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Mike Babcock
Mike Babcock, Canadian NHL head coach (Anaheim, Detroit, Toronto, Columbus, Edmonton Oilers since June 2026); 700 wins, 2008 Stanley Cup, Olympic golds 2010 and 2014, resigned from Columbus in 2023 before coaching a game.
Mike Bossy
Mike Bossy (1957-2022), Canadian NHL right wing for the New York Islanders; 573 goals in 752 games, NHL-record nine straight 50-goal seasons, four straight Stanley Cups 1980-83, Hall of Fame 1991.
Mike Comrie
Mike Comrie, born 1980 in Edmonton, nicknamed The Edmonton Kid and The Brick, Canadian NHL center 2000-11. Oilers draft pick (91st overall, 1999), Michigan Hobey Baker finalist, 365 points in 589 games, 2003 world championship gold.
Mike Danton
Mike Danton, born Mike Jefferson (1980, Brampton, Ontario), Canadian NHL center for the Devils and Blues; 87 NHL games; imprisoned 2004 for a murder-for-hire plot targeting agent David Frost; paroled 2009.
Mike Emrick
Mike "Doc" Emrick (born 1946, La Fontaine, Indiana) is an American hockey play-by-play sportscaster, lead voice of NHL on NBC 2011-2020, Devils announcer 1993-2011, Foster Hewitt Award 2008, retired after 47 years and over 3,700 games.
Mike Eruzione
Mike Eruzione (born 1954, Winthrop, Massachusetts) is the American hockey player who captained the 1980 US Olympic team and scored the winning goal in the Miracle on Ice 4-3 upset of the Soviet Union; he never played in the NHL.
Mike Fisher (ice hockey)
Mike Fisher, born 1980, Canadian NHL center for Ottawa Senators and Nashville Predators; 1,104 games, 589 points; Predators captain in 2017 Stanley Cup Final; retired 2018; married to Carrie Underwood.
Mike Modano
Mike Modano is an American former NHL center who won the 1999 Stanley Cup with Dallas and holds the record for goals (561) by a US-born player.
Mike Peca
Mike Peca (Michael Anthony Peca, born 1974, Toronto) is a Canadian former NHL center, two-time Selke Trophy winner (1997 Buffalo, 2002 Islanders), 2002 Olympic gold medalist, and current Chicago Blackhawks assistant coach.
Mike Ramsey
Mike Ramsey (Michael Allen Ramsey, born 1960, Minneapolis) is an American defenseman, youngest member of the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" Olympic gold-medal hockey team, and an 18-season NHL player, 14 with the Buffalo Sabres; distinct from two same-named baseball players.
Mike Richter
Mike Richter (born 1966, Abington, Pennsylvania), American goaltender, entire 14-year NHL career with the New York Rangers; 666 games, 301 wins, 1994 Stanley Cup, 1996 World Cup MVP, No. 35 retired 2004, not in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Mike Sullivan (ice hockey)
Mike Sullivan (born 1968, Marshfield, MA) is an American NHL coach, head coach of the New York Rangers and Team USA at the 2026 Olympics; former Penguins coach who won back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017.
Mikhail Grigorenko
Mikhail Grigorenko (Михаил Олегович Григоренко), born 1994 in Khabarovsk, is a Russian ice hockey forward with Traktor Chelyabinsk; ex-Buffalo first-rounder, three-time Gagarin Cup winner with CSKA, 2018 Olympic gold and 2022 silver medalist.
Mikhail Sergachev (Михаил Александрович Сергачёв)
Mikhail Sergachev (Михаил Александрович Сергачёв), Russian NHL defenseman, ninth pick of the 2016 draft, two-time Stanley Cup champion with Tampa Bay, traded to Utah in 2024, now Mammoth alternate captain and top-pairing defenseman.
Mikhail Shtalenkov
Mikhail Shtalenkov (Михаил Шталенков), Russian goaltender born 1965 in Moscow; 1992 Olympic gold with the Unified Team, 1998 silver, 11 Olympic wins, and seven NHL seasons with Anaheim, Edmonton, Phoenix, and Florida.
Mikhail Vasilyev (olympedia 98583)
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vasilyev (Михаил Александрович Васильев), Soviet ice hockey forward, 1984 Sarajevo Olympic champion with CSKA Moskva; later played and coached in Italy; distinct from the 1988 handball Olympic champion of the same name.
Mikko Lehtonen
Mikko Lehtonen (Mikko Kasper Lehtonen), Finnish defenseman born 1994 in Turku; 2022 Olympic gold medalist, 2026 bronze medalist and flagbearer, 26 NHL games with Toronto and Columbus, now ZSC Lions defenseman.
Mikko Rantanen
Mikko Rantanen, Finnish NHL right wing for the Dallas Stars; drafted 10th overall in 2015 by Colorado, 2022 Stanley Cup champion, traded via Carolina to Dallas in 2025 on an eight-year, $96 million deal.
Milan Hejduk
Milan Hejduk, Czech ice hockey right wing (born 1976, Ústí nad Labem), played 14 NHL seasons for the Colorado Avalanche, won the 2001 Stanley Cup and 1998 Nagano Olympic gold, and led the NHL with 50 goals in 2002-03.
Milan Lucic
Milan Lucic, Vancouver-born NHL left winger, played 17 seasons with Boston, Los Angeles, Edmonton, and Calgary, won the 2011 Stanley Cup with the Bruins, retired June 7, 2026 with 1,177 games and 586 points, then became a Sabres pro scout.
Milorad Krivokapic
Milorad Krivokapić (Милорад Кривокапић) names two athletes: a Yugoslav water polo goalkeeper (born 1956, Olympic gold 1984, silver 1980, world gold 1986) and a Serbian-Hungarian handball right back (born 1980, Senta).
Milwaukee Admirals
Milwaukee Admirals, AHL ice hockey team in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, playing at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena; founded 1970, Nashville Predators affiliate since 1998, 2004 Calder Cup champions.
Minami Kamada
Minami Kamada (鎌田 美南, born 2004) is a Japanese ice hockey forward for DK Peregrine and Japan's national team, a 2020 Youth Olympics gold medalist.
Minke Booij
Minke Booij (born 1977, Zaanstad) is a Dutch former field hockey captain, 227 caps, Olympic gold 2008, world champion 2006, FIH World Player of the Year; now Directeur Topsport at Team EIFFEL and Sportgala jury chair.
Minke Smabers
Minke Smabers (later Minke Smeets), Dutch field hockey midfielder born 1979 in The Hague; record 312 caps for the Netherlands, Olympic gold 2008, silver 2004, bronze 2000, World Cup 2006, sister of Hanneke Smabers.
Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey
Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey: University of Minnesota Division I team in the Big Ten, playing at 3M Arena at Mariucci. Five NCAA titles (1974, 1976, 1979, 2002, 2003), 30 conference regular-season championships; new head coach Brett Larson for 2026-27.
Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars, NHL expansion franchise (1967-1993) at the Met Center in Bloomington, predecessor of the Dallas Stars; Stanley Cup Finalist in 1981 and 1991, moved to Dallas by owner Norm Green in 1993.
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild, NHL Western Conference ice hockey team in Saint Paul, Minnesota; franchise granted June 25, 1997, began play 2000-01; plays at Grand Casino Arena (formerly Xcel Energy Center); first playoff series win since 2015 came in 2026.
Minor ice hockey
Minor ice hockey: organized youth ice hockey under USA Hockey and Hockey Canada, from house league to AAA. Key facts: body checking from bantam/U15, neck guards mandatory under 18, 387,910 US youth players 2022-23.
Minor league
Minor league: professional sports leagues below the major leagues in North America, notably Minor League Baseball (since 1901) and hockey's AHL (Triple-A, formed 1936) and ECHL (Double-A, 1988), which develop players for MLB, the NHL, and the NBA through affiliations.