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World Cup of Hockey
World Cup of Hockey: NHL/NHLPA best-on-best international ice hockey championship, successor to the Canada Cup. Held 1996 (USA won), 2004 and 2016 (Canada won); fourth edition set for February 2028 in Canada and Czechia.
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association (WHA) was a professional ice hockey league that challenged the NHL from 1972 to 1979, famously signing Bobby Hull with a $1 million bonus.
World Lacrosse Men's Championship
World Lacrosse Men's Championship, the quadrennial men's field lacrosse world championship first held in Toronto in 1967; United States leads with 11 titles, Canada 3; 2023 San Diego won by USA, 2027 in Tokyo.
Wouter van Pelt
Wouter van Pelt (born 1968, Alphen aan den Rijn) is a Dutch former field hockey defender, 236 caps, who won Olympic gold with the Netherlands at Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000 and the 1998 World Cup.
WWE Evolve Men's Championship
WWE Evolve Men's Championship, a WWE title on the developmental Evolve brand, established 2025. Inaugural champion Jackson Drake (June 4, 2025); later champions Aaron Rourke and current holder Harlem Lewis.
WWE Evolve Women's Championship
WWE Evolve Women's Championship, also styled WWE EVOLVE Women's Championship, a women's professional wrestling title on WWE's developmental Evolve brand (Tubi, Wednesdays). Created May 2025; four champions: Kali Armstrong, Kendal Grey, Wendy Choo, and current champion Nikkita Lyons since June 24, 2026.
WWE Hall of Fame (2026)
WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2026: inductees Stephanie McMahon (headliner), AJ Styles, Demolition, Dennis Rodman, Legacy picks Sid and Bad News Brown, plus the Hogan-Andre Immortal Moment; ceremony April 17, 2026, Dolby Live at Park MGM, Las Vegas.
WWE Speed
WWE Speed, a WWE short-match wrestling series on X (Twitter) from April 3, 2024, with three-minute time limits and the Speed and Women's Speed Championships; folded into NXT in 2025 and retired in 2026.
WWE Women's Championship (1956–2010)
WWE Women's Championship (1956–2010), also the NWA World Women's and WWF Women's Championship, a women's wrestling title held by the Fabulous Moolah for a recognized 10,170 days and unified into the Divas Championship in 2010.
Xan de Waard
Xan de Waard (born 1995 in Renkum, Netherlands) is a Dutch field hockey midfielder who won two Olympic golds, three World Cups, and was FIH Player of the Year in 2023 and 2025.
Yam Yau
Yam Yau (任遊), born 2005, Hong Kong ice hockey forward; won men's mixed NOC 3-on-3 gold with Team Green at Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, Hong Kong's first winter Olympic medal, and was the city's flagbearer.
Yevgeny Babich
Yevgeny Babich (Евгений Макарович Бабич), Soviet ice hockey forward, 1956 Olympic champion and scorer of the USSR's first Olympic hockey goal; also Soviet football and bandy title winner with CSKA.
Yevgeny Davydov
Yevgeny Davydov (Евгений Витальевич Давыдов), born 1967 in Chelyabinsk, is a Russian ice hockey forward, 1992 Olympic gold medalist with the Unified Team, 1990 World Champion, CSKA Moskva player, and son of triple Olympic champion Vitaly Davydov.
Yevgeny Mayorov
Yevgeny Mayorov (Евгений Александрович Майоров, 1938–1997), Soviet ice hockey forward, twin brother of Boris Mayorov; Spartak Moskva left wing, 1964 Olympic champion, 1963–64 world champion, later TV commentator.
Yevgeny Zimin
Yevgeny Zimin (Евгений Зимин), Soviet ice hockey forward for Spartak Moscow, two-time Olympic champion (1968, 1972), three-time world champion, and scorer of the first goal of the 1972 Summit Series; later coach, commentator, and Flyers scout.
