List of Canadian sports personalities
See also: Canada's Athletes of the 20th Century
Jean-Luc Brassard , freestyle ski - moguls, Olympic Gold Medal - 1994
Nancy Greene , alpine skiing - downhill, Olympic Gold Medal - 1968
Ann Heggtveit , world and 1960 Winter Olympics ski champion
Dave Irwin , a "Crazy Canuck ,"
Kerrin Lee-Gartner , alpine skiing - downhill, Olympic Gold Medal - 1992
Dave Murray , a "Crazy Canuck ,"
Steve Podborski , a "Crazy Canuck ,"
Ken Read , a "Crazy Canuck " and the first non-European to win on the World Cup circuit
Lucille Wheeler , alpine world ski champion
Automobile Racing
Patrick Carpentier
Scott Goodyear
Greg Moore , (1975-1999)
Paul Tracy CART Champion 2003
Gilles Villeneuve , (1950-1982)
Jacques Villeneuve , (born 1971), son of Gilles, Formula 1 World Champion 1997, Indy 500 Winner 1995, CART Champion 1995
Dennis Grant , SCCA ProSolo Street Modified Champion & Honda Street Champion 2002
Joe Cheng , SCCA Solo2 A Modified National Champion 1997
Gary Milligan , SCCA Solo2 A Modified National Champion 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002
Ron Fellows , LeMans 24 Hour GTS winner
current players
Pierre Leuders , Olympic Gold Medal - 1998
David MacEachern , Olympic Gold Medal - 1998
Vic Emery , Olympic Gold Medal
Dana Antal
Syl Apps
Jean Beliveau
Todd Bertuzzi
Mike Bossy
Jennifer Botteril
Ray Bourque (born 1960), 5 time winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy
Martin Brodeur
Cassie Campbell
Don Cherry
Ron MacLean
Kelly Hrudey
Marcel Dionne
Bill Durnan
Phil Esposito
Danny Gallivan , play-by-play announcer
Bernie Geoffrion , "Boom-Boom", developed the booming slap shot, second player in NHL history to score 50 goals in a season
Danielle Goyette
Wayne Gretzky (born 1961), "The Great One", holds most NHL scoring records
George Hainsworth
Glenn Hall
Doug Harvey , 7-time winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy
Jayna Hefford
Paul Henderson - scored winning goal in 1972 Canada/USSR match
Foster Hewitt (1902-1985), play-by-play announcer
Tim Horton
Bronco Horvath
Gordie Howe (born 1928), held most NHL scoring records before Gretzky
Bobby Hull (born 1939), The "Golden Jet " first player in the NHL to ever score more than 50 goals in a season.
Brett Hull (born 1964), star for several teams, son of Bobby
Dave Keon
Red Kelly
Ted S. Kennedy
Guy Lafleur
Mario Lemieux (born 1965), player/owner Pittsburgh Penguins
Eric Lindros
Mike Looby
Frank Mahovlich
Mark Messier (born 1961), starred alongside Gretzky during Edmonton Oilers dynasty
Jay McClement
Stan Mikita
Howie Morenz , voted top athlete of the 1st half of the 20th century
Bobby Orr (born 1948), considered by many to be the best ever, revolutionized the role of a defenseman becoming the first to win the scoring title (twice).
Caroline Ouellette
Bernie Parent
Cherie Piper
Jacques Plante (1929-1986), pioneered active defensive play and use of face masks by goalies
Denis Potvin
Manon Rheaume (born 1972), first woman to play in a men's professional game
Maurice Richard (1921-2000), "The Rocket," first player to score 50 goals in a season
Larry Robinson , Hall of Fame defenseman
Patrick Roy (born 1965), all-time NHL leader in goalie wins and games played
Kim Saint-Pierre
Joe Sakic (born 1969)
Derek Sanderson
Serge Savard
Terry Sawchuk
Eddie Shore
Sami Jo Small
Vicky Sunohara
Cyclone Taylor , Frederick Taylor
Hayley Wickenheiser
Steve Yzerman , (born 1965)
See also: List of retired NHL players , List of current NHL players
Multiple sports
Rowing, Kayaking
Silken Laumann
Marnie McBean
Caroline Waldo
Sylvie Frechette
Donovan Bailey , (born 1967), sprinter, former 100m world record holder
Étienne Desmarteau , weight thrower, Olympic champion
Ben Johnson , (born 1961), sprinter, disqualified from Olympic gold medal for doping
Bobby Kerr , Olympic champion in 1908
George Orton , first Canadian to become Olympic champion
Percy Williams , (1908-1982), sprinter
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