Bobby Orr
professional NHL ice hockey player for the Boston Bruins, one of the best offensive scorers of all defensemen to ever play
Alex Ovechkin
professional NHL hockey player for the Washington Capitals, prolific goal scorer, most famous Russian player of his time
Auston Matthews
professional NHL ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs, prolific goal scorer
Bob Cole
sportscaster for the NHL's Hockey Night in Canada, one of the greatest hockey announcers for 5 decades on CBC and Sportsnet, hockey analyst, sports broadcaster, sports reporter, author of Now I'm Catching On
1933-2024 (91)
halifax.citynews.ca
Bob Probert
NHL ice hockey player, cocaine abuse, author, Tough Guy My Life on the Edge
Bobby Hull
NHL ice hockey player aka the Golden Jet for the Chicago Blackhawks, one of the all-time greats, his slapshot was one of the hardest in the NHL
biography.com
Boom Boom Geoffrion
NHL hockey player of the Montreal Canadiens, prolific goal scorer, pioneer of the slapshot
Borje Salming
Professional ice hockey player aka The King, hockey defenceman who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings, NHL Hall of Famer, author of Blood Sweat and Hockey, died of ALS
1951-2022 (71)
Brian Leetch
professional NHL ice hockey player for the New York Rangers (NYR)
Cam Neely
President of the Boston Bruins, retired NHL ice hockey player
Chris Pronger
NHL hockey player for the Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers
Connor McDavid
NHL professional ice hockey player, Gretzky calls him a player of a generation
Dale Hunter
retired NHL ice hockey player of the Washington Capitals, owner of the London Knights (OHL)
Daniel Alfredsson living
professional NHL ice hockey player for the Ottawa Senators
1972- (52)
Darren Dutchyshen
sportscaster aka Dutch, hockey analyst, sports commentator for TSN SportsCentre, died from prostate cancer
1966-2024 (58)
Dave Keon
professional NHL ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs
Denis Savard
NHL hockey player, Savardian spin-o-rama, graceful hockey spin move
Doc Emrick living
NHL ice hockey announcer, The Voice of Hockey, radio broadcaster
1946- (78)
Don Cherry
NHL hockey analyst, hockey coach, sportscaster, sports reporter, TV presenter on Coaches Corner for Hockey Night in Canada on CBC
Drew Doughty
NHL hockey player, defenseman for the LA Kings, Gold medal Olympian
Eddie Shack
NHL ice hockey player aka the Nose, the Entertainer who played from 1959-1975
1937-2020 (83)
Eddie Shore
retired NHL ice hockey player, defenseman, owner of the Springfield Indians
Eric Lindros
retired NHL hockey player, known for having great hands for a big man, he is still a part of hockey but retired because of too many concussions
thehockeywriters.com
Erik Karlsson living
NHL ice hockey player, defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Ottawa Senators, won the Norris trophy last year with more than 100 points (the first time in 30 years for a defenseman)
1990- (34)
Frank Mahovlich
professional NHL ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens
Gordie Howe
NHL ice hockey player aka "Mr Hockey", from 1946-1980 mostly for the Detroit Red Wings, a "Gordie Howe hat trick" is a goal, an assist and a fight in one game
1928-2016 (88)
Hayley Wickenheiser
Hockey player, 4-time Olympic Gold medalist, the greatest female hockey player in the world of her era
Henri Richard
professional NHL ice hockey player aka Pocket Rocket for the Montreal Canadiens from 1955-1975, his older brother was Maurice Richard
1936-2020 (84)
Jaromír Jágr
NHL hockey player, one of the best Czech players of all time
Jean Béliveau
NHL ice hockey player for the Montreal Canadiens from 1950-1971, team captain and winner of the innagural Conn Smythe Trophy in 1965
Jennifer Hedger
sportscaster aka Hedge, hockey analyst, sports commentator for TSN SportsCentre
Jerome Iginla
professional NHL ice hockey player aka Iggy for the Calgary Flames
Joe Thornton living
