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Overtime (ice hockey)
Overtime (ice hockey): extra sudden-death periods deciding tied games. NHL uses 5-minute 3-on-3 plus shootout in the regular season and unlimited 20-minute 5-on-5 periods in the playoffs; IIHF and NCAA use variants.
Owen Nolan
Owen Nolan, Belfast-born Canadian right wing, first overall pick in 1990 by Quebec; 1,200 NHL games, 422 goals, 885 points, five All-Star Games, 2002 Olympic gold; Sharks captain and franchise scoring leader.
P. K. Subban
P.K. Subban (Pernell Karl Subban, born 1989, Toronto) is a Canadian former NHL defenseman; Norris Trophy 2013, 2017 Stanley Cup Final with Nashville, Sochi 2014 Olympic gold, retired 2022 after 834 games and 467 points.
P. R. Sreejesh
P. R. Sreejesh (Parattu Ravendran Sreejesh, born 1988), Indian field hockey goalkeeper from Kerala; 336 caps, four Olympics, captain, back-to-back Olympic bronze (Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024), three-time FIH Goalkeeper of the Year, Padma Bhushan 2025.
Pacific Coliseum
Pacific Coliseum, "the Rink on Renfrew," is a 1968 indoor arena at Hastings Park, Vancouver; first home of the NHL Canucks (1970–1995), 2010 Olympics skating venue, and current home of the PWHL Vancouver Goldeneyes.
Pakistan men's national field hockey team
Pakistan men's national field hockey team, the Green Shirts, PHF-governed side; record four World Cup titles (1971, 1978, 1982, 1994) and three Olympic golds (1960, 1968, 1984), in long decline since the mid-1990s.
Pål Trulsen
Pål Trulsen (born 1962, Drøbak), Norwegian curler; skip of Norway's 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic gold-medal men's team; later coach of the 2010 gold team, general secretary of the Norwegian Curling Association, and 2026 World Curling Hall of Fame inductee.
Paolo Caldarella
Paolo Caldarella, Italian water polo center forward (Ortigia Siracusa), Olympic gold at Barcelona 1992 with Italy, 1986 world silver, died 27 September 1993 in a motorcycle crash in Siracusa.
Pardeep Narwal (परदीप नरवाल)
Pardeep Narwal (परदीप नरवाल), the 'Dubki King', is a retired Indian kabaddi left raider and PKL all-time leader with 1,801 raid points, 88 Super 10s, and three straight Patna Pirates titles.
Pasquale Buonocore
Pasquale Buonocore (1916–2003), Italian water polo goalkeeper from Napoli; Rari Nantes Napoli player and member of 'The Settebello', gold medalist at the 1947 European Championships and London 1948 Olympics.
Pat Burns
Pat Burns (1952-2010), Canadian NHL head coach with Montreal, Toronto, Boston, and New Jersey; only three-time Jack Adams winner and 2003 Stanley Cup champion with the Devils; Hockey Hall of Fame 2014.
Pat LaFontaine
Pat LaFontaine, born 1965, American NHL center for the Islanders, Sabres, and Rangers; 468 goals, 1,013 points in 865 games; Hockey Hall of Fame 2003; retired 1998 after concussions.
Patna Pirates
Patna Pirates, Pro Kabaddi League franchise from Patna, Bihar, owned by Rajesh Shah; only team to win three straight PKL titles (Seasons 3-5) with Pardeep Narwal, five finals, most all-time raid points.
Patrice Bergeron
Patrice Bergeron, born 1985 in L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec, is a retired Canadian center who played 19 NHL seasons with the Boston Bruins, won a record six Selke Trophies, the 2011 Stanley Cup, and entered the Hockey Hall of Fame first-ballot in 2026.
Patrick Kane
Patrick Kane, born 1988 in Buffalo, is an American NHL right wing, 2007 No. 1 pick, three-time Stanley Cup champion with Chicago, and the all-time leading U.S.-born scorer with 1,400 points, now back with the Blackhawks.
