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9 Ice hockey. 10 Motor sports. 11 ... This is a list of notable Jewish American ... left wing (Nashville Predators) & son of former NHL player Bob Nystrom [194] Dylan ...
Zach Hyman, Canada, left wing/centre (Edmonton Oilers) [418] 1st and only Jewish Hockey player to score more than 50 goals in an NHL regular season 2023–2024. Peter Ing, Canada, goaltender (NHL) [449] Joe Ironstone, Canada, goaltender (NHL) [450] Max Kaminsky, Canada, centre (NHL) [451] Evan Kaufmann, US, forward [452]
The topic of Jewish participation in sports is discussed extensively in academic and popular literature. Scholars believe that sports have been a historical avenue for Jewish people to overcome obstacles toward their participation in secular society, especially before the mid-20th century in Europe and the United States. [1]
Samuel "Sam" Rothschild (October 16, 1899 – April 15, 1987) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 102 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). Rothschild was the first Jewish player in the NHL. [1] [2] He played for the Montreal Maroons, Pittsburgh Pirates, and New York Americans.
Being an African-American Jew, as of March 2024 he was the only Black Jewish player in the NHL. [2] His father played ice hockey for UMass Lowell, and Jordan almost became a goaltender like his father and older brother Elijah, but he "liked being able to skate and play out of the net too much", so he became a defenseman. [7]
An NHL first-round draft pick of the Edmonton Oilers in 1998, Henrich played several years of professional hockey in North America before moving to professional hockey in Europe. Henrich is the first Jewish player to be selected in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft, [1] and the only player taken in the first round of the 1998 NHL Entry ...
Hyman Buller (March 15, 1926 – August 3, 1968) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman.Nicknamed the "Blueline Blaster" because of his penchant for hitting opposing players above the skate toe and below the pads, Buller was one of two Jewish professional hockey players in the 1940s and 1950s.
This is a list of black National Hockey League players. ... Black NHL players Nat. Name Birthplace Pos ... Jamaican-Jewish: Jarome Iginla: Edmonton, AB: RW: