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The National Hockey League (NHL) is a super exciting professional ice hockey league in North America. It's where some of the best hockey players in the world compete! This page lists many talented NHL players whose last names begin with the letter "B". These players have all played at least one game in the NHL, from its early days in 1917 right up to the 2021-22 season.

Players with Last Names Starting with Ba

This section features many hockey players whose last names begin with "Ba". You'll find names like David Backes, a strong forward known for his leadership, and Nicklas Backstrom, a brilliant playmaker. Also on this list is Mathew Barzal, a speedy and skilled forward, and the legendary Andy Bathgate, who was one of the NHL's top scorers in his time.

  • Pete Babando
  • Anton Babchuk
  • Bob Babcock
  • Warren Babe
  • Yuri Babenko
  • Mitch Babin
  • John Baby
  • Dave Babych
  • Wayne Babych
  • Jergus Baca
  • Jason Bacashihua
  • Ryan Bach
  • Richard Bachman
  • David Backes
  • Johan Backlund
  • Mikael Backlund
  • Christian Backman
  • Mike Backman
  • Pete Backor
  • Nicklas Backstrom
  • Niklas Backstrom
  • Ralph Backstrom
  • Sven Baertschi
  • Drew Bagnall
  • Kevin Bahl
  • Ace Bailey
  • Bob Bailey
  • Casey Bailey
  • Garnet Bailey
  • Josh Bailey
  • Justin Bailey
  • Reid Bailey
  • Scott Bailey
  • Joel Baillargeon
  • Ken Baird
  • Bill Baker
  • Jamie Baker
  • Steve Baker
  • Peter Bakovic
  • Chris Bala
  • Jaroslav Balastik
  • Rudolfs Balcers
  • Helmuts Balderis
  • Doug Baldwin
  • Jozef Balej
  • Mike Bales
  • Earl Balfour
  • Murray Balfour
  • Terry Ball
  • Keith Ballard
  • Maxim Balmochnykh
  • Dave Balon
  • Bryon Baltimore
  • Stan Baluik
  • Carter Bancks
  • Steve Bancroft
  • Jeff Bandura
  • Daniel Bang
  • Frank Banham
  • Darren Banks
  • Murray Bannerman
  • Drew Bannister
  • Alexander Barabanov
  • Ralph Barahona
  • Ivan Baranka
  • Ivan Barbashev
  • Andy Barbe
  • Bill Barber
  • Don Barber
  • Riley Barber
  • Mark Barberio
  • Cole Bardreau
  • Bill Barilko
  • Michal Barinka
  • Cam Barker
  • Doug Barkley
  • Aleksander Barkov
  • Bob Barlow
  • Matthew Barnaby
  • Blair Barnes
  • Norm Barnes
  • Stu Barnes
  • Scott Barney
  • Marco Baron
  • Murray Baron
  • Normand Baron
  • Dave Barr
  • Tom Barrasso
  • Doug Barrault
  • Alex Barre-Boulet
  • Fred Barrett
  • John Barrett
  • Doug Barrie
  • Len Barrie
  • Tyson Barrie
  • Morgan Barron
  • Eddie Barry
  • Marty Barry
  • Ray Barry
  • Lubos Bartecko
  • Robin Bartel
  • Matt Bartkowski
  • Jim Bartlett
  • Victor Bartley
  • Cliff Barton
  • Peter Bartos
  • Milan Bartovic
  • Oskars Bartulis
  • Mathew Barzal
  • Andrei Bashkirov
  • Cody Bass
  • Bob Bassen
  • Hank Bassen
  • Ryan Bast
  • Nathan Bastian
  • Baz Bastien
  • Shawn Bates
  • Frank Bathe
  • Drake Batherson
  • Andy Bathgate
  • Frank Bathgate
  • Bates Battaglia
  • Jeff Batters
  • Ruslan Batyrshin
  • Bobby Bauer
  • Garry Bauman
  • Ken Baumgartner
  • Nolan Baumgartner
  • Bobby Baun
  • Kyle Baun
  • Sergei Bautin
  • Robin Bawa
  • Paul Baxter
  • Ryan Bayda
  • Gavin Bayreuther

Players with Last Names Starting with Be

This part of the list includes many players whose last names start with "Be". You'll see famous names like Jean Beliveau, a true legend of the game and one of the greatest players ever. Also featured are goalies like Ed Belfour, known for his intense style, and Don Beaupre. Other notable players include Jamie Benn, a powerful forward, and Patrice Bergeron, a fantastic two-way player and captain.

