List of Famous Ice Hockey Players
Mika Zibanejad
Mika Zibanejad is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre and alternate captain of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Zibanejad was selected sixth overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators.
Rick Nash
Richard McLaren Nash is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who currently serves as the special assistant to the general manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). After being selected first overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by Columbus, he played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Blue Jackets, New York Rangers and Boston Bruins, and was selected to play in six National Hockey League All-Star Games.
Jake Muzzin
Jacob Muzzin is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Originally drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, Muzzin went unsigned and returned to the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) as an overage player. There he served as team captain and won the Max Kaminsky Trophy as the top defenceman in the OHL. As a free agent, Muzzin signed with the Los Angeles Kings in 2010, winning a Stanley Cup with the team in 2014.
Craig Cunningham
Craig Alvin Cunningham is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played with the Boston Bruins and Arizona Coyotes in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Boston Bruins, 97th overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, before being called up to the Bruins in December 2013.
Igor Makarov
Igor Sergeyevich Makarov is a professional ice hockey player who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played with HC Sibir Novosibirsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Makarov was selected 33rd overall in the second round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks.
Sean Avery
Sean Christopher Avery is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. During his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), he played left wing for the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, Dallas Stars and New York Rangers, gaining recognition for his agitating playing style and controversial behaviour both on and off the ice. He finished his 12-year career with a total of 90 goals, 247 points and 1,533 penalty minutes in 580 games. He led the league in penalty minutes twice, during the 2003–04 and 2005–06 NHL seasons. He is also known for his eclectic interests, having worked in fashion, most notably as an intern at Vogue magazine; as a model; and as a restaurateur.
Leo Komarov
Leonid Aleksandrovich Komarov is a Finnish–Russian professional ice hockey centre for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). A natural centre early in his career, Komarov has made the transition to being able to play all three forward positions.
Brock Boeser
Brock Michael Boeser is an American professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Max Domi
Maxwell Johannes Domi is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Phoenix Coyotes in the first round, 12th overall, of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Sergei Mozyakin
Sergei Valeryevich Mozyakin is a Russian professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). With over 735 points and 162 playoff points in his KHL career, he is both the six-time points leader, and the all-time highest scorer in both the regular season and the playoffs in the KHL.