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Where are your favorite NHL players playing during this NHL lockout? Here's a full list.
A full list of NHL players currently playing overseas. Updated daily. Players are sorted by NHL team.
Last update: 5:05 p.m. on Tuesday, October 16.
| Player | NHL team | European team | League | Country |
| Luca Sbisa | Anaheim Ducks | HC Lugano | Nat'l League A | Switzerland |
| Matt Beleskey | Anaheim Ducks | Coventry Blaze | EIHL | United Kingdom |
| Nick Bonino | Anaheim Ducks | Newmarkt/Egna | Serie A2 | Italy |
| Viktor Fasth | Anaheim Ducks | Tingsryd | Allsvenskan | Sweden |
| Andrew Ference | Boston Bruins | Ceske Budejovice | Czech Extraliga | Czech Republic |
| Anton Khudobin | Boston Bruins | Atlant Mytishchi | KHL | Russia |
| David Krejci | Boston Bruins | HC Pardubice | Czech Extraliga | Czech Republic |
| Dennis Seidenberg | Boston Bruins | Adler Mannheim | DEL | Germany |
| Patrice Bergeron | Boston Bruins | HC Lugano | Nat'l League A | Switzerland |
| Rich Peverley | Boston Bruins | JYP | SM-liiga | Finland |
| Tuukka Rask | Boston Bruins | HC Plzen | Czech Extraliga | Czech Republic |
| Tyler Seguin | Boston Bruins | EHC Biel | Nat'l League A | Switzerland |
| Zdeno Chara | Boston Bruins | HC Lev Praha | KHL | Czech Republic |
| Andrej Sekera | Buffalo Sabres | HC Slovan Bratislava | KHL | Slovakia |
| Christian Ehrhoff | Buffalo Sabres | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | Germany |
| Thomas Vanek | Buffalo Sabres | Graz 99ers | Eishockey Liga | Austria |
| Tyler Ennis | Buffalo Sabres | SC Langnau | Nat'l League A | Switzerland |
| Tyler Myers | Buffalo Sabres | Klagenfuter AC | Eishockey Liga | Austria |
| Anton Babchuk | Calgary Flames | Donbass Donetsk | KHL | Ukraine |
| Mikael Backlund | Calgary Flames | Vasteras | Allsvenskan | Sweden |
| Alex Semin | Carolina Hurricanes | Sokol Krasnoyarsk | VHL | Russia |
| Andreas Nödl | Carolina Hurricanes | HC Innsbruck | Eishockey Liga | Austria |
| Anthony Stewart | Carolina Hurricanes | Nottingham Panthers | EIHL | United Kingdom |
| Jiri Tlusty | Carolina Hurricanes | HC Kladno | Czech Extraliga | Czech Republic |
| Jussi Jokinen | Carolina Hurricanes | Kärpät | SM-liiga | Finland |
| Bryan Bickell | Chicago Blackhawks | Orli Znojmo | Eishockey Liga | Czech Republic |
| Michael Frolik | Chicago Blackhawks | KLH Chomutov | Czech Extraliga | Czech Republic |
| Michal Roszival | Chicago Blackhawks | HC Plzen | Czech Extraliga | Czech Republic |
| Viktor Stalberg | Chicago Blackhawks | Frölunda | Elitserien | Sweden |
| Gabriel Landeskog | Colorado Avalanche | Djurgarden | Allsvenskan | Sweden |
| Matt Duchene | Colorado Avalanche | Frölunda | Elitserien | Sweden |
| Seymon Varlamov | Colorado Avalanche | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | Russia |
| Artem Anisimov | Columbus Blue Jackets | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | Russia |
| Nikita Nikitin | Columbus Blue Jackets | Avangard Omsk | KHL | Russia |
| Radek Martinek | Columbus Blue Jackets | Ceske Budejovice | Czech Extraliga | Czech Republic |
| Sergei Bobrovsky | Columbus Blue Jackets | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL | Russia |
| Jamie Benn | Dallas Stars | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | Germany |
| Jaromir Jagr | Dallas Stars | HC Kladno | Czech Extraliga | Czech Republic |
| Philip Larsen | Dallas Stars | Lukko | SM-liiga | Finland |
| Stephane Robidas | Dallas Stars | HIFK | SM-liiga | Finland |
| Tom Wandell | Dallas Stars | Severstal Cherepovets | KHL | Russia |
| Cory Emmerton | Detroit Red Wings | SaiPA | SM-liiga | Finland |
| Damien Brunner | Detroit Red Wings | EV Zug | Nat'l League A | Switzerland |
| Drew Miller | Detroit Red Wings | Braehead Clan | EIHL | United Kingdom |
| Henrik Zetterberg | Detroit Red Wings | EV Zug | Nat'l League A | Switzerland |
| Jan Mursak | Detroit Red Wings | Olimpija Ljubljana | Eishockey Liga | Slovenia |
| Jonathan Ericsson | Detroit Red Wings | Vita Hästen | Division 1 | Sweden |
| Pavel Datsyuk | Detroit Red Wings | CSKA Moscow | KHL | Russia |
| Valtteri Filppula | Detroit Red Wings | Jokerit | SM-liiga | Finland |
| Corey Potter | Edmonton Oilers | Vienna Capitals | Eishockey Liga | Austria |
| Ladislav Smid | Edmonton Oilers | Bili Tygri Liberec | Czech Extraliga | Czech Republic |
