List of Famous Ice Hockey Players

Lasse Juhani Kukkonen is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for Oulun Kärpät of the Finnish Liiga. Earlier in his career, he had a four-year stint in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers. After his career in ice hockey, Kukkonen is working as a lecturer and trainer specialising in mental coaching and leadership.

Jiří Novotný is a Czech professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing for HC Ambrì-Piotta of the National League (NL).

Daniel Peter Quinn is a Canadian professional golfer and former professional ice hockey player. Quinn played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Quinn was born in Ottawa, Ontario, but grew up in Brockville, Ontario.

Andrew Greene is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the New Jersey Devils, with whom he spent parts of fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Timothy J. Kennedy is an American former professional ice hockey forward, who is currently playing with the Stoney Creek Generals in the Allan Cup Hockey. He most recently played professionally with the Binghamton Devils in the American Hockey League (AHL).

Niko Klaus Petteri Kapanen is a Finnish former professional ice hockey centre,who last played for HPK of the Finnish Liiga.

Andrew Schneider is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Schneider signed with the expansion Ottawa Senators on October 9, 1992, and made his professional debut with the Senators' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the New Haven Senators. After 19 games with New Haven he was returned to his junior team, the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Schneider led the Broncos to the President's Cup championship and was named WHL Playoff MVP. He made his NHL debut with the Senators during the 1993–94 season, going scoreless in ten games played. After the 1996–97 season, Schneider left North America and played the next fourteen seasons in Europe, primarily in the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) and the Austrian Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EBEL). He retired following the 2010–11 season and is currently an amateur scout for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Yutaka Fukufuji is a Japanese ice hockey player currently with the Nikko Ice Bucks of the Asia League Ice Hockey. Fukufuji was the first Japanese player to appear in a National Hockey League game. The first Japanese draft pick, Hiroyuki Miura, was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1992 NHL Draft, but never played in an NHL game. Fukufuji is the first Japanese citizen to be drafted as a goaltender in the NHL and second Japanese national to be drafted.