Sergei Samsonov is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who played as left wing forward in the NHL. Samsonov was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, and while growing up, he played in the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. He also played for CSKA Moscow before going on to be drafted by the Boston Bruins in the NHL... read full bio
Martin Lapointe is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the NHL as right wing. Lapointe was born in Ville St. Pierre, Quebec, and he began his career playing for the Lac St-Louis Lions in the QMAAA before going on to play for the Laval Titan of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Lapointe was then selected... read full bio
Ken Linseman, also known as “The Rat,” is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played centre in the NHL for several years and also played one year in the WHA. Linseman was born in Kingston, Ontario, and he began his career playing junior hockey with the Kingston Canadians of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League. From there, he... read full bio
Ken Hodge is a retired British hockey player who played in the NHL for several years. Hodge was born in Birmingham, England, and grew up in Toronto, Ontario. He began his career playing with the St. Catharines Black Hawks on the Ontario Hockey Association as a teenager and went on to be called into the Chicago Black Hawks shortly after.... read full bio
Olympic gold medallist, three-time Olympic silver medalist, nine-time world champion, and probably the finest female hockey player in the world is Hilary Knight. She is transforming the scene for women in hockey as an ardent supporter of gender equality. In terms of overall points and goals scored at the Women's World Championships, Hilary retains the record. She hit the ice... read full bio
One of Canada's top athletes, Jennifer Botterill, is a renowned hockey television analyst. Botterill has been a part of the Canadian Women's Hockey Team for 14 years and has won three Olympic gold medals and one Olympic silver. She contributed significantly to the Vancouver team's success by helping to score the gold-medal goal. Botterill has won the World Championship events five... read full bio
Luke Kunin, a Missouri native, always knew he wanted to play hockey. His dreams were called into doubt when he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) at the age of 12. Luke looked to other T1D athletes and role models for motivation and support because he was determined not to give up. He played for the Nashville Predators before... read full bio
Olympic gold medalists Jocelyne and Monique Lamoureux have also won two Olympic silver medals and six IIHF World Championships. The twins represented the United States Women's National Hockey Team as the first set of twins to ever play together. Prior to the IIHF World Championships in the spring, they took the helm in leading Team USA's push for equitable pay. The... read full bio
A professional hockey player from Canada named Max Domi competes for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Leafs and the free agent from the Dallas Stars have a one-year contract. Max was initially drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes with the 12th overall pick in the NHL Draft. With the Coyotes, he made his NHL debut and that season, he finished third among... read full bio
Robert Gordon Orr, is a retired Canadian ice hockey player. A defenseman, he is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest hockey players of all time. Orr spent most of his National Hockey League career with the Boston Bruins before joining the Chicago Blackhawks for his final two seasons. Orr won two Stanley Cup championships with the Bruins when... read full bio
Jason Spezza is a Canadian ice hockey centre. He plays for the Dallas Stars as the centre position and as alternate captain in the National Hockey League. Spezza began his hockey career at the young age of 15. He has won the Les Cunningham Award, represented Team Canada in the World Junior Championships and World Championships (twice). At the World... read full bio
Patrick Marleau is a professional ice hockey player from Canada. He plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. Prior to playing for the Maple Leafs, he was a member of the San Jose Sharks team as a captain for five years. Marleau is a hockey star, winning Gold medals with Team Canada two times in the... read full bio
Patrick Roy is a former professional hockey player from Canada. He was selected as the greatest hockey goaltender in National Hockey League history, named on the 100 Greatest NHL Players list, and inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Roy used the butterfly style of goaltending, making the technique popular around the world. Roy was also the vice-president of hockey... read full bio
Odell Beckham Jr. is National Football League wide receiver for the New York Giants. Beckham got his start playing football at Louisiana State University. An all-around outstanding athlete, Beckham was also a basketball player in high school and a standout in track and field. His recruit ranking was four-star by both Rivals.com and Scout.com, Beckham was ranked the number 6... read full bio
Shea Weber is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who serves as captain of the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL. He was born in Sicamous, British Columbia, Canada, and he began playing ice hockey at only six years old. He began playing with the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League and won the British Columbian Cyclone... read full bio
Connor McDavid is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL. McDavid was born in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, and he began playing minor ice hockey with the York-Simcoe Express of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association and went on to play with the Toronto Marlboros of the Greatest Toronto Hockey League and also... read full bio
Victor Hedman is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL. Hedman was born in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, and he began his junior ice hockey career playing for the Swedish J20 SuperElit with the Modo Hockey organization. He then went on to join the Elitserien with Modo where he was nominated for... read full bio
Kris Letang is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL. Letang was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and he began his career playing major junior hockey for the Val-d’Or Foreurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. During his rookie season, he was named to the QMJHL and the CHL All-Rookie... read full bio
Cory Schneider is an American professional ice hockey goaltender that currently plays for the New Jersey Devils of the NHL. Schneider was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts, and began his career playing hockey at his high school. He also spent time playing with the United States National Team Development Program as well as the North American Hockey League. Schneider then went... read full bio
Roman Josi is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman who is the captain of the Nashville Predators of the NHL. Josi was born in Bern, Switzerland, and he began his career playing with SC Bern before being selected by the Nashville Predators in the NHL Entry Draft. While with SC Bern, Josi won a National League A championship. Since joining... read full bio
