Here is a list of players that have signed contracts to play overseas during the NHL lockout.
We will continue to update as long as players keep signing.
Player | 2012-13 NHL Team | Lockout Team | League |
Artem Anisimov | Columbus | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL |
Nik Antropov | Winnipeg | HC Barys | KHL |
Anton Babcuk | Calgary | HC Donbass | KHL |
Nicklas Backstrom | Washington | HC Dynamo Moscow | KHL |
Niklas Backstrom | Minnesota | Dynamo Minsk | KHL |
Matt Beleskey | Anaheim | Coventry | EIHL (UK) |
Jamie Benn | Dallas | Hamburg Freezers | Deutsche Eishockey Liga |
Sean Bergenheim | Florida | HIFK Helsinki | SM-liiga |
Patrice Bergeron | Boston | HC Lugano | Swiss National A League |
Patrik Berglund | St. Louis | Vasteras | HockeyAllsvenskan |
Jonathan Bernier | Los Angeles | Heilbronner Falken | ESBG (Ger) |
Sergei Bobrovsky | Columbus | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL |
Mikkel Boedker | Phoenix | Lukko | SM-Liiga |
Damien Brunner | Detroit | EV Zug | KHL |
Ilya Bryzgalov | Philadelphia | CSKA Moscow | KHL |
Roman Cervenka | Calgary | Slavia Praha | Czech Extraliga |
Zdeno Chara | Boston | HC Lev Praha | KHL |
David Clarkson | New Jersey | EC Red Bull Salzburg | EBEL (Aus) |
Erik Condra | Ottawa | EV Fussen | Oberliga (Ger) |
Logan Couture | San Jose | Geneva-Servette | Swiss National A League |
Matt D’Agostini | St. Louis | SC Ressersee | ESBG (Ger) |
Pavel Datsyuk | Detroit | CSKA Moscow | KHL |
Kaspars Daugavins | Ottawa | Dynamo Riga | KHL |
Michael Del Zotto | NY Rangers | Rappersil-Jona Lakers | Swiss National A League |
Jason Demers | San Jose | Oulu | SM-liiga |
Raphael Diaz | Montreal | EV Zug | Swiss National A League |
Rick DiPietro | NY Islanders | SC Riessersee | ESBG (Ger) |
Matt Duchene | Colorado | Frolunda HC | Swedish Elite League |
Christian Ehrhoff | Buffalo | Krefeld | Deutsche Eishockey Liga |
Lars Eller | Montreal | JYP | SM-Liiga (Fin) |
Alexei Emelin | Montreal | Ak Bars | KHL |
Cory Emmerton | Detroit | SalPa | SM-Liiga (Fin) |
Deryk Engelland | Pittsburgh | Rosenborg | GET-Ligaen (Nor) |
Tyler Ennis | Buffalo | SC Langnau | Swiss National A League |
Jhonas Enroth | Buffalo | Huddinge IK | Sweden Division 1 |
Tobias Enstrom | Winnipeg | EC Red Bull Salzburg | EBEL (Aus) |
Jonathan Ericsson | Detroit | Sodertalje EK | HockeyAllsvenskan |
Viktor Fasth | Anaheim | Tingsryd | Swedish League (T2) |
Ruslan Fedotenko | Philadelphia | HC Donbass | KHL |
Eric Fehr | Winnipeg | HPK | SM-Liiga (Fin) |
Andrew Ference | Boston | Ceske Budejovice | Czech Extraliga |
Valtteri Filppula | Detroit | Jokerit | SM-Liiga (Fin) |
Kurtis Foster | Minnesota | Tappara | SM-Liiga (Fin) |
Cody Franson | Toronto | Brynas | Swedish Elite League |
Michael Frolik | Chicago | HC Chomutov | Czech Extraliga |
Sam Gagner | Edmonton | EC KAC | EBEL (Aus) |
Sergei Gonchar | Ottawa | Metallurg | Deutsche Eishockey Liga |
Mikhail Grabovski | Toronto | CSKA Moscow | KHL |
Colin Greening | Ottawa | Aalborg Pirates | AL-Bank Ligaen |
Carl Hagelin | NY Rangers | Sodertalje SK | HockeyAllsvenskan |
