NHL: Who are the top 5 power couples in history?

Since the inception of the NHL on November 26, 1917, the Stanley Cup has been such a big thing among ice hockey fans. There are people who adore the NHL, which is why it is so popular. These fans shower extreme support on their favorite NHL players and give them celebrity stature.

When these players choose for themselves an equally famous partner, they become a power couple.

Here is a list of the most famous NHL power couples.

#1. Wayne Gretzky and Janet Jones

Wayne Gretzky has been married to Janet Jones for more than 30 years. Though they make it appear very simple, the initial stage was not as smooth sailing for them as it appears.

Gretzky married the American actress in 1988. The two still adore each other after all these years. Gretzky planned a "royal wedding" with Jones after unexpectedly proposing to her over the phone. The wedding took place in Edmonton, Canada, and there was a huge party, and the duo looked stunning in their royal attire.

#2. Dion Phaneuf and Elisha Cuthbert

Phaneuf and Cuthbert had been dating for a while before various leaks revealed their relationship, which began in 2008. In 2012, the couple announced their engagement. Less than a year later, Phaneuf and Cuthbert married at St. James Catholic Church in Prince Edward Island, where the couple frequently spends their summers in nearby Summerfield.

#3. Mike Fisher and Carrie Underwood

Fisher and Underwood's is a love-song-worthy romance. Since 2008, Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher have been sweeping each other off their feet—and they are still as in love as ever.

The couple married in July 2010 after the Canadian hockey player proposed in December 2009. They welcomed their first child, son Isaiah, five years into their marriage, and it didn't take long for the couple to want to expand their family even further.

#4. Alex Ovechkin and Anastasia Shubskaya

The couple is said to have met for the first time at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. They danced together at one of the after-parties, but nothing else happened after that. They later reconnected on Instagram in 2014 and became close friends before dating. The couple announced their engagement in September 2015 and married on August 11, 2016, in Moscow.

#5. Valeri Bure and Candace Cameron Bure

Candace Cameron Bure and Valeri Bure have been married since 1996. In 1994, the Full House star and the former professional hockey player met at one of Valeri's hockey games.

Since their wedding in 1996, they've welcomed three children and gone into business together in the wine industry.