- Sidney Crosby
Sidney Patrick Crosby (born August 7, 1987, in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player and captain of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins. He was the first pick of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft and one of the leading scorers during the 2005-06 NHL season, finishing 6th in scoring with 102 points (39 G, 63 A). Crosby was one of the most highly regarded draft picks in hockey history, …
- Evgeni Malkin
Evgeni Vladimirovich Malkin is a ice hockey player currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL.
- Joe Sakic
Joseph Steve Sakic (born July 7, 1969 in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a professional ice hockey center who has played his entire National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche franchise. In his 18-year tenure, Sakic has won two Stanley Cups, various NHL trophies and has been voted into 13 NHL All-Star Games. He is regarded as one of the strongest team leaders to ever play in the league, …
- Joe Thornton
Joseph Eric Thornton (born July 2 1979, in London, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey centre in the National Hockey League. He was drafted by, and played seven seasons for the Boston Bruins before being traded to his current club, the San Jose Sharks, where he wears the number 19. His on-ice vision, strength on the puck, deft passing ability, and power forward style of play have led to him becoming one of the league's premier top line centres.
- Sergei Gonchar
Sergei Gonchar (Сергей Гончар, "Sergej Gončar"; born 13 April 1974 in Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union now Russia) is a Russian ice hockey player who currently plays in the NHL. He was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft as the 14th overall selection. On 3 March 2004 Gonchar was traded to the Boston Bruins for Shaone Morrisonn and two draft picks in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
- Mark Recchi
Mark Recchi (born February 1, 1968 in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada) is an ice hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League. He plays right wing, is a seven-time All Star selection, and has scored over 1300 career points, including his 500th goal which came against the Dallas Stars on January 26, 2007.
- Ryan Malone
Ryan Malone (born December 1, 1979 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a professional ice hockey left winger/center who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL.
- Maxime Talbot
Maxime Talbot (born February 11 1984 in LeMoyne, Quebec) is a professional ice hockey player, who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
- Mike Modano
Michael Thomas Modano, Jr. (born June 7 1970, in Livonia, Michigan) is a professional hockey player for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League. He is the all-time goal scoring leader amongst American-born players
- Jordan Staal
Jordan Staal (born on September 10, 1988 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League.
- Evgeni Nabokov
Evgeni Nabokov, is a professional ice hockey player. He plays as a goaltender for the San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League. Nabokov was selected by San Jose in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft (9th round, 219th overall). When he first played in North America, he went by John, rather than Evgeni, fearing that English-speakers would have a hard time pronouncing his name. However, this change did not last.
- Alexander Semin
Alexander Semin is a professional ice hockey player with Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League.
- Chris Osgood
Chris Osgood (born November 26, 1972 in Peace River, Alberta, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player. Osgood is currently the first backup goaltender for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League behind Dominik Hasek. Osgood has played for Detroit, the New York Islanders, and the St. Louis Blues during his 16-year NHL career.
- Marco Sturm
Marco Sturm (born September 8 1978 in Dingolfing, West Germany; now Germany) is a professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League. A notoriously strong skater, he is often referred to as "the fastest German on ice." His forays into the offensive zone are known as the "blitzkrieg". In the 1999 All-star game, Marco Sturm had the second best time to Peter Bondra in the fastest skater competition.
- Pascal Dupuis
Pascal Dupuis (born 7 April, 1979 in Laval, Quebec) is a Canadian ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Atlanta Thrashers of the NHL.
- Brenden Morrow
Brenden Morrow (born 16 January, 1979 in Carlyle, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Dallas Stars of the NHL. He is the son-in-law of Montreal Canadiens coach and former Dallas Stars teammate Guy Carbonneau, having married Carbonneau's daughter Anne-Marie in 2003. They have one child, a two-year-old daughter.
- Brad Richards
Bradley Glenn Richards (born May 2, 1980 in Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre.
- Brian Rolston
Brian Rolston (Born February 21 1973 in Flint, Michigan) is a professional hockey player currently playing for the Minnesota Wild.
- Marc Staal
Marc John Staal, (born January 13, 1987 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada) is an ice hockey player born to Henry and Linda Staal. Staal plays for the Sudbury Wolves in the Ontario Hockey League where he is the team's captain. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in 2005 NHL Entry Draft in the 1st round, 12th pick overall. Staal played for Team Canada in the 2006 and 2007 IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championships bringing home gold both times.
- Alex Auld
Alexander Auld (born January 7, 1981 in Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada, but raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for the Florida Panthers and has also played for the Vancouver Canucks. Auld has appeared internationally for Canada on three occasions.
- Marty Turco
Marty Turco (born August 13, 1975 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a goaltender for the Dallas Stars of the NHL.
- Marc Savard
Marc Savard (born July 17, 1977, in Ottawa, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey player, currently playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League.
