The Penticton Vees have had numerous players make the transition from playing Junior Hockey, moving into the collegiate hockey ranks, then onward onto the National Hockey League.
55 players have donned a Penticton junior hockey sweater and have made their way into the NHL, including Hockey Hall of Famers Brett Hull and Paul Kariya.
For the full list of our alumni who have played in the NHL, please see the table below:
* – Indicates NHL role in management/coaching
^- Indicates playing professional hockey in North America / Europe
| NAME | YEAR(S) IN PENTICTON | YEAR(S) IN NHL | TEAM(S) IN NHL |
| Bruce Affleck | 1971-1972 | 1974-1980, 1983-1984 | St. Louis Blues (1974-79)
Vancouver Canucks (1979-80) New York Islanders (1983-84) |
| Rick Boh | 1981-1983 | 1987-1988 | Minnesota North Stars (1987-88) |
| Beau Bennett | 2009-2010 | 2012-2018 | Pittsburgh Penguins (2012-16)
New Jersey Devils (2016-17) St. Louis Blues (2017-18) |
| Jim Camazzola | 1982-1983 | 1983-1984, 1986-1987 | Chicago Blackhawks (1983-84, 86-87) |
| Mike Card | 2000-2001 | 2006-2007 | Buffalo Sabres (2006-07) |
| Ed Cristofoli | 1983-1985 | 1989-1990 | Montreal Canadiens (1989-90) |
| Kyle Cumiskey | 2002-2004 | 2006-2011, 2014-2015 | Colorado Avalanche (2006-2011)
Chicago Blackhawks (2014-15) |
| Tony Currie | 1972-1973 | 1977-1985 | St. Louis Blues (1977-82)
Vancouver Canucks (1982-84) Hartford Whalers (1984-85) |
| Zac Dalpe^ | 2007-2008 | 2010-Present | Carolina Hurricanes (2010-13)
Vancouver Canucks (2013-14) Buffalo Sabres (2014-15) Minnesota Wild (2015-17) Columbus Blue Jackets (2017-19) Florida Panthers (2020-Present) |
| Gary Donaldson | 1970-1971 | 1973-1974 | Chicago Blackhawks (1973-74) |
| Neil Eisenhut | 1985-1986 | 1993-1994 | Vancouver Canucks (1993-94)
Calgary Flames (1994-95) |
| Dante Fabbro | 2014-2016 | 2018-Present | Nashville Predators (2018-Present) |
| Ray Ferraro | 1981-1982 | 1984-2002 | Hartford Whalers (1984-90)
New York Islanders (1990-95) New York Rangers (1995-96) Los Angeles Kings (1996-99) Atlanta Thrashers (1999-2002) St. Louis Blues (2002) |
| Ross Fitzpatrick | 1977-1978 | 1982-1986 | Philadelphia Flyers (1982-86) |
| Norm Foster | 1981-1983 | 1990-1992 | Boston Bruins (1990-91)
Edmonton Oilers (1991-92) |
| Tanner Glass | 2001-2003 | 2007-2018 | Florida Panthers (2007-09)
Vancouver Canucks (2009-11) Winnipeg Jets (2011-12) Pittsburgh Penguins (2012-14) New York Rangers (2014-17) Calgary Flames (2017-18) |
| Mike Greenlay | 1985-1986 | 1989-1990 | Edmonton Oilers (1989-90) |
| Brett Hull | 1982-1984 | 1986-2006 | Calgary Flames (1986-88)
St. Louis Blues (1988-98) Dallas Stars (1998-01) Detroit Red Wings (2001-04) Phoenix Coyotes (2005-06) |
| Darren Jensen | 1977-1979 | 1984-1986 | Philadelphia Flyers (1984-86) |
| Ryan Johansen | 2008-2009 | 2011-Present | Columbus Blue Jackets (2011-2016)
Nashville Predators (2016-Present) |
| Tyson Jost | 2014-2016 | 2017-Present | Colorado Avalanche (2017-2022)
Minnesota Wild (2022) Buffalo Sabres (2022-Present) |
| Paul Kariya | 1990-1992 | 1994-2004, 2005-2010 | Anaheim Mighty Ducks (1994-2003)
Colorado Avalanche (2003-04) Nashville Predators (2005-07) St. Louis Blues (2007-10) |
| Duncan Keith | 1999-2001 | 2005-2022 | Chicago Blackhawks (2005-2021)
Edmonton Oilers (2021-22) |
| Reg Kerr | 1973-1974 | 1978-1982, 1984 | Chicago Blackhawks (1978-1982)
Edmonton Oilers (1984) |
| Ian Kidd | 1982-1984 | 1987-1989 | Vancouver Canucks (1987-89) |
| Chuck Kobasew | 1998-2000 | 2002-2014 | Calgary Flames (2002-07)
