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Luke Hughes (ice hockey)
Luke Warren Hughes is an American professional ice hockey player who is a defenseman for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played college ice hockey for two years with the University of Michigan of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), reaching the Frozen Four both seasons. He was selected fourth overall by the Devils in the 2021 NHL entry draft.
Matt Boldy
Matthew Edward Boldy is an American professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 12th overall by the Wild in the first round of the 2019 NHL entry draft.
Alexandre Carrier
Alexandre Carrier is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the fourth round, 115th overall, by the Nashville Predators in the 2015 NHL entry draft.
Thomas Chabot
Thomas Chabot is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman and captain for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Chabot was drafted in the first round by the Senators in the 2015 NHL entry draft. He won a silver medal at the World Junior Championships in January 2017, becoming the first defenceman to be named the most valuable player in the history of the tournament. He also won two silver medals at the IIHF World Championships in 2019 and 2022.
Zach Hyman
Zachary Martin Hyman is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a left winger and alternate captain for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He and his family own the Brantford Bulldogs of the Ontario Hockey League.
Trent Frederic
Trent Frederic is an American professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Boston Bruins of the NHL. The Bruins selected Frederic in the first round, 29th overall, of the 2016 NHL entry draft.
Mason Marchment
Mason Marchment is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He entered the NHL undrafted, and made his NHL debut with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2019–20 season.
Ron Duguay
Ronald Duguay is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach who played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1977 through 1989, and served four seasons as a minor league coach. As a player, he played in the 1979 Stanley Cup Final with the New York Rangers.
Mika Zibanejad
Mika Zibanejad is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a centre and alternate captain for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Swedish national team. Zibanejad was selected sixth overall in the 2011 NHL entry draft by the Ottawa Senators. He made the Senators lineup out of training camp to start the 2011–12 season, but was returned to Djurgårdens IF in Sweden after scoring one point in nine NHL games with Ottawa. On 18 July 2016, after five seasons withi...
Adam Fox
Adam Hunter Fox is an American professional ice hockey player who is a defenseman and alternate captain for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Fox was selected by the Calgary Flames, 66th overall, in the 2016 NHL entry draft. In 2021, Fox won the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the NHL's best defenseman, joining Bobby Orr as the only two players in NHL history to win the award before their third NHL season.
Jackson Blake
Jackson Blake is an American professional ice hockey player who is a right winger for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played college ice hockey at North Dakota. Blake won the Stanley Cup with the Hurricanes in 2026.
Seth Jarvis
Seth Jarvis is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Selected 13th overall by Carolina in the 2020 NHL entry draft, Jarvis made his NHL debut in 2021 and won the Stanley Cup with the Hurricanes in 2026. Internationally, Jarvis has represented Canada, winning the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off and a silver medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Justin Barron
Justin Barron is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 25th overall, by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2020 NHL entry draft. Barron has also previously played for the Montreal Canadiens and Nashville Predators.
Frederik Andersen
Frederik Andersen is a Danish professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Anaheim Ducks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Carolina Hurricanes.
Cole McWard
Cole McWard is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played in the NHL for the Vancouver Canucks and New York Islanders. McWard also played collegiate ice hockey at Ohio State University.
Nico Daws
Nicolas Daws is a German-Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 84th overall by the Devils in the 2020 NHL entry draft.
Ian Cole
Ian Douglas Cole is an American professional ice hockey player who is a defenseman for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Cole won the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 2017.
Spencer Knight
Spencer Knight is an American professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Florida Panthers selected him in the first round, 13th overall, of the 2019 NHL entry draft.
Jake Evans (ice hockey)
Jake Evans is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a centre for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the seventh round, 207th overall, by the Canadiens in the 2014 NHL entry draft.
Taylor Makar
Taylor Makar is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Tristan Luneau
Tristan Luneau is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Arseni Gritsyuk
Arseni Sergeyevich Gritsyuk is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is a winger for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Devils 129th overall, in the fifth round of the 2019 NHL entry draft.
Drake Batherson
Drake Batherson is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a right winger for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the fourth round, 121st overall, of the 2017 NHL entry draft.
Blake Coleman
Blake Coleman, nicknamed "Pickles", is an American professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the third round, 75th overall, by the New Jersey Devils during the 2011 NHL entry draft and spent five seasons with them before being traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Coleman won back-to-back Stanley Cup championships with the Lightning in 2020 and 2021, becoming the second Texas-born player to win the Stanley Cup a...