The Incredible Wives & Girlfriends Of NHL Hockey Players

Published on March 21, 2021
You know what they say, behind every great man is a great woman. Dating a famous athlete is no easy feat, with all the training sessions your partner has to go through, not to mention the fame. However, these NHL hockey wives and girlfriends make it look easy.  While their partners might be busy a lot of the time, they’re still there to support them in their athletic endeavors. Here are some of the ladies that are linked to the most known names in the NHL.

Elisha Cuthbert – Dion Phaneuf

While Dion Phaneuf is a Canadian hockey star, his wife Elisha Cuthbert is a star in her own right. You might recognize her from 24 or The Girl Next Door. They met in 2008 and officially tight the knot five years later.

Elisha Cuthbert – Dion Phaneuf

Elisha Cuthbert – Dion Phaneuf

Nicole Arruda – Drew Doughty

Drew Doughtey, who is an alternate captain for the Los Angeles Kings, met his sweetheart Nicole Arruda when the two were still in high school. They’ve been together through it all, officially tying the knot in Canada. They are now parents, and Doughty says that being a father makes being defeated in the rink still feel like a victory.

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Nicole Arruda – Drew Doughty

Nicole Arruda – Drew Doughty

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Erin Andrews – Jarret Stoll

Erin Andrews was working as a ESPN sportscaster when she met Los Angeles Kings player Jarret Stoll. After working at ESPN, Andrews join Fox Sports in 2012 as the lead sideline reporter for the NFL broadcasting team. She also participated in Dancing With The Stars in 201, finishing in third place. Andrews and Stoll got married in 2017.

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Erin Andrews – Jarret Stoll

Erin Andrews – Jarret Stoll

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Carrie Underwood – Mike Fisher

Carrie Underwood is one of the biggest American Idol success stories. After winning the show she went on to become a country music sensation. Mike Fisher is a hockey player who has played for the Ottawa Senators and Nashville Predators. The two met backstage at one of her concerts. They got engaged in December 2009 and got married just eight months after. They have two sons together.

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Carrie Underwood – Mike Fisher

Carrie Underwood – Mike Fisher

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Anastasia Shubskaya – Alexander Ovechkin

Anastasia Shubskaya is daughter of shipbuilding tycoon Kirill Shubskiy and wife Vera Glagogeva. She and Alexander Ovechkin were dating for just a few months when they decided to get engaged. They got married a year later in a small private ceremony in Russia. They had their first son in 2018 and their second son in 2020.

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Anastasia Shubskaya – Alexander Ovechkin

Anastasia Shubskaya – Alexander Ovechkin

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Angela Price – Carey Price

Carey Price is the goalie for the Montreal Canadiens. His now-wife Angela Price and she admitted that when they met, she barely knew a thing about hockey! They got married in 2016 and moved to Kelowna, British Columbia. They have three kids together, and Angela shares details of their lives on her blog By Angela.

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Angela Price – Carey Price

Angela Price – Carey Price

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Lucy Cashin – Jake Gardiner

Jake Gardner is an NHL player who has played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and now plays for the Carolina Hurricanes. He met social media influencer, fitness instructor, and businesswoman in 2013. They officially tied the know four years later. A year later, they had their first son, Henry John, together.

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Lucy Cashin – Jake Gardiner

Lucy Cashin – Jake Gardiner

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Kristy Muscolino – Corey Crawford

Corey Crawford is a two time Stanley Cup champion who plays as goalie for the Chicago Blackhawks. In 2019, he married his wife Kristy Muscolino, an executive fashion assistant, after four years of dating. They had their first child together, a song named Camden Emery, in April 2020.

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Kristy Muscolino – Corey Crawford

Kristy Muscolino – Corey Crawford

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Emma Andersson – Henrik Zetterberg

Swedish hockey player Henrik Zetterberg began his NHL career in 2002 when he was drafted to the Detroit Red Wings. He married Swedish singer and TV personality Emma Andersson in Mölle, Sweden. The couple welcomed their daughter Love in 2015. He retired from the league in 2018 and the family reside in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

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Emma Andersson – Henrik Zetterberg

Emma Andersson – Henrik Zetterberg

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Noureen DeWulf – Ryan Miller

Actress Noureen DeWulf has appeared in many TV shows and movies and is best known for her role as Lacey in the film Anger Management. She married Anaheim Ducks goalie Ryan Miller in Vancouver. They had their first son together, named Bodhu Ryan, four years after getting married.

