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Budi Blunck
Christian "Büdi" Blunck, German field hockey midfielder born 1968 in Hamburg, 1992 Barcelona Olympic gold medalist, 196 international caps, Harvestehuder THC captain, later sports commentator and coach; distinct from freeskier Aaron Blunck.
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres, NHL team in Buffalo, New York, founded 1970; two-time Stanley Cup Finalist (1975, 1999), home of KeyBank Center, Pegula-owned, ended NHL-record 14-year playoff drought with 2025-26 Atlantic Division title.
Bulcsu Szekely
Bulcsú Székely (Székely Bulcsú), born 1976 in Budapest, is a Hungarian water polo player, 2000 Sydney Olympic champion, two-time European champion (1997, 1999), later KSI department head and MVLSZ youth committee chair, distinct from snooker player Révész Bulcsú.
Buzz Schneider
Buzz Schneider, full name William Conrad Schneider, is an American former left wing who won 1980 "Miracle on Ice" Olympic gold and played the 1976 Olympics.
Calder Memorial Trophy
Calder Memorial Trophy, NHL rookie of the year award, first awarded 1932-33, voted by the PHWA; named for NHL president Frank Calder; 2025-26 winner Matthew Schaefer, youngest ever at 18 years, 223 days.
Cale Makar
Cale Douglas Makar is a Canadian ice hockey defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche, a two-time Norris Trophy winner who won the 2022 Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe Trophy.
Caleb Malhotra
Caleb Malhotra, Canadian center (b. 2008), drafted 3rd overall by the Vancouver Canucks in 2026 after 84 points in 67 OHL games with Brantford; son of Canucks head coach Manny Malhotra, bound for Boston University.
Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames, NHL ice hockey club in Calgary, Alberta (formerly Atlanta Flames, 1972-1980); Pacific Division, Western Conference; won the 1989 Stanley Cup, three Final appearances, owned since 1994 by a four-partner group led by N. Murray Edwards, moving from the Saddledome to Scotia Place in 2027.
California Golden Seals
California Golden Seals, also the California Seals and Oakland Seals, were an NHL expansion franchise (1967-1976) based in Oakland, owned by Charles O. Finley, known for white skates, before relocating to Cleveland as the Barons and merging with the North Stars in 1978.
Cam Neely
Cam Neely (born 1965, Comox, BC) is a Hockey Hall of Fame power forward who played for the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins, scored 395 goals in 726 games, and has been Bruins president since 2010.
Cam Talbot
Cam Talbot (Cameron Talbot, born 1987) is a Canadian NHL goaltender from Caledonia, Ontario, now with the Columbus Blue Jackets; undrafted, two-time All-Star, 278 wins, 2016-17 NHL wins leader.
Camogie
Camogie (camógaíocht) is an Irish field sport for women, the female version of hurling, played with a wooden hurley and a ball called a sliotar and first organized in 1904.
Canada men's national ice hockey team
Canada men's national ice hockey team (Canada's National Men's Team), Hockey Canada's senior men's squad: 9 Olympic golds, 28 World Championship titles, 6 Canada Cup/World Cup wins, 1972 Summit Series victory, 2025 4 Nations Face-Off champions, 2026 Olympic silver.
Canada men's national junior ice hockey team
Canada's National Junior Team, Hockey Canada's U20 men's team in the Program of Excellence, plays the IIHF World Junior Championship and holds a record 20 gold medals, with five-gold runs 1993-97 and 2005-09 and bronze at the 2026 tournament.
Canadian Hockey League
Canadian Hockey League (CHL), major junior hockey body founded May 8, 1975 in Kitchener as the CMJHL, uniting the WHL, OHL, and QMJHL; 61 teams, Memorial Cup champion since 1972 format, and leading NHL talent supplier.
Canoe polo
Canoe polo, also called kayak polo, is a team sport in which five-player kayak teams throw a water polo ball into goals suspended above the water.
Captain (ice hockey)
Captain (ice hockey): team leader wearing the "C" jersey letter, with alternate captains wearing "A"; sole right to discuss rule interpretation with referees. Goalies barred since the 1948-49 Durnan rule; Sidney Crosby is the longest-tenured NHL captain.
Capture the flag
Capture the flag is a folk outdoor team game: two teams each hide a flag, cross a center line to steal the enemy flag, and avoid tagging and jail. Variants span camps, FPS game modes, and cybersecurity CTF competitions.
Carey Price
Carey Price, Canadian goaltender (born 1987, Anahim Lake, BC), played 15 NHL seasons with the Montreal Canadiens; franchise-record 712 games and 361 wins, 2014-15 Hart/Vezina/Lindsay winner, Sochi 2014 Olympic gold, Hockey Hall of Fame 2026.
Carina Benninga
Carina Benninga is a Dutch former field hockey midfielder who won Olympic gold in 1984 and captained the Netherlands to the 1990 World Cup title.
Carl Erhardt
Carl Erhardt (1897–1988) was an English ice hockey defenceman who captained Great Britain to Olympic gold in 1936, becoming the oldest player to win the title at 39.
Carl Jonsson
Carl Jonsson (1885–1966), Swedish policeman and tug-of-war competitor with Stockholmspolisens IF; won Olympic gold at Stockholm 1912 when Sweden beat Great Britain 2–0, and the 1913 world title; later an author and long-distance swimmer.
Carla Macleod
Carla MacLeod, Canadian ice hockey defenceman born 1982, two-time Olympic gold medalist (Turin 2006, Vancouver 2010) with Team Canada; later head coach of Czechia's women's national team and the PWHL's Ottawa Charge.
Carlos Nevado
Carlos Nevado (Juan Carlos Nevado González), German field hockey forward born 1982 in Frankfurt am Main; 2008 Beijing Olympic gold and 2006 World Cup winner with Germany, UHC Hamburg player.
Carlyle Tapsell
Carlyle Carrol Tapsell (1909-1975), Indian field hockey fullback and penalty-corner specialist, won Olympic gold with British India at Los Angeles 1932 and Berlin 1936; born in Adra, West Bengal, later emigrated to Queensland, Australia.
Carmen Barea
Carmen Barea (María del Carmen Barea Cobos), born 1966 in Málaga, Spanish field hockey defender; three Olympics, gold at Barcelona 1992 where she scored in the semifinal and final, 8th at Atlanta 1996, 4th at Sydney 2000.
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes, NHL team in Raleigh, N.C., formerly the Hartford Whalers (NHL entry 1979, relocated 1997). Two-time Stanley Cup champions (2006, 2026), owned by Tom Dundon since 2018, coached by Rod Brind'Amour, playing at Lenovo Center.
Caroline Casaretto
Caroline Casaretto, born 1978 in Krefeld, German field hockey midfielder-forward; 83 caps, 9 goals; Olympic gold at Athens 2004, seventh at Sydney 2000; clubs Crefelder HTC and Münchner SC; later a primary school teacher.
Caroline Ouellette
Caroline Ouellette, born 1979 in Montréal, is a Canadian former ice hockey forward who won Olympic gold in all four of her Winter Olympic appearances, from 2002 to 2014.
Carson Carels
Carson Carels (born 2008) is a Canadian defenseman from Cypress River, Manitoba, drafted sixth overall by the Calgary Flames in 2026 after two seasons with the WHL's Prince George Cougars, and committed to North Dakota.