LIST OF FAMILY RELATIONS IN THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

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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 significant contributions from family members in coaching, managing, scouting, and refereeing. According to this list, 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. 26 sons have followed in their father's 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 Montreal Canadiens have seen the most familial connections with 15: nine brother pairs, two father-son combinations, one grandfather-grandson combo, one uncle-nephew pair, one set of brothers-in-law, and one combination of father-in-law and son-in-law.
Below is a list of family relations throughout the NHL since 1917. Names in 'bold' have won the Stanley Cup. Names in ''italics'' are members of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Contents
Siblings
Parent-children
Grandfather-grandsons
Uncles-nephews
Cousins
In-law
References
External Links

Siblings


Martin Biron, pictured here with the Buffalo Sabres, is the brother of Mathieu.

Marcel Goc has had a sustained career with the San Jose Sharks, but his brother Sascha only played 22 games in the NHL.

Wayne Gretzky had two younger brothers, only one of whom (Brent), ever made it to the NHL.

Paul Kariya's younger brother Steve played a short stint with the Vancouver Canucks.

Mario Lemieux had an older brother Alain, but he is no relation to either Claude or Jocelyn Lemieux.

Parent-children


John Grahame has two unique familial connections: he played goal for the same team (Boston) as his father Ron, and he is half of the only mother-son combination (Charlotte) whose names are engraved on the Stanley Cup.

Grandfather-grandsons


This category is for such pairings not already listed in the "Father-Son" section above.
Brent Johnson is the grandson of former Detroit Red Wings player Sid Abel, whose jersey (number 12) is shown here.

Uncles-nephews


This category is for such pairings not already listed in the "Father-Son" & "Siblings" sections above.
Jeff Beukeboom, pictured here with the New York Rangers, is the nephew of Ed Kea and cousin of Joe Nieuwendyk.

Cousins


Joe Thornton was teammates with his cousin Scott on the San Jose Sharks.

In-law


This category is for such pairings of fathers/mothers-in-law, daughters/sons-in-law and brothers/sisters-in-law.
Alexander Selivanov's father-in-law is Phil Esposito, who was his general manager while he played for the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Bobby Holik, pictured here with the Atlanta Thrashers, is the brother-in-law of Frank Musil.

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External Links



★ The Hockey Hall of Fame

★ Hockey Draft Central

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