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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.
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.
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]
Veisor was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is Jewish. [4] As a youth, he played in the 1963 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. [ 5 ] He was drafted in Round 3 (#45 overall) in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. [ 2 ]
Lazarus "Larry The Rock" Zeidel (June 1, 1928 – June 17, 2014) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman, most notably for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League, for whom he played nine seasons, and in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks and the Philadelphia Flyers during a career that lasted from 1947 to 1969.
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.
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]
Paul Goldstein, tennis player; USTA boys' 16s and two-time 18s singles champion [249] Brian Gottfried, tennis player; USTA boys' 12s and two-time 18s singles champion, won 1975 and 1977 French Open Men's Doubles (with Raúl Ramírez), and 1976 Wimbledon Men's Doubles (with Ramirez), highest world ranking #3 [250]