Hockey and remaining team sports

Niko Ojamaki

Niko Ojamäki, full name Niko Juhani Ojamäki, is a Finnish professional ice hockey right wing who won Olympic gold with Finland in 2022 and led the KHL in goals in 2021-22.

Nikolay Borshchevsky (Николай Константинович Борщевский), born 1965 in Tomsk, Russian right winger; 1992 Olympic gold with the Unified Team, joint top scorer with 7 goals, then Toronto Maple Leafs NHL forward (74-point rookie season) and later KHL coach.

Nikolay Drozdetsky

Nikolay Drozdetsky (Николай Дроздецкий, 1957–1995), Soviet ice hockey right winger for SKA Leningrad and CSKA Moscow; 1984 Olympic champion and tournament top scorer with 10 goals, two-time world champion, 1981 Canada Cup winner.

Nikolay Khlystov

Nikolay Khlystov (Николай Павлович Хлыстов, 1932–1999), Soviet ice hockey forward; Krylya Sovetov 1950–61, Olympic gold 1956 Cortina, world champion 1954 and 1956, Soviet champion 1957.

Nikolay Melnikov

Nikolay Melnikov (Николай Андреевич Мельников), born 1948 in Moscow, is a Soviet water polo player who won Olympic gold at Munich 1972 and placed eighth at Montreal 1976, with a 1975 world title.

Nikolay Puchkov

Nikolay Puchkov (Николай Георгиевич Пучков, 1930–2005), Soviet ice hockey goaltender and coach; Olympic champion 1956, two-time world champion, nine-time USSR champion with VVS and CSKA, later SKA Leningrad coach.

Nikolay Sologubov

Nikolay Sologubov (Николай Михайлович Сологубов, 1924–1988), Soviet ice hockey defenseman, CSKA Moskva 1949–64, nine Soviet titles, captain of the USSR national team 1957–61, Olympic gold 1956 and bronze 1960, IIHF Hall of Fame 2004.

Noeki Klein

Noeki Klein, Dutch water polo player (born 1983, Leiderdorp), won gold with the Netherlands at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and bronze at the 2010 European Championships; later an education team leader at MBO Rijnland.

Noel Purcell

Noel Mary Joseph Purcell (1891-1962), Irish water polo player and solicitor from Dublin; won 1920 Olympic gold for Great Britain, then captained Ireland in 1924, the first Olympian to represent two countries, and was also an Irish rugby international.

Nolan Patrick

Nolan Patrick, Canadian center born 1998 in Winnipeg, Brandon Wheat Kings star and 2nd overall pick of the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2017 NHL Draft behind Nico Hischier; injuries limited his NHL career to 222 games.

Nora Pollestad

Nora Pollestad (Nora Hundsnes Pollestad), Norwegian ice hockey defender born 2004 in Stavanger; Stavanger Hockey youth product, gold medalist in girls' 3-on-3 ice hockey at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, Norway women's international, now at Utica University (NCAA III).

Norm Malloy

Norm Malloy (Norbert Joseph Malloy), Canadian ice hockey forward, born 28 July 1905 Renfrew, Ontario, died 15 August 1982 Regina; won 1932 Lake Placid Olympic gold with Canada, 5 games, 3 goals; not an original Winnipeg Hockey Club member.

North American Hockey League

North American Hockey League (NAHL), USA Hockey's only Tier II tuition-free junior hockey league, 36 US teams, Robertson Cup champion, record 338+ NCAA commitments per season; distinct from the defunct 1970s professional league of the same name.

Northlands Coliseum

Northlands Coliseum, later Edmonton Coliseum, Skyreach Centre, and Rexall Place, was Edmonton's indoor arena from 1974, home of the Oilers until 2016, closed 2018, and slated for demolition by fall 2026.

Nova Peris Kneebone

Nova Peris Kneebone (Nova Maree Peris-Kneebone), born 1971 in Darwin, is an Aboriginal Australian Olympian who won hockey gold at Atlanta 1996, sprinted at Sydney 2000, and served as the first Indigenous woman in Australia's federal parliament, 2013 to 2016.

Núria Olivé

Núria Olivé (Núria Olivé Vancells), born 1968 in Barcelona, Spanish field hockey player; won gold with Spain in the women's tournament at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the first Olympic gold for a Spanish women's team sport; clubs Júnior FC and Línia 22 H.C.

Oakland Arena

Oakland Arena, formerly Oracle Arena and Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, is a 19,200-capacity indoor arena in Oakland, California, opened in 1966; home of the Golden State Warriors 1971-2019, now a concert venue being sold to AASEG.

Offside (ice hockey)

Offside (ice hockey): violation when attacking players' skates precede the puck across the attacking blue line; NHL/IIHF 3D blue line, delayed offside, tag-up, coach's challenge, 1929 origin.

Oleg Zaytsev

Oleg Zaytsev (Олег Зайцев), Soviet ice hockey defenseman (1939-1993), CSKA Moskva; two Olympic golds (1964, 1968), four world and European titles; distinct from powerlifter and hockey namesakes.

Olen Zellweger

Olen Zellweger (born 2003, Calgary) is a Canadian NHL defenseman, drafted 34th overall in 2021 by Anaheim, traded to the Buffalo Sabres in June 2026 for Anton Wahlberg and the 45th pick, then signed for 3 years, $9.3 million.

Oliver Korn

Oliver Korn (born 1984, Düsseldorf) is a German field hockey forward, two-time Olympic champion (Beijing 2008, London 2012) and Rio 2016 bronze medalist with Germany; clubs Düsseldorfer HC and UHC Hamburg.

Oliver Kurtz

Oliver Michael Kurtz, born 1971 in Cologne, German field hockey forward; 1992 Barcelona Olympic gold (2-1 final win over Australia), 33 German caps 1991-95, later international coach; distinct from rower Oliver Bub and diver Frank Kurtz.

Ontario Hockey League

Ontario Hockey League (OHL), major junior hockey league of 20 teams in Ontario, Michigan, and Pennsylvania; a Canadian Hockey League member whose clubs compete for the J. Ross Robertson Cup and supply NHL and U SPORTS talent.

Original Six

Original Six: the Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and Toronto Maple Leafs, the NHL's entire membership from 1942-43 to 1966-67 before 1967 expansion.

Orval Gravelle

Orval "Red" Gravelle (Israel Jean Orval Gravelle, 1927-1997), Canadian ice hockey defenseman and RCAF machinist; youngest member of the gold-medal RCAF Flyers at the 1948 St. Moritz Winter Olympics, later a junior hockey coach in Ontario.

Oshawa FireWolves

The Oshawa FireWolves are a National Lacrosse League box lacrosse team in Oshawa, Ontario, announced in 2025 after relocating from Albany, where the franchise was the Albany FireWolves.

Oskar Deecke

Oskar Deecke (born 1986, Hamburg) is a German field hockey forward, 213 caps, who won Olympic gold at London 2012 and bronze at Rio 2016, plus indoor world titles in 2007 and 2011.

Ottawa Black Bears

Ottawa Black Bears, formerly the New York Riptide, were an NLL box lacrosse franchise at Canadian Tire Centre for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons, led by Jeff Teat, and discontinued operations in September 2026.

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators (Les Sénateurs d'Ottawa), NHL Eastern Conference franchise granted December 16, 1991, first season 1992-93, reviving the 1917-34 original Senators; play at Canadian Tire Centre in Kanata, planning a LeBreton Flats arena.