  • Sandy Beadle
  • Jay Beagle
  • Jake Bean
  • Ethan Bear
  • Frank Beaton
  • Jack Beattie
  • Francois Beauchemin
  • J. C. Beaudin
  • Nicolas Beaudin
  • Norm Beaudin
  • Eric Beaudoin
  • Serge Beaudoin
  • Yves Beaudoin
  • Mark Beaufait
  • Nathan Beaulieu
  • Don Beaupre
  • Stephane Beauregard
  • Anthony Beauvillier
  • Barry Beck
  • Taylor Beck
  • Bob Beckett
  • Chris Beckford-Tseu
  • Jim Bedard (born 1927)
  • Jim Bedard (born 1956)
  • Clayton Beddoes
  • Jaroslav Bednar
  • John Bednarski
  • Kris Beech
  • Bob Beers
  • Ed Beers
  • Steve Begin
  • Clarence Behling
  • Marc Behrend
  • Frank Beisler
  • Derek Bekar
  • Wade Belak
  • Alain Belanger
  • Eric Belanger
  • Francis Belanger
  • Jesse Belanger
  • Ken Belanger
  • Yves Belanger
  • Roger Belanger
  • Matt Beleskey
  • Ed Belfour
  • Michel Belhumeur
  • Dan Belisle
  • Jean Beliveau
  • Billy Bell
  • Brendan Bell
  • Bruce Bell
  • Gordie Bell
  • Harry Bell
  • Joe Bell
  • Mark Bell
  • Neil Belland
  • Blake Bellefeuille
  • Pete Bellefeuille
  • Pierre-Edouard Bellemare
  • Andy Bellemer
  • Brett Bellemore
  • Brian Bellows
  • Kieffer Bellows
  • Alex Belzile
  • Emil Bemstrom
  • Lin Bend
  • Jan Benda
  • Clint Benedict
  • Jamie Benn
  • Jordie Benn
  • Adam Bennett
  • Beau Bennett
  • Bill Bennett
  • Curt Bennett
  • Frank Bennett
  • Harvey Bennett Jr.
  • Harvey Bennett Sr.
  • Max Bennett
  • Rick Bennett
  • Sam Bennett
  • Brian Benning
  • Jim Benning
  • Matt Benning
  • Andre Benoit
  • Joe Benoit
  • Simon Benoit
  • Bill Benson
  • Bobby Benson
  • Tyler Benson
  • Sean Bentivoglio
  • Doug Bentley
  • Max Bentley
  • Reg Bentley
  • Ladislav Benysek
  • Paul Beraldo
  • Josef Beranek
  • Bryan Berard
  • Drake Berehowsky
  • Red Berenson
  • Andrew Berenzweig
  • Perry Berezan
  • Sergei Berezin
  • Aki Berg
  • Bill Berg
  • Todd Bergen
  • Sean Bergenheim
  • Mike Berger
  • Jean-Claude Bergeron
  • Marc-Andre Bergeron
  • Michel Bergeron
  • Patrice Bergeron
  • Yves Bergeron
  • Marc Bergevin
  • Niclas Bergfors
  • Stefan Bergkvist
  • Tim Bergland
  • Bob Bergloff
  • Bo Berglund
  • Christian Berglund
  • Patrik Berglund
  • Gary Bergman
  • Thommie Bergman
  • Lean Bergmann
  • Jonas Bergqvist
  • Adam Berkhoel
  • Louis Berlinguette
  • Jacob Bernard-Docker
  • Tim Bernhardt
  • Jonathan Bernier
  • Serge Bernier
  • Steve Bernier
  • Reto Berra
  • Bob Berry
  • Brad Berry
  • Doug Berry
  • Fred Berry
  • Ken Berry
  • Rick Berry
  • Daniel Berthiaume
  • Adam Berti
  • Eric Bertrand
  • Christoph Bertschy
  • Todd Bertuzzi
  • Tyler Bertuzzi
  • Craig Berube
  • Jean-Francois Berube
  • Phil Bessler
  • Pete Bessone
  • Allan Bester
  • John Bethel
  • Karel Betik
  • Maxim Bets
  • Silvio Bettio
  • Blair Betts
  • Jeff Beukeboom
  • Bill Beveridge
  • Nick Beverley

