Canada unveils Olympic hockey roster loaded with NHL stars. Here's the full team originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Canada will be taking a team loaded with NHL stars to Italy for the Winter Games.
The Canadians on Wednesday unveiled their men’s ice hockey roster for the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.
The 25-man squad is headlined by Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid, Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon and Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar. It also features veterans like Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby, Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty and Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand. Crosby and Doughty were part of Canada’s gold-medal winning team at the 2014 Sochi Games.
Meanwhile, San Jose Sharks young sensation Macklin Celebrinicracked the roster at just 19 years old.
Here’s a position-by-position breakdown of the team:
Goaltenders
- Jordan Binnington, St. Louis Blues
- Darcy Kuemper, Los Angeles Kings
- Logan Thompson, Washington Capitals
Defenseman
- Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings
- Thomas Harley, Dallas Stars
- Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche
- Josh Morrissey, Winnipeg Jets
- Colton Parayko, St. Louis Blues
- Travis Sanheim, Philadelphia Flyers
- Shea Theodore, Vegas Golden Knights
- Devon Toews, Colorado Avalanche
Forwards
- Macklin Celebrini, San Jose Sharks
- Anthony Cirelli, Tampa Bay Lightning
- Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Brandon Hagel, Tampa Bay Lightning
- Bo Horvat, New York Islanders
- Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
- Brad Marchand, Florida Panthers
- Mitch Marner, Vegas Golden Knights
- Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
- Brayden Point, Tampa Bay Lightning
- Sam Reinhart, Florida Panthers
- Mark Stone, Vegas Golden Knights
- Nick Suzuki, Montreal Canadiens
- Tom Wilson, Washington Capitals
Crosby, MacKinnon, Makar, McDavid, Point and Reinhart were announced in June as Canada’s first six roster selections.
Blues general manager Doug Armstrong serves as Team Canada’s GM, while Lightning two-time Stanley Cup champion head coach Jon Cooper is the Canadians’ bench boss.
Among the notable omissions from the Olympic team were Chicago Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard, who’s currently sidelined due to injury, Panthers forward Sam Bennett, Jets forward Mark Scheifele, Islanders rookie defenseman Matthew Schaefer and Avalanche goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood.
The Olympic men’s ice hockey competition runs from Feb. 12-22.
The Milan Cortina Games will see NHL players competing in the Olympics for the first time since 2014, when Canada defeated Sweden for gold.
The Canadians will be looking to build off their 4 Nations Face-Off title triumph last February. The 4 Nations Face-Off, which was conducted by the NHL and featured Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States, marked the first best-on-best international hockey tournament since the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.
Canada defeated Team USA 3-2 in overtime of the 4 Nations Face-Off final.
When will Team USA’s Olympic hockey roster be announced?
The Americans will reveal their roster on Friday, Jan. 2. The announcement will be made on NBC’s “TODAY” during the 8 a.m. ET hour.
