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List of family relations in the NHL

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This is a list of family relations in the National Hockey League. Since the creation of the National Hockey League in 1917, 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 together. Brothers have also squared off against each other five times in the Stanley Cup Finals, most recently in 2003. 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 played with Mark and Marty for one season with the Hartford Whalers.

The Chicago Blackhawks 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 has had the largest number of family members nine play, coach and manage in the NHL. The original six brothers (Brent, Brian, Darryl, Duane, Rich, and Ron) and three of their sons (cousins Brandon, Brett, and Brody) 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 Hockey Hall of Fame. An asterisk (*) denotes a current (2024–25 season) NHL player.

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Siblings

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Martin Biron, pictured here with the Buffalo Sabres, is the brother of Mathieu.
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Marcel Goc had a sustained career with the San Jose Sharks, but his brother Sascha only played 22 games in the NHL.
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Wayne Gretzky's younger brother (Brent), made it to the NHL.
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Paul Kariya's younger brother Steve played a short stint with the Vancouver Canucks.
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Mario Lemieux has an older brother Alain, but he is no relation to either Claude or Jocelyn Lemieux.
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Parent-children

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John Grahame has two unique familial connections: he played goal for the same team (Boston) as his father Ron, and his mother (Charlotte) also won the Stanley Cup as an executive with the Colorado Avalanche.
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Grandfather-grandsons

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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.

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Brent Johnson is the grandson of former Detroit Red Wings player Sid Abel, whose jersey (number 12) is shown here.
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Great-grandfather & great-grandson

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Uncles-nephews

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This category is for such pairings not already listed in the "Father-Son" & "Siblings" sections above.

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Jeff Beukeboom, pictured here with the New York Rangers, is the nephew of Ed Kea and cousin of Joe Nieuwendyk.
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Grand-uncle & grand-nephews

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Great, grand-uncle & great, grand-nephew

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Cousins

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Joe Thornton was teammates with his cousin Scott on the San Jose Sharks.
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David Moss is the first cousin of Phil Kessel.
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In-laws

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This category is for pairings of in-laws.

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Alexander Selivanov's father-in-law is Phil Esposito, who was his general manager while he played for the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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Bobby Holik, pictured here with the Atlanta Thrashers, is the brother-in-law of Frank Musil.
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