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Jimmy Kirkwood
Jimmy Kirkwood (James William Kirkwood, born 1962, Lisburn) is a Northern Irish field hockey forward who won 1988 Olympic gold with Great Britain, earned 79 caps for Ireland and Britain, and also played cricket for Ireland.
Jimmy Vesey
Jimmy Vesey, American winger, 2016 Hobey Baker winner from Harvard; refused to sign with Nashville (66th overall, 2012), signed with the Rangers, played nine NHL seasons for six teams (626 GP, 194 points), traded to Colorado in 2025, now with Genève-Servette.
Jiri Dopita
Jiri Dopita (Jiří Dopita), Czech ice hockey center born 1968 in Šumperk; 1998 Nagano Olympic champion, three-time world champion (1996, 2000, 2001), seven-time Czech Extraliga champion, later briefly with the Flyers and Oilers.
Jiri Slegr
Jiří Šlégr, Czech ice hockey defenseman born 1971 in Jihlava; Triple Gold Club member with 1998 Nagano Olympic gold, 2005 World Championship, and 2002 Stanley Cup with Detroit; later politician and Czech national team GM.
Joaquin Menini
Joaquin Menini (Joaquín Raúl Menini Suero), born 1991 in Buenos Aires, is a field hockey forward who won Olympic gold with Argentina at Rio 2016 and later played for Spain, finishing fourth at Paris 2024.
Jocelyne Lamoureux Davidson
Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson, born 1989 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, is a retired American ice hockey forward, twin of Monique Lamoureux, three-time Olympian with 2018 gold and 2010/2014 silvers, scorer of the 2018 shootout-winning goal.
Jocelyne Larocque
Jocelyne Larocque, Canadian ice hockey defenceman from Ste. Anne, Manitoba; two Olympic golds (2014, 2022) and two silvers (2018, 2026); first Indigenous woman to win Olympic hockey gold for Canada.
Joe Galibardy
Joe Galibardy (Joseph Deville Thomas Galibardy, 1915-2011), Indian field hockey left half, BNR Railways; won 1936 Berlin Olympic gold with British India, played all five matches in the 8-1 final win over Germany, last surviving member of either 1936 finalist team, emigrated to Walthamstow, England in 1956.
Joe Louis Arena
Joe Louis Arena, Detroit's city-owned riverfront arena (1979-2017), home of the Red Wings and four Stanley Cup wins, host of the 1980 RNC, demolished 2019-2020 for Water Square redevelopment.
Joe Nieuwendyk
Joe Nieuwendyk, Canadian Hall of Fame center (born 1966, Oshawa, Ontario); won Stanley Cups with Calgary 1989, Dallas 1999, New Jersey 2003; 1999 Conn Smythe; 2002 Olympic gold; later Dallas Stars GM.
Joe Pavelski
Joe Pavelski, American NHL forward from Plover, Wisconsin; played 18 seasons with San Jose Sharks and Dallas Stars; 1,068 points, U.S.-born record 74 playoff goals, retired 2024.
Joe Phillips
Joe Phillips (Joseph Phillips, 1911-1987), Indian field hockey player from Bombay; won gold with British India in men's hockey at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, playing one match; distinct from other Olympians named Phillips.
Joe Sakic
Joe Sakic, born 1969 in Burnaby, BC, is a Hockey Hall of Fame centre who played 20 NHL seasons with Quebec/Colorado, captained Stanley Cup wins in 1996 and 2001, won the 2001 Hart Trophy and 2002 Olympic gold, and now leads the Avalanche's hockey operations.
Joe Sullivan
Joe Sullivan (Joseph Albert Taylor Sullivan, 1901–1988), Canadian ice hockey goaltender and 1928 St. Moritz Olympic gold medalist; later otolaryngologist, University of Toronto professor, and Canadian Senator; distinct from New Zealand rower Joseph Sullivan.
Joe Thornton
Joe Thornton, "Jumbo Joe" (born 1979, London, Ontario), Canadian center drafted first overall in 1997 by Boston, traded to San Jose Nov. 30, 2005; 1,539 NHL points, 2005-06 Art Ross and Hart winner, 2010 Olympic gold, Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2025.
