This is a list of family relations in the National Hockey League. Since the creation of the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

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, family members have been involved in all aspects of the league. Although most connections are among players, there have been family members involved in coaching and managing as well. Since 1917, 47 pairs of brothers have played together on the same team; among them, ten have won the

Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (french: La Coupe Stanley) is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, an ...

together. Brothers have also squared off against each other five times in the Stanley Cup finals, most recently in

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. Twenty-six sons have followed in their fathers' footsteps and played for his team. Only once has a father played ''with'' his sons, when

Gordie Howe Gordon Howe (March 31, 1928 – June 10, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. From 1946 to 1980, he played 26 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and six seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA); his first 25 seaso ...

played with

Mark Mark may refer to: Currency * Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina * East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic * Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927 * Fi ...

and Marty for one season with the

Hartford Whalers The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its existence in Hartford, Connecticut. The club played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 until 1979, and in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1979 to ...

. The

Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled Black Hawks until 1986, and known colloquially as the Hawks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division i ...

have seen the most familial connections with 31: twenty sets of brothers, five father-son combinations, three uncle-nephew combinations, and three sets of cousins. The

Sutter family The Sutter family, originally from Viking, Alberta, Canada, are one of the most famous families in the National Hockey League (NHL). Six brothers: Brent, Brian, Darryl, Duane, Rich and Ron, reached the NHL in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Fou ...

has had the largest number of family members – nine – play, coach and manage in the NHL. The original six brothers ( Brent,

Brian Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan in English) is a male given name of Irish and Breton origin, as well as a surname of Occitan origin. It is common in the English-speaking world. It is possible that the name is derived from an Old Celtic word me ...

Darryl Darryl is an English name, a variant spelling of Darell. Male variations of this name include: Darlin, Daryl, Darrell, Darryl, Daryll, Darryll, Darrell, Darrel. Female and unisex variations of this name include: Daryl, Darian, Dareen, Darell ...

, Duane,

Rich Rich may refer to: Common uses * Rich, an entity possessing wealth * Rich, an intense flavor, color, sound, texture, or feeling ** Rich (wine), a descriptor in wine tasting Places United States * Rich, Mississippi, an unincorporated commun ...

, and

Ron Ron is a shortening of the name Ronald. Ron or RON may also refer to: Arts and media * Big Ron (''EastEnders''), a TV character * Ron (''King of Fighters''), a video game character *Ron Douglas, the protagonist in ''Lucky Stiff'' played by Joe ...

) and three of their sons (cousins

Brandon Brandon may refer to: Names and people *Brandon (given name), a male given name *Brandon (surname), a surname with several different origins Places Australia *Brandon, a farm and 19th century homestead in Seaham, New South Wales *Brandon, Q ...

Brett Brett derives from a Middle English surname meaning "Briton" or "Breton", referring to the Celtic people of Britain and Brittany, France. Brette can be a feminine name. People with the surname * Adrian Brett (born 1945) English flutist and writer ...

, and

Brody Brody ( uk, Броди; russian: Броды, Brodï; pl, Brody; german: Brody; yi, בראָד, Brod) is a city in Zolochiv Raion of Lviv Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is located in the valley of the upper Styr River, approximately ...

) result in multiple brother/father-son/uncle-nephew/cousin combinations. Below is a list of family relations throughout the NHL as players, head coaches, general managers, and officials. Owners are not included, as inheritance makes these relations more routine. Names in bold have won the Stanley Cup. Names in ''italics'' are members of the

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. An asterisk (*) denotes a current ( 2021–22 season) NHL player.

Siblings

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Keith Keith may refer to: People and fictional characters * Keith (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters * Keith (surname) * Keith (singer), American singer James Keefer (born 1949) * Baron Keith, a line of Scottish barons ...

, Wayne , , Once fought each other during a game, when Keith played for

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and Wayne was with the

Sabres A sabre is a type of sword. Sabre, Sabres, saber, or SABRE may also refer to: Weapons and weapon systems * Sabre (fencing), a sporting sword * Sabre (tank), a modern British armoured reconnaissance vehicle * Chinese sabre or ''dao'', a variety ...

