This is a list of family relations in the National Hockey League. Since the creation of the National Hockey League in 1917, family members have been involved in all aspects of the league. Although most connections are among players, there have been significant contributions from family members in coaching, managing, scouting, and refereeing. According to this list, 47 pairs of brothers have played together on the same team; among them, ten have won the Stanley Cup together. Brothers have also squared off against each other five times in the Stanley Cup finals, most recently in 2003. Twenty-six sons have followed in their father's footsteps and played for his team. Only once has a father played with his sons, when Gordie Howe played with Mark and Marty for one season with the Hartford Whalers. The Montreal Canadiens have seen the most familial connections with 15: nine brother pairs, two father-son combinations, one grandfather-grandson combo, one uncle-nephew pair, one set of brothers-in-law, and one combination of father-in-law and son-in-law. Below is a list of family relations throughout the NHL since 1917. Names in bold have won the Stanley Cup. Names in italics are members of the Hockey Hall of Fame. [edit] Siblings | Surname | Siblings | Country | Notes | | Allen | George, Viv | Canada | [1] | | Allison | Mike, Dave | Canada | [2] | | Andersson | Mikael, Niklas | Sweden | Played part of the 1999–00 NHL season together with the New York Islanders.[3] | | Arbour | Ernest "Ty", Jack | Canada | [4] | | Babych | Wayne, Dave | Canada | [5] | | Barrett | Fred, John | Canada | [6] | | Bathgate | Andy, Frank | Canada | [7] | | Bell | Gordon, Joe | Canada | [8] | | Bennett | Curt, Harvey, Bill | United States | Curt and Harvey played together during the 1978–79 NHL season with the St. Louis Blues.[9] Curt was also the first American drafted by an NHL team to play in the league.[10] Brother John played in the WHA. | | Benning | Jim, Brian | Canada | [11] | | Bentley | Reg, Doug, Max | Canada | First brothers to play on the same line, for the Chicago Blackhawks. Reg's only goal was assisted by both brothers, the first time all three participants in an NHL goal were related.[12] | | Berry | Doug, Ken | Canada | Both played for the Edmonton Oilers, though not simultaneously; Doug played for them while the team was in the WHA, while Ken played for the Oilers after they merged into the NHL.[13] | | Biron | Martin, Mathieu | Canada | Mathieu once scored a goal on Martin.[14][15] | | Blair | Chuck, Dusty | Canada | [16] | | Bordeleau | Christian, J. P., Paulin | Canada | Christian and J. P. played together in the 1971–72 NHL season with the Chicago Blackhawks.[17] | | Boucher | Buck, Billy, Frank, Robert | Canada | Billy and Robert played together for part of the 1923–24 NHL season with the Montreal Canadiens.[18]Buck & Frank also became the first set of brothers to face each other in a Stanley Cup final (along with Corb & Cy Denneny), when Buck's Ottawa Senators beat Frank's Vancouver Maroons.[19] | | Bourcier | Conrad, Jean | Canada | [20] | | Broderick | Len, Ken | Canada | Len played only one game in the NHL.[21] | | Brookbank | Wade, Sheldon | Canada | [22] | | Broten | Neal, Aaron, Paul | United States | Neal and Paul played together from 1993 to 1995 with the Dallas Stars.[23] | | Brown | Doug, Greg | United States | [24] | | Brownschidle | Jack, Jeff | United States | [25] | | Bruneteau | Eddie, Mud | Canada | [26] | | Bure | Pavel, Valeri | Russia | Played together in the 2001–02 NHL season with the Florida Panthers. Also won silver medals as representatives of Team Russia at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and bronze medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics.[15] | | Busnick | Mike, Ron | Canada | [27] | | Butsayev | Viacheslav, Yuri | Russia | [28] | | Caffery | Jack, Terry | Canada | [29] | | Callander | Drew, Jock | Canada | [30] | | Camazzola | Jim, Tony | Canada | [31] | | Capuano | Dave, Jack | United States | [32] | | Carlson | Jack, Steve | United States | Inspired the infamous Hanson Brothers of the movie Slap Shot. Steve played one of the brothers, but Jack was unable to act in the film because of the WHA playoffs.[33] | | Carse | Bob, Bill | Canada | Played together with the Chicago Black Hawks.[34] | | Cavallini | Gino, Paul | Canada | Played together from 1987 to 1992 with the St. Louis Blues.[35] | | Cherry | Don, Dick | Canada | Don played only one game in the NHL, a playoff game for the Boston Bruins.[36] | | Cleghorn | Sprague, Odie | Canada | Played together from 1921 to 1925 with the Montreal Canadiens, winning the Stanley Cup together in 1924.[37] | | Cloutier | Sylvain, Dan | Canada | [38] | | Colville | Neil, Mac | Canada | Played together from 1935 to 1942 and 1945 to 1947 with the New York Rangers, winning the Stanley Cup together in 1940.[39] | | Comrie | Paul, Mike | Canada | Both played for the Edmonton Oilers; although not together, they were part of the Edmonton Oilers organization simultaneously; Paul as a player and Mike as a prospect.[40] | | Conacher | Charlie, Lionel, Roy | Canada | Charlie was Roy's coach with the Chicago Blackhawks.[41] | | Cook | Bill, Bun, Bud | Canada | Bill and Bun played together from 1926 to 1936 with the New York Rangers, winning the Stanley Cup together in 1928 and 1933 as part of the "Bread Line" with Frank Boucher.[42] | | Costello | Les, Murray | Canada | [43] | | Courtnall | Geoff, Russ | Canada | Played together for part of the 1994–95 NHL season with the Vancouver Canucks.