Hockey and remaining team sports

Elie Blanchard

Elie Blanchard (Joseph Élie Blanchard, 1881–1941) was a Canadian lacrosse player from Montréal who won gold with the Winnipeg Shamrocks at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics and later became Montréal's Chief Engineer for Public Works.

Elisa Innocenti

Elisa Innocenti (born 2004, Trento) is an Italian ice hockey defender who won gold in girls' 3-on-3 ice hockey at the 2020 Lausanne Winter Youth Olympics with mixed-NOC Team Yellow; sister of Emily Innocenti; later EV Bozen Eagles, EWHL.

Elite Ice Hockey League

Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL), Motorpoint Elite Ice Hockey League, UK top-tier professional ice hockey founded 2003 with 10 teams playing 54 games; record 1,321,128 attendance in 2025/26.

Ella Shelton

Ella Shelton (born 1998) is a Canadian ice hockey defender, Olympic gold (Beijing 2022) and silver (Milano Cortina 2026) medallist, five-time IIHF Worlds medallist, and scorer of the first goal in PWHL history, now with the Toronto Sceptres.

Ellen Hoog

Ellen Hoog (Ellen Marijn Hoog, born 1986, Bloemendaal) is a Dutch former field hockey attacker, 232 caps, Olympic gold 2008 and 2012, silver 2016, world champion 2006 and 2014, FIH Player of the Year 2014.

Elsemieke Hillen

Elsemieke Hillen (Havenga-Hillen), born 1959 in Den Haag, Dutch field hockey forward; Olympic gold at Los Angeles 1984, World Cup champion 1978, 1983, 1986, 106 caps; later Dutch TV presenter and communication advisor.

Emerance Maschmeyer

Emerance Maschmeyer, Canadian goaltender (born 1994, Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta), Olympic gold 2022 and silver 2026, Harvard saves record holder, PWHL Vancouver Goldeneyes goalie after two Ottawa seasons.

Emil Benecke

Emil Benecke (Emil Curt Benecke, 1898-1945), German water polo player and swimmer from SC Hellas Magdeburg; won gold at Amsterdam 1928 and silver at Los Angeles 1932, refereed at Berlin 1936, and died in Soviet POW captivity in Riga.

Emilija Erčić

Emilija Erčić (Емилија Ерчић), Yugoslav handball pivot born 1962, won gold in the women's tournament at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics; 70 caps, 125 goals, later played in Austria and Germany.

Emily Clark

Emily Clark, nicknamed The Rocket, born 1995 in Saskatoon, is a Canadian ice hockey forward with Olympic silver 2018, gold 2022, silver 2026, and nine IIHF world championship medals; Ottawa Charge PWHL assistant captain.

Emily Pfalzer

Emily Pfalzer (Matheson), born 1993 in Buffalo, New York, is an American women's ice hockey defenseman, 2018 Olympic gold medalist, four-time World Champion, Boston College 100-point blueliner, Buffalo Beauts captain, and PWHPA co-founder.

Emma Maltais

Emma Maltais (born 1999) is a Canadian ice hockey forward, Olympic gold (2022) and silver (2026) medallist, former Ohio State scoring leader, and PWHL player with Toronto and Montréal.

Enforcer (ice hockey)

Enforcer (ice hockey): unofficial NHL player role, also called goon, whose job is fighting and retaliating against opponents. Declined since the 1992 instigator rule and 2005 salary cap; linked to shorter lives and CTE.

Eric Green

Eric Hubert Green (1878-1972), English field hockey outside-left for Staines Hockey Club; 16 England caps 1902-1908 and Olympic gold with England in the debut men's hockey tournament at London 1908; later The Times hockey correspondent.

Eric Lindros

Eric Lindros, Canadian center born 1973, drafted first overall 1991 by Quebec Nordiques, refused to play, traded to Philadelphia in 1992; Hart Trophy winner, 865 points in 760 NHL games, Hockey Hall of Fame 2016.