| Lennart Petrell | Edmonton Oilers | HIFK | SM-liiga | Finland |
| Nail Yakupov | Edmonton Oilers | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | Russia |
| Sam Gagner | Edmonton Oilers | Klagenfuter AC | Eishockey Liga | Austria |
| Dmitry Kulikov | Florida Panthers | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | Russia |
| Jack Skille | Florida Panthers | Rosenborg IHK Elite | Get Ligaen | Norway |
| Marcel Goc | Florida Panthers | Adler Mannheim | DEL | Germany |
| Mike Santorelli | Florida Panthers | Tingsryd | Allsvenskan | Sweden |
| Sean Bergenheim | Florida Panthers | HIFK | SM-liiga | Finland |
| Tomas Kopecky | Florida Panthers | HK Dukla Trencin | Slovak Extraliga | Slovakia |
| Alec Martinez | Los Angeles Kings | TPS | SM-liiga | Finland |
| Anze Kopitar | Los Angeles Kings | Mora IK | Allsvenskan | Sweden |
| Jonathan Bernier | Los Angeles Kings | Heilbronner Falken | 2nd Bundesliga | Germany |
| Jared Spurgeon | Minnesota Wild | SC Langnau | Nat'l League A | Switzerland |
| Niklas Backstrom | Minnesota Wild | Dynamo Minsk | KHL | Belarus |
| Alexei Emelin | Montreal Canadiens | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | Russia |
| Andrei Markov | Montreal Canadiens | Vityaz Chekov | KHL | Russia |
| Raphael Diaz | Montreal Canadiens | EV Zug | Nat'l League A | Switzerland |
| Tomas Kaberle | Montreal Canadiens | HC Kladno | Czech Extraliga | Czech Republic |
| Tomas Plekanec | Montreal Canadiens | HC Kladno | Czech Extraliga | Czech Republic |
| Yannick Weber | Montreal Canadiens | Geneva-Servette | Nat'l League A | Switzerland |
| Craig Smith | Nashville Predators | KalPa | SM-liiga | Finland |
| Patric Hörnqvist | Nashville Predators | Red Ice | Nat'l League B | Switzerland |
| Pekka Rinne | Nashville Predators | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | Belarus |
| Roman Josi | Nashville Predators | Bern | Nat'l League A | Switzerland |
| Sergei Kostitsyn | Nashville Predators | Avangard Omsk | KHL | Russia |
| Anton Volchenkov | New Jersey Devils | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | Russia |
| Ilya Kovalchuk | New Jersey Devils | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL | Russia |
| Marek Zidlicky | New Jersey Devils | HC Kladno | Czech Extraliga | Czech Republic |
| Andrew MacDonald | New York Islanders | HC Karlovy Vary | Czech Extraliga | Czech Republic |
| Frans Nielsen | New York Islanders | Lukko | SM-liiga | Finland |
| Jesse Joensuu | New York Islanders | Ässät | SM-liiga | Finland |
| John Tavares | New York Islanders | Bern | Nat'l League A | Switzerland |
| Lubomir Visnovsky | New York Islanders | HC Slovan Bratislava | KHL | Slovakia |
| Mark Streit | New York Islanders | Bern | Nat'l League A | Switzerland |
| Michael Grabner | New York Islanders | Villacher SV | Eishockey Liga | Austria |
| Milan Jurcina | New York Islanders | KLH Chomutov | Czech Extraliga | Czech Republic |
| Rick DiPietro | New York Islanders | SC Riessersee | 2nd Bundesliga | Germany |
| Carl Hagelin | New York Rangers | Södertälje | Allsvenskan | Sweden |
| Rick Nash | New York Rangers | Davos | Nat'l League A | Switzerland |
| Ryan McDonagh | New York Rangers | Barys Astana | KHL | Kazakhstan |
| Erik Condra | Ottawa Senators | EV Füssen | Oberliga | Germany |
| Erik Karlsson | Ottawa Senators | Jokerit | SM-liiga | Finland |
| Jason Spezza | Ottawa Senators | Rapperswil-Jona | Nat'l League A | Switzerland |
| Kaspars Daugavins | Ottawa Senators | Dynamo Riga | KHL | Latvia |
| Kyle Turris | Ottawa Senators | Kärpät | SM-liiga | Finland |
| Sergei Gonchar | Ottawa Senators | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | Russia |
| Claude Giroux | Philadelphia Flyers | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | Germany |
| Danny Briere | Philadelphia Flyers | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | Germany |
| Ilya Bryzgalov | Philadelphia Flyers | CSKA Moscow | KHL | Russia |
| Jakub Voracek | Philadelphia Flyers | HC Lev Praha | KHL | Czech Republic |
| Matt Read | Philadelphia Flyers | Södertälje | Allsvenskan | Sweden |
| Ruslan Fedotenko | Philadelphia Flyers | Donbass Donetsk | KHL | Ukraine |
| Tom Sestito | Philadelphia Flyers | Sheffield Steelers | EIHL | United Kingdom |