- Henrik Zetterberg
Henrik Zetterberg is a Swedish-born professional hockey player currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings. His natural position is center, but he has mostly played left wing since coming to the NHL in the 2002-03 NHL Season. He wears #40 in Detroit and wore #20 for Timrå IK.
- Saku Koivu
Saku Antero Koivu (born November 23, 1974 in Turku, Finland) is a professional ice hockey player, and plays centre for the Montreal Canadiens as the current team captain.
- Brooks Orpik
Brooks Orpik (b. September 26, 1980 in San Francisco, California) is an American ice-hockey defenceman. He graduated from Boston College in 2002; while at BC, his sqauds won the 2001 National Championship and 1998 and 2000 Hockey East titles. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins as the 18th overall pick of the 2000 NHL entry draft and has so far spent his professional career in the Penguins organization.
- Patrick Marleau
Patrick Marleau (born September 15 1979, in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian professional hockey center in the NHL who currently plays for the San Jose Sharks. Most media guides incorrectly list his birthplace as Aneroid instead of his actual birthplace of Swift Current, although he grew up in the former.
- Peter Schaefer
Peter Schaefer (born July 12, 1977 in Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian ice hockey left winger. He currently plays for the National Hockey League's Boston Bruins. He was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He was traded to the Senators in 2002 for Sami Salo. July 17th, 2007 Peter was traded to the Boston Bruins for RW Shean Donovan.
- Olli Jokinen
Olli Jokinen (born December 5, 1978 in Kuopio, Finland) is a professional ice hockey centre. He has been the captain of the Florida Panthers since 2003, and broke the team record for most game-winning goals (24) on October 21, 2006. The record was previously held by Pavel Bure. Jokinen was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft as the 3rd overall pick. He played parts of two seasons for the Kings after coming across from Europe, …
- Marc-Andre Fleury
Marc-André Fleury is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is the goaltender for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. He is only the third goalie to be chosen first overall in the NHL draft, with the others being Michel Plasse and Rick DiPietro. Fleury is known for his unique bright yellow goalie equipment, and has the letters "E.F.G.T." on the back of his helmet as the first initials of his late grandparents.
- Jussi Jokinen
Jussi Jokinen (born April 1, 1983 in Kalajoki, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League. Jussi is well know for being a shootout specialist. He can be seen pulling some unique dekes, such as the one handed slide in goal -- also known as "The Paralyzer" -- in shootouts to help his team. He set an NHL record by scoring in 9 straight overtime shootout attempts in the 2005-2006 NHL season.
- Martin St. Louis
Martin St-Louis (born June 18, 1975 in Laval, Quebec, Canada) is a professional ice hockey right winger
- Vincent Lecavalier
Vincent Lecavalier (born April 21, 1980 in Ile Bizard, Quebec) is a Canadian professional hockey player who currently plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League.
- Milan Lucic
Milan Lucic (born June 7, 1988 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is an ice hockey player. Lucic was selected 50th overall in the second round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins. He is currently playing for the Vancouver Giants in the Western Hockey League (WHL). Milan was named Most Valuable Player of the 2007 Memorial Cup after tallying 7 points in 5 games and helping his team to win the 2007 Memorial Cup.
- Mark Eaton
Mark Andrew Eaton (Born May 6, 1977, in Wilmington, Delaware), is a professional ice Hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
- Pavel Datsyuk
Pavel Datsyuk (born July 20 1978, in Sverdlovsk, USSR (now Yekaterinburg, Russia) is a Russian-born professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings. He is known for silent, but humble demeanor.
- Brad Lukowich
Brad Lukowich (born August 12, 1976 in Cranbrook, British Columbia) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL. Lukowich was a 4th round selection, 90th overall by the New York Islanders in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. On March 9, 2006, Lukowich was traded from the New York Islanders to the Devils for a third round draft pick in 2006.
- Vesa Toskala
Vesa Tapani Toskala (born on May 20, 1977 in Tampere, Finland), is an ice hockey goaltender currently signed with the National Hockey League's Toronto Maple Leafs.
- Ron Hainsey
Ron Hainsey (born March 24, 1981 in Bolton, Connecticut) is a professional ice hockey player who currently plays defense with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
- Bret Hedican
Bret Hedican (born on 10 August 1970 in Saint Paul, Minnesota USA) is an American NHL hockey player currently playing with the Carolina Hurricanes. He is married to figure-skater Kristi Yamaguchi. The couple have two children, Keara Kiyomi and Emma Yoshiko and reside in Raleigh, North Carolina. August 12, in North St.Paul, Minnesota is Bret Hedican day.
- Alexei Kovalev
Alexei "Alex" Kovalev (Russian:Алексей Ковалёв, "Aleksei Kovaliov"; born February 24, 1973, in Togliatti, U.S.S.R. [now Russia]) is a Russian professional ice hockey player in the NHL currently playing with the Montreal Canadiens as a right winger. He has also been a licensed aircraft pilot for several years.