List of Famous Ice Hockey Players

David Wolf is a German professional ice hockey player who currently plays for Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He played five seasons in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) for the Hannover Scorpions and Hamburg Freezers between 2009 and 2014 before moving over to North America. Internationally, Wolf has represented Germany at both the junior and senior levels.

Jason John Pominville is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey right winger who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He has previously played for the Buffalo Sabres and the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Dmitry Vladimirovich Orlov is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Uwe Gerd Krupp is a German former professional hockey defenceman and former coach of the German national ice hockey team. Widely considered one of the greatest German players of all time, he was the first German-born player to win the Stanley Cup, and the second German-born professional to play in an NHL All-Star Game, after Walt Tkaczuk. Following Tkaczuk, Krupp was only the second German-born player to have a lasting career in the National Hockey League although, unlike Tkaczuk, Krupp spent his formative years in Germany, and arrived in North America as a young but experienced professional.

Aleksander Aleksandrovich "Sasha" Barkov is a Finnish-Russian professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Barkov was selected by the Panthers in the first round, second overall, of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. He is the son of former Russian hockey player Alexander Barkov Sr. and holds dual Finnish and Russian citizenship. He grew up in Tampere, Finland, where his father was playing for Tappara of the Finnish SM-Liiga at the time. Aleksander Barkov Jr. himself joined Tappara’s junior system and started his professional career with the club in the Finnish Elite League.

Nikita Igorevich Zaitsev is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Alexei Valeryevich Yashin is a Russian former professional ice hockey centre who played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Ottawa Senators and New York Islanders, serving as captain of both teams. He also played nine seasons in the Russian Superleague (RSL) and Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for Dynamo Moscow, CSKA Moscow, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl and SKA Saint Petersburg. He will be inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2020.

Igor Olegovich Shestyorkin is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Commonly known as the "The Tsar" and "The Prince", he was selected by the Rangers in the fourth round, 118th overall, of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Korbinian Holzer is a German professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously played for the Anaheim Ducks, Nashville Predators and Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Darius Kasparaitis is a Lithuanian-American former professional ice hockey defenceman. He mainly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins, Colorado Avalanche, and New York Rangers. He is a four-time Olympian and three-time medalist, winning one gold medal, one silver medal, and one bronze medal. He received the title of Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1992 and was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 2016. His 28 career Olympic games is a record among Russian national team's players.