INDIGENOUS NHL & OLYMPIC HOCKEY PLAYERS.xlsx

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K
1	DRAFT Vers 8-15-25	Wikipedia Info	NATIVE AMERICAN / INDIGENOUS NHL PLAYERS & FIRST 3 BLACK NHL PLAYERS 1917 to 2025* - TaffyAbel.org					Ice Hockey Began As An Indigenous Winter Sport
2	Ranked by NHL	Name of Indigenous or Black	Birth Country	Indigenous	NHL Debut Date	NHL Games	Olympic	Stanley	Hall of	Sources	Indigenous
3	Debut Date	NHL Hockey Player Wikipedia	& Birth Year	Tribal Nation	NHL Debut Game Teams (vs = home game @ = away game)	Played (GP)	Year	Cup Year	Fame Year	see below	Hockey Card
4	1 Indigenous	Clarence "Taffy" Abel (Barrier**)	1 USA 1900	Ojibwe Warrior	November 16, 1926**- NY Rangers vs. Mtl Maroons	333	1 1924 S**	1928, 1934	1973 USHF	2 3 6 11 Fam	@IndigCards

5	2 Indigenous	Henry Elmer "Buddy" Maracle	CAN 1904	Mohawk	February 12, 1931 - NY Rangers @ Detroit	11				2 6 11	Card
7	3 Indigenous	Joseph "Joe" Benoit	CAN 1916	Metis	November 3, 1940 - Montreal vs. Boston	185		1946		4 6 11	@IndigCards
10	4	James "Jimmy" Jamieson	CAN 1922	Mohawk	January 13, 1944 - NY Rangers vs. Chicago	1				2 6 11	Card
11	5	John "Johnny" Harms	CAN 1925	Cree	March 14, 1944 - Chicago @ Boston	44				5 6 10 11	Card
12	BLACK Non-NHL	Herb Carnegie	CAN 1919	Black Hockey Player	September 14, 1948 - NY Rangers - NHL Tryout	0 No NHL Games		MORE	2022 HHOF
13	6	George "Chief" Armstrong	CAN 1930	Ojibwe	December 3, 1949 - Toronto vs. NY Rangers	1188		1962, 1963	1975 HHOF	1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
14								1964, 1967
15	7	Fred Sasakamoose	CAN 1933	Cree	November 20, 1953 - Chicago vs. Boston	11				1 2 6 7 11	@IndigCards
16	8	Pierre Pilote	CAN 1931	Innu	January 25, 1956 - Chicago @ Toronto	890		1961	1975 HHOF	6 11	Book
17	BLACK 1	Willie O'Ree (Refrence -Black)	CAN 1935	Black NHL Players	January 18, 1958 Boston Bruins @ Montreal Canadians	45			2018 HHOF
18	9	Jim Neilson	CAN 1941	Cree	October 11, 1962 - NY Rangers vs. Detroit	1024				1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
19	10	Ted Hodgson	CAN 1945	Cree	October 19, 1966 - Boston vs. Detroit	4				1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
20	11	Frank St. Marseille	CAN 1939	Metis	November 25, 1967 - St. Louis vs. Philadelphia	707				1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
21	12	William "Bill" LeCaine	CAN 1938	Sioux	November 16, 1968 - NY Rangers @ Pittsburgh	4				10 11	Card
22	13	Reggie Leach	CAN 1950	Ojibwe	October 11, 1970 - Boston vs. Detroit	934		1975		1 2 6 7 11	@IndigCards
23	14	Bobby "Chief" Taylor	CAN 1945	Metis	February 16, 1972 - Philadelphia @ Chicago	45				6 11	@IndigCards
24	15	Henry Boucha ***	2 USA 1951	Ojibwe	February 22, 1972 - Detroit vs. Toronto	247	2 1972 S		1995 USHF	1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
25	16	Borje Salming	SWE 1951	Sami	October 10, 1973 - Toronto @ Buffalo	1148	3 1992	see coment	1996 HHOF	7 11	Card
26	17	Wayne King	CAN 1951	Ojibwe	February 20, 1974 - California @ Chicago	73				1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
27	BLACK 2	Mike Marson (Refrence -Black)	CAN 1955	Black NHLPlayers	October 9, 1974 - Washington @ New York Rangers	196	https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-history-opening-night-oct-9-1974-286255174
28	18	Victor "Vic" Mercredi	CAN 1953	Metis	December 6, 1974 - Atlanta @ Vancouver	2				1 6 7 10 11	Card
29	BLACK 3	Bill Riley (Refrence -Black)	CAN 1950	Black NHLPlayers	December 26, 1974 - Philadelphia @ Washington	139
30	19	Gary Sargent	3 USA 1954	Ojibwe	October 8, 1975 - Los Angeles @ Montreal	402				1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
31	20	Bryan Trottier	CAN 1956	Cree	October 8, 1975 - NY Islanders @ Kansas City	1279		1980, 1981	1997 HHOF	1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
32		NHLAA						1982, 1983
33								1991, 1992
34								2001 (coach)
