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Aria Fischer
Aria Fischer, born 1999, is an American retired water polo center who won Olympic gold medals with the United States at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Games.
Arizona Coyotes
Arizona Coyotes (Phoenix Coyotes), NHL franchise 1996-2024 after the Winnipeg Jets relocated; played in Glendale and Tempe, then sold to Utah's Smith family and deactivated in 2024.
Art Child
Art Child (Arthur John Child, 1915 or 1916 to 1996) was a British-born Canadian goaltender, reserve on Great Britain's 1936 Olympic gold medal ice hockey team, later a Hamilton Tigers player, marketing executive, and politician.
Art Ross Trophy
Art Ross Trophy, NHL scoring championship award given annually to the player leading the league in points; donated by Art Ross, first won by Elmer Lach in 1947-48; Gretzky holds a record 10 wins, McDavid six including 2025-26 with 138 points.
Artemi Panarin (Артемий Сергеевич Панарин)
Artemi Panarin (Артемий Сергеевич Панарин), Russian NHL left wing, undrafted 2010; KHL Vityaz, Ak Bars, SKA; Calder 2015-16; Rangers 2019-2026; traded to Los Angeles Kings 2025-26, $11M AAV through 2027-28.
Arthur de Sloover
Arthur de Sloover (born 1997, Kortrijk) is a Belgian field hockey central defender, Red Lions shirt 23, world champion 2018, European champion 2019, Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medalist, later with Oranje-Rood and Hyderabad Toofans.
Arthur Harris
Arthur Ringland Harris (1890-1968), American Army brigadier general and Olympic polo player; won bronze for the United States in polo at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics; West Point 1914, Legion of Merit; distinct from Bomber Harris.
Arthur Hill
Arthur Hill (Arthur Edwin Hill, 1888–1966), English water polo centre-half of Aston SC, Birmingham; won gold with Great Britain at Stockholm 1912, youngest member of that team at 24, and a silversmith by trade.
Arthur Hind
Arthur Charles Hind (1904-1991), Indian field hockey goalkeeper born in Delhi; won 1932 Olympic gold with India, playing one match as second goalkeeper against Japan; later emigrated to Australia.
Arthur Leighton
Arthur Francis Leighton (1889-1939), Australian-born English field hockey centre-forward, won gold for Great Britain at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, earned 27 England caps, and received the Military Cross in the Royal Field Artillery.
Arthur Parkin
Arthur Parkin (William Arthur Parkin, 1952–2023), New Zealand field hockey player; three Olympics (1972, 1976, 1984), gold at Montreal 1976; later sentenced in 2018 to 20 months for indecent assault.
Arthur van Doren
Arthur van Doren, born 1994 in Antwerp, is a Belgian field hockey defender who has won Olympic gold with Belgium and two FIH Player of the Year awards.
Arturo Kenny
Arturo Kenny (Arturo Juan Kenny y Gahan, born 1888), Argentine polo player of Irish descent with the Hurlingham Club; won five Argentine Opens and 1924 Olympic gold, Argentina's first, in Paris.
Artyom Duda
Artyom Duda (Артём Павлович Дуда), Russian ice hockey defenseman born 2004; Youth Olympic gold 2020, drafted 36th overall by Arizona Coyotes in 2022, now in the Arizona/Utah organization.
Artyom Zub
Artyom Zub (Артём Валерьевич Зуб), born 1995 in Khabarovsk, Russian ice hockey defenseman; 2018 Olympic gold with Olympic Athletes from Russia, world bronzes 2017 and 2019, later Ottawa Senators NHL defenseman.
Ashton Bell
Ashton Bell, Canadian ice hockey defenceman (born 1999, Deloraine, Manitoba); 2022 Olympic gold and 2021/2022 world champion with Team Canada; first captain of the PWHL's Vancouver Goldeneyes after the 2025 expansion draft.
Atlanta Flames
Atlanta Flames, NHL expansion team 1972-1980, first NHL club in the US South, played at the Omni Coliseum; sold for a record $16 million in 1980 and relocated to Calgary as the Calgary Flames.
Atlanta Thrashers
Atlanta Thrashers, NHL expansion team (1999-2011), the league's 28th franchise, owned by Time Warner then Atlanta Spirit; one playoff berth (2007); relocated to Winnipeg in 2011 as the second Winnipeg Jets.
Atte Ohtamaa
Atte Petteri Ohtamaa, Finnish ice hockey defenceman born 1987 in Nivala; Olympic gold 2022 Beijing, world champion 2019 and 2022, Finnish champion with Kärpät 2008 and 2014, KHL champion 2018 with Ak Bars Kazan.
August Gustafsson
August Gustafsson (Per August Gustafsson, 1875-1938) was a Swedish police officer from Göteborgs Polismäns IF who won tug-of-war gold for Sweden at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, the only non-Stockholm policeman on the team.
Augusta Lynx
Augusta Lynx: ECHL hockey team of Augusta, Georgia. Original franchise played 1998-2008 (suspended December 2008); revived expansion team owned by Tim Tebow and David Hodges begins play 2027-28 at New Augusta Arena.
Augustin Meurmans
Augustin Meurmans (born 1997, Ottignies) is a Belgian field hockey midfielder for Racing Club de Bruxelles; 2018 World Cup champion and Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medalist with Belgium.
Auston Matthews
Auston Matthews (born 1997, San Ramon, CA) is an American NHL center, first overall pick of the 2016 draft, Toronto Maple Leafs captain, four-goal NHL debutant, and Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic medalist.
Ava Mcnaughton
Ava McNaughton (born 2004, Wexford, Pennsylvania) is an American ice hockey goaltender for the Wisconsin Badgers and Team USA. She won gold at the 2025 IIHF Women's Worlds and the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics, beating Canada 2-1 in the final.
Ayaz Mahmood
Ayaz Mahmood (born 1964, Karachi) is a Pakistani field hockey player who won gold at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, played 21 senior internationals 1982-1986, and later coached Pakistan; distinct from the 1971 Lahore cricketer of the same name.
Baboo Nimal
Baboo Nimal (Baburao Narasappa Nimal, 1908–1998), Indian field hockey player from Khadki, Maharashtra, affiliated with Bombay; won gold in men's hockey for British India at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Bakshish Singh
Bakshish Singh (Bakshish Sandhu Singh, 1929–1970), Indian field hockey right back with Punjab Police; won 1956 Melbourne Olympic gold and 1958 Asian Games silver; distinct from a 1924-born wrestler of the same name.
Balbir Singh, Sr.
Balbir Singh Sr. (Balbir Singh Dosanjh, 1923-2020), Indian field hockey centre-forward who won Olympic gold in 1948, 1952, and 1956, scored a record five goals in the 1952 final, captained the 1956 team, received the Padma Shri in 1957, and managed India's 1975 World Cup-winning side.
Balkrishan Singh
Balkrishan Singh was an Indian field hockey full-back and coach who won Olympic gold as a player at Melbourne 1956 and as coach at Moscow 1980.
Ball
Ball: the spherical object used instead of a puck in hockey-family sports such as field hockey, ball hockey (street hockey), and floorball; FIH, ISBHF, and IFF set standards for each game's ball.