This is a list of National Hockey League (NHL) players who have played at least one game in the NHL from 1917 to present and have a last name that starts with "V".
Vaananen-Vermette
| Player
|
Position
|
Played
|
Teams
|
Notes
|
| Ossi Vaananen |
Defense |
2000- |
Pho, Col
|
| Nicholas Vachon |
Left Wing |
1996-97 |
NYI
|
| Rogatien Vachon |
Goaltender |
1966-82 |
Mtl, LA, Det, Bos |
Also head coach
|
| Carol Vadnais |
Defense |
1967-83 |
Mtl, Cal, Bos, NYR, NJ
|
| Lubomir Vaic |
Centre |
1997-98, 99-00 |
Van
|
| Eric Vail |
Forward |
1973-82 |
Atl, Cgy, Det
|
| Melville "Sparky" Vail |
??? |
1928-30 |
NYR
|
| Rick Vaive |
Right Wing |
1979-92 |
Van, Tor, Chi, Buf |
Also played in World Hockey Association
|
| Chris Valentine |
Forward |
1981-84 |
Was
|
| Rob Valicevic |
Right Wing |
1998-04 |
Nas, LA, Ana, Dal
|
| Jack Valiquette |
??? |
1974-81 |
Tor, Col
|
| Stephen Valiquette |
Goaltender |
1999-00, 03-04, 06-07 |
NYI, Edm, NYR
|
| Garry Valk |
Left Wing |
1990-03 |
Van, Ana, Pit, Tor, Chi
|
| Lindsay Vallis |
Right Wing |
1993-94 |
Mtl
|
| Shaun Van Allen |
Centre |
1990-91, 92-04 |
Edm, Ana, Ott, Dal, Mtl
|
| John Van Boxmeer |
Defense |
1973-84 |
Mtl, Col, Buf, Que
|
| Wayne Van Dorp |
Left Wing |
1986-92 |
Edm, Pit, Chi, Que
|
| David Van Drunen |
Defense |
1999-00 |
Ott
|
| Darren Van Impe |
Defense |
1994-03 |
Ana, Bos, NYR, Fla, Clb
|
| Ed Van Impe |
Defense |
1966-77 |
Chi, Phi, Pit
|
| Mike Van Ryn |
Defense |
2000- |
Stl, Fla
|
| John Vanbiesbrouck |
Goaltender |
1983-02 |
NYR, Fla, Phi, NYI, NJ
|
| Ryan VandenBussche |
Right Wing |
1996- |
NYR, Chi, Pit
|
| Jim Vandermeer |
Defense |
2002- |
Phi, Chi
|
| Thomas Vanek |
Forward |
2005- |
Buf
|
| Vaclav Varada |
Left Wing |
1995- |
Buf, Ott
|
| Petri Varis |
Left Wing |
1997-98 |
Chi
|
| Sergei Varlamov |
Left Wing |
1997-98, 99-00, 01-03 |
Cgy, Stl
|
| Jarkko Varvio |
Right Wing |
1993-95 |
Dal
|
| Josef Vasicek |
Centre |
2000- |
Car
|
| Alex Vasilevsky |
Right Wing |
1995-97 |
Stl
|
| Alexei Vasiliev |
Defense |
1999-00 |
NYR
|
| Herbert Vasiljevs |
Centre |
1998-02 |
Fla, Atl, Van
|
| Andrei Vasilyev |
Left Wing |
1994-97, 98-99 |
NYI, Pho
|
| Dennis Vaske |
Defense |
1990-99 |
NYI, Bos
|
| Elmer Vasko |
Defense |
1956-70 |
Chi, Min
|
| Rick Vasko |
??? |
1977-78, 79-81 |
Det
|
| Yvon Vautour |
Forward |
1979-85 |
Col, NJ, Que
|
| Greg Vaydik |
Forward |
1976-77 |
Chi
|
| Stephane Veilleux |
Left Wing |
2002- |
Min
|
| Mike Veisor |
Goaltender |
1973-75, 76-84 |
Chi, Har, Wpg
|
| Darren Veitch |
Defense |
1980-89, 90-91 |
Was, Det, Tor
|
| Randy Velischek |
Defense |
1982-92 |
Min, NJ, Que
|
| Mike Vellucci |
Defense |
1987-88 |
Har
|
| Vic Venasky |
Centre |
1972-79 |
LA
|
| Gary Veneruzzo |
Left Wing |
1967-68, 71-72 |
Stl |
