Family Ties NHL Hockey Edition

Name the surname of the hockey player families.
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Surname
First Names
Country of Origin
Fun Facts
Benn
Jordie, Jamie
Canada
Jamie plays for the Dallas Stars, the same team that Jordie played for until his trade to the Montreal Canadiens in 2017. Jordie played over 600 games in the NHL.
Bentley
Reg, Doug, Max
Canada
First brothers to play on the same line, for the Chicago Black Hawks. Both brothers assisted Reg's only goal, the first time all three participants in an NHL goal were related.
Broten
Neal, Aaron, Paul
United States
Neal and Aaron played together during the 1989–90 NHL season with the Minnesota North Stars, and have played for the New Jersey Devils, albeit separately. Neal and Paul played together from 1993 to 1995 with the Dallas Stars.
Bure
Pavel, Valeri
Russia
Both brothers 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.
Chychrun
Jeff, Jakob
Canada
Father, Son
Courtnall
Geoff, Russ
Canada
Both brothers played together for part of the 1994–95 NHL season with the Vancouver Canucks.
Denneny
Cy, Corbett
Canada
Became the first set of brothers to face each other in a Stanley Cup Finals (along with Buck and Frank Boucher), when Cy's Ottawa Senators beat Corb's Vancouver Maroons. The Dennenys were the first brothers to face each other in NHL regular season play, on December 22, 1917, in Toronto.
Dionne
Marcel, Gilbert
Canada
Brothers
Domi
Tie, Max
Canada
Both played for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Drury
Ted, Chris
United States
Both brothers played for the Calgary Flames.
Dryden
Dave, Ken
Canada
On March 20, 1971, Dave and Ken became the first brothers to face each other as goaltenders in an NHL game.
Esposito
Phil, Tony
Canada
Both brothers played for the Chicago Black Hawks. Phil scored twice on Tony during Tony's NHL debut on November 3, 1968.
Foligno
Nick, Marcus, Mike
United States, Canada
Father, Son, Son
Gionta
Brian, Stephen
United States
Both brothers played for the New Jersey Devils.
Granato
Don, Tony
United States
Don never played in the NHL but has served as the head coach of the Buffalo Sabres since the 2020–21 season.
Gretzky
Wayne, Keith, Brent
Canada
Wayne played for the Edmonton Oilers from 1979 to 1988; Keith was an interim general manager of the Edmonton Oilers, from January–May 2019.[77] Wayne and Brent are the highest-scoring pair of brothers in NHL history; mainly accredited to Wayne's statistics, as Brent scored one goal and four points.
Hamilton
Dougie, Freddie
Canada
Both brothers played for the Calgary Flames.
Hatcher
Kevin, Derian
United States
Played together for the Dallas Stars from 1994 to 1996.
Hextall
Bryan, Sr., Bryan, Jr., Dennis, Ron
Canada
Both brothers played for the Detroit Red Wings and the Minnesota North Stars in the 1975–76 season and the New York Rangers.
Hillman
Floyd, Larry, Wayne
Canada
Floyd and Larry both played for the Boston Bruins. 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.
Hossa
Marian, Marcel
Slovakia
Both brothers played for Slovakia at the 2006 Winter Olympics (coached by their father Frantisek, head coach of Slovak Olympic team in 2006).
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 that a father and his sons were active at the same time.[
Hughes
Quinn, Jack, Luke
United States
Jack and Luke have played together since 2022 with the New Jersey Devils.
Hull
Bobby, Dennis, 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. Only father-son combination to each win the Hart Memorial Trophy for league MVP.
Hunter
Dave, Dale, Mark
Canada
Dale and Mark both played for the Washington Capitals.
Jones
Seth, Caleb
United States
Both brothers played on the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2021-2022 season.
Kaberle
Frantisek, Tomas
Czech Republic
Both brothers played for the Carolina Hurricanes. Both also brothers won bronze medals as representatives of Czech Republic at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Koivu
Saku, Mikko
Finland
Both brothers won silver medals as representatives of Finland at the 2006 Winter Olympics, another set of silver medals at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, and bronze in the 2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships in Quebec. They are the first European-trained brothers who have both been NHL team captains.
