Ice Hockey
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Hart Memorial Trophy – for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Stanley Cup - the Colorado Avalanche defeat the Florida Panthers 4 games to 0 for their first-ever Stanley Cup title. It was also the franchise's first season since relocating from Quebec City, where they were known as the Nordiques.
- World Hockey Championship
- Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Canada
- Junior Men's champion: Canada defeated Sweden
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“‘Line in nature is not found;
Unit and universe are round;
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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