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The following is a list of ice hockey players who have made 1000 assists in the National Hockey League, as of the end of the 2008–09 NHL season.

Team represents what NHL team the player was a part of when they scored their 1000th assist.

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
Gordie Howe	Detroit Red Wings	1767	801	1049	1850
Marcel Dionne	Los Angeles Kings	1348	731	1040	1771
Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	1487	894	1963	2857
Paul Coffey	Pittsburgh Penguins	1409	396	1135	1531
Mark Messier	Edmonton Oilers	1756	694	1193	1887
Ray Bourque	Boston Bruins	1612	410	1169	1579
Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	915	690	1033	1723
Steve Yzerman	Detroit Red Wings	1514	692	1063	1755
Ron Francis	Pittsburgh Penguins	1731	549	1249	1798
Adam Oates	Washington Capitals	1337	341	1079	1420
Joe Sakic	Colorado Avalanche	1378	625	1016	1641

[edit] Retired players who fell short

These are players who are now retired that came within 100 assists of reaching 1000 for their career. They are listed with the NHL team for which they played the most games.

Player	Team	Final season	GP	G	A	Pts
Doug Gilmour	Toronto Maple Leafs	2002–03	1474	450	964	1414
Jaromir Jagr	Pittsburgh Penguins	2007–08	1273	646	953	1599
Al MacInnis	Calgary Flames	2003–04	1416	340	934	1274
Larry Murphy	Washington Capitals	2000–01	1615	287	929	1216
Stan Mikita	Chicago Black Hawks	1979–80	1394	541	926	1467
Bryan Trottier	New York Islanders	1993–94	1279	524	901	1425

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