The Most Famous
HOCKEY PLAYERS from Ukraine
This page contains a list of the greatest Ukrainian Hockey Players. The pantheon dataset contains 676 Hockey Players, 3 of which were born in Ukraine. This makes Ukraine the birth place of the 14th most number of Hockey Players behind Norway, and Belarus.
Top 5
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Ukrainian Hockey Players of all time. This list of famous Ukrainian Hockey Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Alexander Almetov (1940 - 1992)
With an HPI of 43.41, Alexander Almetov is the most famous Ukrainian Hockey Player. Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.
Alexander Davletovich Almetov (Russian: Александр Давлетович Альметов, January 18, 1940 – September 21, 1992) was an ice hockey player who played as a forward for HC CSKA Moscow and for the USSR Team.
2. Peter Bondra (b. 1968)
With an HPI of 39.51, Peter Bondra is the 2nd most famous Ukrainian Hockey Player. His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.
Peter Bondra (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈpeter ˈbɔndra]; born 7 February 1968) is a Ukrainian-born Slovak former professional ice hockey player. He was the general manager of the Slovakia national team from 2007 to 2011. A two-time 50-goal scorer, Bondra became the 37th player in National Hockey League (NHL) history to score 500 NHL goals; he is one of four eligible 500-goal players not currently in the Hockey Hall of Fame. He has the fewest points among all players who reached that milestone, with 892, making him one of only two (with Maurice Richard) 500-goal scorers not on the list of NHL players with 1,000 points. Bondra scored the most goals in the NHL in two seasons, 1994–95 and 1997–98. He is one of the few players who scored five or more goals in one NHL game. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2016.
3. Oleg Tverdovsky (b. 1976)
With an HPI of 33.77, Oleg Tverdovsky is the 3rd most famous Ukrainian Hockey Player. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Oleg Fedorovych Tverdovsky (Russian: Олег Федорович Твердовский; born 18 May 1976) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played professionally from 1994 to 2013. He was selected 2nd overall by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 1994 NHL entry draft, playing 713 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New Jersey Devils, Carolina Hurricanes, and Los Angeles Kings. He won 2 Stanley Cups with the Devils in 2003, and the Canes in 2006. He also played in the Russian Superleague (RSL)/Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with Avangard Omsk, Salavat Yulayev Ufa, and Metallurg Magnitogorsk winning 2 RSL Championships in 2004 (Avangard Omsk), and 2008 (Salavat Yulaev Ufa), he later won a Gagarin Cup in 2011 with Salavat Yulaev Ufa.
4. Alexei Zhitnik (b. 1972)
With an HPI of 32.64, Alexei Zhitnik is the 4th most famous Ukrainian Hockey Player. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Alexei Zhitnik (Ukrainian: Олексій Миколайович Житник, Russian: Алексей Николаевич Житник; born October 10, 1972) is a Ukrainian-Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He has represented the Soviet Union, CIS, and Russia internationally; and Ukraine during two NHL All-Star Games. His number, 13, has been honored by Sokil Kyiv.
5. Ruslan Fedotenko (b. 1979)
With an HPI of 30.65, Ruslan Fedotenko is the 5th most famous Ukrainian Hockey Player. His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.
Ruslan Viktorovych Fedotenko (born January 18, 1979) is a former professional ice hockey winger. A two-time Stanley Cup champion, in his National Hockey League (NHL) career he played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Rangers. Internationally, Fedotenko has competed for Ukraine in the 2002 Winter Olympics.
People
Pantheon has 5 people classified as Ukrainian hockey players born between 1940 and 1979. Of these 5, 4 (80.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Ukrainian hockey players include Peter Bondra, Oleg Tverdovsky, and Alexei Zhitnik. The most famous deceased Ukrainian hockey players include Alexander Almetov. As of April 2024, 2 new Ukrainian hockey players have been added to Pantheon including Oleg Tverdovsky, and Alexei Zhitnik.
Living Ukrainian Hockey Players
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Peter Bondra
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.51
Oleg Tverdovsky
1976 - Present
HPI: 33.77
Alexei Zhitnik
1972 - Present
HPI: 32.64
Ruslan Fedotenko
1979 - Present
HPI: 30.65