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Noureen DeWulf – Ryan Miller

Noureen DeWulf – Ryan Miller

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Susan Holder – Brent Burns

Brent Burns is an NHL player who plays as defenceman for the San Jose Sharks. In 2009, he married his longtime girlfriend Susan Holder, a former eBay employee. The two reside in San Jose, and she attends all of his games. They had their first child together, a son, in 2010, a second son in 2011, and a baby girl in 2018.

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Susan Holder – Brent Burns

Susan Holder – Brent Burns

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Ellie Ottaway – Roman Josi

Swedish hockey player Roman Josi is the captain of the Nashville Predators. He played for Sweden during the 2010 Winter Olympics and went on to win a silver medal. He met Ollie Ottaway in 2015 and they got married in 2019. She graduation from Belmont University with a degree in music business and she has modeled for companies like ASOS, Vince, and Peixotoswear Swimwear.

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Ellie Ottaway – Roman Josi

Ellie Ottaway – Roman Josi

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Jasmine Maggard – Cam Fowler

Cam Fowler is the defenceman of the Anaheim Ducks who met Jasmine Maggard while at a friend’s bonfire party in high school. On their tenth anniversary, Fowler proposed and they got married in a ceremony in their hometown. They had a small, intimate wedding ceremony with 179 guests.

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Jasmine Maggard – Cam Fowler

Jasmine Maggard – Cam Fowler

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Brenna McGuire – Brandon Dubinsky

Brandon Dubinsky started his hockey career in 2004, and now plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets. He and his now wife Brenna McGuire lived in the same building in New York City when they were introduced by a mutual friend. They got married in Palm Beach in 2012 and they had a son together named Brady Charles in 2014.

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Brenna McGuire – Brandon Dubinsky

Brenna McGuire – Brandon Dubinsky

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Kelly Williams – Justin Williams

Justin Williams is a three time Stanley Cup champion who has played for several teams like the Carolina Hurricanes, LA Kings, and Philadelphia Flyers. He married his wife Kelly in 2006, and the two have two kids together named Jaxon and Jade. Now retired, he fully embraces his role as dad.

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Kelly Williams – Justin Williams

Kelly Williams – Justin Williams

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Anna Kasterova – Evgeni Malkin

Russian media and TV personality Anna Kasterova corresponded with Evgeni Malkin for three years before the two actually met in person. They got engaged in 2015 and six months later she gave birth to their song Nikita. They tied the knot in 2016 and she moved to the United States full time.

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Anna Kasterova – Evgeni Malkin

Anna Kasterova – Evgeni Malkin

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Naomi Starr – David Krejčí

David Krejčí played for the Czech national hockey team during Winter Olympic Games. He now plays as alternate captain of the Boston Bruins. He and his now wife Naomi Starr began dating in 2009 and they got married five years later. They had their daughter Elina in 2015.

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Naomi Starr – David Krejčí

Naomi Starr – David Krejčí

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Ashley Groissaint – Matt Duchene

Matt Duchene and Ashley Groissaint tied the knot in a beautiful wedding ceremony outdoors in the woods of Colorado. In November 2020, the couple welcomed their daughter, who made their song Beau a big brother.

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Ashley Groissaint – Matt Duchene

Ashley Groissaint – Matt Duchene

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Nicole Brown – Dustin Brown

Dustin Brown joined the NHL in 2003 and has been playing as right-winger for the LA Kings ever since. He has been with his high school sweetheart Nicole since they two were 15 years old. They have one daughter and three sons together.

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Nicole Brown – Dustin Brown

Nicole Brown – Dustin Brown

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Gena Lee Nolin and Cale Hulse

Gena Lee Nolin was one of Barker’s Beauties on The Price is Right in 1994. She then portrayed Neely Capshaw on hit TV show Baywatch. She married NHL player Cale Hulse in 2004. They had their first child together in 2006, and a daughter two years later. Hulse is now retired and spends his time as a full time family man.

