Saturday, January 3, 2026

Going For Gold

Olympic Gold. One of the great things that any athlete strives for. Hockey players are no different. The only other prize in the sport that players strive for, aside from the Stanley Cup of course, is gold at the Olympics. The 2026 games in Milano will feature NHL talent for the first time since Sochi in 2014.

Every NHL team is sending players to the Olympics. Here's the full list of every player from every team that's going to the games, and the country they will represent.

Anaheim Ducks: Leo Carlsson (Sweden), Lukas Dostal and Radko Gudas (Czech Republic), and Mikael Granlund (Finland)

Boston Bruins: Henri Jokiharju (Finland), Elias Lindholm (Sweden), Charlie McAvoy and Jeremy Swayman (USA), and David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha (Chez Republic)

Buffalo Sabres: Rasmus Dahlin (Sweden), Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (Finland), and Tage Thompson (USA)

Calgary Flames: Rasmus Andersson (Sweden) and Martin Pospisil (Slovakia)

Carolina Hurricanes: Sebastian Aho (Finland), Frederik Andersen and Nikolaj Ehlers (Denmark) and Jaccob Slavin (USA)

Chicago Blackhawks: Teuvo Teravainen (Finland)

Colorado Avalanche: Joel Kiviranta and Artturi Lehkonen (Finland) Gabriel Landeskog (Sweden) Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Devon Toews (Canada) Martin Necas (Czech Republic) Brock Nelson (USA) 

Columbus Blue Jackets: Elvis Merzlikins (Latvia) and Zach Werenski (USA)

Dallas Stars: Thomas Harley (Canada) Miro Heiskanen, Esa Lindell, Roope Hintz and Mikko Rantanen (Finland), and Jake Oettinger (USA)

Detroit Red Wings: Dylan Larkin (USA), Lucas Raymond (Sweden) and Moritz Seider (Germany)

Edmonton Oilers: Leon Draisaitl (Germany) and Connor McDavid (Canada)

Florida Panthers: Uvis Balinskis (Latvia), Gustav Forsling (Sweden), Seth Jones and Matthew Tkachuk (USA), Anton Lundell, Niko Mikkola and Eetu Luostarinen (Finland), and Brad Marchand and Sam Reinhart (Canada)

Los Angeles Kings: Joel Armia (Finland), Kevin Fiala (Switzerland), Adrian Kempe (Sweden), and Drew Doughty and Darcy Kuemper (Canada)

Minnesota Wild: Jonas Brodin, Joel Eriksson Ek, Filip Gustavsson and Jesper Wallstedt (Sweden), Matt Boldy, Brock Faber and Quinn Hughes (USA), and Nico Sturm (Germany)

Montreal Canadiens: Oliver Kapanen (Finland), Juraj Slafkovsky (Slovakia), Nick Suzuki (Canada), Alexandre Texier (France)

Nashville Predators: Filip Forsberg (Sweden), Roman Josi (Switzerland), Juuse Saros and Erik Haula (Finland)

New Jersey Devils: Jesper Bratt and Jacob Markstrom (Sweden), Jack Hughes (USA), Simon Nemec (Slovakia), Ondrej Palat (Czek Republic), Timo Meier, Nico Hischier, and Jonas Siegenthaler (Switzerland)

New York Islanders: Bo Horvat (Canada)

New York Rangers: J.T. Miller and Vincent Trocheck (USA), and Mika Zibanejad (Sweden)

Ottawa Senators: Lars Eller (Denmark), Nikolas Matinpalo (Finland), Jake Sanderson and Brady Tkachuk (USA), and Tim Stutzle (Germany)

Philadelphia Flyers: Rodrigo Abols (Latvia), Rasmus Ristolainen (Finland), and Travis Sanheim (Canada)

Pittsburgh Penguins: Sidney Crosby (Canada), Erik Karlsson and Rickard Rakell (Sweden), and Arturs Silovs (Latvia)

San Jose Sharks: Macklin Celebrini (Canada) and Alexander Wennberg (Sweden)

Seattle Kraken: Philipp Grubauer (Germany), Kaapo Kakko and Eeli Tolvanen (Finland)

St Louis Blues: Philip Broberg (Sweden), Jordan Binnington and Colton Parayko (Canada)

Tampa Bay Lightning: Oliver Bjorkstrand (Denmark), Erik Cernak (Slovakia), Zemgus Girgensons (Latvia), Jake Guentzel (USA), Anthony Cirelli, Brandon Hagel and Brayden Point (Canada), and Victor Hedman and Pontus Holmberg (Sweden)

Toronto Maple Leafs: Oliver Ekman-Larsson and William Nylander (Sweden) and Auston Matthews (USA)

Utah Mammoth: Clayton Keller (USA), and Olli Maatta (Finland)

Vancouver Canucks: Teddy Blueger (Latvia), Kevin Lankinen (Finland), Elias Pettersson (Sweden), and Lukas Reichel (Germany)

Vegas Golden Knights: Jack Eichel and Noah Hanifin (USA), Jonas Rondbjerg (Denmark), Mitch Marner, Mark Stone and Shea Theodore (Canada)

Washington Capitals: Martin Fehervary (Slovakia), and Logan Thompson and Tom Wilson (Canada)

Winnipeg Jets: Kyle Connor and Connor Hellebuyck (USA), Josh Morrissey (Canada), and Nino Niederreiter (Switzerland)

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