List of National Hockey League players born in the United Kingdom

The only player born in Britain currently playing in the NHL is Nathan Walker of the St. Louis Blues.

One of the first games to use a puck was played by a group of Englishmen from the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment in Kingston, Ontario.

[2] In the United Kingdom, a five team league was established in 1903, while Great Britain was one of the founding members of the International Ice Hockey Federation five years later.

[2] The British team's heavy reliance on Canadian-trained players during its 1936 Olympic run was especially controversial, and prompted a protest from Canadian hockey officials.

[9] Described as "one of the game's preeminent goaltenders during the 1920s and 1930s,"[9] he played seven seasons in the NHL with the Chicago Black Hawks.

A black and white photograph of Joe Hall
Joe Hall , born in Staffordshire , won the Stanley Cup twice during the National Hockey Association era, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961.
A black and white photograph of Charlie Gardiner
Charlie Gardiner , born in Edinburgh , won the Vezina Trophy in 1932 and 1934, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1945.
A photograph of Owen Nolan
Owen Nolan , who was born in Northern Ireland, won Olympic gold for Canada. [ 11 ]
A photograph of Dan Taylor
Daniel Taylor played 4 games in the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings and Ottawa Senators .
A photograph of Brendan Perlini
Brendan Perlini , who made his NHL debut in 2016 with the Arizona Coyotes . Currently with the Edmonton Oilers since 2021.
A photograph of Nathan Walker
Nathan Walker , born in Wales and raised in Australia, made his NHL debut in 2017 with the Washington Capitals . He's currently with the St. Louis Blues