PEOPLE KNOWN FOR: ice hockey
Canadian hockey player
Willie O’Ree is the first Black hockey player to play in a National Hockey League (NHL) game. He debuted with the Boston Bruins against the Montreal Canadiens at the Montreal Forum on January 18, 1958....
Canadian ice hockey player
Sidney Crosby is a Canadian ice hockey player who in 2007 became the youngest captain of a National Hockey League (NHL) team and who led the Pittsburgh Penguins to three Stanley Cup championships (2009,...
Canadian ice hockey player
Sarah Nurse is a professional Canadian ice hockey forward who plays in the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL). She was a member of the Toronto Sceptres (2024–25) and joined the Vancouver Goldeneyes,...
Russian hockey player
Alex Ovechkin is a Russian ice hockey player and a leading goal scorer in the NHL. In November 2025 Ovechkin became the first player in NHL history to score 900 goals during the regular season. Four months...
Canadian ice hockey player
Manon Rhéaume is a former Canadian ice hockey player who made history in 1992 by becoming the first woman to compete in a National Hockey League (NHL) game when she tended goal in an exhibition game for...
Canadian ice hockey player
Connor McDavid is widely considered one of the greatest ice hockey players of his generation. Known for his exceptional speed, vision, and playmaking abilities, McDavid was a first-round pick of the Edmonton...
Canadian hockey player
Jonathan Toews is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who, while playing for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 2007 to 2023, won three Stanley Cup championships (2010,...
Canadian hockey player and coach
Joel Quenneville is a Canadian ice hockey player who later became a successful head coach in the NHL, guiding the Chicago Blackhawks to three Stanley Cups (2010, 2013, and 2015). In 2019 Quenneville became...
Canadian hockey player
Hayley Wickenheiser is a Canadian ice hockey player who is widely considered the greatest female hockey player of all time. A four-time Olympic gold medalist, Wickenheiser is Canada’s all-time leader in...
Canadian ice hockey player
Mario Lemieux is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and owner who is considered one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. Lemieux starred in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League...
Canadian hockey player and manager
Steve Yzerman is a Canadian American former professional ice hockey player who—as one of the longest-serving captains in National Hockey League (NHL) history—led the Detroit Red Wings to three Stanley...
Canadian ice hockey player
Wayne Gretzky is a former ice hockey player from Canada who is considered by many to be the greatest player in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL). During his career, which included nine seasons...
Czech hockey player
Jaromir Jagr is a Czech professional ice hockey player who was one of the most prolific point scorers in National Hockey League (NHL) history. Jagr won two Stanley Cup championships with the Pittsburgh...
Czech hockey player
Dominik Hašek is a Czech ice hockey goaltender known for his unorthodox goaltending style. Hašek was the only goaltender in National Hockey League (NHL) history to win consecutive Hart Trophy awards as...
Canadian ice hockey player
Martin Brodeur is a Canadian ice hockey player who is the all-time winningest goaltender in the National Hockey League (NHL) with 691 career victories. Brodeur grew up close to the game of ice hockey....
Canadian hockey player
Gordie Howe was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who led the Detroit Red Wings to four Stanley Cup championships (1950, 1952, 1954, and 1955) and to seven consecutive first-place regular-season...
Russian hockey player
Slava Fetisov is a Russian hockey player who was regarded as one of the best defensemen in the history of the sport. As a member of the Soviet Olympic team in the 1980s, he won two gold medals and a silver....
Canadian hockey player
Bobby Hull was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, notably for the National Hockey League (NHL) Chicago Black Hawks (later spelled Blackhawks) from 1957 to 1972. His swinging slap shot made him...
Swedish hockey player
Nicklas Lidstrom is a Swedish ice hockey player who was considered one of the game’s best defensemen. He helped the Detroit Red Wings win four Stanley Cups (1997, 1998, 2002, and 2008). Lidstrom played...
American hockey player
Jim Craig is an American ice hockey goaltender who was part of the U.S. hockey team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York, U.S. The American victory in the hockey...
Canadian ice hockey coach
Scotty Bowman is a Canadian ice hockey coach and administrator who won a record nine Stanley Cups (1973, 1976–79, 1992, 1997–98, 2002) as a head coach in the National Hockey League (NHL). Bowman dreamed...
Soviet hockey player
Vladislav Tretiak is a Soviet ice hockey player who was considered one of the greatest goaltenders in the history of the sport. As a member of the Central Red Army team and Soviet national squad, he won...
Canadian ice hockey player
Phil Esposito is a Canadian-born U.S. professional ice hockey centre (1963–81) in the National Hockey League (NHL), who was a leading scorer in his day. Esposito played hockey from his youth onward, and...
Canadian ice hockey player and entrepreneur
Tim Horton was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and entrepreneur. He was a defenseman in the National Hockey League (NHL), helping the Toronto Maple Leafs win four Stanley Cups (1962–64, 1967),...
Canadian hockey player
Bobby Orr is a Canadian American professional ice hockey player who was the first defenseman to lead the National Hockey League (NHL) in scoring. He is considered one of the sport’s greatest players. Orr...
Canadian hockey player
Jean Béliveau was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who was one of the game’s greatest centres, noted for his prolific scoring. He played his entire career (1953–71) with the Montreal Canadiens...
Canadian ice hockey player
Jacques Plante was an innovative French-Canadian hockey player, one of the most successful of all goaltenders in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was an integral member of the powerful Montreal Canadiens...
Canadian ice hockey player, coach, manager, and owner
Conn Smythe was a Canadian ice hockey player, coach, manager, and owner who founded the Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League (NHL). Smythe was educated at the University of Toronto, receiving...
Russian coach
Anatoly Tarasov was a Russian ice hockey coach whose innovations in Soviet hockey established the country as the dominant force in international competition. Known as the “father of Russian hockey,” he...
Canadian ice-hockey player and coach
Toe Blake was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach who was a strict disciplinarian and brilliant strategist. He helped the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) secure 11 Stanley Cup...
Canadian athlete
Lionel Conacher was an athlete and politician who was voted Canada’s Athlete of the Half Century (1900–50) and was a Liberal Party member of Parliament. Conacher dropped out of school after the eighth...
Canadian hockey player
Terry Sawchuk was a professional North American ice hockey goalie. After playing two seasons in the U.S. Hockey League (1947–48) and the American Hockey League (1948–49), Sawchuk began his National Hockey...
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