what is the most common first name in the NHL i tried to look this up after getting asked this question in a Bar NHL trivia game which i obviosly lost but they wouldnt tell me the question because nobody else came close to getting i said Brian. But i was also think Martin too but maybee somebody out there knows for sure what it is, its been bugging me ever since and i tried going to NHL.com to try and figure it out but it was tasking way to long going through teasm by team

thanks guys

Hmm... Martin/Marty is pretty popular among goalies, I'm not sure if it would be the most common in the NHL though. I'm thinking it could be Mike/Michael or maybe Sergei.

yeah my first impression when i saw the question was sergei

There are 18 named Chris that includes 2 named Christian.
15 Brian/Bryan
14 Dan
13 Mike
13 Martin
5 Sergei
I didn't find anything that listed all of the names, I could just find the number for names that I searched. Of the names that I searched Chris was the most common.

well there you go! didnt think dan would have so many!

Alfredsson Daniel Right Wing Ottawa Senators $4,676,510.00  
Boyle Dan Defence Tampa Bay Lightning $3,625,000.00  
Briere Daniel Centre Buffalo Sabres $5,000,000.00  
Cleary Daniel Left Wing Detroit Red Wings $650,000.00  
Cloutier Dan Goal Los Angeles Kings $2,550,000.00  
Fritsche Dan Centre Columbus Blue Jackets $475,000.00  
Hamhuis Dan Defence Nashville Predators $1,500,000.00  
Heatley Dany Right Wing Ottawa Senators $4,500,000.00  
Hinote Dan Right Wing St. Louis Blues $1,000,000.00  
Markov Daniil Defence Detroit Red Wings $2,500,000.00  
Paille Daniel Left Wing Buffalo Sabres $760,000.00  
Sabourin Dany Goal Vancouver Canucks $450,000.00  
Sedin Daniel Left Wing Vancouver Canucks $3,575,000.00  
Tjarnqvist Daniel Defence Edmonton Oilers $1,625,000.00  

Kind of surprised me to.  Here they are though.

danimal where did you find that info with the saleries next to their names i would love to be able to look that stuff up

it is on www.nhlpa.com
under the players heading.