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Garnet Bailey
Garnet "Ace" Bailey (1948–2001), Canadian NHL left wing and scout; two Stanley Cups with Boston, five as Edmonton Oilers scout; Kings pro scouting director killed on United Flight 175, 9/11.
Gary Bettman
Gary Bettman, first NHL commissioner since February 1, 1993, former NBA general counsel under David Stern; presided over three lockouts, the salary cap, expansion from 24 to 32 teams, and revenue growth to about $6.2 billion.
Gauthier Boccard
Gauthier Boccard, born 1991 in Uccle, is a Belgian field hockey defender, Red Lions Olympic champion (Tokyo 2020), 2018 world and 2019 European champion with 310 caps, now player-director and Directeur Sportif at Royal Léopold Club.
Gavin McKenna
Gavin McKenna (born 2007) is a Canadian left wing from Whitehorse, Yukon; former Medicine Hat Tigers WHL star and Penn State freshman drafted first overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2026 NHL Draft.
Gene Grazia
Gene Grazia (Eugene Grazia, 1934-2014), American ice hockey left winger and Michigan State Spartan; won gold with the United States at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Olympics, the first U.S. Olympic hockey title, after playing for Milano HC and Italy in 1953.
Gennady Tsygankov
Gennady Tsygankov (Геннадий Цыганков), Soviet ice hockey defenseman, two-time Olympic champion (Sapporo 1972, Innsbruck 1976), six-time world champion, CSKA Moskva 1969–1979; died 2006.
Genrikh Sidorenkov
Genrikh Sidorenkov (Генрих Иванович Сидоренков, 1931–1990), Soviet ice hockey defenseman, CSKA Moscow; 1956 Olympic gold and 1960 bronze, two world titles, six Soviet championships, Hall of Fame 2004.
George Abel
George Gordon Abel (1916-1996), Canadian ice hockey forward from Melville, Saskatchewan; won 1952 Oslo Olympic gold with the Edmonton Mercurys, Canada's last hockey gold until 2002; nicknamed Mr. Hockey.
George Armstrong (ice hockey)
George "Chief" Armstrong (1930-2021), Canadian NHL right wing, played 21 seasons entirely with the Toronto Maple Leafs, captained them longest and to four Stanley Cups (1962-64, 1967), Hall of Fame 1975.
George Cattanach
George James Cattanach (1878-1954), Canadian lacrosse player with the Montreal and Winnipeg Shamrock clubs; won gold in men's lacrosse for the Winnipeg Shamrocks at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics.
George Cloutier
George Cloutier (1876-1946), Canadian lacrosse goalkeeper and Olympian, won gold with the Winnipeg Shamrocks at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics; later played for the Montreal Nationals, active until at least 1917.
George Garbutt
George Frederick "Tic" Garbutt (1903-1967) was a Canadian ice hockey forward from Winnipeg who won gold at the 1931 World Championships and the 1932 Lake Placid Olympics, scoring one goal in one game for The Winnipegs.
George Mara
George Edward Mara (1921-2006), Canadian ice hockey forward and executive; captain of the RCAF Flyers gold medalists at St. Moritz 1948 (17 goals in 8 games), later founder-chairman of the Olympic Trust of Canada, Order of Canada 1976.
George Marthins
George Marthins (George Eric McCarthy Marthins, 1905–1989), Indian field hockey inside-right who won gold with British India at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, scored 3 goals in 5 matches, and partnered Dhyan Chand.
George Mcgrath
George Mcgrath (George Frederick McGrath, 1885-1956), English field hockey inside-forward for Wimbledon HC; won gold with Great Britain in men's hockey at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics and umpired at the same Games.
George Nevinson
George Wilfred Nevinson (1882-1963), English water polo player and Salford SC back, won gold with Great Britain at the 1908 London Olympics, beating Belgium 9-2 in the final; a leg injury kept him from the 1912 Games.
George Rennie
George Haddow Rennie (1883-1966), Canadian lacrosse defender with the New Westminster Salmonbellies; won 1908 Olympic gold when Canada beat Great Britain 14-10; five national titles, Hall of Fame charter inductee.
George Van Cleaf
George W. Van Cleaf (1879–1905), American swimmer and water polo player with the New York Athletic Club; won 1904 Olympic water polo gold, fourth in the 4x50-yard relay, died of typhoid fever months after the St. Louis Games.
Georgie Twigg
Georgie Twigg (Georgina Sophie Twigg), English field hockey midfielder born 1990 in Lincoln; Olympic bronze London 2012 and gold Rio 2016 with Great Britain, eight national titles with Surbiton, retired 2016 for a law career, MBE 2017.
Geraldine Heaney
Geraldine Heaney (born 1967, Lurgan, Northern Ireland) is an Irish-born Canadian ice hockey defenceman; seven World Championship golds, 1998 Olympic silver, 2002 Olympic gold, IIHF and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee.
Gerard Gallant
Gerard Gallant (Spud), born 1963 in Summerside, PEI, Canadian NHL left winger (615 games, 480 points) and head coach of Columbus, Florida, Vegas, and the Rangers; won the 2018 Jack Adams Award.
Germany men's national ice hockey team
Germany men's national ice hockey team (Deutscher Eishockey-Bund), ranked 7th by the IIHF with 4910 points; 2023 World Championship silver medalists, 2026 Worlds Group A team, and host of the 2027 Worlds in Mannheim and Düsseldorf.
Gerry Davey
Gerry Davey (John Gerald Davey, 1914-1977), Canadian-born British ice hockey right wing; 1936 Olympic gold medalist and GB's all-time national-team goal-scoring record holder; British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame, 1949.
Gerry Glackan
Gerry Glackan (Gerald Rudolph Glackan, 1923-1965), Indian field hockey player born in Jabalpur; won gold with India in men's hockey at the 1948 London Olympics; surname once misspelled Glacken.
Ghulam Rasool
Ghulam Rasool (غلام رسول), Pakistani field hockey player and coach (1931-1991); won 1956 Olympic silver and 1960 Olympic gold with Pakistan, coached the 1972 silver team; father of Akhtar Rasool; distinct from swimmer Ghulam Rasul.
Gianfranco Pandolfini
Gianfranco Pandolfini (1920–1997), nicknamed Kiri, was an Italian water polo player who won gold at the 1948 London Olympics and the 1947 Monte Carlo European championship, playing for R.N. Florentia alongside his brother Tullio.
Gigi Marvin
Gigi Marvin (Gisele Marie Marvin), American ice hockey player from Warroad, Minnesota; three-time Olympian with silver 2010, silver 2014, gold 2018; Gophers star, NWHL Best Defenseman, later broadcaster.
Gillian Ferrari
Gillian Ferrari (born 1980, Thornhill, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenseman, 2006 Turin Olympic gold medallist, two-time IIHF World champion (2004, 2007), retired 2011.
Gina Kingsbury
Gina Kingsbury (born 1981, Uranium City, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian ice hockey forward and executive, two-time Olympic gold medallist (2006, 2010), former Hockey Canada women's team GM, and first GM of PWHL Toronto.
Giorgi Mshvenieradze
Giorgi Mshvenieradze (გიორგი მშვენიერაძე), born 1960 in Tbilisi, Soviet water polo center forward; Olympic gold 1980 and bronze 1988; son of Petre Mshvenieradze.