Boston Bruins (2007-09) Minnesota Wild (2009-11) Colorado Avalanche (2011-13) Pittsburgh Penguins (2013-14) |
| Scott Levins | 1988-1989 | 1992-1996, 1997-1998 | Winnipeg Jets (1992-93)
Florida Panthers (1993-94) Ottawa Senators (1994-96) Phoenix Coyotes (1997-98) |
| Connie Madigan | 1955-1957 | 1972-1973 | St. Louis Blues (1972-73) |
| Kevin Maxwell | 1976-1978 | 1980-1982, 1983-1984 | Minnesota North Stars (1980-81)
Colorado Rockies (1981-82) New Jersey Devils (1983-84) |
| Derek Mayer | 1984-1985 | 1993-1994 | Ottawa Senators (1993-94) |
| Vic Mercredi | 1969-1971 | 1974-1975 | Atlanta Flames (1974-75) |
| Curtis McKenzie^ | 2007-2009 | 2014-2018 | Dallas Stars (2014-18) |
| Dave McLelland | 1968-1969, 1970-1971 | 1972-1973 | Vancouver Canucks (1972-73) |
| Hunter Miska^ | 2013-2015 | 2018-2021 | Arizona Coyotes (2018-19)
Colorado Avalanche (2020-2021) |
| Andy Moog | 1977-1978 | 1980-1998 | Edmonton Oilers (1980-87)
Boston Bruins (1987-93) Dallas Stars (1993-97) Montreal Canadiens (1997-98) |
| Brendan Morrison | 1992-1993 | 1994-2004, 2005-2012 | New Jersey Devils (1994-2000)
Vancouver Canucks (2000-04, 05-08) Anaheim Ducks (2008-09) Dallas Stars (2009) Washington Capitals (2009-10) Calgary Flames (2010-12) Chicago Blackhawks (2012) |
| Grant Mulvey | 1972-1973 | 1974-1984 | Chicago Blackhawks (1974-83)
New Jersey Devils (1983-84) |
| Paul Mulvey | 1973-1974 | 1978-1982 | Washington Capitals (1978-81)
Pittsburgh Penguins (1981-82) Los Angeles Kings (1982) |
| Joe Murphy | 1984-1985 | 1986-2001 | Detroit Red Wings (1986-89)
Edmonton Oilers (1989-92) Chicago Blackhawks (1992-96) St. Louis Blues (1996-98) San Jose Sharks (1998-99) Boston Bruins (1999-2000) Washington Capitals (2000-01) |
| Bob Nicholson* | 1970-1973 | 2014-Present | Edmonton Oilers (2014-Present) |
| Darryl Olsen | 1983-1984 | 1991-1992 | Calgary Flames (1991-92) |
| Jason Podollan | 1991-1992 | 1996-1997, 1998-2000, 2001-2002 | Florida Panthers (1996-97)
Toronto Maple Leafs (1997-98, 1998-99) Los Angeles Kings (1998-2000) New York Islanders (2001-02) |
| Mike Reilly | 2011-2012 | 2015-Present | Minnesota Wild (2015-2018)
Montreal Canadiens (2018-2020) Ottawa Senators (2020-2021) Boston Bruins (2021-Present) |
| Kevin Sawyer | 1991-1992 | 1995-1997, 1999-2003 | St. Louis Blues (1995-96)
Boston Bruins (1996-97) Phoenix Coyotes (1999-2000) Anaheim Mighty Ducks (2000-03) |
| Ben Sexton | 2009-2010 | 2017-2018 | Ottawa Senators (2017-18) |
| Scott Sharples | 1985-1986 | 1991-1992 | Calgary Flames (1991-92) |
| Troy Stecher | 2010-2013 | 2016-Present | Vancouver Canucks (2016-2020)
Detroit Red Wings (2020-Present) LA Kings (2022) Arizona Coyotes (2022-Present) |
| Robbie Tallas* | 1990-1991 | 1995-2001
2009-Present* |
Boston Bruins (1995-2000)
Chicago Blackhawks (2000-2001) Florida Panthers (2009-Present) |
| Brad Thiessen | 2003-2005 | 2011-2012 | Pittsburgh Penguins (2011-12) |
| Brad Treliving* | 1986-1987 | 2007-Present | Phoenix Coyotes (2007-2014)
Calgary Flames (2014-Present) |
| Howard Walker | 1976-1978 | 1980-1983 | Washington Capitals (1980-82)
Calgary Flames (1982-83) |
| Bill Warwick | 1952-1956 | 1942-1944 | New York Rangers (1942-44) |
| Grant Warwick | 1952-1956 | 1941-1950 | New York Rangers (1941-48)
Boston Bruins (1948-49) Montreal Canadiens (1949-50) |
| Matt Zaba | 2001-2002 | 2009-2010 | New York Rangers (2009-2010) |
| Steven Fogarty^ | 2011-2012 | 2017-Present | New York Rangers (2017-20)
Buffalo Sabres (2020-21) Boston Bruins (2021-22) Minnesota Wild (2022-Present) |
| Jack Lafontaine^ | 2018-2019 | 2022 | Carolina Hurricanes (2022) |
