Hockey Players Word Search — Printable & Free
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Words to find
- BELIVEAU
- CROSBY
- HOWE
- HULL
- JAGR
- LAFLEUR
- MESSIER
- PLANTE
- SUZUKI
- YZERMAN
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Keyboard: arrows to move, Enter to start a word, arrows to extend, Enter again to confirm, Esc to cancel.
Hunt down the legends and current stars in a hockey players word search made for fans of every age.
This list gathers names that shaped the NHL, from the old greats to today's stars, with a good share of players who wore the Canadiens sweater. Each name comes with a short description of position, team and claim to fame, so solving the puzzle teaches a little hockey history.
The page has three levels, easy, medium and hard, with grid sizes from 8×8 to 20×20. Easy grids read only left to right and top to bottom; medium adds diagonals, and hard also hides names backwards. Every grid is generated and then checked automatically by software, so each name appears exactly once. It is free, needs no sign-up, and prints with an answer key.
The words in this theme
With the French translation, or a short definition: handy for French immersion or a bilingual class.
- GRETZKY Wayne, Oilers center, 894 goals
- LEMIEUX Mario, Penguins center in Pittsburgh
- CROSBY Sidney, Penguins captain in Pittsburgh
- MCDAVID Connor, Edmonton Oilers captain
- OVECHKIN Alexander, Russian winger, NHL goals record
- ORR Bobby, Boston Bruins defenseman
- HOWE Gordie, Detroit Red Wings winger
- RICHARD Maurice "Rocket", Canadiens winger
- BELIVEAU Jean, Canadiens center, ten Cups
- LAFLEUR Guy, Canadiens winger, the Blond Demon
- ROY Patrick, goalie for Canadiens and Avalanche
- BRODEUR Martin, New Jersey Devils goalie
- PRICE Carey, Montréal Canadiens goalie
- BOSSY Mike, New York Islanders winger
- MESSIER Mark, center for Oilers and Rangers
- YZERMAN Steve, Detroit Red Wings captain
- SAKIC Joe, Colorado Avalanche captain
- JAGR Jaromir, Czech Penguins winger
- HASEK Dominik, Czech goalie, the Dominator
- HULL Brett, St. Louis Blues winger
- ESPOSITO Phil, Boston Bruins center
- DRYDEN Ken, Canadiens goalie, author and minister
- PLANTE Jacques, Canadiens goalie, mask pioneer
- MACKINNON Nathan, Colorado Avalanche center
- MATTHEWS Auston, Toronto Maple Leafs center
- BERGERON Patrice, Boston Bruins center
- LIDSTROM Nicklas, Swedish Red Wings defenseman
- SUZUKI Nick, Montréal Canadiens captain
- MAKAR Cale, Colorado Avalanche defenseman
Suggested school level
Grades 3-6 (ages 8-12): easy 8×8 or 10×10; middle school moves to medium or hard
Classroom activity idea
After the puzzle, each student picks one player and writes a three-line profile: position, team and what made him famous. Post the profiles on a classroom wall to build a small hall of fame. Print different grids for the class in batches of 1, 5, 10 or 30 copies.
Classroom use is allowed: print as many copies as your students need, free of charge, with no sign-up.
Names in the grid have no accents or spaces, so start with the longest surnames or those with unusual letters, like K or Z, which stand out from the filler.