List of NHL players with 1000 games played

This is a list of ice hockey players who have played at least 1000 games in the National Hockey League (NHL), Statistics are as of the end of the 2008–09 NHL season. Of the 100 players with the most appearances in the league, there are 79 Canadians, 13 Americans, three Slovaks, three Czech, two Swedes, two Finns and one Russian.

Virtually all of these records are dominated by Canadian players, due to the traditional popularity of ice hockey in Canada. In the past, most NHL players were from Canada, and even today roughly half of all NHL players are born in Canada. To distinguish Canadians from non-Canadians, a flag is placed beside players born outside of Canada. In order to avoid visual clutter, the Canadian flag () will not be shown next to Canadian players.

Signifies active player in NHL bold signifies active players' current team
* signifies active player not playing in NHL

[edit] 1000 games played

All statistics should be as of the end of the 2008-09 NHL season. Statistics for the current (2009-10 NHL season) will be updated at the conclusion of the regular season. Players who have reached the 1000 games played mark during the current season are listed at the end of this page.

	Player	Team(s)	Seasons	Games played
1	Gordie Howe	Detroit, Hartford	26	1767
2	Mark Messier	Edmonton, NY Rangers, Vancouver	25	1756
3	Ron Francis	Hartford, Pittsburgh, Carolina, Toronto	23	1731
4	Chris Chelios	Montreal, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta	26	1644
5	Dave Andreychuk	Buffalo, Toronto, New Jersey, Boston, Colorado, Tampa Bay	23	1639
6	Scott Stevens	Washington, St. Louis, New Jersey	22	1635
7	Larry Murphy	Los Angeles, Washington, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Toronto, Detroit	21	1615
8	Ray Bourque	Boston, Colorado	22	1612
9	Alex Delvecchio	Detroit	24	1549
10	Johnny Bucyk	Detroit, Boston	23	1540
11	Brendan Shanahan	New Jersey, St. Louis, Hartford Whalers, Detroit, NY Rangers, New Jersey	22	1524
12	Steve Yzerman	Detroit	22	1514
13	Phil Housley	Buffalo, Winnipeg, St. Louis, Calgary, New Jersey, Washington, Chicago, Toronto	21	1495
14	Mark Recchi	Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Montreal, Carolina, Atlanta, Tampa Bay, Boston	20	1500
15	Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton, Los Angeles, St. Louis, NY Rangers	20	1487
16	Doug Gilmour	St. Louis, Calgary, Toronto, New Jersey, Chicago, Buffalo, Montreal	20	1474
17	Tim Horton	Toronto, NY Rangers, Pittsburgh, Buffalo	24	1446
18	Mike Gartner	Washington, Minnesota, NY Rangers, Toronto, Phoenix	19	1432
19	Luc Robitaille	Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, NY Rangers, Detroit	19	1431
	Scott Mellanby	Philadelphia, Edmonton, Florida, St. Louis, Atlanta	20	1431
21	Pat Verbeek	New Jersey, Hartford, NY Rangers, Dallas, Detroit	20	1424
22	Luke Richardson	Toronto, Edmonton, Philadelphia, Columbus, Toronto, Tampa Bay, Ottawa	20	1417
23	Al MacInnis	Calgary, St. Louis	23	1416
24	Harry Howell	NY Rangers, Oakland, California, Los Angeles	21	1411