. , - , Pronger ,

Sean Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Irish English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name ''Yohanan'' (), Seán (anglicized as ''Shaun/ Shawn/ Shon'') and Séan (Ulster variant; anglici ...

, ''

Chris Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, Christine, and Christos. Chris is also used as a name in its own right, however it is not as common. People with the given name * Chris Abani (born 1966), N ...

'' , , Both brothers played for

Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California. The Ducks compete in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division, and play their home games at Honda Center. ...

. , - , Pronovost , '' Marcel'',

Claude Claude may refer to: __NOTOC__ People and fictional characters * Claude (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Claude (surname), a list of people * Claude Lorrain (c. 1600–1682), French landscape painter, draughtsman and etcher ...

Jean Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jea ...

, , Claude played only three games in the NHL. Andre Pronovost is unrelated but often incorrectly cited as a brother. , - , Pyatt ,

Taylor Taylor, Taylors or Taylor's may refer to: People * Taylor (surname) **List of people with surname Taylor * Taylor (given name), including Tayla and Taylah * Taylor sept, a branch of Scottish clan Cameron * Justice Taylor (disambiguation) Plac ...

, Tom , , , - , Quackenbush ,

Bill Bill(s) may refer to: Common meanings * Banknote, paper cash (especially in the United States) * Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature * Invoice, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer * Bill, a bird or animal's beak Plac ...

, Max , , Both brothers played together for the

Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924, making t ...

in the

1950–51 NHL season The 1950–51 NHL season was the 34th season of the National Hockey League. The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens four games to one for the Stanley Cup to win their fifth Cup in seven years. League business The league implement ...

. , - , Raddysh ,

Darren Darren is a masculine given name of uncertain etymological origins. Some theories state that it originated from an Anglicisation of the Irish first name Darragh or Dáire, meaning "Oak Tree". According to other sources, it is thought to come from ...

, , Both brothers played together for the

Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. They play th ...

in the

2021–22 NHL season The 2021–22 NHL season was the 105th season of operation (104th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). The league expanded to 32 teams with the addition of the Seattle Kraken. The league had an October-to-April regular season sche ...

, - , Radulov ,

Igor Igor may refer to: People * Igor (given name), an East Slavic given name and a list of people with the name * Mighty Igor (1931–2002), former American professional wrestler * Igor Volkoff, a professional wrestler from NWA All-Star Wrestling * ...

Alexander Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

* , , , - , Rask , Tuukka,

Joonas Joonas is an Estonian language, Estonian and Finnish language, Finnish given name, a cognate of Jonas (name), Jonas and may refer to: * Joonas Alanne (born 1990), Finnish ice hockey player * Joonas Angeria (born 1989), Finnish music producer, son ...

, , Joonas only played two games in the NHL. , - , Rau ,

Chad Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic ...

Kyle Kyle or Kyles may refer to: Places Canada * Kyle, Saskatchewan, Canada Ireland * Kyle, County Laois * Kyle, County Wexford Scotland * Kyle, Ayrshire, area of Scotland which stretched across parts of modern-day East Ayrshire and South Ayrshir ...

* , , Chad only played nine games in the NHL. , - , Reardon ,

Terry Terry is a unisex given name, derived from French Thierry and Theodoric. It can also be used as a diminutive nickname for the names Teresa or Theresa (feminine) or Terence (given name), Terence or Terrier (masculine). People Male * Terry Albrit ...

, ''

Ken Ken or KEN may refer to: Entertainment * ''Ken'' (album), a 2017 album by Canadian indie rock band Destroyer. * ''Ken'' (film), 1964 Japanese film. * ''Ken'' (magazine), a large-format political magazine. * Ken Masters, a main character in ...

'' , , Both brothers played together from

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1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 – ...

with the

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

. Later faced each other in the Stanley Cup Finals, where Ken’s Canadiens beat Terry’s

. , - , Redmond ,

Mickey Mickey is a given name and nickname, almost always masculine and often a short form (hypocorism) of Michael (given name), Michael, and occasionally a surname. Notable people and characters with the name include: People Given name or nickname Men ...