Eric Lindros trade

Eric Lindros trade: June 1992 deal sending the 1991 first-overall pick's rights from the Quebec Nordiques to the Philadelphia Flyers for Forsberg, Ricci, Hextall, Duchesne, Huffman, picks, and $15 million, confirmed by arbitrator Larry Bertuzzi over a rival Rangers deal.

Eric Pinniger

Broome Eric Pinniger (1902-1996), Indian field hockey center-half, won Olympic gold for British India at Amsterdam 1928 and Los Angeles 1932, captained India in the 1928 final, and skipped the 1936 Berlin Games.

Eric Staal

Eric Staal, born 1984 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canadian NHL centre drafted second overall by Carolina in 2003; 2006 Stanley Cup, 2010 Olympic gold, Triple Gold Club member; 1,063 points in 1,365 games; No. 12 retired by Hurricanes.

Eric Strobel

Eric Martin Strobel (born 1958, Rochester, Minnesota) is an American former ice hockey forward, 1980 'Miracle on Ice' Olympic gold medalist, 1979 Minnesota NCAA champion, briefly a Buffalo Sabres minor leaguer before an ankle injury ended his career.

Eric Tulsky

Eric Tulsky, Carolina Hurricanes general manager (10th in franchise history, named June 18, 2024), former chemist with a UC Berkeley PhD and 27 U.S. patents who rose from hockey blogger and analytics VP to GM, winning the 2026 Stanley Cup.

Erik Cole

Erik Cole, American NHL left wing born 1978 in Oswego, New York; Carolina Hurricanes 1998 draft pick (71st overall), 2006 Stanley Cup champion, 2006 U.S. Olympian; 532 points in 892 NHL games; retired 2017.

Erik Johnson

Erik Johnson, American NHL defenseman born 1988 in Bloomington, Minnesota; first overall pick of the 2006 draft by St. Louis; played 1,023 games, won the 2022 Stanley Cup with Colorado, retired 2025.

Erik Karlsson

Erik Karlsson, Swedish NHL defenseman (born 1990, Landsbro), three-time Norris Trophy winner (2012, 2015, 2023) with Ottawa, San Jose, and Pittsburgh; 101-point 2022-23 season, first 100-point defenseman since Brian Leetch.

Erik Larsson (olympedia 18134)

Erik Victor Larsson (1888-1934), Swedish police officer and tug-of-war puller with Stockholmspolisens IF; won Olympic gold in tug-of-war at the 1912 Stockholm Games and the 1913 world title; distinct from the 1936 skier Erik Larsson.

Ernie Goodsir Cullen

Ernie Goodsir-Cullen (Ernest John Goodsir-Cullen, 1912-1993), Indian field hockey halfback who won 1936 Berlin Olympic gold with British India; brother of 1928 gold medallist Willie; later a doctor in Northern Ireland and England.

Ernie Hamilton

Ernie Hamilton (Ernest Samuel Hamilton, 1883-1964), Canadian lacrosse player with the Montreal Lacrosse Club who won gold in men's lacrosse at the 1908 London Olympics, beating Great Britain 14-10; later a lacrosse and hockey administrator.

European ice hockey championships

IIHF Ice Hockey European Championship, the annual European national-team ice hockey title from 1910; stand-alone events until Berlin 1932, then a title for the top European team at the World Championship until 1991.

Eva Aizpurua

Eva Aizpurua (Eva Aizpurua Altuna, born 2005) is a Spanish ice hockey forward who won gold in girls' 3-on-3 ice hockey for mixed Team Yellow at the 2020 Lausanne Winter Youth Olympics and later played for Spain at the 2026 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I.

Eva de Goede

Eva de Goede (Eva Drummond-De Goede), Dutch field hockey midfielder born 1989 in Zeist; three-time Olympic champion (2008, 2012, 2020), three World Cup titles, FIH Player of the Year 2018 and 2019, longtime Netherlands captain.