25	Norm Ullman	Detroit, Toronto	20	1410
26	Paul Coffey	Edmonton, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Detroit, Hartford, Philadelphia, Chicago, Carolina, Boston	21	1409
27	Dale Hunter	Quebec, Washington, Colorado	19	1407
28	Rod Brind'Amour	St. Louis, Philadelphia, Carolina	20	1404
29	Mike Modano	Minnesota, Dallas	19	1400
30	Stan Mikita	Chicago	22	1394
31	Doug Mohns	Boston, Chicago, Minnesota, Atlanta, Washington	22	1390
32	Larry Robinson	Montreal, Los Angeles	20	1384
33	Trevor Linden	Vancouver, NY Islanders, Montreal, Washington	19	1382
34	Glen Wesley	Boston, Hartford, Toronto, Carolina	19	1379
35	Joe Sakic	Quebec, Colorado	20	1378
36	Dean Prentice	NY Rangers, Boston, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Minnesota	22	1378
37	Vincent Damphousse	Toronto, Edmonton, Montreal, San Jose	18	1378
38	Adam Oates	Detroit, St. Louis, Boston, Washington, Philadelphia, Anaheim, Edmonton	19	1377
39	Teppo Numminen	Winnipeg, Phoenix, Dallas, Buffalo	20	1372
40	Jeremy Roenick	Chicago, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Jose	20	1363
41	Ron Stewart	Toronto, Boston, St. Louis, NY Rangers, Vancouver, NY Islanders	21	1353
42	Kirk Muller	New Jersey, Montreal, NY Islanders, Toronto, Florida, Dallas	19	1349
43	Marcel Dionne	Detroit, Los Angeles, NY Rangers	18	1348
44	Mats Sundin	Quebec, Toronto, Vancouver	18	1346
45	Nicklas Lidstrom	Detroit	17	1330
46	Guy Carbonneau	Montreal, St. Louis, Dallas	19	1318
47	Red Kelly	Detroit, Toronto	20	1316
48	Bobby Holik	Hartford, New Jersey, NY Rangers, Atlanta, New Jersey	18	1314
49	Dave Keon	Toronto, Hartford	18	1296
50	Ken Daneyko	New Jersey	20	1283
51	Phil Esposito	Chicago, Boston, NY Rangers	18	1282
52	Jean Ratelle	NY Rangers, Boston	21	1281
53	James Patrick	NY Rangers, Hartford, Calgary, Buffalo	21	1280
54	Bryan Trottier	NY Islanders, Pittsburgh	18	1279
55	Pierre Turgeon	Buffalo, NY Islanders, Montreal, St. Louis, Dallas, Colorado	18	1277
56	Martin Gelinas	Edmonton, Quebec, Vancouver, Carolina, Calgary, Florida, Nashville	19	1273
	Jaromir Jagr*	Pittsburgh, Washington, NY Rangers	17	1273
58	Brett Hull	Calgary, St. Louis, Dallas, Detroit, Phoenix	20	1269
59	Mathieu Schneider	Montreal, NY Islanders, Toronto, NY Rangers, Los Angeles, Detroit, Anaheim, Atlanta, Vancouver, Phoenix	20	1264
60	Ray Ferraro	Hartford, NY Islanders, NY Rangers, Los Angeles, Atlanta, St. Louis	18	1258
61	Henri Richard	Montreal	20	1256
	Craig Ludwig	Montreal, NY Islanders, Minnesota, Dallas	17	1256
63	Kevin Lowe	Edmonton, NY Rangers	19	1254
64	Jari Kurri	Edmonton, Los Angeles, Anaheim, Colorado	17	1251
65	Bill Gadsby	Chicago, NY Rangers, Detroit	20	1248
	Sergei Fedorov*	Detroit, Anaheim, Columbus, Washington	18	1248
67	Allan Stanley	NY Rangers, Chicago, Boston, Toronto, Philadelphia	21	1244
	Darryl Sydor	Los Angeles, Dallas, Columbus, Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh, Dallas, St. Louis	17	1244
69	Joe Nieuwendyk	Calgary, Dallas, New Jersey, Toronto, Florida	19	1242
70	Steve Thomas	Toronto, Chicago, NY Islanders, New Jersey, Anaheim, Detroit	20	1235