Dick Dick, Dicks, or Dick's may refer to: Media * ''Dicks'' (album), a 2004 album by Fila Brazillia * Dicks (band), a musical group * ''Dick'' (film), a 1999 American comedy film * "Dick" (song), a 2019 song by Starboi3 featuring Doja Cat Names ...

, , , - , Regehr ,

Robyn Robin Miriam Carlsson (born 12 June 1979), known as Robyn (), is a Swedish pop singer, songwriter, record producer, and DJ. She arrived on the music scene with her 1995 debut album, ''Robyn Is Here'', which produced two Billboard Hot 100, ''Bil ...

Richie Richie or Richy is a masculine given name or short form (hypocorism) of Richard. It is also a surname. First name *Richie Ashburn (1927–1997), American Major League Baseball player, member of the Hall of Fame *Richie Benaud (1930–2015), Austra ...

, , Both brothers played together for the

Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary. The Flames compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and ...

. Only NHL brothers to be born in the Southern Hemisphere. , - , Reinhart , Max,

Griffin The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (Ancient Greek: , ''gryps''; Classical Latin: ''grȳps'' or ''grȳpus''; Late Latin, Late and Medieval Latin: ''gryphes'', ''grypho'' etc.; Old French: ''griffon'') is a legendary creature with the body, tail ...

, Sam* , , , - , Richard , ''

Maurice Maurice may refer to: People * Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr * Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor *Maurice (bishop of London) (died 1107), Lord Chancellor and ...

'', ''

Henri Henri is an Estonian, Finnish, French, German and Luxembourgish form of the masculine given name Henry (given name), Henry. People with this given name ; French noblemen :'' See the 'List_of_rulers_named_Henry#France, List of rulers named Henry ...

'' , , Both brothers played together for the

from

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

. Won the Stanley Cup all five years they played together. Henri won 11 Stanley Cups, a record for a player; combined with Maurice’s eight, they own the record for most Stanley Cups by any combination of brothers. , - , Richards ,

Todd Todd or Todds may refer to: Places ;Australia: * Todd River, an ephemeral river ;United States: * Todd Valley, California, also known as Todd, an unincorporated community * Todd, Missouri, a ghost town * Todd, North Carolina, an unincorporated ...

, Travis , , Travis only played three games in the NHL, and Todd only played eight. , - , Ritchie ,

Nick Nick may refer to: * Nick (given name) * A cricket term for a slight deviation of the ball off the edge of the bat * British slang for being arrested * British slang for a police station * British slang for stealing * Short for nickname Place ...

* , , Both brothers played for the

in the 2019–20 season, but never played together in a game. Brett was playing in the minors when Nick was acquired from the

on February 24. , - , Rivers ,

Shawn Shawn may refer to: *Shawn (given name) *Shawn (surname) See also * Sean * Shaun Shaun is an anglicized spelling of the Irish name Seán. Alternative spellings include Shawn, Sean and Shawne. Notable persons with the given name include: Peop ...

Jamie Jamie is a unisex name. It is a diminutive form of James or, more rarely, other names. It is also given as a name in its own right. People Female * Jamie Anne Allman (born 1977), American actress * Jamie Babbit (born 1970), American film and te ...

, , Shawn only played four games in the NHL. , - , Roberge ,

Mario is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creat ...

Serge Serge may refer to: *Serge (fabric), a type of twill fabric *Serge (llama) (born 2005), a llama in the Cirque Franco-Italien and internet meme *Serge (name), a masculine given name (includes a list of people with this name) *Serge (post), a hitchi ...

, , Serge only played nine games in the NHL. , - , Roberts , Doug, Gordie , , Both brothers played for the

. , - , Robertson ,

Geordie Geordie () is a nickname for a person from the Tyneside area of North East England, and the dialect used by its inhabitants, also known in linguistics as Tyneside English or Newcastle English. There are different definitions of what constitut ...