| Wayne Simmonds | Philadelphia Flyers | Eispiraten Crimmitschau | 2nd Bundesliga | Germany |
| Lauri Korpikoski | Phoenix Coyotes | TPS Turku | SM-liiga | Finland |
| Mikkel Boedker | Phoenix Coyotes | Lukko | SM-liiga | Finland |
| Rostislav Klesla | Phoenix Coyotes | HC Trinec | Czech Extraliga | Czech Republic |
| Deryk Engelland | Pittsburgh Penguins | Rosenborg IHK Elite | Get Ligaen | Norway |
| Dustin Jeffrey | Pittsburgh Penguins | Medvescak Zagreb | Eishockey Liga | Croatia |
| Evgeni Malkin | Pittsburgh Penguins | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | Russia |
| Antti Niemi | San Jose Sharks | Pelicans | SM-liiga | Finland |
| Ben Guite | San Jose Sharks | Val Pusteria | Serie A | Italy |
| Douglas Murray | San Jose Sharks | Djurgarden | Allsvenskan | Sweden |
| Jason Demers | San Jose Sharks | Kärpät | SM-liiga | Finland |
| Joe Thornton | San Jose Sharks | Davos | Nat'l League A | Switzerland |
| Logan Couture | San Jose Sharks | Geneva-Servette | Nat'l League A | Switzerland |
| T.J. Galiardi | San Jose Sharks | Beitigheim Steelers | 2nd Bundesliga | Germany |
| Tommy Wingels | San Jose Sharks | KooKoo | Mestis | Finland |
| Alex Steen | St. Louis Blues | MoDo | Elitserien | Sweden |
| Chris Stewart | St. Louis Blues | Eispiraten Crimmitschau | 2nd Bundesliga | Germany |
| Kris Russell | St. Louis Blues | TPS | SM-liiga | Finland |
| Matt D'Agostini | St. Louis Blues | SC Riessersee | 2nd Bundesliga | Germany |
| Patrik Berglund | St. Louis Blues | Vasteras | Elitserien | Sweden |
| Roman Polak | St. Louis Blues | HC Vitkovice | Czech Extraliga | Czech Republic |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | St. Louis Blues | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL | Russia |
| Adam Hall | Tampa Bay Lightning | Ravensburg Towerstars | 2nd Bundesliga | Germany |
| Victor Hedman | Tampa Bay Lightning | Barys Astana | KHL | Kazakhstan |
| Cody Franson | Toronto Maple Leafs | Brynäs | Elitserien | Sweden |
| Mikhail Grabovski | Toronto Maple Leafs | CSKA Moscow | KHL | Russia |
| Nikolai Kulemin | Toronto Maple Leafs | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | Russia |
| Dale Weise | Vancouver Canucks | Tilburg Trappers | Eredivisie | Netherlands |
| Alex Ovechkin | Washington Capitals | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | Russia |
| Brooks Laich | Washington Capitals | Kloten | Nat'l League A | Switzerland |
| Michal Neuvirth | Washington Capitals | HC Sparta Praha | Czech Extraliga | Czech Republic |
| Wojtek Wolski | Washington Capitals | KH Sonok | Superleague | Poland |
| Alexei Ponikarovsky | Winnipeg Jets | Donbass Donetsk | KHL | Ukraine |
| Evander Kane | Winnipeg Jets | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | Belarus |
| Nik Antropov | Winnipeg Jets | Barys Astana | KHL | Kazakhstan |
| Ondrej Pavelec | Winnipeg Jets | Liberec | Czech Extraliga | Czech Republic |
| League Guide | ||||
| * KHL (Kontinental Hockey League) -- Europe's top league, with teams in Russia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Latvia. | ||||
| * VHL (Vysshaya hokkeinaya liga) -- Russia's second league, seen as a farm system for the KHL. Also known as Russian Major League. | ||||
| * Elitserien -- the top tier of Swedish hockey. Also known as Swedish Elite League. | ||||
| * HockeyAllsvenskan -- the second tier of Swedish hockey. Serves relegation/promotion role with Elitserien. | ||||
| * DEL (Deutsche Eishockey Liga) -- the top tier of German hockey. | ||||
| * 2nd Bundesliga -- the second tied of German hockey. Serves relegation/promotion role with DEL. | ||||
| * SM-liiga -- the top tier of Finnish hockey. | ||||
| * Mestis -- the second tier of Finnish hockey. Serves promotion/relegation with SM-liiga. | ||||
| * National League A (NLA) -- the top tier of Swiss hockey. | ||||
| * National League B (NLB) -- the second tier of Swiss hockey. Serves relegation/promotion role with NLA. | ||||
| * Czech Extraliga (Extraliga ledního hokeje, or ELH) -- the top tier of hockey in the Czech Republic. | ||||
| * Slovak Extraliga (Slovenská Extraliga) -- the top tier of hockey in Slovakia. | ||||
| * EIHL (Elite Ice Hockey League) -- the top level of hockey in the United Kingdom. Teams in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. | ||||
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