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Billy Dawe
Billy Dawe (William Dawe, 1924–2013), Canadian ice hockey forward and captain of the Edmonton Mercurys, won gold at the 1950 Worlds and the 1952 Oslo Olympics, Canada's last hockey gold until 2002.
Billy Dean
Billy Dean (William Henry Dean, 1887-1949), English water polo player and Manchester-born Olympian who won gold with Great Britain in men's water polo at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics; also a Hyde Seal club star and former Manchester United goalkeeper.
Billy Gibson
Billy Gibson (William James Gibson, 1927–2006), Canadian ice hockey forward with the Edmonton Mercurys; Olympic gold at Oslo 1952, Canada's top scorer with 15 goals in 8 games, and 1951 world champion with the Lethbridge Maple Leafs.
Bir Bahadur Chettri
Bir Bahadur Chettri (born 1955) is an Indian field hockey goalkeeper from Bengal who played at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, where India finished seventh, and won gold in the men's tournament at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
Birger Holmquist
Birger "Bigge" Holmquist (1900–1989), Swedish ice hockey and bandy forward; Europe's best player at Chamonix 1924, Olympic silver 1928, four Swedish titles with IK Göta, Hall of Fame 2012.
Biurakn Hakhverdian
Biurakn Hakhverdian (Բյուրակն Հախվերդյան), born 1985 in Leiden, is a Dutch water polo defender of Iranian Armenian descent who won gold with the Netherlands at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and bronze at the 2010 European Championships.
Blake Wheeler
Blake Wheeler, American NHL forward, retired 2025 after 16 seasons with Boston, Atlanta/Winnipeg, and the Rangers; Jets captain 2016-22, franchise points leader with 812.
Blayre Turnbull
Blayre Turnbull, born 1993 in Nova Scotia, is a Canadian ice hockey forward, Toronto Sceptres captain in the PWHL, and three-time Olympic medallist: gold at Beijing 2022, silver at PyeongChang 2018 and Milano Cortina 2026.
Bleacher
Bleacher, usually plural bleachers: tiered, typically roofless bench seating in tiers, especially cheap unreserved stadium seating; governed in the US by ICC 300 standards for bleachers and grandstands.
Bo Horvat
Bo Horvat, Canadian NHL centre, New York Islanders captain (16th, named September 14, 2026); formerly Vancouver Canucks captain, traded January 2023; 300 career goals, 2026 Olympic silver medalist.
Bob Meyers
Bob Meyers (Robert Roderick Meyers, 1924-2014), Canadian ice hockey defenseman with the Edmonton Mercurys; won gold for Canada at the 1952 Oslo Winter Olympics, Canada's last men's hockey gold until 2002.
Bob Probert
Bob Probert (1965-2010), Canadian NHL enforcer for Detroit and Chicago; 935 games, 384 points, 3,300 penalty minutes (fifth all-time); expelled in 1989 cocaine case; posthumous CTE diagnosis.
Bob Watt
Bob Watt (Robert McDonald Watt, "Nipper"), 1927–2010, Canadian ice hockey forward with the Edmonton Mercurys; won gold at the 1950 World Championships and the 1952 Oslo Winter Olympics, scoring 3 goals in 8 games.
Bobby Benson
Bobby Benson (Robert John Benson, 1894–1965), Canadian defenseman with the Winnipeg Falcons; won the first Olympic ice hockey gold at Antwerp 1920, later played eight NHL games for the Boston Bruins.
Bobby Clarke
Bobby Clarke (Robert Earle Clarke, born 1949) is a Canadian former NHL centre who played 15 seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers, captained the 1974 and 1975 Stanley Cup teams, won three Hart Trophies, and later served as Flyers general manager.
Bobby Hull
Bobby Hull, "The Golden Jet" (1939-2023), Canadian NHL left wing for the Chicago Black Hawks and WHA Winnipeg Jets; 610 NHL goals, 1961 Stanley Cup, two Harts, three Art Ross trophies, Hall of Fame 1983.