, Torrie , , Geordie only played five games in the NHL. , - , Robertson ,

Jason Jason ( ; ) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Medea. He w ...

* , , , - , Robinson ,

Buddy Buddy may refer to: People *Buddy (nickname) *Buddy (rapper), real name Simmie Sims III (1993–Present) *Buddy Rogers (wrestler), ring name of American professional wrestler Herman Gustav Rohde, Jr. (1921–1992) *Buddy Boeheim (born 1999), Amer ...

Eric The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* ain ...

* , , , - , Robinson , ''

Larry Larry is a masculine given name in English, derived from Lawrence (given name), Lawrence or Laurence. It can be a shortened form of those names. Larry may refer to the following: People Arts and entertainment *Larry D. Alexander, American arti ...

'',

Moe Moe, MOE, MoE or m.o.e. may refer to: In arts and entertainment Characters * Moe Szyslak, from the animated television show ''The Simpsons'' * Moe, leader of The Three Stooges, played by Moe Howard * Moe Higurashi, supporting character in ''Yash ...

, , Moe played only one game in the NHL, with Larry, for the

. , - , Roche ,

Des Des is a masculine given name, mostly a short form (hypocorism) of Desmond. People named Des include: People * Des Buckingham, English football manager * Des Corcoran, (1928–2004), Australian politician * Des Dillon (disambiguation), sever ...

Earl Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particular ...

, , Both brothers played together for the

Montreal Maroons The Montreal Maroons (officially the Montreal Professional Hockey Club) were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL). They played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938, winning the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1935. They were the la ...

in the

1930–31 NHL season The 1930–31 NHL season was the 14th season of the National Hockey League. Ten teams played 44 games each. The Montreal Canadiens beat the Chicago Black Hawks three games to two in the best-of-five Stanley Cup Finals for their second consecutiv ...

and the

1932–33 NHL season The 1932–33 NHL season was the 16th season of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nine teams each played 48 games. The New York Rangers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs three games to one for the Stanley Cup. League business After sitting out for a ...

. The brother also played together for the

Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...

in the

1934–35 NHL season The 1934–35 NHL season was the 18th season of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nine teams each played 48 games. The Montreal Maroons were the Stanley Cup winners as they swept the Toronto Maple Leafs in three games in the Stanley Cup Finals. ...

. They also played together for the original Ottawa Senators in the

and the

1933–34 NHL season The 1933–34 NHL season was the 17th season of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nine teams each played 48 games. The Chicago Black Hawks were the Stanley Cup winners as they beat the Detroit Red Wings three games to one. League business The ...

. , - , Rolston ,

, , Ron never played in the NHL, but was the head coach of the

Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team was established in 1970, along w ...

from March to November 2013. , - , Rousseau ,

Rollie Rollie is a nickname, often for Roland or Rolland, and occasionally a given name which may refer to: Rolands * Rollie Boutin (born 1957), Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender * Rollie Cook (born 1952), Canadian politician * Rollie Dotsch (193 ...

, Guy,

Bobby Bobby or Bobbie may refer to: People * Bobby (given name), a list of names * Bobby (actress), from Bangladesh * Bobby (rapper) (born 1995), from South Korea * Bobby (screenwriter) (born 1983), Indian screenwriter * Bobby, old slang for a constabl ...

, , All three played for the

. However, Guy only played four games in the NHL, and Rollie only played two. , - , Roy , ''

Patrick Patrick may refer to: * Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name * Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People * Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint *Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick ...

'', Stephane , , Stephane only played 12 games in the NHL. , - , Russell ,

Kris The kris, or ''keris'' in the Indonesian language, is an asymmetrical dagger with distinctive blade-patterning achieved through alternating laminations of iron and nickelous iron (''pamor''). Of Javanese origin, the kris is famous for its disti ...

