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Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks, formerly Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, NHL team founded by Disney in 1993, owned by Henry and Susan Samueli since 2005, renamed 2006, 2007 Stanley Cup champions, play at Honda Center.
Anatoly Akimov
Anatoly Ivanovich Akimov (Анатолий Иванович Акимов, 1947–2002), Soviet water polo player of CSK VMF Moscow, won gold with the USSR at the 1972 Munich Olympics, plus 1970 European gold and 1973 world silver; elder brother of 1980 champion Vladimir Akimov.
Anatoly Firsov
Anatoly Firsov (Анатолий Фирсов), Soviet ice hockey left winger (1941-2000) with CSKA Moscow; three Olympic golds, eight world titles, 134 goals in 166 USSR games, IIHF Hall of Fame 1998.
Anatoly Ionov
Anatoly Ionov (Анатолий Семёнович Ионов), Soviet ice hockey forward (1939-2019), Olympic gold medalist 1968 and three-time world and European champion with CSKA Moskva; later coach and president of Kristall Elektrostal.
Andre Laperriere
Andre Laperriere (Henri André Laperrière, 1925-2015), Canadian defenseman who won 1948 St. Moritz Olympic gold with the RCAF Flyers; later a graphic designer and Outremont city councillor.
Andreas Athanasiou
Andreas Athanasiou, Canadian NHL center (born 1994, Woodbridge, Ontario), drafted 110th overall by Detroit in 2012; known for elite speed, 495 NHL games, 246 points, career-best 30 goals in 2018-19.
Andreas Dackell
Andreas Dackell (Lars Andreas Dackell), Swedish ice hockey right wing born 1972 in Gävle; Olympic gold 1994, 613 NHL games with Ottawa and Montreal, two SM golds with Brynäs (1993, 2012), retired 2012.
Andrei Vasilevskiy (Андрей Андреевич Василевский)
Andrei Vasilevskiy (Андрей Василевский), Russian NHL goaltender for the Tampa Bay Lightning; drafted 19th overall in 2012, back-to-back Stanley Cups 2020-2021, 2021 Conn Smythe, Vezina winner 2019 and 2026.
Andres Gazzotti
Andrés Gazzotti (1896–1984), Argentine 9-goal polo player; captained Argentina to 1936 Berlin Olympic gold, beating Mexico 15-5 and Great Britain 11-0; won 1931 US Open and 1938 Argentine Open.
Andrey Khomutov
Andrey (Andrei) Khomutov, Андрей Хомутов, born 1961 in Yaroslavl, Soviet and Russian ice hockey right winger: three Olympic golds, seven world titles, CSKA Moscow and HC Fribourg-Gottéron star, IIHF Hall of Fame 2014.
Andrey Kovalenko
Andrey Nikolayevich Kovalenko (Андрей Николаевич Коваленко), born 1970 in Balakovo, Russian ice hockey right wing nicknamed the Russian Tank; 1992 Olympic gold and 1998 silver, nine NHL seasons, later KHL players' union chairman; distinct from the water polo player and swimmer of the same name.
Andrey Lomakin
Andrey Lomakin (Андрей Вячеславович Ломакин), Soviet-Russian ice hockey forward, 1988 Olympic gold medalist with the USSR, later Philadelphia Flyers and Florida Panthers NHL winger; died 2006 in Detroit.
Andrey Malyavin
Andrey Malyavin (Андрей Максимович Малявин), Russian ice hockey defenseman born 2004 in Voronezh; won boys' ice hockey gold for Russia at the 2020 Lausanne Winter Youth Olympics, later played OHL/WHL juniors and VHL for Molot Perm.
Andrey Zubarev
Andrey Sergeyevich Zubarev (Андрей Сергеевич Зубарев), Russian defenseman born 1987 in Ufa; 666 KHL games, Olympic gold 2018, 2014 world title, 2017 Gagarin Cup with SKA; retired 2024; distinct from lawyer, physicist, and economist namesakes.
Angela Ruggiero
Angela Ruggiero, American ice hockey defenseman (born 1980), four-time Olympian with gold 1998, silver 2002/2010, bronze 2006; first US Women's Worlds gold 2005; Hockey Hall of Fame 2015; IOC executive board member.
