{"id":483093,"date":"2025-12-31T19:49:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T19:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/483093\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T19:49:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T19:49:10","slug":"team-canada-olympics-2026-hockey-roster-loaded-with-nhl-stars-nbc-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/483093\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Canada Olympics 2026 hockey roster loaded with NHL stars \u2013 NBC Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canada will be taking a team loaded with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/tag\/nhl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NHL<\/a> stars <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/tag\/2026-milan-cortina-olympics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to Italy for the Winter Games<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadians on Wednesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeycanada.ca\/en-ca\/team-canada\/men\/olympics\/2026\/stats\/team-rosters?teamid=355\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unveiled their men&#8217;s ice hockey roster<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/olympics\/2026-milan-cortina\/winter-olympics-sports-events-medal-count-how-to-watch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-man squad is headlined by <a href=\"http:\/\/nhl.com\/oilers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Edmonton Oilers<\/a> forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeycanada.ca\/en-ca\/team-canada\/men\/olympics\/2026\/stats\/player-profile?playerid=198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Connor McDavid<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/nhl.com\/avalanche\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Colorado Avalanche<\/a> forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeycanada.ca\/en-ca\/team-canada\/men\/olympics\/2026\/stats\/player-profile?playerid=196\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nathan MacKinnon<\/a> and Avalanche defenseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeycanada.ca\/en-ca\/team-canada\/men\/olympics\/2026\/stats\/player-profile?playerid=1130\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cale Makar<\/a>. It also features veterans like <a href=\"http:\/\/nhl.com\/penguins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeycanada.ca\/en-ca\/team-canada\/men\/olympics\/2026\/stats\/player-profile?playerid=56\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sidney Crosby<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/nhl.com\/kings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Los Angeles Kings<\/a> defenseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeycanada.ca\/en-ca\/team-canada\/men\/olympics\/2026\/stats\/player-profile?playerid=47\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Drew Doughty<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcmiami.com\/news\/sports\/florida-panthers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Florida Panthers<\/a> forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeycanada.ca\/en-ca\/team-canada\/men\/olympics\/2026\/stats\/player-profile?playerid=60\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brad Marchand<\/a>. Crosby and Doughty were part of Canada&#8217;s gold-medal winning team at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/olympic-games\/sochi-2014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2014 Sochi Games<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/nhl\/san-jose-sharks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">San Jose Sharks<\/a> young sensation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeycanada.ca\/en-ca\/team-canada\/men\/olympics\/2026\/stats\/player-profile?playerid=17488\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Macklin Celebrini<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/nhl\/san-jose-sharks\/macklin-celebrini-team-canada-olympics\/1903159\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cracked the roster at just 19 years old<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a position-by-position breakdown of the team:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goaltenders<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Defenseman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Forwards<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Macklin Celebrini, San Jose Sharks<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeycanada.ca\/en-ca\/team-canada\/men\/olympics\/2026\/stats\/player-profile?playerid=981\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anthony Cirelli<\/a>, Tampa Bay Lightning<\/li>\n<li>Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeycanada.ca\/en-ca\/team-canada\/men\/olympics\/2026\/stats\/player-profile?playerid=15910\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brandon Hagel<\/a>, Tampa Bay Lightning<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeycanada.ca\/en-ca\/team-canada\/men\/olympics\/2026\/stats\/player-profile?playerid=2779\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bo Horvat<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/nhl.com\/islanders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York Islanders<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche<\/li>\n<li>Brad Marchand, Florida Panthers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeycanada.ca\/en-ca\/team-canada\/men\/olympics\/2026\/stats\/player-profile?playerid=21187\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mitch Marner,<\/a> Vegas Golden Knights<\/li>\n<li>Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeycanada.ca\/en-ca\/team-canada\/men\/olympics\/2026\/stats\/player-profile?playerid=2071\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brayden Point<\/a>, Tampa Bay Lightning<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeycanada.ca\/en-ca\/team-canada\/men\/olympics\/2026\/stats\/player-profile?playerid=2786\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sam Reinhart<\/a>, Florida Panthers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeycanada.ca\/en-ca\/team-canada\/men\/olympics\/2026\/stats\/player-profile?playerid=8792\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mark Stone<\/a>, Vegas Golden Knights<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeycanada.ca\/en-ca\/team-canada\/men\/olympics\/2026\/stats\/player-profile?playerid=39\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nick Suzuki<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/nhl.com\/canadiens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Montreal Canadiens<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeycanada.ca\/en-ca\/team-canada\/men\/olympics\/2026\/stats\/player-profile?playerid=22747\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tom Wilson<\/a>, Washington Capitals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Crosby, MacKinnon, Makar, McDavid, Point and Reinhart were announced in June <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/olympics\/2026-milan-cortina\/usa-hockey-olympics-team-2026-milan-cortina-players-roster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">as Canada&#8217;s first six roster selections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Blues general manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeycanada.ca\/en-ca\/team-canada\/men\/olympics\/2026\/stats\/player-profile?playerid=84921&amp;&amp;person_Id=291&amp;roles=coach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Doug Armstrong<\/a> serves as Team Canada&#8217;s GM, while Lightning two-time Stanley Cup champion head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeycanada.ca\/en-ca\/team-canada\/men\/olympics\/2026\/stats\/player-profile?playerid=84927&amp;&amp;person_Id=2037&amp;roles=coach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jon Cooper<\/a> is the Canadians&#8217; bench boss.<\/p>\n<p>Among the notable omissions from the Olympic team were <a href=\"http:\/\/nhl.com\/blackhawks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago Blackhawks<\/a> forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/blackhawks\/player\/connor-bedard-8484144\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Connor Bedard<\/a>, who&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nhl\/news\/blackhawks-place-connor-bedard-on-injured-reserve-with-an-upper-body-injury?chrcontext=KNBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">currently sidelined due to injury<\/a>, Panthers forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/panthers\/player\/sam-bennett-8477935\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sam Bennett<\/a>, Jets forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/jets\/player\/mark-scheifele-8476460\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mark Scheifele<\/a>, Islanders rookie defenseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/islanders\/player\/matthew-schaefer-8485366\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Matthew Schaefer<\/a> and Avalanche goaltender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/avalanche\/player\/mackenzie-blackwood-8478406\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mackenzie Blackwood<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Olympic men&#8217;s ice hockey competition runs from Feb. 12-22.<\/p>\n<p>The Milan Cortina Games will see NHL players competing in the Olympics for the first time since 2014, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/olympic-games\/sochi-2014\/results\/ice-hockey\/ice-hockey-men\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canada defeated Sweden for gold<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadians will be looking to build off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/sports\/nhl\/usa-hockey-canada-score-4-nations-final\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">their 4 Nations Face-Off title triumph<\/a> last February. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/sports\/nhl\/nhl-4-nations-face-off-dates-schedule-teams-rosters-rules-how-it-works\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">4 Nations Face-Off<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n<p>Canada defeated Team USA 3-2 in overtime of the 4 Nations Face-Off final.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When will Team USA&#8217;s Olympic hockey roster be announced?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Americans will reveal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/olympics\/2026-milan-cortina\/usa-mens-hockey-roster-schedule-2026-olympics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">their roster<\/a> on Friday, Jan. 2. The announcement <a href=\"https:\/\/teamusa.usahockey.com\/news_article\/show\/1352453\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">will be made on NBC&#8217;s &#8220;TODAY&#8221;<\/a> during the 8 a.m. ET hour.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHere&#8217;s everything to know about the arena being built for the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics and why the NHL is concerned.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Canada will be taking a team loaded with NHL stars to Italy for the Winter Games. The Canadians&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":483094,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[178607,1582,276,2961,224,5337,293,3777],"class_list":{"0":"post-483093","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-2026-milan-cortina-olympics","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-california","11":"tag-la","12":"tag-los-angeles","13":"tag-losangeles","14":"tag-nhl","15":"tag-olympics"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115815917955220705","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=483093"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483093\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/483094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=483093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=483093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=483093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}