Anaheim Ducks defenseman Jackson LaCombe was named to the United States men’s hockey Olympic team Wednesday, USA Hockey announced.

LaCombe will join Team USA as an injury replacement selection for Florida Panthers defenseman Seth Jones, who is injured and was declared unable to participate in the upcoming men’s tournament, which begins Feb. 11. Team USA opens group play against Team Latvia Feb. 12.

Jones has not played for the Panthers since Jan. 2 after being struck in the collarbone by a shot from the New York Rangers’ Alexis Lafreniere during the Winter Classic.

Jones was one of the original eight who made up Team USA’s defense corps for the 2026 Winter Olympics in northern Italy. Now his spot will be filled by LaCombe, a native of Eden Prairie, Minn., who has become a rising star in the U.S. ranks.

LaCombe said Team USA men’s general manager Bill Guerin called him with the news Tuesday night.

“Obviously, you never want to see something like that happen to someone,” LaCombe said of Jones. “But on my end, I was just super excited, and I didn’t really know what to say.”

The 25-year-old LaCombe signed an eight-year, $72 million contract extension with the Ducks in October after a breakout 2024-25, when he became their No. 1 defenseman. A terrific skater and strong puck mover with some size, the 6-foot-2, 208-pound LaCombe has six goals and leads Anaheim’s blue line with 31 points while averaging more than 24 minutes of ice time.

LaCombe played for Team USA in last year’s world championships, scoring twice and adding three assists in 10 games for the Americans, who won gold in the event for the first time since 1933. The second-round pick of the Ducks in 2019 was also part of the gold medal-winning U.S. world junior club in 2021 while playing at the University of Minnesota.