Patrick Marleau
Patrick Marleau, Canadian NHL center (born Sept. 15, 1979, Swift Current, Sask.), San Jose Sharks icon drafted No. 2 in 1997; NHL all-time leader with 1,779 games played, 1,197 points, two Olympic golds, No. 12 retired by Sharks.
Patrick Maroon
Patrick Maroon, nicknamed the Big Rig, is a retired American ice hockey left winger who won three consecutive Stanley Cups from 2019 to 2021 with the Blues and Lightning.
Patrick Roy
Patrick Roy, born in 1965 in Quebec City, is a Canadian former NHL goaltender who won four Stanley Cups with Montreal and Colorado and later coached the Avalanche and Islanders.
Patrick Sharp
Patrick Sharp (born 1981, Winnipeg) is a Canadian former NHL winger who played 15 seasons with Philadelphia, Chicago, and Dallas, won three Stanley Cups (2010, 2013, 2015) and 2014 Olympic gold, then became a broadcaster and Flyers hockey operations advisor.
Patrik Dalen
Patrik Dalen, Norwegian ice hockey center (born 2004, Lørenskog), Youth Olympic 3-on-3 gold medalist 2020, former Lørenskog IK captain and Mora IK player, now with Vålerenga in Norway's EliteHockey Ligaen.
Patrik Eliáš
Patrik Eliáš, Czech ice hockey forward (born 1976, Třebíč), spent his entire 1995-2016 NHL career with the New Jersey Devils: 1,240 games, franchise-record 1,025 points, two Stanley Cups (2000, 2003), No. 26 retired, now Czech national team GM.
Patrik Laine
Patrik Laine, Finnish NHL right winger (Tampere-born, 2016 second-overall pick) for the Montreal Canadiens; 224 goals in 537 games, 98.27 mph shot, traded Winnipeg-Columbus 2021 and Columbus-Montreal 2024, $8.7M cap hit through 2025-26.
Patsy Guzzo
Patsy Guzzo (Patrick Joseph Guzzo), Canadian ice hockey forward, RCAF Flyers corporal who won gold for Canada at the 1948 St. Moritz Olympics; 8 games, 5 goals, 12 points; birth year disputed (1914 vs 1917).
Patteson Nickalls
Patteson Nickalls, full name Patteson Womersley Nickalls, was an English polo player and British Army officer who won gold at the 1908 London Olympics and served in the Boer War.
Paul Ackerley
Paul Ackerley (Paul Douglas Ackerley, 1949-2011) was a New Zealand field hockey right-half who won gold at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, later coached the NZ women's team to 1998 Commonwealth Games bronze, and worked for SPARC.
Paul Barber
Paul Barber (Paul Jason Barber, born 1955, Peterborough) is a British field hockey left-back who won Olympic bronze at Los Angeles 1984 and gold as vice-captain at Seoul 1988, scoring in five straight matches; not the actor or the Brighton CEO.
Paul Bissonnette
Paul Bissonnette, "Biz" or "Biz Nasty", Canadian former NHL enforcer, 202 games with Pittsburgh Penguins and Phoenix Coyotes; now NHL on TNT studio analyst and Spittin' Chiclets podcast co-host.
Paul Coffey
Paul Coffey, born 1961 in Weston, Ontario, is a Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman (Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins, seven other NHL teams) who won four Stanley Cups, three Norris Trophies, and set the defenseman single-season goal record (48).
Paul Kariya
Paul Kariya (Paul Tetsuhiko Kariya), Canadian left wing born 1974 in Vancouver; 989 points in 989 NHL games with Anaheim, Colorado, Nashville, St. Louis; Hobey Baker 1993; Olympic gold 2002; Hockey Hall of Fame 2017.
Paul Maurice
Paul Maurice, Canadian NHL head coach from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, coaching Florida Panthers since 2022; won back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2024 and 2025 after earlier stints with Hartford/Carolina, Toronto, and Winnipeg.