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Gena Lee Nolin And Cale Hulse

Gena Lee Nolin And Cale Hulse

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Donya Lehner – Robin Lehner

Robin Lehner joined the NHL as a member of the Ottawa Senators and now plays for the Vegas Golden Knights. He married his wife Donya in 2014, and they had their first child together later that year. They had a daughter named Zoe in 2017. They live in Las Vegas.

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Donya Lehner – Robin Lehner

Donya Lehner – Robin Lehner

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Ksenia Vasilevskiy – Andrei Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy met his future wife Ksenia by total chance while on an airplane en route to Moscow. They kept in touch via social media and began their relationship not long after that. They got married in 2014, when they were just 19 years old. The two have a son together named Lukas.

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Ksenia Vasilevskiy – Andrei Vasilevskiy

Ksenia Vasilevskiy – Andrei Vasilevskiy

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Petra Halák – Jaroslav Halák

Jaroslav Halák plays for the Boston Bruins ever since he signed a $5.5 million two year contract with the team in 2018. He represented his home country Slovakia in the 2010 Winter Olympics, where they placed in fourth. He married his wife Petra in 2012 and the two have two children together named Nathan and Inna.

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Petra Halák – Jaroslav Halák

Petra Halák – Jaroslav Halák

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Véronique Larose – Marc-André Fleury

Marc-André Fleury is the goalie for the Vegas Golden Knights who is married to Véronique Larose. The pair got married in Montreal in 2012 and they have a son and two daughters. She is a co-owner of a children’s clothing shop called Alex et Estelle along with her partner Catherine LaFlamme.

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Véronique Larose – Marc André Fleury

Véronique Larose – Marc André Fleury

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Brandi Bodnar – Braden Holtby

Braden Holtby is the goalie for the Vancouver Canucks. He began dating Brandi Bodnar in 2009, and four years later they officially tied the knot. They have a son named Benjamin Hunter and a daughter named Belle Scarlett. Brandi is quite active on social media and always shares sweet details of their family life.

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Brandi Bodnar – Braden Holtby

Brandi Bodnar – Braden Holtby

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Julie Leshkevich – Justin Abdelkader

Justin Abdelkader joined the NHL in 2005 when he signed with the Detroit Red Wings. He met Julie Leshkevich while the two were attending Michigan State University. After he proposed to her, they tied the knot in 2017 at a ceremony at the Detroit Opera House. They had their first child together in September 2018.

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Julie Leshkevich – Justin Abdelkader

Julie Leshkevich – Justin Abdelkader

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Lucie Šafářová – Tomas Plekanec

Tomas Plekanec played for the Montreal Canadiens and now plays for the Kometa Brno in the Czech Extraliga. He began dating tennis player Lucie Šafářová in 2017. Šafářová has 16 double titles and 7 singles titles on the WTA tour. In 2019, she retired from the sport after the two welcomed their first baby together, a daughter named Lea.

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Lucie Šafářová – Tomas Plekanec

Lucie Šafářová – Tomas Plekanec

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Lauren Oshie – T.J. Oshie

T.J. Oshie has played professionally for the Washington Capitals and the St. Louis Blues, having played in over 700 games, winning the Stanley Cup in 2018 with the Blues. In 2011, he met his future wife Lauren while in college. They dated for four years before getting married in 2015. They have two daughters and a son together.

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Lauren Oshie – T.J. Oshie

Lauren Oshie – T.J. Oshie

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Melissa Shouldice – Gabriel Landeskog

Gabriel Landeskog, who is originally from Sweden, is the captain of the Colorado Avalanche. His wife, Melissa Shouldice told Colorado Homes & Lifestyles that she has a degree in psychology but is also interested in design. The two tied the knot in Newport Beach, California. They had their first child together, a daughter, in November 2019.

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Melissa Shouldice – Gabriel Landeskog

Melissa Shouldice – Gabriel Landeskog

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Tatiana Chara – Zdeno Chara

Zdeno Chara is a Slovak hockey player who plays as a defenceman for the Washington Capitals. He met Tatiana, an economics engineer, in Ottawa in 1997.  They were together for ten years before tying the knot in 2007. They had twin boys named Ben and Zack in 2016.

