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Stefan Tewes

Stefan Tewes (born 1967, Mülheim an der Ruhr), German field hockey goalkeeper, 1992 Barcelona Olympic gold medalist (2-1 final vs Australia), brother of Jan Peter Tewes; 37 caps, 1991 European champion, later co-founder of Coffee Fellows.

Steijn van Heijningen

Steijn van Heijningen (born 1997) is a Dutch field hockey midfielder for HC Rotterdam and the Netherlands. He won Olympic gold at Paris 2024, playing only the final, plus 2023 World Cup bronze and 2023 EuroHockey gold.

Stella van Gils

Stella van Gils is a retired Dutch field hockey midfielder who won Olympic gold as a reserve and the 2021 European Championship with the Netherlands.

Stephan Veen

Stephan Veen (Stephan Patrick Veen), Dutch field hockey captain born 1970 in Groningen; two Olympic golds (1996, 2000), two world titles, World Hockey Player of the Year 1998 and 2000.

Stephen Mowlam

Stephen Mowlam (born 1976, Deniliquin, NSW) is an Australian field hockey goalkeeper who won gold with the Kookaburras at the 2004 Athens Olympics, playing the final against the Netherlands, and took a 2007 break before the 2008 squad.

Steve Batchelor

Steve Batchelor (Stephen James Batchelor, born 1961), English field hockey striker for Southgate; 66 Great Britain caps; Olympic bronze 1984, gold 1988, sixth 1992; set up Sherwani's goal in the Seoul final.

Steve Brown (wheelchair rugby)

Steve Brown, British wheelchair rugby player from Chatham, Kent; captained Great Britain at London 2012 Paralympics after a 2005 spinal injury; later a Countryfile presenter.

Steve Christoff

Steve Christoff (born 1958), American ice hockey forward, 1980 'Miracle on Ice' Olympic gold medalist; also known as Steven Mark Christoff. Played 248 NHL games (77 goals, 141 points) for the North Stars, Flames, and Kings, 1979–1984; later an airline pilot.

Steve Levy

Steve Levy, ESPN sportscaster and SportsCenter anchor since August 1993; leads ESPN's NHL studio coverage, called Monday Night Football 2020-21 as its seventh play-by-play voice, and called the longest televised Stanley Cup Playoff game (2000).

Steve Yzerman

Steve Yzerman, born 1965, Canadian hockey center and executive; Detroit Red Wings captain 1986-2006, three Stanley Cups, 1,755 points; later Tampa Bay and Detroit GM, removed July 15, 2026.

Steven Stamkos

Steven Stamkos, Canadian NHL center (born 1990, Markham, Ontario), first overall 2008 draft pick, Tampa Bay Lightning captain, two-time Stanley Cup champion, two-time Rocket Richard winner, now Nashville Predators scorer.

Street hockey

Street hockey, also called ball hockey, is an on-foot hockey variant using sticks and a low-bounce 65 mm orange ball on asphalt, concrete, or sport court instead of skates and a puck; governed internationally by the ISBHF (founded 1993, Oshawa, Canada).

Stuart Laidlaw

Stuart Ralston Laidlaw (1877-1960), Canadian lacrosse player and Winnipeg lawyer; won gold with the Winnipeg Shamrocks in men's lacrosse at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, beating St. Louis AAA 8-2; not to be confused with Hilliard Laidlaw.

Stuffy Mueller

Stuffy Mueller (Norbert Edward Mueller, 1906-1956), Canadian ice hockey goaltender from Waterloo, Ontario; won 1928 St. Moritz Olympic gold with the Toronto Graduates, playing one game, a 14-0 shutout of Great Britain, and a second Allan Cup in 1932.

Sue Huggett

Sue Huggett (Susan Huggett), born 1954 in Bulawayo, is a Zimbabwean field hockey midfielder who won gold with the Zimbabwe women's team at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, the country's first Olympic medal.