Bobby Orr
Bobby Orr (Robert Gordon Orr, born 1948, Parry Sound, Ontario), Canadian NHL defenseman for Boston Bruins and Chicago Black Hawks; record eight straight Norris Trophies, only defenseman to win the Art Ross, +124 season record, 1970 and 1972 Stanley Cups.
Bobby Ryan
Bobby Ryan (born 1987), American NHL right wing, second overall 2005 draft pick of the Anaheim Ducks; played for Anaheim, Ottawa Senators, and Detroit Red Wings, 569 points in 866 games, 2020 Bill Masterton Trophy winner.
Bogdan Kiselevich
Bogdan Aleksandrovich Kiselevich (Богдан Киселевич), Russian defenseman born 1990; Olympic gold 2018, Gagarin Cup 2022 with CSKA and 2025 with Lokomotiv; 32 NHL games with Florida; retired 2026, now Severstal development deputy director.
Boris Aleksandrov
Boris Aleksandrov (Борис Викторович Александров, 1955–2002), Kazakhstani-born Soviet ice hockey forward; 1976 Olympic gold with USSR, CSKA Moskva titles, later head coach of Kazakhstan's national team; died in a car crash.
Boris Mayorov
Boris Mayorov (Борис Александрович Майоров, born 1938) is a Soviet ice hockey forward, Spartak Moscow captain and USSR national captain, two-time Olympic champion 1964 and 1968, later coach of Spartak and Jokerit and IIHF Hall of Famer.
Boris Mikhaylov
Boris Mikhaylov (Борис Петрович Михайлов), born 1944 in Moscow, Soviet ice hockey right wing and captain of CSKA and the USSR national team; two-time Olympic champion (1972, 1976), eight-time world champion, Soviet-era record 428 league goals, and coach of Russia's 1993 world title.
Boris Zaytsev
Boris Mikhaylovich Zaytsev (Борис Михайлович Зайцев, 1937–2000), Soviet ice hockey goaltender with Dynamo Moskva; won 1964 Olympic gold and 1963–64 World and European titles, later Dynamo coach. Not Oleg Zaytsev.
Börje Salming
Börje Salming (Anders Börje Salming), nicknamed "The King," was a Swedish defenseman who starred for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1973 to 1989 and entered the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1996.
Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins, NHL team founded November 1, 1924 as the league's first US franchise; six Stanley Cups (1929, 1939, 1941, 1970, 1972, 2011); play at TD Garden, owned by the Jacobs family since 1975.
Boston Garden
Boston Garden (Boston Madison Square Garden) was a 1928–1995 multi-purpose arena on Causeway Street, home of the Bruins and Celtics, host of concerts and rallies, demolished 1998 for TD Garden.
Brad Marchand
Brad Marchand (born 1988, Halifax) is a Canadian NHL left winger, Boston Bruins captain turned Florida Panther, two-time Stanley Cup champion (2011, 2025), 1,000-point scorer, and 2025 4 Nations gold medalist.
Brad Richards
Brad Richards (born 1980, Murray Harbour, PEI) is a Canadian former NHL center, 1998 draft 64th overall, who won Stanley Cups with Tampa Bay (2004, Conn Smythe and record seven playoff game-winning goals) and Chicago (2015), retiring in 2016 with 932 points.
Braden Holtby
Braden Holtby, Canadian NHL goaltender from Marshall, Saskatchewan; 2008 draft pick (93rd overall) of Washington. Won 2016 Vezina with 48 wins tying Brodeur's record, 2017 Jennings Trophy, and 2018 Stanley Cup with the Capitals.
Bradley Center
Bradley Center (BMO Harris Bradley Center), Milwaukee arena opened October 1, 1988 as a Pettit family gift; home of the Bucks, Admirals, and Marquette basketball until 2017; demolished 2019 for Fiserv Forum district.