[44] | | Crawford | Bob, Marc, Lou | Canada | [45] | | Crowder | Bruce, Keith | Canada | Played together from 1982 to 1984 with the Boston Bruins.[46] | | Cullen | Brian, Barry, Ray | Canada | Brian and Barry played together from 1955 to 1959 with the Toronto Maple Leafs.[47] | | Cullen | Matt, Mark | United States | [48] | | Damore | Nick, Hank | Canada | Nick played only one game in the NHL.[49] | | Darragh | Jack, Harold | Canada | [50] | | Denneny | Corbett, Cy | Canada | Became the first set of brothers to face each other in a Stanley Cup final (along with Buck & Frank Boucher), when Cy's Ottawa Senators beat Corb's Vancouver Maroons.[19][51] | | Dillon | Wayne, Gary | Canada | [52] | | Dineen | Peter, Gord, Kevin | Canada | [53] | | Dionne | Marcel, Gilbert | Canada | [54] | | Drury | Ted, Chris | United States | [55] | | Dryden | Dave, Ken | Canada | On March 20, 1971, Dave & Ken became the first brothers to face each other as goaltenders in an NHL game.[56] | | Eaves | Mike, Murray | Canada | [57] | | Esposito | Phil, Tony | Canada | First time in NHL history where one brother scored on another (Phil scored on Tony on November 3 1968).[15] Not related to Angelo Esposito. | | Evans | Paul, Doug, Kevin | Canada | [58] | | Fata | Rico, Drew | Canada | [59] | | Fedorov | Sergei, Fedor | Russia | [60] | | Felsner | Brian, Denny | United States | [61] | | Ferraro | Chris, Peter (Twins) | United States | Played together from 1995 to 1997 with the New York Rangers, in 1997 with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and 2001 with the Washington Capitals.[15] | | Fillion | Bob, Marcel | Canada | Marcel played only one game in the NHL.[62] | | Finnigan | Frank, Ed | Canada | [63] | | Fitzgerald | Rusty, Zack | United States | [64] | | Flockhart | Rob, Ron | Canada | [65] | | Fraser | Archie, Harvey | Canada | [66] | | Gardner | Dave, Paul | Canada | [67] | | Gare | Danny, Morey | Canada | Both were part of the Edmonton Oilers organization, though not simultaneously. Danny was a player in 1986–87 NHL season and Morey is currently the Oilers head pro scout.[68] | | Gillis | Mike, Paul | Canada | [69] | | Glover | Fred, Howie | Canada | [70] | | Goc | Sascha, Marcel | Germany | [71] | | Gould | John, Larry | Canada | [72] | | Gratton | Gilles, Norm | Canada | [73] | | Greig | Bruce, Mark | Canada | [74] | | Gretzky | Wayne, Brent | Canada | Highest-scoring pair of brothers in NHL history, although Brent only scored 1 goal and 4 points.[75] | | Hamel | Gilles, Jean | Canada | [76] | | Hannigan | Gord, Pat, Ray | Canada | [77] | | Hanson | Emil, Oscar | Canada | [78] | | Harkins | Brett, Todd | Canada | [79] | | Hatcher | Kevin, Derian | United States | Played together for the Dallas Stars from 1994 to 1996.[80] | | Hergesheimer | Phil, Wally | Canada | [81] | | Hextall | Bryan, Jr., Dennis | Canada | [82] | | Hicke | Bill, Ernie | Canada | [83] | | Hickey | Greg, Pat | Canada | [84] | | Hicks | Doug, Glenn | Canada | [85] | | Hillman | Floyd, Larry, Wayne | Canada | Larry and Wayne played together during the 1968–69 NHL season for the Minnesota North Stars, and from 1969 to 1971 with the Philadelphia Flyers.[86] | | Hoekstra | Ed, Cecil | Canada | [87] | | Holt | Gary, Randy | Canada | [88] | | Hossa | Marian, Marcel | Slovakia | Both brothers played for Team Slovakia at the 2006 Winter Olympics(coached by their father Frantisek, head coach of Slovak olympic hockey team 2006).[15][89] | | Howe | Gordie, Vic | Canada | [90] | | Howe | Mark, Marty | United States | Played together from 1979 to 1982 with the Hartford Whalers.[91] | | Hull | Bobby, Dennis | Canada | [92] | | Hunter | Dale, Dave, Mark | Canada | [93] | | Ihnacak | Miroslav, Peter | Slovakia | Played together from 1985 to 1987 with the Toronto Maple Leafs.[94][95] | | Jackson | Art, Busher | Canada | [96] | | Jerwa | Frank, Joe | Canada, Poland | [97] | | Johnson | Greg, Ryan | Canada | [98] | | Joliat | Aurel, Rene | Canada | [99] | | Jones | Bob, Jim | Canada | [100] | | Jonsson | Jorgen, Kenny | Sweden | Won a gold medal together representing Team Sweden at the 1994 Winter Olympics, and another gold at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[15] Played part of the 1999–00 NHL season together with the New York Islanders. | | Kaberle | Frantisek, Tomas | Czech Republic | Both brothers won bronze medals as representatives of Team Czech Republic at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[15][89] | | Kannegiesser | Gord, Sheldon | Canada | [101] | | Kariya | Paul, Steve | Canada | [102] | | Kilrea | Hec, Wally, Ken | Canada | Wally & Hec played together for the Detroit Red Wings from 1936 to 1938; Ken played for the Wings' minor league affiliate at the time.[103] | | Kiprusoff | Marko, Miikka | Finland | [104] | | Kitchen | Bill, Mike | Canada | [105] | | Kleinendorst | Scot, Kurt | United States | First pair of brothers, and only non-twin North American brothers, drafted in the same year (1980). Kurt never played in the NHL, but worked as an assistant coach for the New Jersey Devils.[106] | | Koivu | Saku, Mikko | Finland | Saku plays for the NHL team Anaheim Ducks and Mikko is the captain of NHL team Minnesota Wild. Both brothers won silver medals as representatives of Team Finland at the 2006 Winter Olympics, and another set of silver medals at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. The latest victory of these brothers is the bronze medal of 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships in Québec, Canada.