The Canadian Olympic men’s hockey team has been announced for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan/Cortina d’Ampezzo. With the National Hockey League players returning to the Olympic Winter Games, the announcement on Wednesday in Minnesota had high anticipation. Here is the list of 19 players selected (nine forwards, three goaltenders and seven defensemen). Remember, five forwards (Sam Reinhart, Nathan MacKinnon, Brayden Point, Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby) and one defenseman (Cale Makar) were already chosen in the summer.
The nine forwards chosen on Wednesday were San Jose Sharks centre Macklin Celebrini of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Tampa Bay Lightning centre Anthony Cirelli of Etobicoke, Ontario, Lightning left winger Brandon Hagel of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, New York Islanders centre Bo Horvat of London, Ontario, Florida Panthers left winger Brad Marchand of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Vegas Golden Knights right winger Mitch Marner of Markham, Ontario, Golden Knights right winger Mark Stone of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Montreal Canadiens centre Nick Suzuki of London, and Washington Capitals right winger Tom Wilson of Toronto, Ontario.
The seven defensemen chosen were Drew Doughty of London (Los Angeles Kings), Thomas Harley of Mississauga, Ontario (Dallas Stars), Josh Morrissey of Calgary, Alberta (Winnipeg Jets), Colton Parayko of St. Albert, Alberta (St. Louis Blues), Travis Sanheim of Elkhart, Manitoba (Philadelphia Flyers), Shea Theodore of Aldergrove, British Columbia (Golden Knights), and Devon Toews of Abbotsford, British Columbia (Avalanche).
The three goaltenders chosen were Jordan Binnington of Richmond Hill, Ontario (Blues), Darcy Kuemper of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Kings), and Logan Thompson of Calgary, Alberta (Capitals).
