Are There Enough NHLers Playing in Germany to Stock a 31st Franchise?

Mark Bell and Rob Collins in Germany. Source.

In the Deutsche Eishockey Liga:

Adler Mannheim: Jochen Hecht (833 NHL games played); Marcel Goc (636); Glen Metropolit (407); Brandon Yip (174); Danny Richmond (49); Steve Wagner (46); Jon Rheault (5); Mathieu Carle (3); Jamie Tardif (2); Andrew Joudrey (1).

Augsburger Panther: Ivan Čiernik (89); Jeff Deslauriers (62); Mark Mancari (42); Ben Hanowski (16); John Matsumoto (14); Mike Iggulden (12); Evan Oberg (7); Drew LeBlanc (2).

Düsseldorfer EG: Tim Conboy (59); Chris Minard (40); Norm Milley (29); Rob Collins (8); Travis Turnbull (3).

Eisbären Berlin: Mark Bell (450); Bruno Gervais (418); Spencer Machacek (25); Micki DuPont (23); Barry Tallackson (20).

ERC Ingolstadt: Jared Ross (13); Tomáš Kubalík (12); Petr Tatíček (3); Danny Irmen (2); Brian Salcido (2); Timo Pielmeier (1).

Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg: none.

Hamburg Freezers: Christoph Schubert (315); Philippe Dupuis (116); Sébastien Caron (95); Brett Festerling (88); Mathieu Roy (66); Marcel Mueller (3); David Wolf (3).

Iserlohn Roosters: Mike York (579); Jean-Phillipe Côté (27); Jason Jaspers (9).

Kölner Haie: Jason Williams (455); Daniel Tjärnqvist (352); Ryan Jones (334); Alexander Sulzer (131); Charlie Stephens (8); Shawn Lalonde (1).

Krefeld Pinguine: Herberts Vasiļjevs (51).

Red Bull München: Keith Aucoin (145); Matt Smaby (122); Jason Jaffrey (49); Jérôme Samson (46); Steve Pinizzotto (36); Frédéric Saint-Denis (21); Richie Regehr (20).

Schwenninger Wild Wings: Joey MacDonald (133); Yan Stastny (91); Sascha Goc (22); Matt Pelech (13); Dmitri Patzold (3).

Straubing Tigers: Ryan Bayda (179); Carsen Germyn (4); Mike Connolly (2).

Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers: Dany Heatley (869); Steven Reinprecht (663); Kurtis Foster (405); Derek Joslin (116); Connor James (16); Corey Locke (9); David Printz (1).

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