[107] | | Kordic | John, Dan | Canada | [108] | | Kostitsyn | Andrei, Sergei | Belarus | Both brothers currently play for the Montreal Canadiens with starting roles. First Belarusian siblings to play in the National Hockey League.[109][110] | | Kronwall | Niklas, Staffan | Sweden | [111] | | Kyle | Bill, Gus | Canada | [112] | | LaForest | Mark, Bob | Canada | [113] | | Langkow | Scott, Daymond | Canada | [114] | | Larmer | Steve, Jeff | Canada | Played together on the Chicago Blackhawks between 1983 and 1986.[115] | | Lebeau | Stephan, Patrick | Canada | Played for part of the 1990–91 NHL season together with the Montreal Canadiens.[116] | | Leeb | Brad, Greg | Canada | [117] | | Lefley | Bryan, Chuck | Canada | [118] | | Lemieux | Alain, Mario | Canada | Played just one game together during the 1986–87 NHL season with the Pittsburgh Penguins.[119] | | Lemieux | Claude, Jocelyn | Canada | [120] | | Lepine | Hec, Pit | Canada | [121] | | Leswick | Jack, Pete, Tony | Canada | [122] | | Lindros | Eric, Brett | Canada | [123] | | Linden | Trevor, Jamie | Canada | [124] | | Loob | Peter, Hakan | Sweden | [125] | | Loughlin | Clem, Wilf | Canada | [126] | | Lowe | Ken, Kevin | Canada | Ken joined the Edmonton Oilers organization as a medical trainer since 1989. | | Lowrey | Fred, Gerry | Canada | [127] | | Lundqvist | Henrik, Joel (twins) | Sweden | [128] | | MacMillan | Billy, Bob | Canada | [129] | | Mahovlich | Frank, Peter | Canada | Played together from 1967 to 1969 with the Detroit Red Wings, and from 1970 to 1974 with the Montreal Canadiens.[130] | | Maki | Chico, Wayne | Canada | [131] | | Maloney | Dave, Don | Canada | Played together from 1978 to 1985 with the New York Rangers.[132] | | Manery | Randy, Kris | Canada | [133] | | Mantha | Georges, Sylvio | Canada | Played together from 1928 to 1936 for the Montreal Canadiens, winning the Stanley Cup in 1930 and 1931.[134] | | McBain | Jason, Mike | Canada | [135] | | McCreary | Bill Sr., Keith | Canada | [136] | | McNab | Peter, David | United States | [137] | | McRae | Basil, Chris | Canada | [138] | | Meissner | Barrie, Dick | Canada | [139] | | Menard | Hillary, Howie | Canada | [140] | | Messier | Mitch, Joby | Canada | [141] | | Messier | Paul, Mark | Canada | [142] | | Metz | Nick, Don | Canada | Played together from 1938 to 1948 with the Toronto Maple Leafs, winning the Stanley Cup together in 1945 and 1947.[143] | | Michalek | Zbynek, Milan | Czech Republic | [144] | | Michaluk | Art, John | Canada | [145] | | Micheletti | Pat, Joe | United States | [146] | | Miller | Bob, Paul | United States | Paul played his only 3 NHL games with Bob during the 1981–82 NHL season with the Colorado Rockies.[147] | | Miller | Kelly, Kevin, Kip | United States | Kevin and Kelly played together for part of the 1992–93 NHL season with the Washington Capitals.[148] | | Miller | Ryan, Drew | United States | Drew made his debut with the Anaheim Ducks in the 2007 playoffs.[149] | | Minard | Mike, Chris | Canada | | | Mironov | Dmitri, Boris | Russia | Won a silver medal together representing Team Russia at the 1998 Winter Olympics.[150] | | Mokosak | Carl, John | Canada | [151] | | Moller | Mike, Randy | Canada | [152] | | Moore | Steve, Dominic | Canada | Brother Dominic plays for the Florida Panthers, while Steve was the victim of an on-ice physical assault by Todd Bertuzzi which broke his neck and ultimately ended his playing career. Brother Mark was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1997.[153][154] | | Moreau | Ethan, Chad | Canada | Chad is the Strength & Conditioning Consultant of the Edmonton Oilers since 2006. | | Morrison | Doug, Mark | Canada | [155] | | Mullen | Joe, Brian | United States | [156] | | Mulvey | Grant, Paul | Canada | [157] | | Murdoch | Bob, Don | Canada | [158] | | Murray | Bryan, Terry | Canada | Terry twice succeeded Bryan in head coaching positions, first with the Washington Capitals, and then the Florida Panthers.[159] | | Nelson | Todd, Jeff | Canada | Todd later coached Jeff with the Muskegon Fury of the United Hockey League.[160] | | Niedermayer | Scott, Rob | Canada | Faced each other in the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals (Scott with the New Jersey Devils and Rob with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim), the first time brothers faced each other in the finals since 1946. Interestingly, four years later both would win the Stanley Cup together with the Anaheim Ducks, the first brothers to do so since Duane and Brent Sutter did it with the Islanders in 1981.[15][161][162] At the beginning of the 2009-2010 season, Rob, who was an unrestricted free agent, signed with the New Jersey Devils, the team his brother Scott was playing for when they met in the 2003 Cup Finals while he was playing for Anaheim (Scott's current team). | | Nielsen | Jeff, Kirk | United States | [163] | | Norris | James D., Bruce, Marguerite | United States | Marguerite was the first woman president of an NHL team (Detroit).[164] | | Norton | Jeff, Brad | United States | Played together for part of the 2001–02 NHL season with the Florida Panthers.[165] | | Odelein | Selmar, Lyle | Canada | [166] | | O'Shea | Danny, Kevin | Canada | Played together in the WHA with the Minnesota Fighting Saints.[167] | | Paiement | Rosaire, Wilf | Canada | Father was a Canadian arm-wrestling champion.[168] | | Pandolfo | Jay, Mike | United States | Both brothers are now in the New Jersey Devils system, Jay playing for the Devils and Mike playing with their minor league affiliate; a cousin, Mark, plays for the Devils’ ECHL team.[169] | | Patey | Doug, Larry | Canada | [170] | | Patrick | Lester, Frank | Canada | [171] | | Patrick | Lynn, Muzz | Canada | Played together with the New York Rangers from 1937 to 1946, winning the Stanley Cup in 1940.