Yibbi Jansen
Yibbi Jansen (born 1999, Tilburg) is a Dutch field hockey penalty-corner specialist for SCHC and Oranje, daughter of keeper Ronald Jansen; FIH Player of the Year 2024, Paris 2024 Olympic gold, 119 international goals.
Youppi!
Youppi! is the orange, exclamation-marked mascot of the Montreal Canadiens (NHL, since 2005), formerly the Montreal Expos (MLB, 1979–2004); designed by Bonnie Erickson, the only mascot to switch major leagues.
Yury Blinov
Yury Blinov (Юрий Иванович Блинов), born 1949 in Moscow, Soviet ice hockey left wing; 1972 Sapporo Olympic gold medalist, CSKA Moskva forward 1967–1975, five-time USSR champion, later SKA MVO and Kristall Saratov; distinct from defenseman Viktor Blinov.
Yury Khmylyov
Yury Khmylyov (Юрий Хмылёв, also Khmylev), born 1964 in Moscow, is a Russian left wing; 1992 Olympic gold with the Unified Team, two-time world champion, Krylya Sovetov star, and NHL forward for Buffalo and St. Louis.
Yury Krylov
Yury Krylov (Юрий Николаевич Крылов), Soviet ice hockey winger and defenseman, 1956 Olympic gold medalist with the USSR; not the swimmer Andrey Krylov or UFC fighter Nikita Krylov. Dynamo Moskva 1951-65, world champion 1954 and 1956.
Yury Lyapkin
Yury Lyapkin (Юрий Евгеньевич Ляпкин), Soviet defenseman born 1945 in Balashikha; 1976 Olympic gold, four World titles with USSR, Spartak Moscow and Khimik star, later coach in Japan.
Yury Moiseyev
Yury Moiseyev (Юрий Иванович Моисеев, 1940–2005) was a Soviet ice hockey forward who won Olympic gold at the 1968 Grenoble Games and later coached Dynamo Moscow and Ak Bars Kazan.
Yury Postrigay
Yury Postrigay (Юрий Постригай, born 1988, Yekaterinburg), Russian sprint kayaker, Olympic K2 200 m gold medalist at London 2012 with Aleksandr Dyachenko, and world K2 200 m champion in 2013 and 2019.
Yuzuyu Fujii
Yuzuyu Fujii (藤井柚有, born 2005) is a Japanese ice hockey goaltender for Toyota Cygnus who won gold with Japan in girls' ice hockey at the 2020 Lausanne Winter Youth Olympics, beating Sweden 4-1 in the final.
Zac Bierk
Zac Bierk (Zachary Bierk), born 1976 in Peterborough, Ontario, is a former NHL goaltender (Tampa Bay, Phoenix Coyotes; 47 games, .901 SV%) later a Coyotes and Ottawa Senators goaltending coach and development advisor.
Zach Hyman
Zach Hyman, Toronto-born NHL left wing, Edmonton Oilers #18; ex-Maple Leaf; 54-goal 2023-24 season, 14 goals in 2024 playoffs, author of three children's books.
Zach Parise
Zach Parise, American retired NHL forward (born 1984, Minneapolis), played 19 seasons with the Devils, Wild, Islanders, and Avalanche, 889 points in 1,254 games, 2010 Olympic silver medalist, U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2025.
Zack Kassian
Zack Kassian (born 1991), Canadian NHL right wing drafted 13th overall by Buffalo in 2009; played 661 games for Buffalo, Vancouver, Edmonton, and Arizona, 203 points, 913 penalty minutes; retired October 2023.
Zafar Iqbal
Zafar Iqbal (born 1956) is an Indian field hockey left forward, 1980 Moscow Olympic gold medalist, captain at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Arjuna Award (1983) and Padma Shri (2012) recipient, and India's national coach 1993-1994.
Zakir Hussain
Zakir Hussain (ذاکِر حسین), 1934–2019, Pakistani field hockey goalkeeper; Olympic silver 1956 and gold 1968, Asian Games gold 1958 and 1962; distinct from the tabla player and cricketer of the same name.