Jannik Hansen | Vancouver | Tappara | SM-Liiga |
Martin Hanzal | Phoenix | NC Mountfield | Czech Extraliga |
Victor Hedman | Tampa Bay | HC Barys | KHL |
Ales Hemsky | Edmonton | Pardubice | Czech Extraliga |
Patric Hornqvist | Nashville | Djurgardens IF | HockeyAllsvenskan |
Jiri Hudler | Calgary | Lev Praha | KHL |
Jaromir Jagr | Dallas | Kladno | Czech Extraliga |
Jesse Joensuu | NY Islanders | Assat | Finnish League |
Marcus Johansson | Washington | BIK Karlskoga | HockeyAllsvenskan |
Jussi Jokinen | Carolina | Oulu | SM-Liiga (Fin) |
Roman Josi | Nashville | Bern | Swiss National A League |
Tomas Kaberle | Montreal | Kladno | Czech Extraliga |
Evander Kane | Winnipeg | HC Dinamo Minsk | KHL |
Patrick Kane | Chicago | EHC Biel | Swiss National A League |
Erik Karlsson | Ottawa | Jokerit | SM-Liiga (Fin) |
Anton Khudobin | Boston | HC Atlant Moscow Oblast | KHL |
Jakub Kindl | Detroit | CSOB Pojistovna Pardubice | Czech Extraliga |
Rostislav Klesla | Phoenix | Trinec | Czech Extraliga |
Tomas Kopecky | Florida | HK Dukla Trencin | Slovak Extraliga |
Mikko Koivu | Minnesota | TPS Turku | SM-Liiga (Fin) |
Anze Kopitar | Los Angeles | Mora | HockeyAllsvenskan |
Lauri Korpikoski | Phoenix | TPS | SM-Liiga (Fin) |
Sergei Kostitsyn | Nashville | Avangard Omsk | KHL |
Ilya Kovalchuk | New Jersey | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL |
David Krejci | Boston | Pardubice | Czech Extraliga |
Pavel Kubina | Philadelphia | HC Vitkovice Steel | Czech Extraliga |
Nikolai Kulemin | Toronto | Metallurg | KHL |
Dmitry Kulikov | Florida | HC Lokomotiv | KHL |
Gabriel Landeskog | Colorado | Djargarden | Swedish Elite League |
Brooks Laich | Washington | Kloten Flyers | Swiss National A League |
Philip Larsen | Dallas | Lukko | SM-Liiga (Fin) |
Anders Lindback | Tampa Bay | Ilves | SM-Liiga (Fin) |
Joffrey Lupul | Toronto | Avtobomilist | KHL |
Clarke MacArthur | Toronto | ETC Crimmitschau | ESBG (Ger) |
Andrew MacDonald | NY Islanders | HC Karlovy Vary | Czech Extraliga |
Evgeni Malkin | Pittsburgh | Metallurg | KHL |
Andrei Markov | Montreal | HC Vityaz | KHL |
Radek Martinek | Columbus | Ceske Budejovice | Czech Extraliga |
Ryan McDonagh | NY Rangers | HC Barys | KHL |
Milan Michalek | Ottawa | NC Mountfield | Czech Extraliga |
Brendan Mikkelson | Tampa Bay | Vasteras | HockeyAllsvenskan |
Drew Miller | Detroit | Braehead Clan | EIHL (UK) |
Douglas Murray | San Jose | Djurgardens IF | HockeyAllsvenskan |
Tyler Myers | Buffalo | EC KAC | EBEL (Aus) |
Rick Nash | NY Rangers | Davos | Swiss National A League |
Michal Neuvirth | Washington | Sparta Praha | Czech Extraliga |
Frans Nielsen | NY Islanders | Lukko | SM-Liiga (Fin) |
Nikita Nikitin | Columbus | Avangard Omsk Oblast | KHL |
Andreas Nodl | Carolina | HC TWK Innsbruck | EBEL (Austria) |
Patrick O’Sullivan | Phoenix | HIFK Helsinki | SM-Liiga (Fin) |
Alex Ovechkin | Washington | Dynamo Moscow | KHL |
Max Pacioretty | Montreal | Ambri Piotta | Swiss National A League |
Ondrej Pavelec | Winnipeg | Bili Tygri Liberec | Czech Extraliga |