NHL hockey player for the San Jose Sharks, "Jumbo Joe" was one of the best passers and playmakers of his era and perhaps all-time in hockey
1979- (45)
nhl.com
John Davidson
President of the New York Rangers, retired NHL ice hockey player
Johnny Bower
NHL goaltender, won the Stanley Cup four times on the Toronto Maple Leafs
Jonny Bower
NHL ice hockey goalie aka The China Wall for the Toronto Maple Leafs until 1969, 4X Stanley Cup champion
1924-2017 (93)
JS Giguère
NHL goaltender, 5th player (and most recent) to win the Conn Smythe MVP on the losing team
Manon Rhéaume
ice hockey goaltender, ice hockey player, first and only woman to ever play in the NHL during one period as a goalie in the mens National Hockey League (NHL)
latimes.com
Mario Lemieux
sports team owner of Pittsburgh Penguins via Lemieux Group LP, one of the best hockey players of all time
Mark Messier
professional NHL ice hockey player for the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers (NYR), one of the greatest leaders in the game of hockey ever
Martin Brodeur
NHL goalie for the New Jersey Devils, one of the greatest goaltenders of all time, scored 3 goals in his career as a goalie
Maurice Richard
professional NHL ice hockey player aka Rocket Richard for the Montreal Canadiens, prolific goal scorer, the highest goal scorer in the league gets the Rocket Richard trophy
Michel Brière
NHL hockey player, tragic car accident, died after being in a coma for 11 months
Mike Vernon
NHL ice hockey player, wore #30 jersey retired from Calgary Flames
Nick Lidstrom
NHL ice hockey player for the Detroit Red Wings, one of the best defensemen of all time
Patrick Kane
NHL hockey player, one of the most talented players of his time
Paul Coffey
NHL ice hockey player, smooth skater and one of the best offensive defenseman to ever play
Pavel Datsyuk
NHL hockey player, one of the best two-way players of his time
Phil Esposito
NHL ice hockey player for the Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers (NYR), older brother of Tony Esposito, prolific goal scorer, sports broadcaster for the Tampa Bay Lightning
nhl.com
P.K. Subban
NHL ice hockey player, philanthropist, made the biggest charitable donation for a Canadian sports figure and pro hockey player in history, pledged $10 million to the Montreal Children's Hospital and is named P.K.'s Helping Hands
Red Kelly
professional NHL ice hockey player for the Detroit Red Wings
Roberto Luongo
professional NHL ice hockey goalie for the Florida Panthers, Vancouver Canucks
Ron Francis
professional NHL ice hockey player for the Hartford Whalers (Carolina Hurricanes), Pittsburgh Penguins
Ron Hextall
NHL goaltender, bigtime fighter, second goalie to score a goal
Ron MacLean
NHL hockey analyst, sports commentator, sportscaster, sports broadcaster
Ryan Miller
NHL goaltender, one of the best American goalies of his time
Shawn Avery
retired NHL ice hockey player of the New York Rangers, notably unsportsmanlike, podcaster at Quick Shift Podcast
Sidney Crosby living
professional NHL ice hockey player for the Pittsbugh Penguins aka Sid the Kid, the Next One, the best hockey player in the world of his time
1987- (37)
Steve Yzerman
professional NHL hockey player for the Detroit Red Wings, one of the best leaders of his era and players of all-time in hockey
Teemu Selänne
NHL hockey player aka The Finnish Flash for the Winnipeg Jets, Anaheim "Mighty" Ducks, prolific goal scorer
nhl.com
Tie Domi living
NHL ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Winnipeg Jets, lendendary fighter
1969- (55)
Tony Esposito
NHL hockey goalie aka Tony O for the Chicago Blackhawks, pioneer of the butterfly style of goaltending, younger brother of Phil Esposito
Victor Hedman
NHL ice hockey player, defenseman for the Tampa Bay Lightning
Wayne Gretzky
NHL ice hockey player aka The Great One for the Edmonton OIlers, LA Kings, the highest scorer with the most points all-time in hockey
Yvan Cournoyer living
retired NHL ice hockey player for the Montreal Canadiens
1943- (81)
nhl.com