[171] | | Patrick | Craig, Glenn | United States | Played together for part of the 1974–75 NHL season with the California Seals; later worked together in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization where Craig was general manager.[171][172] | | Patrick | Steve, James | Canada | Played together from 1984 to 1986 with the New York Rangers.[173] | | Pettinger | Eric, Gord | Canada | [174] | | Picard | Noel, Roger | Canada | [175] | | Plager | Barclay, Bob, Bill | Canada | Barclay & Bob played together from 1967 to 1977 for the St. Louis Blues; Bill joined them between 1968 and 1972[176] | | Playfair | Larry, Jim | Canada | Both brothers were first round draft picks; Larry was selected 13th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in 1978, Jim was picked 20th overall by Edmonton in 1982.[177] | | Plumb | Rob, Ron | Canada | [178] | | Poile | Bud , Don | Canada | [179] | | Potvin | Jean, Denis | Canada | Played together from 1973 to 1978 and 1980 to 1981 with the New York Islanders, winning the Stanley Cup in 1981.[180] | | Prentice | Dean, Eric | Canada | Eric is, to date, the youngest player to be signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs.[181] | | Primeau | Keith, Wayne | Canada | Once fought each other during a game, when Keith played for Hartford and Wayne was with the Sabres.[14][15] | | Pronger | Sean, Chris | Canada | Have both played for Anaheim at some point in their careers, but not together.[182] | | Pronovost | Marcel, Claude, Jean | Canada | Claude played only three games in the NHL.[183] | | Quackenbush | Bill, Max | Canada | [184] | | Radulov | Igor, Alexander | Russia | | | Reardon | Terry, Ken | Canada | Played together from 1941 to 1943 with the Montreal Canadiens.[185] Later faced each other in the Stanley Cup Finals, where Ken’s Canadiens beat Terry’s Boston Bruins.[162] | | Redmond | Dick, Mickey | Canada | [186] | | Regehr | Robyn, Richie | Canada | Played together with the Calgary Flames.[187] Only NHL brothers to be born in the Southern Hemisphere. | | Richard | Maurice, Henri | Canada | Played together for the Montreal Canadiens from 1955 to 1960. Won the Stanley Cup all five years they played together. Henri won 11 Stanley Cups, a record for a player; combined with Maurice’s 8, they own the record for most Stanley Cups by any combination of brothers.[188][189] | | Rivers | Jamie, Shawn | Canada | [190] | | Roberge | Mario, Serge | Canada | [191] | | Roberts | Doug, Gordie | United States | [192] | | Robertson | Geordie, Torrie | Canada | [193] | | Robinson | Larry, Moe | Canada | Moe played only one game in the NHL, with Larry, for the Montreal Canadiens.[194] | | Roche | Des, Earl | Canada | [195] | | Rousseau | Bobby, Guy, Roland | Canada | [196] | | Roy | Patrick, Stephane | Canada | [197] | | Ruutu | Jarkko, Tuomo | Finland | Both represented Team Finland at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. Jarkko plays for the Ottawa Senators and Tuomo for the Carolina Hurricanes.[107] | | Sacco | Joe, David | United States | Played together from 1994 to 1996 with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim; both were also drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs, but never played for the team at the same time.[198] | | Sauve | Bob, Jean-Francois | Canada | Played together from 1980 to 1983 with the Buffalo Sabres.[199] | | Schaefer | Peter, Nolan | Canada | [200] | | Schmautz | Bobby, Cliff | Canada | [201] | | Schmidt | Jackie, Otto | Canada | [202] | | Schock | Ron, Dan | Canada | Both played for the Boston Bruins, but not together.[203] | | Sedin | Daniel, Henrik (twins) | Sweden | Linemates on the Vancouver Canucks, both brothers won gold medals as representatives of Team Sweden at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Drafted 2nd and 3rd overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.[15][89] | | Seiling | Rod, Ric | Canada | [204] | | Sestito | Tim, Tom | United States | | Shannon | Darryl, Darrin | Canada | Played together from 1994 to 1996 with the Winnipeg Jets.[205] | | Sheehy | Neil, Timothy | United States | [206] | | Simon | Cully, Thain | Canada | [207] | | Sigalet | Jordan, Jonathan | Canada | Both have played one game for the Boston Bruins, but not together; they were also teammates for the Bruins' minor league affiliate.[208] | | Smith | Gord, Billy | Canada | [209] | | Smith | Brian, Gary | Canada | [210] | | Smith | Don, Ken | Canada | [211] | | Smyth | Kevin, Ryan | Canada | [212] | | Sobchuk | Dennis, Gene | Canada | [213] | | Staal | Eric, Marc, Jordan | Canada | [214]Eric won the 2006 Stanley Cup with Carolina and Jordan won in 2009 with Pittsburgh. A fourth Staal brother, Jared, was drafted by Phoenix Coyotes in 2008 with number 49. | | Stanfield | Fred, Jack, Jim | Canada | [215] | | Stankiewicz | Myron, Ed | Canada | [216] | | Stastny | Anton, Marian, Peter | Slovakia | All three played for the Quebec Nordiques together from 1981 to 1985, only the second time that three brothers played for the same team.[14][217] | | Stastny | Paul, Yan | Canada | Sons of Peter Stastny[217] | | Stevens | Scott, Mike | Canada | [218] | | Sullivan | Frank, Peter | Canada | [219] | | Sundstrom | Patrik, Peter (twins) | Sweden | Played part of the 1989–90 NHL season together for the New Jersey Devils.[220] | | Sutter | Brian, Darryl, Duane, Brent, Rich, Ron (Rich & Ron are twins) | Canada | Oldest brother Gary turned down an invitation to play; the brothers believe he was the most talented.