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Juuso Hietanen
Juuso Hietanen, Finnish ice hockey defenseman born 1985 in Hämeenlinna; HPK product, 10 KHL seasons, 2022 Olympic gold and 2022 World Championship with Finland, retired October 2025.
Kaaya Komoto
Kaaya Komoto (小本 花綾, born 2005) is a Japanese ice hockey defender for Toyota Cygnus who won gold with Japan in the girls' ice hockey tournament at the 2020 Lausanne Winter Youth Olympics.
Kabaddi
Kabaddi, also Chedugudu or Hu-Tu-Tu, is a contact team sport of Indian origin: seven-a-side teams, a 30-second raider, no ball. Official at the 1990 Asian Games; Pro Kabaddi League since 2014.
Kabaddi in India
Kabaddi in India: the indigenous contact sport's history, rules (raider, antis, 30-second raid), AKFI governance since 1972, Asian Games golds from 1990, and the Pro Kabaddi League, India's second-most watched sports league after the IPL.
Kabaddi World Cup (World Kabaddi)
Kabaddi World Cup (World Kabaddi), the WKF's international kabaddi tournament, distinct from the IKF standard-style and Punjab circle-style World Cups; India won both men's and women's 2025 titles in England, 44-41 over England in the final.
Kacey Bellamy
Kacey Bellamy (born 1987) is an American ice hockey defenseman who won Olympic silver in 2010 and 2014 and gold in 2018, plus eight world titles.
Kali Flanagan
Kali Flanagan (Kali Dora Flanagan, born 1995) is an American ice hockey defender, 2018 Olympic gold medalist and 2017 World champion, now a Toronto Sceptres defender in the PWHL after PHF Boston Pride years.
Kalimullah
Kalimullah (Kalimullah Khan), Pakistani field hockey player born 1958 in Bahawalpur; won Olympic gold in men's hockey at the 1984 Los Angeles Games and Asian Games gold 1982, silver 1986. Distinct from footballer Kalamullah Al Hafiz and Omani cricketer Kaleemullah.
Kansas City Scouts
Kansas City Scouts, NHL expansion team 1974-76 at Kemper Arena; awarded 1972 for $6 million; 27-110-23 all time; became Colorado Rockies in 1976 and New Jersey Devils in 1982.
Karen Marsden
Karen Marsden (born 1962) is an Australian field hockey goalkeeper, OAM, who won gold with the Hockeyroos at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the 1994 Dublin World Cup, and the 1993 Champions Trophy, playing 68 internationals.
Karl Bahre
Karl Bähre (Karl Bahre), German water polo player (1899-1960) of Wasserfreunde 98 Hannover; won gold with Germany at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, leading German scorer, 33 internationals, four German titles.
Kasperi Kapanen
Kasperi Kapanen, Finnish NHL right wing (born 1996, Kuopio), son of Sami Kapanen; drafted 22nd overall by Pittsburgh in 2014, played for Toronto, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Edmonton; known for speed and overtime goals.
Kate Richardson Walsh
Kate Richardson Walsh, born Kathrin Louise Richardson-Walsh in 1980, is a retired English field hockey defender who captained Great Britain for 13 years and won gold at Rio 2016.
Kate Starre
Kate Starre, born Katherine Starre in 1971, is an Australian field hockey midfielder who won Olympic gold with the Hockeyroos at Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000.
Kathleen Partridge
Kathleen Partridge (Kathleen Anne Partridge, 1963-2021), Australian Hockeyroos goalkeeper, Seoul 1988 Olympic gold medallist, 1992 vice-captain, and pioneering national goalkeeping coach for the Hockeyroos and Kookaburras.
Katie Allen
Katie Allen (Kate Ruth Allen), born 1974 in Adelaide, Australian field hockey player with the Canberra Strikers; Olympic gold at Sydney 2000, fifth at Athens 2004, World Champion 1994 and 1998, Champions Trophy winner 1995, 1997, 2003.
Katie Weatherston
Katie Weatherston (Katherine Marie Weatherston), Canadian ice hockey forward born 1983 in Thunder Bay; won Olympic gold at Turin 2006 (4 goals, 1 assist in 5 games), world gold 2007, silver 2008; Dartmouth College star.
Katya Blong
Katya Blong (born 2005) is a New Zealand ice hockey forward who won gold in girls' 3-on-3 ice hockey for Team Yellow at the 2020 Lausanne Winter Youth Olympics and has played for New Zealand at world championships.
Keith Tkachuk
Keith Tkachuk, American NHL power forward (1972, Melrose, MA), 538 goals and 1,065 points in 1,201 games for Winnipeg, Phoenix, St. Louis, Atlanta; led NHL with 52 goals in 1996-97; four-time Olympian, 1996 World Cup winner; Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2026; father of Matthew and Brady.
Keith Yandle
Keith Yandle, born 1986 in Boston, is a retired American NHL defenseman (Coyotes, Rangers, Panthers, Flyers) who set the NHL ironman record with 989 consecutive games, 2009-2022, later passed by Phil Kessel.
Kelly Jonker
Kelly Jonker (Kelly Maria Jonker), born 1990 in Amstelveen, Dutch field hockey forward; 168 caps, 68 goals for the Netherlands; Olympic gold 2012, silver 2016; world champion 2014 and 2018; retired internationally in 2019.
Kelly Pannek
Kelly Pannek, American ice hockey forward (Minnesota Frost, PWHL), three-time U.S. Olympian with gold 2018, silver 2022, gold 2026; first official signing in PWHL history.
Ken Dryden
Ken Dryden (Kenneth Wayne Dryden, 1947-2025), Canadian Hall of Fame goaltender; won six Stanley Cups and five Vezina Trophies with the Montreal Canadiens, later Maple Leafs president, author of The Game, and Liberal MP.
Ken Moore
Ken Moore (Kenneth Strath Moore, 1910-1981) was a Canadian ice hockey right winger from the Peepeekisis Cree Nation who won gold at the 1932 Lake Placid Olympics, the first First Nation athlete to win Olympic gold; distinct from American marathoner Kenny Moore.
Ken Morrow
Ken Morrow (Kenneth Arlington Morrow, born 1956, Flint, Michigan) is an American defenseman who won 1980 Olympic gold with the Miracle on Ice team and four straight Stanley Cups (1980-83) with the New York Islanders, the first NHL player to win both in one year; later Islanders Director of Pro Scouting.
Kendall Coyne Schofield
Kendall Coyne Schofield, American ice hockey forward (born 1992, Oak Lawn, Illinois), Minnesota Frost captain and four-time US Olympian with 2 gold and 2 silver medals; first woman in the NHL All-Star Skills fastest skater (14.346 s, 2019).
Kenny Jonsson
Kenny Jonsson (Per Anders Kenny Jönsson) is a Swedish former ice hockey defenseman who won Olympic gold in 1994 and 2006 and played 686 NHL games.
Keshav Dutt
Keshav Dutt (1925-2021) was an Indian field hockey half-back who won Olympic gold in 1948 and 1952, the last surviving member of the 1948 team.
Kevin Bieksa
Kevin Bieksa (born 1981, Grimsby, Ontario; nicknamed Juice) is a Canadian former NHL defenceman, 151st overall in 2001, whose double-overtime stanchion goal sent Vancouver to the 2011 Stanley Cup Final; he later became a Sportsnet analyst.
Khalid Hamid
Khalid Hamid, Pakistani field hockey left wing born 1962 in Gujranwala; won gold at 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and played at 1988 Seoul; PIA player, later coach and PIA manager in Qatar.