71	Dino Ciccarelli	Minnesota, Washington, Detroit, Tampa Bay, Florida	19	1232
72	Ed Westfall	Boston, NY Islanders	18	1226
73	Gary Roberts	Calgary, Carolina, Toronto, Florida, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay	21	1224
74	Brad McCrimmon	Boston, Philadelphia, Calgary, Detroit, Hartford, Phoenix	18	1222
75	Eric Nesterenko	Toronto, Chicago	21	1219
76	Claude Lemieux	Montreal, New Jersey, Colorado, Phoenix, Dallas, San Jose	21	1215
77	Marcel Pronovost	Detroit, Toronto	21	1206
78	Brian Leetch	NY Rangers, Toronto, Boston	18	1205
79	Denis Savard	Chicago, Montreal, Tampa Bay	17	1196
80	Dave Babych	Winnipeg, Hartford, Vancouver, Philadelphia, Los Angeles	19	1195
81	John MacLean	New Jersey, San Jose, NY Rangers, Dallas	18	1194
82	Gilbert Perreault	Buffalo	17	1191
	Marc Bergevin	Chicago, NY Islanders, Hartford, Tampa Bay, Detroit, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Vancouver	20	1191
84	Dale Hawerchuk	Winnipeg, Buffalo, St. Louis, Philadelphia	16	1188
	Brian Bellows	Minnesota, Montreal, Tampa Bay, Anaheim, Washington	17	1188
	Kevin Dineen	Hartford, Philadelphia, Carolina, Ottawa, Columbus	19	1188
87	George Armstrong	Toronto	21	1187
88	Bill Guerin	New Jersey, Edmonton, Boston, Dallas, St. Louis, San Jose Sharks, NY Islanders, Pittsburgh	17	1185
89	Kelly Buchberger	Edmonton, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Pittsburgh	18	1182
90	Frank Mahovlich	Toronto, Detroit, Montreal	18	1181
	Scott Young	Hartford, Pittsburgh, Quebec, Colorado, Anaheim, St. Louis, Dallas	17	1181
92	Bob Carpenter	Washington, NY Rangers, Los Angeles, Boston, New Jersey	19	1178
93	Don Marshall	Montreal, NY Rangers, Buffalo, Toronto	19	1176
94	Tony Amonte	NY Rangers, Chicago, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Calgary	16	1174
95	Sylvain Cote	Hartford, Washington, Toronto, Chicago, Dallas	19	1171
96	Mike Keane	Montreal, Colorado, NY Rangers, Dallas, St. Louis, Vancouver	16	1161
97	Bob Gainey	Montreal	16	1160
98	Kevin Hatcher	Washington, Dallas, Pittsburgh, NY Rangers, Carolina	17	1157
	Eric Weinrich	New Jersey, Hartford, Chicago, Montreal, Boston, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Vancouver	17	1157
	Roman Hamrlik	Tampa Bay, Edmonton, NY Islanders, Calgary, Montreal	17	1157
101	Shayne Corson	Montreal, Edmonton, St. Louis, Toronto, Dallas	19	1156
102	Adam Graves	Detroit, Edmonton, NY Rangers, San Jose	16	1152
103	Alexei Kovalev	NY Rangers, Pittsburgh, Montreal, Ottawa	16	1151
104	Leo Boivin	Toronto, Boston, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Minnesota	19	1150
105	Garry Galley	Los Angeles, Washington, Boston, Philadelphia, Buffalo, NY Islanders	17	1149
106	Borje Salming	Toronto, Detroit	17	1148
107	Gary Suter	Calgary, Chicago, San Jose	17	1145
108	Bobby Clarke	Philadelphia	15	1144
	Rick Tocchet	Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Boston, Washington, Phoenix	18	1144
110	Eric Desjardins	Montreal, Philadelphia	17	1143
111	Cliff Ronning	St. Louis, Vancouver, Phoenix, Nashville, Los Angeles, Minnesota, NY Islanders	18	1137