[221] Set a record when four of the brothers played in the same game; Duane & Brent with the New York Islanders beat Rich and Ron's Philadelphia Flyers. Brent and Duane won two Stanley Cups together with the Islanders in 1982 and 1983.[222]Rich & Ron were first set of twins to play in the NHL.[15] | | Taylor | Tim, Chris | Canada | Played part of the 1998–99 NHL season together for the Boston Bruins.[223] | | Thompson | Tiny, Paul | Canada | Faced each other in the 1929 Stanley Cup Finals, where Tiny’s Boston Bruins beat Paul’s New York Rangers.[224] | | Teal | Skip, Vic | Canada | [225] | | Timonen | Kimmo, Jussi | Finland | Both played for the Philadelphia Flyers.[226] | | Tjarnqvist | Daniel, Mathias | Sweden | [227] | | Toppazzini | Zellio, Jerry | Canada | [228] | | Trottier | Bryan, Rocky | Canada | [229] | | Turgeon | Pierre, Sylvain | Canada | [230] | | Vopat | Jan, Roman | Czech Republic | Played together for parts of the 1996–97 NHL season and 1997–98 NHL season with the Los Angeles Kings.[231] | | Warwick | Bill, Grant | Canada | Played together from 1941 to 1943 with the New York Rangers.[232] | | Watson | Joe, Jimmy | Canada | Played together from 1973 to 1978 with the Philadelphia Flyers, winning the Stanley Cup in 1974 and 1975.[233] | | Wesley | Blake, Glen | Canada | [234] | | Williams | Butch, Tommy | United States | [235] | | Williams | Fred, Gord | Canada | [236] | | Wilson | Murray, Doug | Canada | [237] | | Wilson | Johnny, Larry | Canada | Played together in the Detroit Red Wings system from 1949 to 1953, and for part of the 1955–56 NHL season with the Chicago Blackhawks.[238] | | Yaremchuk | Gary, Ken | Canada | [239] | [edit] Parent-children John Grahame has two unique familial connections: he played goal for the same team ( Boston) as his father Ron, and he is half of the only mother-son combination ( Charlotte) whose names are engraved on the Stanley Cup. | Last name | Parent | Children | Country | Notes: | | Abel | Sid | Gerry | Canada, United States | Gerry played only one game in the NHL.[240] | | Adams | Charles | Weston | United States | Charles was the first owner of the Boston Bruins.[241] | | Apps | Syl | Syl Jr. | Canada | [242] | | Arnason | Chuck | Tyler | Canada, United States | [217] | | Attwell | Ron | Bob | Canada, United States | [243] | | Bassen | Hank | Bob | Canada | Both played for the Chicago Blackhawks.[244] | | Bennett | Harvey, Sr. | Curt, Harvey Jr., Bill | Canada, United States | Harvey Sr. and Bill both played for the Boston Bruins.[9] | | Boileau | Rene | Marc | Canada | [245] | | Bouchard | Emile "Butch" | Pierre | Canada | Both won the Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens.[246] | | Bordeleau | Paulin | Sebastien | Canada | [17] | | Bourque | Ray | Chris | Canada, United States | [247] | | Bowman | Scotty | Stan | Canada | [248] | | Brown | Adam | Andy | Canada | Both played for the Detroit Red Wings. Andy was the last NHL goaltender to play without a mask.[249] | | Bubla | Jiri | Jiri | Czech Republic | They both played for the Vancouver Canucks. They both won the IIHF World Hockey Championship Gold Medals. Jiri the son uses the surname Slegr.[250][251] | | Buchanan | Bucky | Ron | Canada | [252] | | Campbell | Colin | Gregory | Canada | [217] | | Carr | Red | Gene | Canada | [253] | | Chorney | Marc | Taylor | Canada, United States | [254] | | Chouinard | Guy | Eric | Canada | [255] | | Clancy | King | Terry | Canada | Both played for the Toronto Maple Leafs.[256] | | Colley | Tom | Kevin | Canada, United States | Tom played only one game in the NHL.[257] | | Conacher | Charlie | Pete | Canada | Both played for the Toronto Maple Leafs.[258] | | Conacher | Lionel | Brian | Canada | [259] | | Cote | Alain | Jean-Philippe | Canada | [260] | | Creighton | Dave | Adam | Canada | Both played for the Chicago Blackhawks.[261] | | Crombeen | Mike | B. J. | Canada, United States | Both played for the St. Louis Blues[262] | | Crozier | Joe | Greg | Canada | Greg played only one game in the NHL.[263] | | Cullen | Barry | John | Canada | Both played for the Toronto Maple Leafs.[264] | | DeMarco | Ab, Sr. | Ab, Jr. | Canada | Both played for the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers.[265] | | Dineen | Bill | Gord, Peter, Kevin | Canada | Bill was Kevin's coach with the Philadelphia Flyers.[53] | | Dube | Norm | Christian | Canada | [266] | | Eaves | Mike | Patrick | United States | [217] | | Ferguson | Norm | Craig | Canada | [267] | | Ferguson | John Sr. | John Jr. | Canada | [268] | | Fletcher | Cliff | Chuck | Canada | Cliff won the Stanley Cup in 1989 as general manager of the Calgary Flames; after having been a part of three finalist teams, Chuck finally did the same twenty years later as assistant general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009. | | Fogolin | Lee Sr. | Lee Jr. | Canada, United States | [269] | | Foligno | Mike | Nick | Canada, United States | [270] | | Francis | Emile | Bob | Canada | [271] | | Gagner | Dave | Sam | Canada | [272] | | Gainey | Bob | Steve | Canada | Steve was drafted by his father, who was general manager of the Dallas Stars.[273] | | Gardner | Cal | Dave, Paul | Canada | Cal and Paul both played for the Toronto Maple Leafs.[67] | | Geoffrion | Bernie | Dan | Canada | Both played for the Montreal Canadiens.[274] | | Goldup | Hank | Glenn | Canada[275] | | Grahame | Charlotte, Ron | John | Canada, United States | Charlotte, John are the only mother-son combination to have their names engraved on the Stanley Cup.