● The Fabric of the NHL

Every skater and goalie who has played an NHL game since 2015–16, wired to everyone they ever shared a roster with: the NHL, the minors, major junior, college, Europe, and national teams. Some threads reach back to the 1990s rinks where the veterans started. 2,398 players, 230,979 shared-roster ties.

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A tie = two players on the same team, same league, same season; even a single shared game counts. Neighborhoods are the 32 franchises: each player sits with the franchise he has played the most NHL games for, whoever employs him today. Rosters, current teams, and stats are a snapshot of the NHL Stats API, July 2026. Built as an overnight side project, June 2026.

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