Also played in World Hockey Association
|
| Pat Verbeek |
Right Wing |
1982-02 |
NJ, Har, NYR, Dal, Det
|
| Mark Vermette |
Right Wing |
1988-92 |
Que
|
Vernarsky-Vyshedkevich
| Player
|
Position
|
Played
|
Teams
|
Notes
|
| Kris Vernarsky |
Centre |
2002-04 |
Bos
|
| Mike Vernon |
Goaltender |
1982-2002 |
Cgy, Det, SJ, Fla
|
| Claude Verret |
Centre |
1983-85 |
Buf
|
| Leigh Verstraete |
Forward |
1982-83, 84-85, 87-88 |
Tor
|
| Dennis Ververgaert |
Forward |
1973-81 |
Van, Phi, Was
|
| Jim Vesey |
Centre |
1988-90, 91-92 |
Stl, Bos
|
| Sid Veysey |
Centre |
1977-78 |
Van
|
| Georges Vezina |
Goaltender |
1917-22, 25-26 |
Mtl |
Also played in National Hockey Association; Hockey Hall of Famer - Inducted 1945
|
| Dennis Vial |
Defense |
1990-98 |
NYR, Det, Ott
|
| Steve Vickers |
Left Wing |
1972-82 |
NYR
|
| J. P. Vigier |
Right Wing |
2001- |
Atl
|
| Alain Vigneault |
Defense |
1981-83 |
Stl |
Also head coach
|
| Vesa Viitakoski |
Left Wing |
1993-95 |
Cgy
|
| Claude Vilgrain |
Right Wing |
1987-88, 89-90, 91-94 |
Van, NJ, Phi
|
| Gilles Villemure |
Goaltender |
1963-64, 67-77 |
NYR, Chi
|
| Dan Vincelette |
Left Wing |
1986-92 |
Chi, Que
|
| Pete Vipond |
??? |
1972-73 |
Cal
|
| Hannu Virta |
Defense |
1981-86 |
Buf
|
| Tony Virta |
Right Wing |
2001-02 |
Min
|
| Terry Virtue |
Defense |
1998-00 |
Bos, NYR
|
| Mark Visheau |
Defense |
1993-94, 98-99 |
Wpg, LA
|
| Vitali Vishnevsky |
Defense |
1999- |
Ana
|
| Lubomir Visnovsky |
Defense |
2000- |
LA
|
| Harijs Vitolinsh |
Centre |
1993-94 |
Wpg
|
| Emanuel Viveiros |
Defense |
1985-88 |
Min
|
| Tomas Vlasak |
Left Wing |
2000-01 |
LA\
|
| Ed Vokes |
???? |
1930-31 |
Chi
|
| Tomas Vokoun |
Goaltender |
1996-97, 98- |
Mtl, Nas
|
| Mickey Volcan |
Defense |
1981-84 |
Har, Cgy
|
| Anton Volchenkov |
Defense |
2002- |
Ott
|
| Alexandre Volchkov |
Right Wing |
1999-00 |
Was
|
| David Volek |
Left Wing |
1988-94 |
NYI
|
| Doug Volmar |
Right Wing |
1969-73 |
Det, LA |
Also played in World Hockey Association
|
| Reto Von Arx |
Left Wing |
2000-01 |
Chi
|
| Phil Von Stefenelli |
Defense |
1995-97 |
Bos, Ott
|
| Jan Vopat |
Defense |
1995-00 |
LA, Nas
|
| Roman Vopat |
Centre |
1995-00 |
Stl, LA, Chi, Phi
|
| Pavel Vorobiev |
Right Wing |
2003- |
Chi
|
| Vladimir Vorobiev |
Right Wing |
1996-99 |
NYR, Edm
|
| Carl Voss |
??? |
1926-27, 28-29, 32-38 |
Tor, NYR, Det, Ott, Stl, NYA, MtlM, Chi
|
| Radim Vrbata |
Right Wing |
2002- |
Col, Car, Chi
|
| Vladimir Vujtek |
Right Wing |
1991-94, 97-98, 99-00 |
Mtl, Edm, TB, Atl
|
| Mick Vukota |
Right Wing |
1987-98 |
NYI, TB, Mtl
|
| Igor Vyazmikin |
Left Wing |
1990-91 |
Edm
|
| David Vyborny |
Right Wing |
2000- |
Clb
|
| Sergei Vyshedkevich |
Defense |
1999-01 |
Atl
|
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