36	21	Stan Jonathan	CAN 1955	Mohawk	April 4, 1976 - Boston vs. Minnesota	411				1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
37	22	Bobby Simpson	CAN 1956	Mohawk	October 5, 1976 - Atlanta @ Washington	175				1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
38	23	Ron Delorme	CAN 1955	Metis	February 1, 1977 - Colorado vs. NY Rangers	524				1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
39	24	Dale McCourt	CAN 1957	Cree	October 13, 1977 - Detroit vs. Toronto	532				1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
40	25	Peter Sturgeon	CAN 1954	Pottawatomie	October 13, 1979 Colorado @ Toronto	6				Int INT	@IndigCards
41	26	Grant Fuhr	CAN 1962	Metis	October 14, 1981 - Edmonton vs. Winnipeg	868		1984, 1985	2003 HHOF	1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
42								1987, 1988
43								1990
44	27	Ted Nolan	CAN 1958	Ojibwe	January 3, 1982 - Detroit vs. Chicago	78				1 6 7 10 11	Card
46	28	Mitch Lamoureux	CAN 1962	Ojibwe	October 4, 1983 - Pittsburgh @ St. Louis	73				Int 11?	@IndigCards
47	29	John Chabot	CAN 1962	Algonquin	October 6, 1983 - Montreal vs. NY Islanders	508				1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
48	30	Rocky Trottier	CAN 1964	Cree	October 7, 1983 - New Jersey vs. NY Rangers	38				6 10 11	Card
49	31	Dan Frawley	CAN 1962	Ojibwe	November 6, 1983 - Chicago @ New Jersey	273				1 6 7 10 11	Card
50	32	Gerald Diduck	CAN 1965	Metis	October 12, 1984 - NY Islanders @ New Jersey	932				6 7 11	@IndigCards
51	33	Shayne Corson	CAN 1966	Metis	October 13, 1985 - Montreal @ Boston	1156	4 1998			6 7 11	@IndigCards
52	34	Danny "Dan" Hodgson	CAN 1965	Cree	October 16, 1985 - Washington @ Toronto	114				10 Int 11?	Card
53	35	Everett Sanipass	CAN 1968	Mi'kmaq	October 9, 1986 - New York Islanders @ Chicago	164				1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
54	36	Craig Berube	CAN 1965	Cree	March 3, 1987 - Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh	1054		2019 Coach		1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
55	37	Rudy Poeschek	CAN 1966	Metis	February 11, 1988 - NY Rangers vs. Washington	364				6 7 11	@IndigCards
56	38	Rich Pilon	CAN 1968	Metis	October 6, 1988 - NY Islanders @ Calgary	631				1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
57	39	Theo Fleury	CAN 1968	Metis	January 3, 1989 - Calgary vs. Quebec	1084	5 2002 G	1989		1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
58	40	Stu Grimson	CAN 1965	Metis	November 9, 1989 - Calgary @ Buffalo	729				6 7 11	@IndigCards
59	41	Jamie Leach	4 USA 1969	Ojibwe	November 14, 1989 - Pittsburgh vs. NY Rangers	81		1991 1992		6 11	@IndigCards
60	42	Mike David Peluso	5 USA 1965	Metis	December 28, 1989 - Chicago vs. Minnesota	458				1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
61	43	Dennis Vial	CAN 1969	Metis	October 13, 1990 - NY Rangers @ Washington	242				6 7 11	@IndigCards
62	44	Gino Odjick	CAN 1970	Algonquin	November 21, 1990 - Vancouver vs. Chicago	605				1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
63	45	Shayne Stevenson	CAN 1970	Mohawk	December 29, 1990 - Boston @ Minnesota	27				6 11	@IndigCards
64	46	Blair Atcheynum	CAN 1969	Cree	January 19, 1992 - Ottawa vs. Quebec	196				1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
65	47	Trevor Kidd	CAN 1972	Metis	March 3, 1992 - Calgary vs. Pittsburgh	387	6 1992 S			6 11	@IndigCards
66	48	Kimbi Daniels	CAN 1972	Metis	March 28, 1992 - Philadelphia vs. Washington	27				1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
67	49	Scott Daniels	CAN 1969	Cree	October 8, 1992 - Hartford @ Boston	149				1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
68	50	Chris Simon	CAN 1972	Ojibwe	March 4, 1993 - Quebec @ Chicago	782		1996		1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
69	51	Dody Wood	CAN 1972	Saulteaux	March 19, 1993 - San Jose @ NY Rangers	106				6 7 11	@IndigCards
71	52	Sandy "Sandman" McCarthy	CAN 1972	Mi'kmaq	October 5, 1993 - Calgary vs. NY Islanders	736				1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