Sue Merz

Sue Merz (born 1972), American ice hockey defenseman from Greenwich, Connecticut; 13-year U.S. Women's National Team member, Olympic gold at Nagano 1998 and silver at Salt Lake City 2002, six world championship silvers, later Connecticut Whale assistant coach.

Summit Series

The 1972 Summit Series, an eight-game Canada–USSR ice hockey series (Суперсерия), was won 4–3–1 by Canada on Paul Henderson's goal with 34 seconds left in Game 8 in Moscow, the first meeting of NHL professionals and the Soviet national team.

Surinder Singh Sodhi

Surinder Singh Sodhi (born 1957) is a retired Indian field hockey center forward, second-highest scorer with 14 goals at the 1980 Moscow Olympics where India won gold.

Susannah Townsend

Susannah Townsend, born 1989 in London, is a retired English field hockey midfielder (Canterbury HC) who won Olympic gold at Rio 2016 and bronze at Tokyo 2020 with Great Britain, earning 188 caps and an MBE.

Sutter family

Sutter family: six brothers (Brian, Darryl, Duane, Brent, Rich, Ron) from Viking, Alberta, the only family with six NHL-playing brothers; 4,994 regular-season games, 2,936 points, six playing Stanley Cups, plus Darryl's two Cups coaching Los Angeles.

Sven Meinhardt

Sven Meinhardt (born 1971, Mülheim an der Ruhr) is a German field hockey player, 1992 Barcelona Olympic gold medalist with the re-unified German team, twice European champion, three-time Champions Trophy winner, and Uhlenhorst Mülheim club player; not the fencer Gerek Meinhardt or the mathematician Sven Meinhardt.

Sweden men's national ice hockey team

Tre Kronor, Sweden's men's national ice hockey team, run by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association (IIHF member since 1912); Olympic gold 1994 and 2006, 2006 Olympic-World double unique in IIHF history, fifth in the 2026 IIHF ranking.

Swedish Hockey League

Swedish Hockey League (SHL, Svenska Hockeyligan), Sweden's top men's ice hockey league: founded 1975 as Elitserien, renamed 2013; 14 clubs, 52-game season, best-of-seven playoffs for the Le Mat trophy, relegation to HockeyAllsvenskan.

Switzerland men's national ice hockey team

Switzerland men's national ice hockey team (Schweizer Eishockeynationalmannschaft), SIHF-governed IIHF member since 1908, ranked 5th; World Championship silver in 1935, 2013, 2018, 2025, and 2026, no gold; led by Roman Josi, Nico Hischier, Timo Meier, goalie Leonardo Genoni.

T. J. Oshie

T.J. Oshie, American NHL right wing (St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals), drafted 24th overall 2005; 695 points in 1,010 games, 2018 Stanley Cup, famous 4-for-6 shootout vs Russia at 2014 Sochi Olympics; retired June 9, 2025.

Taco van den Honert

Taco van den Honert (Taco Hajo van den Honert), Dutch field hockey forward born 1966 in Leiden; Olympic bronze 1988 and gold 1996, 215 Netherlands caps, sleeppush inventor, later Amsterdam head coach.

Tage Thompson

Tage Thompson, American NHL center for the Buffalo Sabres, born 1997 in Phoenix; drafted 26th overall in 2016 by St. Louis, traded to Buffalo in the Ryan O'Reilly deal. Known for a 106.0 mph shot, a 94-point 2022-23 season, and IIHF golds at U18, World Juniors, 2025 Worlds, and 2026 Olympics.

Tamas Kasas

Tamás Kásás is a retired Hungarian water polo player, born in Budapest in 1976, who won three consecutive Olympic gold medals and competed at five Olympic Games from 1996 to 2012.

Tamas Varga

Tamás Varga (born 1975) is a Hungarian water polo player, two-time Olympic gold medalist (Athens 2004, Beijing 2008) and 2003 world champion, also a 2012 Olympian.

Tammy Lee Shewchuk

Tammy Lee Shewchuk (Shewchuk-Dryden), born 1977, is a Canadian ice hockey forward, Harvard's NCAA record scorer, who won gold at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics and World titles in 2000 and 2001.