Angie Skirving-Lambert
Angie Skirving-Lambert (Angela Robyn Skirving-Lambert, née Skirving), Australian field hockey defender born 1981 in Toowoomba; triple Olympian who won gold with the Hockeyroos at Sydney 2000 and played 229 internationals.
Ann Grant
Ann Grant (Ann-Mary Gwynne Grant, born 1955, Harare) is a Zimbabwean field hockey player who captained the Golden Girls to the first Olympic women's hockey gold at Moscow 1980, Zimbabwe's first Olympic gold. Not the New Zealand suffragist or First Fleet convict of the same name.
Ann Renee Desbiens
Ann-Renée Desbiens (born 1994) is a Canadian goaltender for the PWHL's Montréal Victoire, Olympic gold (2022) and two-time silver medallist, 2017 Patty Kazmaier winner, and 2024-25 PWHL Goaltender of the Year.
Anna Maiques
Anna Maiques Dern (born 1967, Barcelona/Terrassa) is a Spanish field hockey player who won gold with Spain at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the only Olympic gold by a Spanish women's team; clubs Júnior FC and CD Terrassa.
Anne Veenendaal
Anne Veenendaal (born 1995) is a Dutch field hockey goalkeeper for AH&BC Amsterdam and the Netherlands, two-time Olympic champion (Tokyo 2021 reserve, Paris 2024 starter), two-time World Cup winner, and five-time European champion.
Anneloes Nieuwenhuizen
Anneloes Nieuwenhuizen (born 1963, Bussum) is a Dutch field hockey player, Olympic gold medallist with the Netherlands in 1984 and bronze medallist in 1988, also captain at the 1986 World Cup.
Annika Dries
Annika Dries, American water polo center (born 1992, La Jolla, California), 2012 Olympic gold medalist with Team USA, three-time Stanford NCAA champion, two-time Cutino Award winner, 2026 USA Water Polo Hall of Fame inductee, now a UCLA Health internal medicine resident.
Anthea Stewart
Anthea Dorine Stewart (nee Allin), born 1944 in Blantyre, Malawi, is a Zimbabwean field hockey player-coach who won the first Olympic women's hockey gold at Moscow 1980 after 25 caps for South Africa; mother of diver Evan Stewart.
Anthony Robinson
Anthony Robinson (1925-1982), British field hockey player, Olympic bronze 1952 and fourth 1956 with Great Britain; also the name of an American swimmer, sprinter, and college basketball players.
Antoine Kina
Antoine Kina (Antoine Sylvain Kina) is a Belgian field hockey player for Gantoise who won Olympic gold, the 2018 World Cup, and a European title with Belgium.
Anton Frondell
Anton Frondell (born 2007) is a Swedish center from Trångsund drafted third overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in 2025; SHL rookie goal leader, 2026 world junior gold medalist and Best Forward, NHL debut March 24, 2026.
Anup Kumar (kabaddi)
Anup Kumar (kabaddi), born 1983, Indian kabaddi raider and 'Captain Cool'; U Mumba captain, PKL 2015 champion, 2016 Kabaddi World Cup-winning India captain, 527 PKL raid points, Arjuna Award 2012, now Patna Pirates coach.
Anwar Ahmed Khan
Anwar Ahmed Khan (انور احمد خان, 1933–2014), Pakistani field hockey centre-half born in Bhopal; Olympic gold 1960 and silvers 1956, 1964, Asian Games golds 1958 and 1962, later PHF manager and Customs officer.
Anže Kopitar
Anže Kopitar, Slovenian ice hockey center, first Slovenian in the NHL; played 20 seasons for the Los Angeles Kings, captain from 2016, two Stanley Cups (2012, 2014), two Selke and three Lady Byng trophies, retired 2026 as franchise points leader.
Archie Stinchcombe
Archie Stinchcombe (Archibald Stinchcombe, 1912-1994), British ice hockey right winger born in Cudworth, Yorkshire; 1936 Olympic gold medalist with Great Britain, 1948 Olympic captain, and Nottingham Panthers coach; played his whole career blind in one eye.