72	53	Jamie McLennan	CAN 1971	Metis	January 7, 1994 - NY Islanders vs. Calgary	254				6 7 11	@IndigCards
73	54	Jason Simon	CAN 1969	Anishnaabe	January 7, 1994 - NY Islanders @ Calgary	5				10 11	Card
74	55	Jeff Friesen	CAN 1976	Metis	January 20, 1995 - San Jose @ St. Louis	893				6 11	@IndigCards
75	56	Brantt Myhres	CAN 1974	Cree	March 4, 1995 - Tampa Bay @ Hartford	154				6 7 11	@IndigCards
76	57	Denny Lambert	CAN 1970	Ojibwe	April 5, 1995 - Anaheim vs. Edmonton	487				1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
78	58	Darcy Tucker	CAN 1975	Metis	January 13, 1996 - Montreal vs. St. Louis	947				7 11?	@IndigCards
79	59	Harry York	CAN 1974	Cree	October 4, 1996 - St. Louis vs. Colorado	244				6 7 11	@IndigCards
80	60	Wade Redden	CAN 1977	Metis	October 5, 1996 - Ottawa @ Montreal	1023	7 2006			6 7 11	@IndigCards
81	61	Sheldon Souray	CAN 1976	Metis	October 17, 1997 - New Jersey @ Ottawa	758				1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
82	62	Dan Cloutier	CAN 1976	Metis	January 3, 1998 - NY Rangers @ Washington	351				6 7 11	@IndigCards
83	63	Darryl Laplante	CAN 1977	Metis	January 6, 1998 - Detroit @ Phoenix	35				6 11	@IndigCards
84	64	Rocky Thompson	CAN 1977	Cree	January 28, 1998 - Calgary @ Anaheim	25				6 11	@IndigCards
85	65	Scott Ferguson	CAN 1973	Metis	March 4, 1998 - Edmonton vs. Tampa Bay	218				6 7 11	@IndigCards
86	66	Norm Maracle	CAN 1974	Mohawk	March 14, 1998 - Detroit @ Philadelphia	66		1998		6 7 11	@IndigCards
87	67	Trevor Halverson	CAN 1971	Ojibwe	October 13, 1998 - Detroit @ Washington	17				8 11?	@IndigCards
88	68	Arron Asham	CAN 1978	Metis	November 28, 1998 - Montreal vs. Pittsburgh	789				1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
89	69	Brandon Smith	CAN 1973	Gitxsan	January 9, 1999 - Boston @ Toronto	33				6 11	@IndigCards
90	70	Sylvain Cloutier	CAN 1974	Haudenosaunee	March 10, 1999 - Chicago vs. Nashville	7				6 11	@IndigCards
91	71	Brad Chartrand	CAN 1974	Metis	October 2, 1999 - Los Angeles @ Nashville	215				6 11	@IndigCards
92	72	Alfie Michaud	CAN 1976	Ojibwe	October 28, 1999 - Vancouver vs. Phoenix	2				6 11	@IndigCards
93	73	Brad Leeb	CAN 1979	Cree	Devember 12, 1999 Colorado @ Vancouver	5				11	@IndigCards
94	74	Greg Leeb	CAN 1977	Cree	October 12, 2000 - Dallas vs. Philadelphia	2				6 11	@IndigCards
95	75	Joey Tetarenko	CAN 1978	Metis	October 27, 2000 - Florida @ Nashville	73				6 11	@IndigCards
96	76	Mike 'Loose' Peluso	6 USA 1974	Metis	November 21, 2001 - Chicago @ Nashville	38				11	Card
97	77	Jonathan Cheechoo	CAN 1980	Cree	October 10, 2002 - San Jose vs. Detroit	501				1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
98	78	Vernon Fiddler	CAN 1980	Metis	November 2, 2002 - Nashville @ Los Angeles	877				1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
99	79	Jordin Tootoo	CAN 1983	Inuit	October 9, 2003 - Nashville vs. Anaheim	723				1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
100	80	Cody McCormick	CAN 1983	Ojibwe	October 12, 2003 - Colorado vs. St. Louis	405				1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
101	81	Rene Bourque	CAN 1981	Metis	October 5, 2005 - Chicago vs. Anaheim	725	8 2018 B			1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
102	82	Jason "Cash" Bacashihua	7 USA 1982	Metis	December 16, 2005 - St. Louis @ Chicago	38				6 11	@IndigCards
103	83	Darren Reid	CAN 1983	Metis	December 17, 2005 - Tampa Bay vs. Detroit	21				6 11?	@IndigCards
104	84	DJ King	CAN 1984	Metis	October 5, 2006 - St. Louis @ San Jose	118				1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
105	85	Carey Price	CAN 1987	Dakelh	October 10, 2007 - Montreal @ Pittsburgh	712	9 2014 G			1 6 7 11	@IndigCards
106	86	Kyle Chipchura	CAN 1986	Metis	October 10, 2007 - Montreal @ Pittsburgh	482				6 11	@IndigCards
107	87	Brandon Nolan	CAN 1983	Ojibwe	December 22, 2007 - Carolina @ Tampa Bay	6				6 11	@IndigCards