[276] In addition, Ron and John are the only father-son goalie combination to play for the same team, the Boston Bruins.[277] On February 4, 2006, John faced Brent Johnson, the first time two-second generation goaltenders faced each other in an NHL game.[278] | | Griffiths | Frank | Arthur | Canada | Both were owners of the Vancouver Canucks; Frank named Arthur Assistant to the Chairman in 1981 when Arthur was only 23.[279] | | Hajt | Bill | Chris | Canada United States | [280] | | Hagman | Matti | Niklas | Finland | [281] | | Hampson | Ted | Gord | Canada | [282] | | Haworth | Gord | Alan | Canada | [283] | | Hextall | Bryan | Bryan, Jr., Dennis | Canada | All three played for the New York Rangers, but not at the same time.[82] | | Hextall | Bryan, Jr. | Ron | Canada | [82] | | Hicks | Wayne | Alex | United States, Canada | Both played for the Pittsburgh Penguins.[284] | | Hodge | Ken | Ken, Jr. | Canada | Both played for the Boston Bruins; became first father-son duo to score a hat trick for the same team.[285] | | Holmes | Louis | Chuck | Canada | [286] | | Howe | Gordie | Mark, Marty | Canada, United States | All three played together during the 1979–80 NHL season with the Hartford Whalers, the only such time in NHL history.[91] | | Hull | Bobby | Brett | Canada, United States | Both played for the Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes franchise; Brett wore his father’s retired number 9 when he joined the Coyotes.[287] Only father-son combination to win the Hart Trophy for league MVP.[288] Both Bobby and Brett are members of the Hockey Hall of Fame. | | Ingarfield | Earl, Sr. | Earl, Jr. | Canada, United States | [289] | | Johansen | Bill | Trevor | Canada | Both played for the Toronto Maple Leafs.[290] | | Johnson | Bob | Brent | United States | Both played for the St. Louis Blues[217]and Pittsburgh Penguins. On February 4, 2006, Brent faced John Grahame, the first time two-second generation goaltenders faced each other in an NHL game.[278] | | Johnson | Bob | Mark | United States | Mark played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, where his father later coached the team to the franchise's first Stanley Cup championship, in 1991.[291] | | Kromm | Bobby | Richard | Canada | [292] | | Lacroix | Pierre | Eric | Canada | [293] | | Lafreniere | Roger | Jason | Canada | [294] | | Laperriere | Jacques | Daniel | Canada | [295] | | Larose | Claude | Guy | Canada | [296] | | Leach | Reggie | Jamie | Canada | [297] | | Lindsay | Bert | Ted | Canada | [298] | | LoPresti | Sam | Pete | United States | [299] | | Lukowich | Bernie | Brad | Canada | [300] | | MacKell | Jack | Fleming | Canada | [301] | | Malone | Greg | Ryan | Canada, United States | Both played for the Pittsburgh Penguins; became only the second father-son duo to score a hat trick for the same team.[217][285] | | McCreary | Bill, Sr. | Bill Jr. | Canada, United States | [302] | | McMahon | Mike, Sr. | Mike, Jr. | Canada | [303] | | McNab | Max | Peter, David | Canada United States | [137] | | Meloche | Gilles | Eric | Canada | [304] | | Morrison | Jim | Dave | Canada | [305] | | Murray | Andy | Brady | Canada | Brady plays for the Los Angeles Kings, the team Andy used to coach.[306] | | Nilsson | Kent | Robert | Sweden | Robert plays for the Edmonton Oilers, the same club that his father played for.[307] | | Nolan | Ted | Brandon | Canada | Ted was an assistant coach for the Hartford Whalers. Brandon played for the franchise in Carolina.[308] | | Norris | James | Bruce, James D., Marguerite | United States | [164] | | Nystrom | Bob | Eric | Sweden United States | [307] | | O'Flaherty | "Peanuts" | Gerry | Canada, United States | [309] | | Palazzari | Aldo | Doug | United States | [310] | | Parise | J. P. | Zach | Canada, United States | [217] | | Patrick | Lester | Lynn, Muzz | Canada | Lester was general manager of the New York Rangers when Lynn and Muzz won the Stanley Cup in 1940. Muzz would later go on to serve as general manager.[171] | | Patrick | Lynn | Craig, Glenn | Canada, United States | Craig was general manager of the New York Rangers, becoming the third generation of his family to run the franchise (following grandfather Lester and father Lynn).[171][172] | | Peters | Jimmy, Sr. | Jimmy, Jr. | Canada | Both played for the Detroit Red Wings.[311] | | Pratt | Babe | Tracy | Canada | Both played for the Toronto Maple Leafs.[312] | | Pyatt | Nelson | Taylor | Canada | [217] | | Raglan | Clare "Rags" | Herb | Canada | [313] | | Reise | Leo | Leo Jr. | Canada | First father-son combination to play in the NHL; both played for the New York Rangers.[314] | | Richmond | Steve | Danny | United States | [217] | | Riggin | Dennis | Pat | Canada | [315] | | Roberts | Doug | David | United States | [316] | | Robinson | Doug | Rob | Canada | [317] | | Sauve | Bob | Philippe | Canada, United States | [199] | | Selke | Frank | Frank, Jr. | Canada | [318] | | Shero | Fred | Ray | Canada, United States | Fred was the head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers' first and second Stanley Cup-winning teams in 1974 and 1975; Ray was general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins' third in 2009. | | Smith | Des | Brian, Gary | Canada | [210] | | Smith | Stuart | Brian | Canada | [319] | | Smrke | Stan | John | Canada | [320] | | Smythe | Conn | Stafford | Canada | Stafford bought the Toronto Maple Leafs from his father.[321] | | Spring | Frank | Corey | Canada | [322] | | Stapleton | Pat | Mike | Canada | Both played for the Chicago Blackhawks.