*, Ryan (twins) , , Briefly teammates for the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2011–12; Kris was a draft pick while Ryan was acquired in a trade with Montreal. , - , Ruutu , Jarkko Ruutu, Jarkko, Tuomo Ruutu, Tuomo , , , - , Sacco , Joe Sacco (ice hockey), Joe, David Sacco, David , , Both brothers played together from 1994–95 NHL season, 1994 to 1995–96 NHL season, 1996 with the Anaheim Ducks, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim; both were also drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs. , - , Samuelsson , Philip Samuelsson, Philip, Henrik Samuelsson, Henrik , , Both brothers played for the Arizona Coyotes. , - , Sauer , Kurt Sauer, Kurt, Michael Sauer (ice hockey), Michael , , Both brothers' careers were cut short due to concussions. , - , Sauve , Bob Sauvé, Bob, Jean-François Sauvé, Jean-Francois , , Both brothers played together from 1980–81 NHL season, 1980 to 1982–83 NHL season, 1983 with the

. , - , Schaefer , Peter Schaefer (ice hockey), Peter, Nolan Schaefer, Nolan , , Nolan only played seven games in the NHL. , - , Schenn , Luke Schenn, Luke*, Brayden Schenn, Brayden* , , 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. , - , Schmaltz , Jordan Schmaltz, Jordan, Nick Schmaltz, Nick* , , , - , Schmautz , Cliff Schmautz, Cliff, Bobby Schmautz, Bobby , , , - , Schmidt , Jack Schmidt, Jack, Otto Schmidt (ice hockey), Otto , , Both brothers played for the

. , - , Schock , Ron Schock, Ron, Danny Schock, Danny , , Both brothers played for the

. , - , Sedin , ''Henrik Sedin, Henrik'', ''Daniel Sedin, Daniel'' (twins) , , 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 NHL Entry Draft, 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 Memorial Trophy, 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. , - , Seiling , Rod Seiling, Rod, Ric Seiling, Ric , , , - , Sestito , Tim Sestito, Tim, Tom Sestito, Tom , , , - , Shannon , Darryl Shannon, Darryl, Darrin Shannon, Darrin , , Both brothers played for the

. Both played together from 1994–95 NHL season, 1994 to 1995–96 NHL season, 1996 with the original Winnipeg Jets. , - , Sheehy , Timothy Sheehy (ice hockey), Timothy, Neil Sheehy, Neil , , Both brothers played for the

. , - , Sheppard , Johnny Sheppard, Johnny, Frank Sheppard (ice hockey), Frank , , Both played for the

. , - , Sherwood , Kiefer Sherwood, Kiefer*, Kole Sherwood, Kole* , , , - , Shore , Drew Shore, Drew, Nick Shore, Nick , , Drew plays for the

. He formerly played for the Florida Panthers. Nick plays for the Los Angeles Kings. , - , Simon , Cully Simon, Cully, Thain Simon, Thain , , Both brothers played for the

. Thain only played three games in the NHL. , - , Sigalet , Jordan Sigalet, Jordan, Jonathan Sigalet, Jonathan , , Both brothers played one game for the