Joel Quenneville
Joel Quenneville, born 1958 in Windsor, Ontario, is an NHL head coach, second all-time in wins behind Scotty Bowman, three-time Stanley Cup winner with Chicago (2010, 2013, 2015), and current Anaheim Ducks coach after a 2021-24 ban over the Blackhawks abuse scandal.
Johann Blank
Johann Blank (Seppl), German water polo goalkeeper (1904-1983) from Nürnberg, club SB Bayern 07; played one match, the semi-final against Great Britain, for the gold-medal German team at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics.
John Beresford
John Beresford (1866-1944), 5th Baron Decies, British army officer and polo player who won 1900 Olympic polo gold with Foxhunters Hurlingham; also the name of a 1966-born English footballer and rower Jack Beresford.
John Christensen
John Christensen: name of several Olympians, chiefly a New Zealand field hockey inside right (born 1948, Christchurch) who won gold at Montreal 1976 after three Games; also a Danish 1936 swimmer and a Swedish 1980 modern pentathlete.
John Harrington
John Michael "Bah" Harrington (born 1957, Virginia, Minnesota) is the American right wing who won 1980 Olympic ice hockey gold with the Miracle on Ice team, played at the 1984 Games, and has coached Saint John's University since 1993. Not the boxer Kellie, golfer Padraig, or other Harringtons.
John John Dohmen
John John Dohmen, born 1988 in Anderlecht, is a retired Belgian field hockey midfielder, the most-capped international hockey player with 481 caps and 63 goals, an Olympic gold medalist at Tokyo 2020, and now coach of France's men's team.
John LeClair
John LeClair (born 1969, St. Albans, Vermont), American NHL left wing; 406 goals, 819 points in 967 games; 1993 Stanley Cup with Montreal; first U.S.-born player with three straight 50-goal seasons with the Flyers' Legion of Doom line.
John Sewell
John Sewell (1882–1947), Scottish-born British tug-of-war puller and City of London Police officer; Olympic silver 1912 Stockholm and gold 1920 Antwerp; also British Cumberland & Westmoreland heavyweight wrestling champion 1907–1910.
John Tavares
John Tavares, born 1990 in Mississauga, Ontario, is a Canadian NHL center drafted first overall in 2009 by the Islanders, former captain of both the Islanders and Toronto Maple Leafs, with 1,165 career points and 2014 Olympic gold.
Johnny Coward
Johnny "Red" Coward (John Coward, 1907-1989) was a British ice hockey left wing with the Richmond Hawks who won gold with Great Britain at the 1936 Winter Olympics and silver at the 1937 World Championships, later settling in Canada.
Johnny Gaudreau
Johnny Gaudreau (1993-2024), "Johnny Hockey," American NHL left wing for the Calgary Flames and Columbus Blue Jackets; 2014 Hobey Baker winner, 2021-22 First All-Star Team (40-75-115), Lady Byng 2017, 743 points in 763 games; died with brother Matthew in a 2024 cycling crash.
Jon Cooper (ice hockey)
Jon Cooper, born in Prince George, BC, is the Tampa Bay Lightning head coach since 2013, the NHL's longest-tenured coach, a two-time Stanley Cup winner (2020, 2021), 2025-26 Jack Adams recipient, and Canada's Olympic coach.
Jon Ledecky
Jon Ledecky (born 1958) is an American private equity investor, co-owner and alternate governor of the NHL's New York Islanders since 2014, former Washington Capitals co-owner with Ted Leonsis, and uncle of swimmer Katie Ledecky.
Jon Potter
Jon Potter (Jonathan Nicholas Mark Potter, born 1963) is a British former field hockey player, Olympic gold medallist at Seoul 1988 and bronze medallist at Los Angeles 1984, record 234-cap England/GB international, later a spirits and beer marketing executive.
Jonas Bergqvist
Jonas Bergqvist (Pär Jonas Bergqvist, "Berka"), Swedish ice hockey right winger born 1962, Leksands IF and Tre Kronor: 272 caps, Olympic gold 1994, World titles 1987, 1991, 1998, Hall of Fame 2013.