112	Stu Barnes	Winnipeg, Florida, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Dallas	16	1136
113	Keith Tkachuk	Winnipeg, Phoenix, St. Louis, Atlanta, St. Louis Blues	17	1134
114	Teemu Selanne	Winnipeg, San Jose, Colorado, Anaheim	16	1132
115	Glenn Anderson	Edmonton, Toronto, NY Rangers, St. Louis	16	1129
	Dave Ellett	Winnipeg, Toronto, New Jersey, Boston, San Jose	16	1129
117	Bob Nevin	Toronto, NY Rangers, Minnesota, Los Angeles	18	1128
	Jamie Macoun	Calgary, Detroit, Toronto	16	1128
119	Bernie Nicholls	Los Angeles, NY Rangers, Edmonton, New Jersey, Chicago, San Jose	18	1127
	Murray Oliver	Detroit, Boston, Toronto, Minnesota	17	1127
	Owen Nolan	Quebec, Colorado, San Jose, Toronto, Phoenix, Calgary, Minnesota	17	1127
122	Vyacheslav Kozlov	Detroit, Buffalo, Atlanta	17	1127
123	Guy Lafleur	Montreal, NY Rangers, Quebec	17	1126
124	Jean Beliveau	Montreal	20	1125
125	Markus Naslund	Pittsburgh, Vancouver, NY Rangers	15	1117
126	Don Sweeney	Boston, Dallas	16	1115
127	Doug Harvey	Montreal, NY Rangers, Detroit, St. Louis	20	1113
	Brad Park	NY Rangers, Boston, Detroit	17	1113
	Steve Duchesne	Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Quebec, St. Louis, Ottawa, Detroit	16	1113
130	Lanny McDonald	Toronto, Colorado, Calgary	16	1111
	Dave Taylor	Los Angeles	17	1111
	Brent Sutter	NY Islanders, Chicago	18	1111
133	Calle Johansson	Buffalo, Washington, Toronto	17	1109
134	Butch Goring	Los Angeles, NY Islanders, Boston	16	1107
	Garry Unger	Toronto, Detroit, St. Louis, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Edmonton	16	1107
135	Geoff Sanderson	Hartford, Carolina, Vancouver, Buffalo, Columbus, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Edmonton, Chicago	17	1104
136	Dave Manson	Chicago, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Phoenix, Montreal, Dallas, Toronto	16	1103
137	Pit Martin	Detroit, Boston, Chicago, Vancouver	17	1101
138	Neal Broten	Minnesota, Dallas, New Jersey, Los Angeles	17	1099
	Mike Ricci	Philadelphia, Quebec, Colorado, San Jose, Phoenix	16	1099
140	Jay Wells	Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Buffalo, NY Rangers, St. Louis, Tampa Bay	18	1098
141	Gordie Roberts	Hartford, Minnesota, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Boston	15	1097
	Tom Fitzgerald	NY Islanders, Florida, Colorado, Nashville, Chicago, Toronto, Boston	17	1097
143	Darryl Sittler	Toronto, Philadelphia, Detroit	15	1096
144	Craig MacTavish	Boston, Edmonton, NY Rangers, Philadelphia, St. Louis	17	1093
	Ron Sutter	Philadelphia, St. Louis, Quebec, NY Islanders, Boston, San Jose, Calgary	19	1093
146	Chris Gratton*	Tampa Bay, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Phoenix, Colorado, Florida, Columbus	15	1092
147	Michel Goulet	Quebec, Chicago	15	1089
148	Carol Vadnais	Montreal, Oakland, Calgary, Boston, NY Rangers, New Jersey	17	1087
149	Brad Marsh	Atlanta, Calgary, Philadelphia, Toronto, Detroit, Ottawa	15	1086
150	Dave Lowry	Vancouver, St. Louis, Florida, San Jose, Calgary	19	1084