Players with Last Names Starting with Bi or Bl

This section lists players whose last names start with "Bi" or "Bl". You'll find goalies like Martin Biron and Ben Bishop, who were key players for their teams. Also on the list are defensemen like Rob Blake, a Hall of Famer known for his powerful shot, and Kevin Bieksa. Other interesting names include Paul Bissonnette, a popular player known for his personality, and Hector "Toe" Blake, another NHL legend.

  • Dwight Bialowas
  • Frank Bialowas
  • Wayne Bianchin
  • Antoine Bibeau
  • Paul Bibeault
  • Radim Bicanek
  • Jiri Bicek
  • Stu Bickel
  • Bryan Bickell
  • Todd Bidner
  • Alex Biega
  • Danny Biega
  • Kevin Bieksa
  • Zac Bierk
  • Don Biggs
  • Larry Bignell
  • Chris Bigras
  • Craig Billington
  • Chad Billins
  • Gilles Bilodeau
  • Andre Binette
  • Les Binkley
  • Jordan Binnington
  • Jack Bionda
  • Martin Biron
  • Mathieu Biron
  • Sebastien Bisaillon
  • Jake Bischoff
  • Ben Bishop
  • Clark Bishop
  • Tom Bissett
  • Paul Bissonnette
  • Anthony Bitetto
  • Dick Bittner
  • Byron Bitz
  • Anders Bjork
  • Oliver Bjorkstrand
  • Tobias Bjornfot
  • Nick Bjugstad
  • Scott Bjugstad
  • James Black
  • Steve Black
  • Bob Blackburn
  • Dan Blackburn
  • Don Blackburn
  • Jesse Blacker
  • Colin Blackwell
  • Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Hank Blade
  • Tom Bladon
  • Garry Blaine
  • Andy Blair
  • Chuck Blair
  • George "Dusty" Blair
  • Sammy Blais
  • Mike Blaisdell
  • Bob Blake
  • Hector "Toe" Blake
  • Jason Blake
  • Mickey Blake
  • Mike Blake
  • Rob Blake
  • Nicolas Blanchard
  • Joseph Blandisi
  • Zdenek Blatny
  • Anton Blidh
  • Joachim Blichfeld
  • Rick Blight
  • Russ Blinco
  • Mario Bliznak
  • Ken Block
  • Jeff Bloemberg
  • Timo Blomqvist
  • Arto Blomsten
  • Mike Bloom
  • Sylvain Blouin
  • John Blue
  • Teddy Blueger
  • John Blum
  • Jonathon Blum
  • Mike Blunden

Players with Last Names Starting with Bo

This part of the list includes many players whose last names start with "Bo". You'll find famous names like Sergei Bobrovsky, a Vezina Trophy-winning goalie, and Mike Bossy, one of the greatest goal scorers in NHL history. Other notable players include Brock Boeser, a skilled forward, and Jay Bouwmeester, a smooth-skating defenseman. Also on this list is Ray Bourque, a Hall of Fame defenseman who holds many records.

  • Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Brandon Bochenski
  • Bob Bodak
  • Gregg Boddy
  • Doug Bodger
  • Troy Bodie
  • Gus Bodnar
  • Andrew Bodnarchuk
  • Mikkel Boedker
  • Ron Boehm
  • Garth Boesch
  • Brock Boeser
  • Zach Bogosian
  • Eric Boguniecki
  • Rick Boh
  • Lonny Bohonos
  • Alexandre Boikov
  • Marc Boileau
  • Patrick Boileau
  • Rene Boileau
  • Fred Boimistruck
  • Gilles Boisvert
  • Serge Boisvert
  • Claude Boivin
  • Leo Boivin
  • Mike Boland (born 1954)
  • Mike Boland (born 1949)
  • Ivan Boldirev
  • Alexandre Bolduc
  • Dan Bolduc
  • Michel Bolduc
  • Matthew Boldy
  • Frank "Buzz" Boll
  • Jared Boll
  • Dave Bolland
  • Brandon Bollig
  • Larry Bolonchuk
  • Hugh Bolton
  • Brad Bombardir
  • Dan Bonar
  • Peter Bondra
  • Brian Bonin
  • Marcel Bonin
  • Nick Bonino
  • Radek Bonk
  • Ryan Bonni
  • Jason Bonsignore
  • Dennis Bonvie
  • Jim Boo
  • Derek Boogaard
  • Buddy Boone
  • David Booth
  • George Boothman
  • Adam Boqvist
  • Jesper Boqvist
  • Chris Bordeleau
  • J. P. Bordeleau
  • Patrick Bordeleau
  • Paulin Bordeleau
  • Sebastien Bordeleau
  • Casey Borer
  • William Borgen
  • Andreas Borgman
  • Henrik Borgstrom
  • Jack Borotsik
  • Mark Borowiecki
  • Luciano Borsato
  • Nikolai Borschevsky
  • Robert Bortuzzo
  • Laurie Boschman
  • Mike Bossy
  • Helge "Bulge" Bostrom
  • Mark Botell
  • Tim Bothwell
  • Jason Botterill
  • Cam Botting
  • Henry Boucha
  • Dan Bouchard
  • Dick Bouchard
  • Edmond Bouchard
  • Emile Bouchard
  • Evan Bouchard
  • Joel Bouchard
  • Pierre Bouchard
  • Pierre-Marc Bouchard
  • Bill Boucher
  • Brian Boucher
  • Clarence Boucher
  • Frank Boucher
  • George Boucher
  • Philippe Boucher
  • Reid Boucher
  • Robert Boucher
  • Tyler Bouck
  • Bruce Boudreau
  • Andre Boudrias
  • Barry Boughner
  • Bob Boughner
  • Francis Bouillon
  • Jesse Boulerice
  • Eric Boulton
  • Lance Bouma
  • Josef Boumedienne
  • Dan Bourbonnais
  • Rick Bourbonnais
  • Conrad Bourcier
  • Jean Bourcier
  • Fred Bourdginon
  • Luc Bourdon
  • Marc-Andre Bourdon
  • Leo Bourgeault
  • Charlie Bourgeois
  • Bob Bourne
  • Michael Bournival
  • Chris Bourque
  • Claude Bourque
  • Gabriel Bourque
  • Phil Bourque
  • Ray Bourque
  • Rene Bourque
  • Ryan Bourque
  • Pat Boutette
  • Paul Boutilier
  • Rollie Boutin
  • Lionel Bouvrette
  • Jay Bouwmeester
  • Landon Bow
  • Jason Bowen
  • Johnny Bower
  • Madison Bowey
  • Bill Bowler
  • Drayson Bowman
  • Kirk Bowman
  • Ralph "Scotty" Bowman
  • Jack Bownass
  • Rick Bowness
  • Darryl Boyce
  • Johnny Boychuk
  • Zach Boychuk
  • Billy Boyd
  • Dustin Boyd
  • Irwin Boyd
  • Randy Boyd
  • Travis Boyd
  • Wally Boyer
  • Zac Boyer
  • Brad Boyes
  • Darren Boyko
  • Brian Boyle
  • Dan Boyle
  • Kevin Boyle
  • Nick Boynton
  • Tyler Bozak
  • Steve Bozek
  • Philippe Bozon

Players with Last Names Starting with Br

This section lists players whose last names start with "Br". You'll find many well-known names here, including Rod Brind'Amour, a Stanley Cup champion and excellent defensive forward. Also on the list are legendary goalies like Walter "Turk" Broda and Martin Brodeur, who holds many NHL goaltending records. Other notable players include Dustin Brown, a long-time captain, and Brent Burns, a dynamic defenseman.

