Ranking the top 5 greatest black NHL players of all-time

3. P.K. Subban

P.K. Subban is easily one of the most famous black players of all-time. He’s best known for being the first black player to win the Norris Trophy, winning the award in 2013 at the age of 23 years old. Subban has also been a Norris Trophy finalist on two other occasions (2015 and 2018).

Currently, Subban plays for the New Jersey Devils. However, he got his start with the Montreal Canadiens. Subban has always been an impact player, so it shouldn’t be surprising he made an impact right away with the Canadiens. In two regular-season games in 2009-10, he picked up two points.

During the postseason, Subban played over 20 minutes a game for the Canadiens. In 14 playoff games, he picked up eight points, including seven assists. After this, Subban became a full-time NHL player.

He finished sixth in the Calder Trophy race in 2010-11 after posting 38 points in 77 games while averaging over 22 minutes per game. Eventually, Subban got traded to the Nashville Predators during the 2016 offseason. Subban immediately helped the Predators make it to the Stanley Cup Final in his first year in Nashville, picking up 40 points in 66 games during the regular season and 12 points in 22 games during the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Subban has an outstanding charismatic personality and is one of the NHL’s most popular players. It’s easy to see why.