	Theoren Fleury	Calgary, Colorado, NY Rangers, Chicago	15	1084
152	Ulf Samuelsson	Hartford, Pittsburgh, NY Rangers, Detroit, Philadelphia	16	1080
153	Bob Pulford	Toronto, Los Angeles	16	1079
154	Bobby Smith	Minnesota, Montreal	15	1077
155	Murray Craven	Detroit, Philadelphia, Hartford, Vancouver, Chicago, San Jose	18	1071
156	Mike Ramsey	Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Detroit	14	1070
157	Andy Bathgate	NY Rangers, Toronto, Detroit, Pittsburgh	17	1069
	Alexei Zhitnik*	Los Angeles, Buffalo, NY Islanders, Philadelphia, Atlanta	15	1069
159	Ted Lindsay	Detroit, Chicago	17	1068
	Sergei Zubov*	NY Rangers, Pittsburgh, Dallas	16	1068
161	Terry Harper	Montreal, Los Angeles, Detroit, St. Louis, Colorado	19	1066
162	Rod Gilbert	NY Rangers	18	1065
163	Bobby Hull	Chicago, Winnipeg, Hartford	16	1063
164	Joe Mullen	St. Louis, Calgary, Pittsburgh, Boston	17	1062
165	Bob Rouse	Minnesota, Washington, Toronto, Detroit, San Jose	17	1061
166	Denis Potvin	NY Islanders	15	1060
167	Kelly Miller	NY Rangers, Washington	16	1057
168	Jean-Guy Talbot	Montreal, Minnesota, Detroit, St. Louis, Buffalo	17	1056
	Greg Adams	New Jersey, Vancouver, Dallas, Phoenix, Florida	17	1056
	Lyle Odelein	Montreal, New Jersey, Phoenix, Columbus, Chicago, Dallas, Florida, Pittsburgh	16	1056
	Bryan Smolinski*	Boston, Pittsburgh, NY Islander, Los Angeles, Ottawa, Chicago, Vancouver, Montreal	15	1056
172	Randy Carlyle	Toronto, Pittsburgh, Winnipeg	18	1055
173	Stephane Richer	Montreal, New Jersey, Tampa Bay, St. Louis, Pittsburgh	17	1054
	Craig Berube	Philadelphia, Toronto, Calgary, Washington, NY Islanders	17	1054
175	Ivan Boldirev	Boston, Calgary, Chicago, Atlanta, Vancouver, Detroit	15	1052
176	Geoff Courtnall	Boston, Edmonton, Washington, St. Louis, Vancouver	17	1049
	Mike Sillinger	Detroit, Anaheim, Vancouver, Philadelphia, Tampa Bay, Florida, Ottawa, Columbus, Phoenix, St. Louis, Nashville, NY Islanders	18	1049
178	Eddie Shack	NY Rangers, Toronto, Boston, Los Angeles, Buffalo, Pittsburgh	17	1047
179	Derian Hatcher	Minnesota, Dallas, Detroit, Flyers	15	1045
180	Rob Ramage	Colorado, St. Louis, Calgary, Toronto, Minnesota, Tampa Bay, Montreal, Philadelphia	15	1044
	Peter Bondra	Washington, Ottawa, Atlanta, Chicago	15	1044
182	Brian Rolston	New Jersey, Boston, Colorado, Minnesota, New Jersey	14	1041
183	Serge Savard	Montreal, Winnipeg	17	1040
	Adam Foote	Quebec, Colorado, Columbus, Colorado	17	1040
185	Bret Hedican	St. Louis, Vancouver, Florida, Carolina, Anaheim	17	1039
186	Todd Marchant	NY Rangers, Edmonton, Columbus, Anaheim	15	1038
187	Stephane Quintal	Boston, St. Louis, Winnipeg, Montreal, NY Rangers, Chicago	16	1037
188	Jason Arnott	Edmonton, New Jersey, Dallas, Nashville	15	1036
189	Ron Ellis	Toronto	16	1034
190	Curtis Leschyshyn	Quebec, Colorado, Washington, Hartford, Carolina, Minnesota, Ottawa	16	1033
	Harold Snepsts	Vancouver, Minnesota, Detroit, St. Louis	17	1033
192	Ralph Backstrom	Montreal, Los Angeles, Chicago	17	1032
193	Ed Olczyk	Chicago, Toronto, Winnipeg, NY Rangers, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh	16	1031
