Evgeni Malkin, also known as “Geno”, is a Russian professional ice hockey centre and alternate captain for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL. He was born in Magnitogorsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union and he began his career playing in the Russian Superleague. Malkin went on to be drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the NHL Entry Draft. Since joining the... read full bio
Steven Stamkos is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL. Stamkos was born in Markham, Ontario, Canada, and he began his career playing for the Markham Waxers in the Eastern AAA Hockey League of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association. Stamoks went on to be drafted by the OHL’s Sarnia Sting, where... read full bio
Vladimir Tarasenko is a Russian professional ice hockey right winter and alternate captain of the St. Louis Blues of the NHL. Tarasenko was born in Yaroslavl, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, and he began his career playing with Sibir Novosibirsk in Russia. After playing with them for a while, Tarasenko was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the NHL Draft.... read full bio
Patrick Kane is an American professional ice hockey right winger for the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL. He was born in Buffalo, New York, and began his career playing junior hockey for the USA Bobcats where he was an MVP. From there, he played for the United States U-18 National Team Development Program and then played with the London Knights... read full bio
Alexander Ovechkin, also known as “Ovi”, “the Great Eight” and “Alexander the Great”, is a Russian professional ice hockey winger and captain of the Washington Capitals of the NHL. Ovechkin was born in Moscow, Russia, and began his career playing in the Russian Super League in Dynamo Moscow. He went on to be selected by the Washington Capitals in the... read full bio
Jamie Benn is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward that currently serves as captain of the Dallas Stars of the NHL. Benn was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and he began his career playing junior hockey with the Peninsula Eagles and then the Peninsula Panthers of the VIJHL. He also played with the Victoria Grizzlies and then the Kelowna... read full bio
Braden Holtby is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Washington Capitals of the NHL. He was born in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada, and began his career playing with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League. From there, Holtby went on to play with the ECHL’s South Carolina Stingrays and the Hershey Bears of the AHL. Holtby later made... read full bio
Erik Karlsson is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the San Jose Sharks of the NHL. Karlsson was born in Landsbro, Sweden, and he began his career playing for Froluna HC of the Elitserien. From there, Karlsson went on to be drafted into the NHL where he was selected by the Ottawa Senators. While with the... read full bio
Joe Pavelski is an American professional ice hockey player that plays center / right wing for the Dallas Stars of the NHL. Pavelski was born in Plover, Wisconsin, and he began his career playing amateur hockey. While playing amateur, Pavelski won a Wisconsin State Hockey Championship with SPASH Panthers, was a member of the Clark Cup champion Waterloo Black Hawks... 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
Phil Esposito is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins and New York Rangers. He is an Honored Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and is considered to be one of the best to have ever played in the National Hockey League. Phil... read full bio
Cam Neely played thirteen years in the NHL, the final ten with the Boston Bruins. His career came to an end in August of 1996 when he was diagnosed with a career-ending hip injury. Neely retired, but not without leaving his mark on the hockey world with 726 games played, 395 goals, 299 assists, 694 total points and 1256 penalties... read full bio
A two-time Stanley Cup champion and former professional ice hockey center from Canada, Derek Michael Sanderson (born June 16, 1946), well known by the moniker "Turk," was instrumental in changing the perception of professional athletes throughout the 1970s. The legendary overtime goal by Bobby Orr of the Boston Bruins, which won the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals and is regarded as... read full bio
Gerry Cheevers is a retired ice hockey goaltender who spent 19 years in the NHL and World Hockey Association. He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Boston Bruins, and many other teams in other leages such as the World Hockey Hockey Association, the American Hockey League, and more. He is most famous for his two Stanley Cup wins with... read full bio
Bob Sweeney is a former American professional ice hockey player who played as a center in the NHL for fifteen years. He played for the Boston Bruins, the Buffalo Sabres, the New York Islanders, and the Calgary Flames. He was chosen in the sixth round of the 1982 draft and was123rd overall. He spent six years with Boston but then... read full bio
