- First NHL season
- 2021–22
FILE 1252019 draft
Prep / high school → BCHL → NCAA
Nikita Nesterenko
61NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 153
- First NHL season
- 2022–23
FILE 126Undrafted
BCHL → NCAA → NHL
Taro Hirose
60NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 164
- First NHL season
- 2018–19
FILE 1272020 draft
OJHL → OHL
Isaak Phillips
59NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 183
- First NHL season
- 2021–22
FILE 1282018 draft
BCHL → NCAA → NHL
Jasper Weatherby
50NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 5
- Feeder games
- 204
- First NHL season
- 2021–22
FILE 129Undrafted
OJHL → USHL → NCAA
Declan Carlile
46NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 5
- Feeder games
- 196
- First NHL season
- 2023–24
FILE 1302020 draft
CCHL → OHL
Donovan Sebrango
44NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 122
- First NHL season
- 2024–25
FILE 131Undrafted
USHL → BCHL → NCAA
Zach Metsa
43NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 8
- Feeder games
- 296
- First NHL season
- 2025–26
FILE 132Undrafted
BCHL → NCAA
Tim Washe
41NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 6
- Feeder games
- 226
- First NHL season
- 2024–25
FILE 1332020 draft
CCHL → NCAA → NHL
Devon Levi
39NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 103
- First NHL season
- 2022–23
FILE 134Undrafted
USHL → BCHL → NCAA → NHL
Mike Hardman
39NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 172
- First NHL season
- 2020–21
FILE 1352024 draft
OJHL → OHL
Zayne Parekh
38NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 179
- First NHL season
- 2024–25
FILE 136Undrafted
USHL → BCHL → NCAA
Devin Cooley
37NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 5
- Feeder games
- 65
- First NHL season
- 2023–24
FILE 137Undrafted
BCHL → NCAA
Taylor Ward
37NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 7
- Feeder games
- 291
- First NHL season
- 2024–25
FILE 1382020 draft
OJHL → OHL → NHL
Jack Thompson
34NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 183
- First NHL season
- 2023–24
FILE 1392022 draft
OJHL → USHL → NCAA
Stephen Halliday
30NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 7
- Feeder games
- 296
- First NHL season
- 2025–26
FILE 1402018 draft
BCHL → NCAA
Angus Crookshank
29NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 6
- Feeder games
- 167
- First NHL season
- 2023–24
FILE 1412016 draft
CCHL → NCAA → USHL → NHL
Brett Murray
26NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 170
- First NHL season
- 2020–21
FILE 1422018 draft
AJHL → WHL → NHL
Trey Fix-Wolansky
26NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 257
- First NHL season
- 2021–22
FILE 143Undrafted
Prep / high school → BCHL → NCAA
Jacob Quillan
24NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 136
- First NHL season
- 2024–25
FILE 144Undrafted
OJHL → OHL
Josh Samanski
24NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 54
- First NHL season
- 2025–26
FILE 145Undrafted
U SPORTS → NHL
Paul Thompson
24NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 15
- First NHL season
- 2015–16
FILE 146Undrafted
BCHL → NCAA → NHL
Sheldon Rempal
21NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 134
- First NHL season
- 2018–19
FILE 1472023 draft
BCHL → NCAA
Bradly Nadeau
15NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 3
- Feeder games
- 140
- First NHL season
- 2023–24
FILE 1482021 draft
OJHL → OHL
Ethan Cardwell
13NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 5
- Feeder games
- 191
- First NHL season
- 2024–25
FILE 1492023 draft
USHL → BCHL → NCAA
Charles Alexis Legault
12NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 5
- Feeder games
- 140
- First NHL season
- 2025–26
FILE 1502021 draft
AJHL → NCAA
Taylor Makar
12NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 8
- Feeder games
- 227
- First NHL season
- 2025–26
FILE 151Undrafted
OJHL → NCAA → NHL
Lucas Condotta
11NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 5
- Feeder games
- 176
- First NHL season
- 2022–23
FILE 1522017 draft
CCHL → NCAA
Cameron Crotty
8NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 2
- Feeder games
- 98
- First NHL season
- 2023–24
FILE 153Undrafted
U SPORTS → NHL
Mike Liambas
8NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 25
- First NHL season
- 2016–17
FILE 1542023 draft
AJHL → NCAA
Ty Mueller
8NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 6
- Feeder games
- 165
- First NHL season
- 2024–25
FILE 1552012 draft
U SPORTS → NHL
Brendan Woods
7NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 25
- First NHL season
- 2014–15
FILE 156Undrafted
AJHL → NCAA → NHL
Brandon Biro
6NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 5
- Feeder games
- 178
- First NHL season
- 2021–22
FILE 157Undrafted
AJHL → USHL → NCAA
Tyson Gross
6NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 7
- Feeder games
- 196
- First NHL season
- 2025–26
FILE 1582024 draft
CCHL → OHL
Connor Clattenburg
5NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 165
- First NHL season
- 2025–26
FILE 159Undrafted
AJHL → NCAA → NHL
Brinson Pasichnuk
4NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 5
- Feeder games
- 187
- First NHL season
- 2020–21
FILE 160Undrafted
WHL → AJHL
Kai Uchacz
3NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 6
- Feeder games
- 248
- First NHL season
- 2025–26
FILE 161Undrafted
WHL → U SPORTS → NHL
Luke Philp
3NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 117
- First NHL season
- 2022–23
FILE 162Undrafted
MJHL → NCAA → NHL
Brady Keeper
2NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 4
- Feeder games
- 179
- First NHL season
- 2018–19
FILE 1632020 draft
OJHL → NCAA
Ryan Tverberg
2NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 5
- Feeder games
- 140
- First NHL season
- 2025–26
FILE 164Undrafted
CCHL → BCHL → NCAA → NHL
Yaniv Perets
2NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 6
- Feeder games
- 135
- First NHL season
- 2023–24
FILE 1652010 draft
CCHL → NHL
Alex Friesen
1NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 1
- Feeder games
- 53
- First NHL season
- 2015–16
FILE 166Undrafted
AJHL → NCAA → NHL
Brandon Scanlin
1NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 5
- Feeder games
- 196
- First NHL season
- 2023–24
FILE 1672022 draft
OJHL → USHL → NCAA
Cole O'Hara
1NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 7
- Feeder games
- 320
- First NHL season
- 2025–26
FILE 168Undrafted
OJHL → BCHL → U SPORTS → NHL
Jett Alexander
1NHL regular-season games
- Feeder seasons
- 5
- Feeder games
- 134
- First NHL season
- 2022–23