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Silvia Bosurgi
Silvia Bosurgi (born 1979, Messina) is an Italian water polo forward, Athens 2004 Olympic gold medalist, world champion Fukuoka 2001, and later coach and president of SSD Unime Messina.
Silvia Manrique
Silvia Manrique Pérez (born 1973, Llodio, Spain) is a retired Spanish field hockey player; she won gold with Spain at Barcelona 1992, scoring the only goal in the 1-0 final win over Australia, and played at Atlanta 1996.
Simon Gagné
Simon Gagné, born 1980 in Sainte-Foy, Quebec, is a Canadian former NHL left winger (Flyers, Lightning, Kings, Bruins; 601 points in 822 games) who won 2002 Olympic gold and the 2012 Stanley Cup, and is Quebec Remparts GM.
Simon Gougnard
Simon Gougnard, Belgian field hockey midfielder (Red Lions), born 1991 in Nivelles; Olympic gold Tokyo 2020, silver Rio 2016, 2018 world and 2019 European champion; retired internationally 2023; Deloitte consultant and LSM graduate.
Simone Hankin
Simone Hankin, now Simone Fountain, born 1973 in Sydney, is an Australian water polo centre forward who won gold at Sydney 2000, the first Olympic women's water polo tournament, despite a dislocated shoulder.
Simone Koot
Simone Koot (Simone Margareta Koot), born 1980 in Utrecht, is a Dutch water polo player who won gold with the Netherlands at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, beating the USA 9-8 in the final, and bronze at the 2010 European Championships in Zagreb.
SKA Arena
SKA Arena (СКА Арена) is a 21,500-seat ice hockey arena in St. Petersburg, opened November 2023 on the former SKK Peterburgsky site; home of HC SKA and Shanghai Dragons, world's largest hockey arena by capacity.
Slap Shot
Slap Shot is a 1977 Universal comedy-drama directed by George Roy Hill, written by Nancy Dowd from her brother Ned's Johnstown Jets minor-league hockey experiences, starring Paul Newman as player-coach Reggie Dunlop; a cult classic about goon hockey.
Slim Halderson
Slim Halderson (Haldor/Halldor Halldorson, 1900-1965), Canadian ice hockey forward with the Winnipeg Falcons; won 1920 Antwerp Olympic gold (nine goals in three games) and the 1925 Stanley Cup with the Victoria Cougars.
Sliotar
Sliotar: the leather-covered ball of hurling and camogie, 69–72 mm and 110–116 g under GAA Rule 4.4, now fluorescent yellow (Pantone 388), with chipped Smart Sliotars used in inter-county games.
Slovakia men's national ice hockey team
Slovakia men's national ice hockey team (Slovensko, SVK), governed by the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation, IIHF member since 1993; World gold 2002, silvers 2000 and 2012, first Olympic bronze 2022; ranked 9th.
Sonia Barrio
Sonia Barrio (Sonia Barrio Gutiérrez, born 1969, Madrid) is a Spanish field hockey player, 1992 Barcelona Olympic gold medalist, who also played at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics and won 1995 European Nations Cup silver.
Sonja Lehmann
Sonja Lehmann (-Dittbrenner), German field hockey player born 1979 in Berlin, TuS Lichterfelde club; won gold with Germany in women's hockey at the 2004 Athens Olympics and led the 2nd Bundesliga in scoring in 2003/04.
Sophie Bray
Sophie Charlotte Bray (born 1990, Grasse, France) is an English field hockey forward, Rio 2016 Olympic gold medallist with Great Britain, 2015 European champion, MBE, retired internationally in 2019, now a padel player.
Sophie Polkamp
Sophie Polkamp, born 1984 in Groningen, is a retired Dutch field hockey defender who won Olympic gold at Beijing 2008 and London 2012, the 2006 World Cup, and later worked in media and graphic design.
Sophie von Weiler
Sophie von Weiler (Pauline Sophie von Weiler-Le Poole, born 1958) is a Dutch field hockey forward, Olympic gold medalist 1984 and bronze medalist 1988, nicknamed the Maradona of women's hockey after the 1986 World Cup.
Spencer Knight
Spencer Knight is an American NHL goaltender for the Chicago Blackhawks, drafted 13th overall in 2019 and the first goaltender born in the 21st century to play in the NHL.
SPHL
SPHL (Southern Professional Hockey League), founded 2004, independent class-A minor hockey league in the U.S. Southeast and Midwest; President's Cup champion, ECHL feeder, 13 teams by 2026-27.
St. Louis Arena
St. Louis Arena, also called the Checkerdome (1977–1983), was a 1929 multi-purpose arena on Oakland Avenue, home of the NHL St. Louis Blues 1967–1994 and the St. Louis Eagles; closed 1994, demolished February 27, 1999, site now The Highlands.
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues, NHL franchise founded 1967, based in St. Louis, Missouri, playing at Enterprise Center. Won their first Stanley Cup in 2019 after being last in the standings in January; Alexander Steen became GM in 2026 and Robert Thomas the 25th captain.
St. Michael's Buzzers
St. Michael's Buzzers is a Toronto junior ice hockey team founded in 1932 and affiliated with St. Michael's College School, playing in the Ontario Junior Hockey League.
Staal brothers
Staal brothers: Eric, Marc, Jordan, and Jared Staal of Thunder Bay, Ontario, four siblings who all reached the NHL; Eric, Jordan, and Marc are the first brother trio with 1,000 NHL games each.
Stan Mikita
Stan Mikita (Stanislav Gvoth, 1940-2018), Slovak-born NHL center, played 22 seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks; 1,467 points, four Art Ross, two Hart, two Lady Byng, 1961 Stanley Cup, curved-stick pioneer.
Stan Wagner
Stan Wagner (Ulysses Stanley Wagner, 1908–2002), Canadian ice hockey goaltender; Allan Cup 1931 with Winnipeg Hockey Club and 1932 Winter Olympics gold with Canada; later a northern aviation pilot and manager.
Stanislav Petukhov
Stanislav Afanasyevich Petukhov (Станислав Афанасьевич Петухов), born 19 August 1937 in Moscow, is a Soviet ice hockey forward-defender, Dynamo Moscow 1956–68, Olympic champion 1964 and bronze medalist 1960, later Dynamo coach.
Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup, or Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup, is the NHL's championship trophy, donated in 1892 by Lord Stanley of Preston, first won by Montreal AAA in 1893, NHL-exclusive since 1926-27.
Stanley Cup Finals
Stanley Cup Final, NHL's annual best-of-seven championship series between conference winners for the Stanley Cup; NHL-exclusive since 1926-27, best-of-seven since 1939; recent champions Florida Panthers (2025) and Carolina Hurricanes (2026).
Stanley Cup playoffs
Stanley Cup playoffs, NHL postseason tournament; 16 teams, four best-of-7 rounds, division-based bracket with wild cards; champion wins the Stanley Cup, awarded to NHL playoff champion since 1926-27.
Stefan Liv
Stefan Liv (Patryk Śliz), Swedish goaltender born in Gdynia 1980; HV71 legend with three Swedish titles, 2006 Olympic and World gold; died in the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash.
Stefan Saliger
Stefan Saliger, born 1967 in Limburg an der Lahn, German field hockey player, 174 caps, Olympic gold 1992 Barcelona, European champion 1991, three Champions Trophy wins, clubs Limburger HC, Harvestehuder THC, Uhlenhorster HC.