Former UND students who have gone on to notable careers in athletics include former NBA player and coach and former president of the New York Knicks, Phil Jackson, ice hockey player who played in the 1980 Winter Olympics "Miracle on Ice" game Dave Christian, Former Philadelphia Flyers coach Dave Hakstol, NHL players Ed Belfour, Tony Hrkac, Jonathan Toews – captain of the Chicago Blackhawks, Drake Caggiula – Chicago Blackhawks, Zach Parise – Minnesota Wild, Travis Zajac – New Jersey Devils, T.J. Oshie and Taylor Chorney – Washington Capitals, Ryan Bayda – Pittsburgh Penguins, Brock Nelson – New York Islanders, Brock Boeser and Troy Stecher, Vancouver Canucks, Drew Stafford – New Jersey Devils, Brian Lee – Ottawa Senators, Matt Smaby – Tampa Bay Lightning, Matt Jones and Matt Frattin – Toronto Maple Leafs, Mike Commodore – Columbus Blue Jackets, Jason Blake – Anaheim Ducks, Ryan Johnson – Vancouver Canucks, Chris VandeVelde – Philadelphia Flyers NFL, Nick Schmaltz – Arizona Coyotes professional football players Jim Kleinsasser and Dave Osborn both of the Minnesota Vikings, Chris Kuper of the Denver Broncos, and Weston Dressler of the Canadian Football League's Winnipeg blue bombers. As of the 2018–19 season, more than 20 former UND players are in the NHL and more than 100 former players have played in the NHL.