NHL Detroit Red Wings center Damien Brunner "is the most-productive player that the NHL lockout has brought to Europe," according to Stephan Roth of BLICK. Brunner, who joined Swiss National League A club EV Zug during the lockout, "has scored more points than any other NHL player" in Europe, which is impressive considering the talent that has flocked across the continent. In the Czech Republic, 40-year-old Jaromir Jagr plays for Kladno, the club his father once owned and he now manages and finances. In Russia, Evgeni Malkin, Alexander Ovechkin, Ilya Kovalchuk and Pavel Datsyuk create "nightmares" for opposing goalies. In the NLA, Henrik Zetterberg, Joe Thornton, Rick Nash, Patrice Bergeron, John Tavares
and Tyler Seguin "excite the crowds." However, it is Brunner who leads them all with 23 goals and 25 assists in 27 games in the NLA (BLICK, 12/12).
Statistics for NHL Players in Europe
|
| Rank |
Player |
Current Club
|
NHL Club
|
Games
|
Goals
|
Assists
|
Total
|
1.
|
Damien Brunner
|
EV Zug |
Detroit Red Wings
|
27 |
23
|
25
|
48
|
2.
|
Jaromir Jagr
|
HC Kladno |
Dallas Stars
|
27
|
18
|
25
|
43
|
3.
|
Tomas Plekanec
|
HC Kladno
|
Montreal Canadiens
|
28
|
20
|
22
|
42
|
4.
|
Evgeni Malkin |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
Pittsburgh Penguins
|
29
|
13
|
28
|
41
|
5.
|
Tyler Seguin
|
EHC Biel
|
Boston Bruins
|
26
|
24
|
14
|
38
|
6.
|
Jan Mursak
|
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana |
Detroit Red Wings
|
21
|
12
|
24
|
36
|
7.
|
John Tavares
|
SC Bern
|
N.Y. Islanders
|
22
|
14
|
21
|
35
|
8.
|
Ales Hemsky
|
HC Pardubice |
Edmonton Oilers
|
25
|
14
|
17
|
31
|
9.
|
Pavel Datsyuk
|
CSKA Moscow
|
Detroit Red Wings
|
25
|
9
|
22
|
31
|
10.
|
Alexander Ovechkin |
Dynamo Moscow
|
Washington Capitals
|
24
|
13
|
17
|
30
|
11.
|
Ilya Kovalchuk
|
SKA St. Petersburg
|
New Jersey Devils
|
24 |
12
|
18
|
30
|
12.
|
Joe Thornton
|
HC Davos |
San Jose Sharks
|
27
|
7
|
22
|
29
|
13.
|
Henrik Zetterberg
|
EV Zug
|
Detroit Red Wings
|
17
|
12
|
16
|
28
|
14.
|
Patrice Bergeron
|
HC Lugano |
Boston Bruins
|
18
|
11
|
17
|
28
|
15.
|
Daniel Briere
|
Eisbären Berlin
|
Philadelphia Flyers
|
17
|
6
|
21
|
27
|
16.
|
Sergei Kostitsyn
|
Avangard Omsk
|
Nashville Predators
|
21
|
9
|
18
|
27
|
17.
|
Rafael Diaz
|
EV Zug
|
Montreal Canadiens
|
26
|
7
|
20
|
27
|
18.
|
Jason Spezza
|
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers |
Ottawa Senators
|
25
|
8
|
17
|
25
|
19.
|
Jesse Joensuu
|
CSKA Moscow
|
N.Y. Islanders
|
20
|
11
|
13
|
24
|
20.
|
Erik Karlsson
|
Jokerit Helsinki
|
Ottawa Senators
|
27
|
7
|
17
|
24
|