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Tatiana Chara – Zdeno Chara

Tatiana Chara – Zdeno Chara

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Sydney Esiason – Matt Martin

Matt Martin first joined the NHL in 2008 and he currently plays for the New York Islanders. His wife Sydney Esiason is the daughter of NFL legend Boomer Esiason. She has worked as an NHL on-air digital host. The two officially tied the knot in June 2019 and welcomed their first child, Windsor Grace, a year later.

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Sydney Esiason – Matt Martin

Sydney Esiason – Matt Martin

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Ryanne Breton – Claude Giroux

Claude Giroux plays for the Philadelphia Flyers and has been the captain of the team since 2013. He got engaged to Ryanne Breton in 2016 after they had been dating for a long time. They got married two years later in 2018. They have a son named Gavin.

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Ryanne Breton – Claude Giroux

Ryanne Breton – Claude Giroux

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Liza Berg – Nicklas Backstrom

Nicklas Backstrom is a center for the Washington Capitals who was drafted as the overall fourth pick in the 2006 NHL Draft. He an Liza Berg are engaged. Although they are not married yet, they have three children together. The family lives in Arlington, Virginia.

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Liza Berg – Nicklas Backstrom

Liza Berg – Nicklas Backstrom

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Julianne Hough – Brooks Laich

Retired NHL player Brooks Laich met Dancing With The Stars dancer, actress, and singer Julianne Hough through a mutual friend back in 2014. They were engaged just a year later and were officially married in 2017. Unfortunately, she filed for divorce in November 2020.

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Julianne Hough – Brooks Laich

Julianne Hough – Brooks Laich

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Tess Annique – Sheldon Souray

Sheldon Souray is a former defenceman has had quite the colorful dating past, with girlfriends including Angelica Bridges and Barbara Blank, who is best known as Kelly Kelly from the WWE. He is currently engaged to Tess Annique, having proposed to her in August 2020.

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Tess Annique – Sheldon Souray

Tess Annique – Sheldon Souray

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Melinda Karlsson – Erik Karlsson

Erik Karlsson is the defenceman of the San Jose Sharks. He has been married twice before his current marriage. He is currently married to Melina Currey Karlsson. The two welcomed their baby girl in 2019. They have started a charity called Can’t Dim My Light, which aims to raise awareness about bullying.

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Melinda Karlsson – Erik Karlsson

Melinda Karlsson – Erik Karlsson

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Tabe Pfendsack – Joe Thornton

Joe Thornton is still playing in the NHL even though he is in his forties, playing as a center for the Toronto Maple Leafs. During the NHL lockout 2014, he played in Switzerland, after which he received citizenship. He met his now wife Tabea Pfendsack there. The two share two children together, a son and a daughter.

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Tabe Pfendsack – Joe Thornton

Tabe Pfendsack – Joe Thornton

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Emmeli Lindkvist – Rickard Rakell

Swede Rickard Rakell plays as a winger for the Anaheim Ducks. He is currently linked to fellow Swede Emmeli Lindkvist. Sadly, they spend a lot of time away from one another as she is still a student, and she travels back and forth to spend time with each other.

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Emmeli Lindkvist – Rickard Rakell

Emmeli Lindkvist – Rickard Rakell

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Ines Dominc – Anze Kopitar

Anze Kopitar made history as the first Slovenian hockey player to join the NHL when he joined the Los Angeles Kings. He met Ines Dominc, a fellow Slovenian a year before he joined the NHL. The two were together for eight years before officially tying the knot. They now have two kids together.

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Ines Dominc – Anze Kopitar

Ines Dominc – Anze Kopitar

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Elina Casell – Niklas Hjalmarsson

Niklas Hjalmarsson is a defenceman for the Arizona Coyotes. He began dating Elina Casell in 2013, and the two got married later that year. Shortly after, they welcomed their son Theo. The two are both Swedish, and back home Elina has worked as a model. She has also launched a fashion line for men and women.

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Elina Casell – Niklas Hjalmarsson

Elina Casell – Niklas Hjalmarsson

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