194	Dick Duff	Toronto, NY Rangers, Montreal, Los Angeles, Buffalo	18	1030
195	Russ Courtnall	Toronto, Montreal, Minnesota, Dallas, Vancouver, NY Rangers, Los Angeles	16	1029
	Patrick Roy	Montreal, Colorado	19	1029
	Kris Draper	Winnipeg, Detroit	18	1029
198	John Tonelli	NY Islanders, Calgary, Los Angeles, Chicago, Quebec	14	1028
	Gaetan Duchesne	Washington, Quebec, Minnesota, San Jose, Florida	14	1028
	Grant Ledyard	NY Rangers, Los Angeles, Washington, Buffalo, Dallas, Vancouver, Boston, Ottawa, Tampa Bay	18	1028
	Petr Svoboda	Montreal, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Tampa Bay	17	1028
202	Wayne Cashman	Boston	17	1027
203	Doug Wilson	Chicago, San Jose	16	1024
204	Jim Neilson	NY Rangers, California, Cleveland	16	1023
	Keith Acton	Montreal, Minnesota, Edmonton, Philadelphia, Washington, NY Islanders	15	1023
206	Fredrik Olausson	Winnipeg, Edmonton, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Anaheim	18	1022
	Chris Pronger	Hartford, Edmonton, St. Louis, Anaheim, Philadelphia	15	1022
208	Don Lever	Vancouver, Atlanta, Calgary, Colorado, New Jersey, Buffalo	15	1020
	Tie Domi	Winnipeg, NY Rangers, Toronto	16	1020
	Kirk Maltby	Edmonton, Detroit	15	1020
211	Mike Foligno	Detroit, Buffalo, Toronto, Florida	15	1018
	Keith Carney	Buffalo, Chicago, Phoenix, Anaheim, Vancouver, Minnesota	16	1018
213	Charlie Huddy	Edmonton, Los Angeles, Buffalo, St. Louis	17	1017
214	Phil Russell	Chicago, Atlanta, Calgary, New Jersey, Buffalo	15	1016
	Brian Propp	Philadelphia, Boston, Minnesota, Hartford	15	1016
216	Andrew Cassels	Montreal, Hartford, Calgary, Vancouver, Columbus, Washington	16	1015
217	Sean O'Donnell	Los Angeles, New Jersey, Minnesota, Boston, Phoenix, Anaheim, Los Angeles	14	1014
218	Paul Ranheim	Calgary, Hartford, Carolina, Philadelphia, Phoenix	15	1013
219	Miroslav Satan	Edmonton, Buffalo, NY Islanders, Pittsburgh, Boston	13	1012
220	Rob Niedermayer	Florida, Calgary, Anaheim, New Jersey	15	1011
221	Dave Christian	Winnipeg, Washington, Boston, St. Louis, Chicago	15	1009
	Laurie Boschman	Toronto, Edmonton, Winnipeg, New Jersey, Ottawa	14	1009
	Dallas Drake	Detroit, Winnipeg, Phoenix, St. Louis	15	1009
	Glen Murray	Boston, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles	16	1009
	Patrice Brisebois	Montreal, Colorado	18	1009
226	Dave Lewis	NY Islanders, Los Angeles, New Jersey, Detroit	15	1008
	Bob Murray	Chicago	15	1008
	Jason Smith	New Jersey, Toronto, Edmonton, Philadelphia, Ottawa	15	1008
229	Todd Gill	Toronto, San Jose, St. Louis, Detroit, Phoenix, Colorado, Chicago	18	1007
230	Jimmy Roberts	Montreal, St. Louis	15	1006
	Steve Larmer	Chicago, NY Rangers	15	1006
232	Claude Provost	Montreal	15	1005
	Rick Middleton	NY Rangers, Boston Bruins	14	1005
234	Ryan Walter	Washington, Montreal, Vancouver	15	1003
235	Vic Hadfield	NY Rangers, Pittsburgh	16	1002
	Ian Laperriere	St. Louis, Los Angeles, NY Rangers, Colorado, Philadelphia	15	1002
237	Brad May	Buffalo, Vancouver, Phoenix, Colorado, Anaheim, Toronto, Detroit	17	1001
238	Bernie Federko	St. Louis, Detroit	14	1000