  • John Brackenborough
  • Curt Brackenbury
  • Barton Bradley
  • Brian Bradley
  • Lyle Bradley
  • Matt Bradley
  • Neil Brady
  • Rick Bragnalo
  • Andy Branigan
  • Erik Brannstrom
  • Per-Olov Brasar
  • Donald Brashear
  • Derick Brassard
  • Fred Brathwaite
  • Jesper Bratt
  • Justin Braun
  • Russ "Buster" Brayshaw
  • Frank Breault
  • Chris Breen
  • Ken Breitenbach
  • Pavel Brendl
  • Dan Brennan
  • Doug Brennan
  • Kip Brennan
  • Rich Brennan
  • T. J. Brennan
  • Tom Brennan
  • John Brenneman
  • Tim Brent
  • Joe Bretto
  • Carl Brewer
  • Eric Brewer
  • Andy Brickley
  • Connor Brickley
  • Daniel Brickley
  • Archie Briden
  • Mel Bridgman
  • Daniel Briere
  • Michel Briere
  • Travis Brigley
  • Aris Brimanis
  • Frank Brimsek
  • Rod Brind'Amour
  • Doug Brindley
  • David Brine
  • Milton Brink
  • Guillaume Brisebois
  • Patrice Brisebois
  • Gerry Brisson
  • Greg Britz
  • Harry "Punch" Broadbent
  • Alex Broadhurst
  • Martin Brochu
  • Stephane Brochu
  • Walter "Turk" Broda
  • Connie Broden
  • Ken Broderick
  • Len Broderick
  • Martin Brodeur
  • Mike Brodeur
  • Richard Brodeur
  • T. J. Brodie
  • Jonas Brodin
  • Kyle Brodziak
  • Jonny Brodzinski
  • David Broll
  • Mathias Brome
  • Gary Bromley
  • Sheldon Brookbank
  • Wade Brookbank
  • Bob Brooke
  • Adam Brooks
  • Alex Brooks
  • Arthur Brooks
  • Gord Brooks
  • Ross Brooks
  • Evan Brophey
  • Bernie Brophy
  • Frank Brophy
  • Willie Brossart
  • Laurent Brossoit
  • Aaron Broten
  • Neal Broten
  • Paul Broten
  • Julien Brouillette
  • Paul Brousseau
  • Troy Brouwer
  • Adam Brown
  • Andy Brown
  • Arnie Brown
  • Brad Brown
  • Cam Brown
  • Chris Brown
  • Connie Brown
  • Connor Brown
  • Curtis Brown
  • Dave Brown
  • Doug Brown
  • Dustin Brown
  • Fred Brown
  • George Brown
  • Gerry Brown
  • Greg Brown
  • Harold Brown
  • J. T. Brown
  • Jeff Brown
  • Jim Brown
  • Josh Brown
  • Keith Brown
  • Ken Brown
  • Kevin Brown
  • Larry Brown
  • Logan Brown
  • Mike Brown (born 1979)
  • Mike Brown (born 1985)
  • Patrick Brown
  • Rob Brown
  • Sean Brown
  • Stan Brown
  • Wayne "Weiner" Brown
  • Cecil Browne
  • Jack Brownschidle
  • Jeff Brownschidle
  • Jeff Brubaker
  • David Bruce
  • Gordon Bruce
  • Morley Bruce
  • Gilbert Brule
  • Steve Brule
  • Murray Brumwell
  • Damien Brunner
  • Fabian Brunnstrom
  • Benoit Brunet
  • Ed Bruneteau
  • Modere "Mud" Bruneteau
  • Mario Brunetta
  • Andrew Brunette
  • Bill Brydge
  • Paul Brydges
  • Glen Brydson
  • Gord Brydson
  • Sergei Brylin
  • Jacob Bryson
  • Ilya Bryzgalov

Players with Last Names Starting with Bu

This section lists players whose last names start with "Bu". You'll find some big names here, including Pavel Bure, known as "The Russian Rocket" for his incredible speed and scoring ability. His brother, Valeri Bure, is also on this list. Another famous player is Johnny Bucyk, a Hall of Famer who played for many years and scored a lot of goals.

Players with Last Names Starting with By

This final section of the "B" list includes players whose last names start with "By". You'll find names like Dustin Byfuglien, a big and powerful defenseman, and Quinton Byfield, a young and exciting player. Also listed is Paul Byron, known for his speed and penalty killing.

See also

  • hockeydb.com NHL Player List - B
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