[323] | | Stastny | Peter | Paul, Yan | Slovakia, United States | Paul plays for the Colorado Avalanche, the same franchise his father played for (Quebec Nordiques), and wears the same number (#26).[217] | | Steen | Thomas | Alexander | Sweden, Canada | [324] | | Sutter | Brent | Brandon | Canada | | Sutter | Darryl | Brett | Canada | Brett made his debut with the Calgary Flames while his father was serving as the team's general manager.[325] | | Tambellini | Steve | Jeff | Canada | Jeff plays for the New York Islanders, the same club that his father played for.[217][326] | | Taylor | Billy ("The Kid") | Billy Jr. | Canada | Both played two games for the New York Rangers; those were the only two of Billy Jr.’s NHL career.[327] | | Vachon | Rogie | Nick | Canada | Nick played only one game in the NHL.[328] | | Walter | Ryan | Ben | Canada | [329] | | Walton | Bob | Mike | Canada | [330] | | Ward | Don | Joe | Canada | [331] | | Wilson | Jerry | Carey | Canada | [332] | | Wilson | Larry | Ron | Canada, United States | [333] | | Wilson | Rick | Landon | Canada, United States | [334] | | Wirtz | Arthur | Bill | United States | Bill took over control of the Chicago Blackhawks from his father.[335] | | Wirtz | Bill | Rocky | United States | Rocky took over control of the Chicago Blackhawks from his father.[336] | [edit] Grandfather-grandsons This category is for such pairings not already listed in the "Father-Son" section above. [edit] Uncles-nephews This category is for such pairings not already listed in the "Father-Son" & "Siblings" sections above. | Uncle | Nephew | Country | Notes | | Johnny Bucyk | Randy Bucyk | Canada | [341] | | Charlie, Lionel, & Roy Conacher | Murray Henderson | Canada | Murray and Roy both played for the Boston Bruins.[342] | | Marty Dallman | Kevin Dallman | Canada | [343] | | Dave Dunn | Brett Clark | Canada | [344] | | Larry, Wayne & Floyd Hillman | Brian Savage | Canada | Brian played for the Montreal Canadiens, where Larry previously played, and the Philadelphia Flyers, who both Larry and Wayne played for.[345] | | Ed Kea | Jeff Beukeboom, Joe Nieuwendyk | Canada | [346][347] | | Dan Kesa | Milan Lucic | Canada | [348] | | Hec, Wally & Ken Kilrea | Brian Kilrea | Canada | [349] | | Jacques Lemaire | Manny Fernandez | Canada | While Fernandez played for the Minnesota Wild, Lemaire was his coach.[350] | | Earl Miller | Bill Hay | Canada | Both played for the Chicago Blackhawks. Bill's father Charles was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder.[351][352] | | Dennis O'Brien | Shane O'Brien | Canada | [353] | | Jimmy Peters, Sr. | Glen Currie | Canada | [354] | | Rod Phillips | Chris Phillips | Canada | Rod is the radio broadcaster of the Edmonton Oilers. | | Barrie Stafford | Drew Stafford | Canada, United States | Barrie is the Head Equipment Manager of the Edmonton Oilers. Barrie was part of the Oilers organization since 1982; therefore he got himself five Stanley Cup rings during the Oilers Dynasty. Barrie made the move to the training room following an outstanding intercollegiate hockey career with the University of Alberta.[355] | | Gary Suter | Ryan Suter | United States | Gary's brother and Ryan's father Bob played on the U.S. Olympic Hockey team during the 1980 Miracle on Ice; Gary later represented the U.S. at the 2002 Winter Olympics.[356] | [edit] Cousins | Cousin | Cousin | Cousin | Country | Notes | | Bob Attwell | Bill McCreary Jr. | | Canada | [302] | | Ralph Backstrom | Daren Puppa | | Canada | Ralph had long retired by the time Daren joined the NHL.[357] | | Jeff Beukeboom | Joe Nieuwendyk | | Canada | [346][347] | | Henry Boucha | Gary Sargent | | Canada | Both played for the Minnesota North Stars.[358] | | Lyndon Byers | Dane Byers | | Canada | [359] | | Terry Carkner | Matt Carkner | | Canada | | | Chris Chelios | Nikos Tselios | | United States | Chris's father legally changed his family's name from Tselios to Chelios. [360] | | Marc Chouinard | Eric Chouinard | | Canada | Played together during the 2003–04 NHL season for the Minnesota Wild.[361] | | Wendel Clark | Joe Kocur | Barry Melrose | Canada | Clark & Melrose are first cousins with each other, and both are distant cousins of Kocur. Kocur has played with both his cousins for the Detroit Red Wings; he and Melrose were teammates for part of the 1985–86 NHL season towards the end of Melrose's career, while Clark was his teammate during the 1998–99 NHL season.[362]Joe Kocur's cousin Kory Kocur was also drafted in the 1st round by the Detroit Red Wings. | | Brian Conacher | Pete Conacher | Murray Henderson | Canada | Both Conacher cousins played for the Toronto Maple Leafs.[342][363] | | Adam Deadmarsh | Butch Deadmarsh | | Canada | [364] | | Shane Doan | Carey Price | | Canada | [365] | | Shawn Evans | Dennis Kearns | | Canada | [366] | | Tom Fitzgerald | Keith Tkachuk | | United States | [367] | | Ron Francis | Mike Liut | | Canada | Second cousins who both played for the Hartford Whalers.[368] | | Chris Gratton | Dan Gratton | Josh Gratton | Canada | Josh played for the Phoenix Coyotes, where Chris played for two seasons; both also previously played for the Philadelphia Flyers.[369][370] | | Dale Hoganson | Paul Hoganson | | Canada | [371] | | Doug Jarvis | Wes Jarvis | | Canada | Both played for the Washington Capitals, but just missed playing together; Wes was traded to the Minnesota North Stars a month before Doug came over from Montreal.[372][373] | | Reg Kerr | Alan Kerr | | Canada | [374] | | Morris Lukowich | Brad Lukowich | | Canada | [300] | | Mitch & Joby Messier | Mark & Paul Messier | | Canada | Joby & Mark played together from 1992 to 1995 with the New York Rangers.