Lennart Petrell | Edmonton | HIFK | SM-Liiga (Fin) |
Rich Peverley | Boston | JYP | SM-Liiga (Fin) |
Tomas Plekanec | Montreal | Kladno | Czech Extraliga |
Roman Polak | St. Louis | HC Vitkovice | Czech Extraliga |
Alexei Ponikarovsky | Winnipeg | HC Donbass | KHL |
Corey Potter | Edmonton | Vienna Capitals | EBEL (Austria) |
Vinny Prospal | Columbus | NC Mountfield | Czech Extraliga |
Tuukka Rask | Boston | HC Plzen | Czech Extraliga |
Matt Read | Philadelphia | Sodertalje SK | HockeyAllsvenskan |
Peter Regin | Ottawa | Langenthal | Swiss National B League |
Pekka Rinne | Nashville | HC Dinamo Minsk | KHL |
Stephane Robidas | Dallas | HIFK | SM-Liiga (Fin) |
Michal Roszival | Chicago | HC Plzen | Czech Extraliga |
Kris Russell | St. Louis | TPS Turku | SM-Liiga (Fin) |
Mike Santorelli | Florida | Tingsryds AIF | HockeyAllsvenskan |
Luca Sbisa | Anaheim | HC Lugano | Swiss National A League |
Tom Sestito | Philadelphia | Sheffield Steelers | EIHL (UK) |
Tyler Seguin | Boston | EHC Biel | Swiss National A League |
Dennis Seidenberg | Boston | Adler Mannheim | Deutsche Eishockey Liga |
Andrej Sekera | Buffalo | HC Slovan Bratislava | KHL |
Alexander Semin | Carolina | Sokol Krasnoyarsk | VHL (Russia) |
Wayne Simmonds | Philadelphia | Bili Tygri Liberec | Czech Extraliga |
Jack Skille | Florida | Rosenborg | GET-Ligaen (Nor) |
Ladislav Smid | Edmonton | Bili Tygri Liberec | Czech Extraliga |
Craig Smith | Nashville | KalPa | SM-Liiga (Fin) |
Vladimir Sobotka | St. Louis | Slavia Praha | Czech Extraliga |
Jason Spezza | Ottawa | Rapperswil-Jona | Swiss National A League |
Jared Spurgeon | Minnesota | SC Langnau | Swiss National A League |
Viktor Stalberg | Chicago | Frolunda HC | Swedish Elite League |
Alexander Steen | St. Louis | Modo | Swedish Elite League |
Chris Stewart | St. Louis | Bili Tygri Liberec | Czech Extraliga |
Mark Streit | NY Islanders | Bern | Swiss National A League |
Vladimir Tarasenko | St. Louis | SKA St. Petersburg | KHL |
Tomas Tatar | Detroit | SHK 37 Piestany | Slovak Extraliga |
John Tavares | NY Islanders | SC Bern | Swiss National A League |
Joe Thornton | San Jose | Davos | Swiss National A League |
Jiri Tlusty | Carolina | Kladno | Czech Extraliga |
Thomas Vanek | Buffalo | Graz 99ers | EBEL (Austria) |
Semyon Varlamov | Colorado | HC Lokomotiv | KHL |
Semyon Varlamov | Colorado | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL |
Lubomir Visnovsky | NY Islanders | Slovan Bratislava | KHL |
Jakub Voracek | Philadelphia | HC Lev Praha | KHL |
Tom Wandell | Dallas | Severstal Cherepovets | KHL |
Yannick Weber | Montreal | Geneva-Servette | Swiss National A League |
Blake Wheeler | Winnipeg | EHC Munchen | Deutsche Eishockey Liga |
Tommy Wingels | San Jose | Kookoo | Mestis (Div II) |
Nail Yakupov | Edmonton | Neftekhimik | KHL |
Marek Zidlicky | New Jersey | Kladno | Czech Extraliga |
Henrik Zetterberg | Detroit | EV Zug | Swiss National A League |
Sources: TSN, The Fourth Period and others. |
* Updated: Oct 12th
* Niklas Backstrom had signed with Dynamo Minsk, but he got injured and they went with Pekka Rinne instead.