Lemieux
Claude, Jocelyn
Canada
Both brothers played for the Montreal Canadiens from the 1988–89 NHL season to the 1989–90 NHL season. Both brothers also played for the New Jersey Devils and the Phoenix Coyotes.
Mahovlich
Frank, Peter
Canada
Both brothers played together from 1967 to 1969 with the Detroit Red Wings, and from 1970 to 1974 with the Montreal Canadiens.
Miller
Ryan, Drew
United States
Drew made his debut with the Anaheim Ducks in the 2007 playoffs; Ryan later played for the Ducks ten years later.
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. Four years later, the brothers won the Stanley Cup as members of the Anaheim Ducks, the first brothers to do so since Duane and Brent Sutter did it with the Islanders in 1983.Rob later in his career joined the New Jersey Devils, his brother's former team.
Nylander
Michael, William, Alexander
Sweden
William's first NHL goal was assisted by the Brooks Laich, the same player who assisted on Michael's last NHL goal.
Parise
J.P., Zach
Canada, United States
Both played for the New York Islanders.
Potvin
Jean, Denis
Canada
Both brothers played together from 1973 to 1978 and 1980 to 1981 with the New York Islanders, winning the Stanley Cup in 1981.
Primeau
Keith, Wayne
Canada
Once fought each other during a game, when Keith played for the Hartford Whalers and Wayne was with the Buffalo Sabres.
Reinhart
Paul, Max, Griffin, Sam
Canada
Father and Sons
Richard
Maurice, Henri
Canada
Both brothers played together for the Montreal Canadiens from 1955 to 1960. Won the Stanley Cup all five years they played together. Henri won the Stanley Cup 11 times, a record for a player; combined with Maurice’s eight, they own the record for most Stanley Cup wins by any combination of brothers.
Roberts
Doug, Gordie
United States
Both brothers played for the Boston Bruins.
Schenn
Luke, Brayden
Canada
Both brothers played together for the Philadelphia Flyers from 2013–16 and also played for the Los Angeles Kings at one point in their careers. Both were also drafted fifth overall in their respective draft years; Luke in 2008 by the Toronto Maple Leafs, and Brayden in 2009 by the Kings. During the 2012 NHL Draft, Luke was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers, joining Brayden, who was traded there the year before. Luke was traded to the Kings in January 2016, joining Brayden's first NHL team.
Sedin
Henrik, Daniel (twins)
Sweden
Both brothers played their entire careers for the Vancouver Canucks, where they were linemates for most of their careers. Both brothers were drafted by Vancouver in 1999, Daniel second overall, and Henrik third. Both brothers won the Art Ross Trophy, Henrik in 2010 and Daniel in 2011. Henrik won the Hart Trophy in 2010, while Daniel won the Ted Lindsay Award in 2011. Both brothers also won gold medals as representatives of Sweden at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Both retired together at the end of the 2017-18 season.
Staal
Eric, Marc, Jordan, Jared
Canada
Eric won the 2006 Stanley Cup with Carolina and Jordan won in 2009 with Pittsburgh. Both were teammates and also served as team captains of the Hurricanes at one point in their careers.[209] Jared briefly joined Jordan and Eric with the Hurricanes in April 2013. Eric was also teammates with Marc on the New York Rangers in 2016. Later in their careers, Eric and Marc played together for the Florida Panthers in 2022-23.
Stastny
Marian, Peter, Anton
Czechoslovakia
All three played for the Quebec Nordiques together from 1981 to 1985, only the second time that three brothers played for the same team.
Stastny
Peter, Yan, Paul
Slovakia, United States
All three played for the St. Louis Blues at different times.
Subban
P.K., Malcolm
Canada
Brothers
Tkachuk
Matthew, Brady*
United States
Both brothers played for the United States in the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off.
Turgeon
Sylvain, Pierre
Canada
Both brothers played for the Montreal Canadiens.
van Riemsdyk
James, Trevor*
United States
Brothers
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