[141][142] | | Kelly, Kevin & Kip Miller | Ryan & Drew Miller | | United States | Drew plays for the Anaheim Ducks, who Kip used to play for.[148] | | David Moss | Phil Kessel | | United States | [375] | | Craig Muni | Gerry O'Flaherty | | Canada, United States | Both played for the Toronto Maple Leafs.[309] | | Rob & Scott Niedermayer | Jason Strudwick | | Canada | [376] | | Mike David Peluso | Mike Peluso | | United States | Both played for the Chicago Blackhawks, but not together.[377] | | Bob Perreault | Gilbert Perreault | | Canada | [378] | | Frank Pietrangelo | Alex Pietrangelo | | Canada | Third cousins.[379] | | Jean & Denis Potvin | Marc Potvin | | Canada | Marc & Jean both played for the Los Angeles Kings.[180] | | Dick & Mickey Redmond | Craig Redmond | | Canada | Second cousins.[186] | | Randy Rota | Darcy Rota | | Canada | [380] | | Nick Schultz | Jesse Schultz | | Canada | Both part of the Minnesota Wild organization; Nick plays for the Wild, while Jesse is with the Houston Aeros of the AHL.[381] | | Eric, Marc & Jordan Staal | Jeff Heerema | | Canada | Eric plays for the Carolina Hurricanes, where Jeff used to play.[214] | | Brandon Sutter | Brett Sutter | | Canada | [325] | | Scott Thornton | Joe Thornton | | Canada | Played together for part of the 2005–06 NHL season with the San Jose Sharks.[382] | | John Tonelli | Ryan Jones | | Canada | [383] | | Perry Turnbull | Randy Turnbull | | Canada | Randy only played one game in the NHL.[384] | [edit] In-law This category is for pairings of in-laws. | In-law | In-law | Country | Notes | | Sid & Gerry Abel | Bob Johnson | Canada, United States | Johnson's father-in-law and uncle-in-law. He is also the father of Washington Capitals goaltender Brent Johnson. | | Mike Boland | Don Luce | Canada | Brothers-in-law who both played together for part of the 1978–79 NHL season with the Buffalo Sabres.[385] | | John Blum | Paul & Mark Messier and Mitch & Joby Messier | Canada | Brothers-in-law and cousins-in-law[142] | | Garth Butcher | Doug & Mark Morrison | Canada | Brothers-in-law.[155] | | Guy Carbonneau | Brenden Morrow | Canada | Father-in-law and son-in-law, who were teammates on the Dallas Stars for the 1999–00 NHL season.[386] | | Bobby Clarke | Peter White | Canada | Father-in-law and son-in-law. White played for the Philadelphia Flyers while Clarke was the team's general manager.[387] | | Shayne Corson | Darcy Tucker | Canada | Brothers-in-law who played together for the Montreal Canadiens from 1996 to 1998, and the Toronto Maple Leafs from 2000 to 2003.[388] | | Alain & Jean-Philippe Cote | Luc Dufour | Canada | Dufour's brother-in-law and nephew-in-law.[389] | | Phil & Tony Esposito | Alexander Selivanov | Canada, Russia | Selivanov's father-in-law and uncle-in-law. Selivanov played for the Tampa Bay Lightning while Phil was the team's general manager.[390] | | Ray Ferraro | Tony Granato | Canada, United States | Brothers-in-law who played together for part of the 1995–96 NHL season with the Los Angeles Kings; they also played, though not together, for the New York Rangers. Ferraro is married to Tony's sister Cammi, who played for the American national women's hockey team.[391] | | Danny & Morey Gare | Tom Renney | Canada | Brothers-in-law. All of them are part of the Edmonton Oilers organization, though not simultaneously. Danny was a player in 1986–87 NHL season, Morey is currently the Oilers head pro scout and Tom is now the associate coach.[392] | | Bernie & Dan Geoffrion | Hartland Monahan | Canada | Monahan's father-in-law and brother-in-law.[274] | | Ken Gernander | Trent Klatt | United States | Brothers-in-law. Were linemates together for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers.[393] | | Doug Gibson | Craig Ramsay | Canada | Brothers-in-law.[394] | | Bobby Holik | Frank Musil | Czech Republic | Brothers-in-law.[395] | | Kerry Huffman | Mike Posavad | Canada | Brothers-in-law.[396] | | Pat Hughes | Mark Napier | Canada | Brothers-in-law who won two Stanley Cups together, first with the Montreal Canadiens in 1979 and again with the Edmonton Oilers in 1985.[397] | | Rick Lapointe | Brad Maxwell | Canada | Brothers-in-law who both played for the Quebec Nordiques.[398] | | Rick Ley | Don Lever | Canada | Brothers-in-law.[399] | | Bob Lorimer | Jim Nahrgang | Canada | Brothers-in-law.[400] | | Dave & Don Maloney | Doug Sulliman | Canada | Brothers-in-law who were teammates on the New York Rangers from 1979 to 1981; Don and Doug were also played for the Hartford Whalers, but not together.[401] | | Howie & Hillary Menard | Darren Eliot | Canada | Eliot's father-in-law and uncle-in-law. Howie and Darren have played for the Los Angeles Kings.[402] | | Howie Morenz | Bernie Geoffrion | Canada | Father-in-law and son-in-law who both played for the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers.[274] | | Billy Coutu | Bernie Geoffrion & Howie Morenz | Canada | Coutu's sister-in-law (his wife's sister) was the mother of Morenz's wife, Mary, and grandmother to Geoffrion. Coutu and Morenz played together on the Montreal Canadiens. | | Mike Murphy | Vic Venasky | Canada | Brothers-in-law who were teammates on the Los Angeles Kings from 1973 to 1979.[403] | | Jacques Plante | Nathan Horton | Canada | Horton married Plante's great-niece Tammy, a model. | | Bob Pulford | Dean Lombardi | Canada, United States | Father-in-law and son-in-law who both became general manager of the Los Angeles Kings. | | Bud Stefanski | Cory Stillman | Canada | Father-in-law and son-in-law. Bud played only one game in the NHL.[404] | [edit] References |