List of Canadian Jews - Athletes

Athletes

  • Murray Bannerman, ice hockey, goaltender (NHL)
  • Maxie Berger, boxer, wore a Star of David on his trunks
  • Adam Braz, soccer, defender (Montreal Impact & national team)
  • Ross Brooks, ice hockey, goaltender (NHL)
  • Hy Buller, ice hockey, Canadian-born US, All-Star defenceman (NHL)
  • Michael Cammalleri, ice hockey, left wing (Montreal Canadiens)
  • Noah Cantor, CFL player
  • Steve Dubinsky, ice hockey, center (NHL)
  • Daniel Erlich, ice hockey, forward (Guelph Storm, OHL)
  • Sharon Fichman, tennis player
  • Gottfried Fuchs, soccer, Germany/Canada (German national team)
  • Cecil Hart, Montreal Canadiens coach, namesake of the Hart Memorial Trophy
  • Lew Hayman, Toronto Argonauts & Montreal Alouettes coach
  • Adam Henrich, ice hockey, left wing/center (HC Asiago of the Italian Serie A)
  • Michael Henrich, ice hockey, right wing, 1st Jewish player drafted in NHL 1st round (by Edmonton Oilers)
  • Corey Hirsch, ice hockey, goaltender (NHL)
  • Max Labovitch, ice hockey, right wing (NHL)
  • Alex Levinsky, ice hockey, defenceman (NHL)
  • Sammy Luftspring, boxer, Canadian champion welterweight, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
  • David Nemirovsky, ice hockey, right wing (CSKA Moscow)
  • Bobby Nystrom, ice hockey, Swedish-born Canadian, right wing (NHL) (converted to Judaism)
  • Fred Oberlander, Austrian, British, and Canadian wrestler; world champion (freestyle heavyweight); Maccabiah champion
  • Cory Pecker, ice hockey, right wing (Nationalliga B's Switzerland team Lausanne HC), drafted 6th round by Calgary Flames in 1999
  • Goody Rosen, baseball player, outfielder, All-Star
  • Bobbie Rosenfeld, runner & long jumper, world record (100-yard dash); Olympic champion (4x100-m relay) and silver (100-m)
  • Louis Rubenstein, world figure skating champion
  • Trevor Smith, ice hockey, centre (Columbus Blue Jackets)
  • Ronnie Stern, ice hockey, right wing (NHL)
  • Mike Veisor, ice hockey, goaltender (NHL)
  • Stephen Weiss, ice hockey, forward (Florida Panthers, NHL)
  • Adam Stern, baseball player, outfielder
  • Andrew Sznajder, tennis player
  • Bernie Wolfe, ice hockey, goaltender (NHL)
  • Ethan Werek, ice hockey, forward (Kingston Frontenacs, OHL); New York Rangers 2009 draft pick traded to (Phoenix Coyotes) 2011
  • Larry Zeidel, ice hockey, defenceman (NHL)

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