; they were teammates for the Bruins' Providence Bruins, minor league affiliate. , - , Slavin , Jaccob Slavin, Jaccob*, Josiah Slavin, Josiah* , , Jaccob was selected 120th overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by Carolina Hurricanes and serves as Cane's alternate captain. In 2021, he was awarded the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy. Josiah was selected 193rd overall in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft by Chicago Blackhawks. , - , Smith , Brendan Smith (ice hockey), Brendan*, Reilly Smith, Reilly* , , , - , Smith , Brian Smith (ice hockey, born 1940), Brian, Gary Smith (ice hockey), Gary , , Both brothers played for the Minnesota North Stars. , - , Smith , Gemel Smith, Gemel*, Givani Smith, Givani* , , , - , Smith , Gord Smith (ice hockey), Gord, ''Billy Smith (ice hockey), Billy'' , , Both were drafted in the fifth round and 59th overall. Gord in 1969 by the New York Rangers, and Billy in 1970 by the Los Angeles Kings. , - , Smith , Kenny Smith (ice hockey), Kenny, Don Smith (ice hockey, born 1929), Don , , Both brothers played for the New York Rangers. Don only played ten games in the NHL. , - , Smyth , Kevin Smyth, Kevin, Ryan Smyth, Ryan , , , - , Sobchuk , Gene Sobchuk, Gene, Dennis Sobchuk, Dennis , , Gene only played one game in the NHL. , - , Söderblom , Arvid Söderblom, Arvid*, Elmer Söderblom, Elmer* , , , - , Staal brothers, Staal , Eric Staal, Eric, Marc Staal, Marc*, Jordan Staal, Jordan*, Jared Staal, Jared , , Eric won the 2006 Stanley Cup with Carolina and Jordan won in 2009 with Pittsburgh. Both were teammates and also served as team captain of the Hurricanes at one point in their careers. 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. , - , Stanfield , Jack Stanfield, Jack, Fred Stanfield, Fred, Jim Stanfield, Jim , , Jack and Fred both played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Black Hawks in 1965–66 NHL season. However, Jack only played one game in the NHL, it was in the playoffs. Jim only played seven games in the NHL. , - , Stankiewicz , Ed Stankiewicz, Ed, Myron Stankiewicz, Myron , , Ed only played six games in the NHL. , - , Stastny , Marián Šťastný, Marian, ''Peter Šťastný, Peter'', Anton Šťastný, Anton ,
(now ) , All three played for the Quebec Nordiques together from 1981–82 NHL season, 1981 to 1984–85 NHL season, 1985, only the second time that three brothers played for the same team. , - , Stastny , Yan Stastny, Yan, Paul Stastny, Paul* , , Sons of Peter Stastny. Both played for the St. Louis Blues. , - , Stevens , ''Scott Stevens, Scott'', Mike Stevens (ice hockey, born 1965), Mike , , , - , Stewart , Anthony Stewart (ice hockey), Anthony, Chris Stewart (ice hockey, born 1987), Chris , , , - , Stone , Michael Stone (ice hockey), Michael*, Mark Stone (ice hockey), Mark* , , , - , - , Strome , Ryan Strome, Ryan*, Dylan Strome, Dylan* , , , - , Stuart , Mike Stuart, Mike, Mark Stuart (ice hockey), Mark, Colin Stuart (ice hockey), Colin , , Both Colin and Mark played for the Atlanta Thrashers. Mike only played three games in the NHL. , - , Subban , P. K. Subban, P.K.*, Malcolm Subban, Malcolm* , , Their third brother, Jordan Subban, Jordan, was drafted by Vancouver Canucks, Vancouver in 2013, but has yet to play an NHL game. , - , Sullivan , Frank Sullivan (ice hockey, born 1929), Frank, Peter Sullivan (ice hockey), Peter , , Frank only played eight games in the NHL. , - , Sundstrom , Patrik Sundström, Patrik, Peter Sundström, Peter (twins) , , Played part of the 1989–90 NHL season together for the New Jersey Devils. , - , Sutter family, Sutter ,

, Duane, Brent,

(Rich & Ron are twins) , , 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 1981–82 NHL season, 1982 and 1982–83 NHL season, 1983. Darryl won two Stanley Cups as head coach of the Los Angeles Kings in 2011–12 NHL season, 2012 and 2013–14 NHL season, 2014. Rich & Ron were first set of twins to play in the NHL. , - , Svechnikov , Evgeny Svechnikov, Evgeny*, Andrei Svechnikov, Andrei* , , , - , Sweatt , Lee Sweatt, Lee, Bill Sweatt, Bill , , Both played for the Vancouver Canucks. , - , Tanev , Christopher Tanev, Chris*, Brandon Tanev, Brandon* , , Both players were signed as free agents out of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship, college. , - , Taylor , Tim Taylor (ice hockey, born 1969), Tim, Chris Taylor (ice hockey), Chris , , Played part of the 1998–99 NHL season together for the

. , - , Teal , Skip Teal, Skip, Vic Teal, Vic , , Both brothers only played one game in the NHL, Skip with the

and Vic with the New York Islanders. , - , Thompson , Tage Thompson, Tage*, Tyce Thompson, Tyce* , , , - , Thompson , ''Tiny Thompson, Tiny'', Paul Thompson (ice hockey, born 1906), Paul , , First time in NHL history where one brother scored on another (Paul scored on Tiny on December 21, 1937). Faced each other in the 1928–29 NHL season, 1929 Stanley Cup Finals, where Tiny’s

beat Paul’s New York Rangers. , - , Timonen , Kimmo Timonen, Kimmo, Jussi Timonen, Jussi , , Both brothers played for the Philadelphia Flyers. , - , Tjarnqvist , Daniel Tjärnqvist, Daniel, Mathias Tjärnqvist, Mathias , , , - , Tkachuk , Matthew Tkachuk, Matthew*, Brady Tkachuk, Brady* , , , - , Toppazzini , Zellio Toppazzini, Zellio, Jerry Toppazzini, Jerry , , Both brothers played for the

and the Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Black Hawks. , - , Trottier , ''Bryan Trottier, Bryan'', Rocky Trottier, Rocky , , , - , Turgeon , Sylvain Turgeon, Sylvain, Pierre Turgeon, Pierre , , Both brothers played for the

. , - , van Riemsdyk , James van Riemsdyk, James*, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Trevor* , , , - , Vandermeer , Pete Vandermeer, Pete, Jim Vandermeer, Jim , , Both brothers played for the Phoenix Coyotes. , - , Vopat , Jan Vopat, Jan, Roman Vopat, Roman , , Both brothers played together for parts of the 1996–97 NHL season, 1996–97 and 1997–98 NHL season, 1997–98 seasons with the Los Angeles Kings. , - , Warwick , Grant Warwick, Grant, Bill Warwick, Bill , , Both brothers played together from

with the New York Rangers. , - , Watson , Joe Watson (ice hockey), Joe, Jimmy Watson (ice hockey), Jimmy , , Both brothers played together from 1973–74 NHL season, 1973 to 1977–78 NHL season, 1978 with the Philadelphia Flyers, winning the

in 1974 and 1974–75 NHL season, 1975. , - , Wellwood , Kyle Wellwood, Kyle, Eric Wellwood, Eric , , , - , Wesley , Blake Wesley, Blake, Glen Wesley, Glen , , Both brothers played for the

and the Toronto Maple Leafs. , - , Williams , Fred Williams (ice hockey), Fred, Gord Williams, Gord , , Gord only played two games in the NHL. , - , Williams , Tom Williams (ice hockey, born 1940), Tom, Butch Williams, Butch , , Both brothers played for the California Golden Seals. , - , Wilson , Johnny Wilson (ice hockey), Johnny, Larry Wilson (ice hockey), Larry , , Both brothers played together in the

system from 1949 to 1953, and for part of the 1955–56 NHL season with the

. , - , Wilson , Murray Wilson, Murray, ''Doug Wilson (ice hockey), Doug'' , , , - , Wotherspoon , Tyler Wotherspoon, Tyler*, Parker Wotherspoon, Parker* , , , - , Yaremchuk , Gary Yaremchuk, Gary, Ken Yaremchuk, Ken , , Both brothers played for the Toronto Maple Leafs. , - , Zalewski , Steven Zalewski, Steven, Mike Zalewski, Mike , ,

Parent-children

Grandfather-grandsons

This category is for such pairings not already listed in the "Parent-Children" section above (i.e., maternal grandparents): grandfathers Paulin Bordeleau, Bernie Geoffrion, Bryan Hextall, Lester Patrick, Jerry Wilson. Red Wings retired Banners

Great-grandfather & great-grandson

Uncles-nephews

This category is for such pairings not already listed in the "Father-Son" & "Siblings" sections above. Jeff Beukeboom NY Rangers Vancouver 1997

Grand-uncle & grand-nephews

Great, grand-uncle & great, grand-nephew

Cousins

In-law

This category is for pairings of Affinity (law), in-laws. Alexander Selivanov

References

External links

The Hockey Hall of FameHockey Draft Central
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