He leads Canada's squad: Connor McDavid. © GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / PATRICK SMITH

Canada's roster: These NHL heroes are coming to the Olympics

Canada is considered the motherland of ice hockey – and will be coming to the Olympic Games in Milan in February with full NHL power.

02 January 2026

From: det

The ice hockey tournament will be one of the biggest attractions at the Winter Olympics. For the first time since 2014, stars from the National Hockey League (NHL), the best league in the world, will be competing for the title. Fans can look forward to seeing the best ice hockey players on the planet. Team Canada has now announced its roster for the Winter Games – and it's packed with superstars.

The best player in the world – Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers – leads the Canadian roster. Alongside him are the crème de la crème, including Nathan MacKinnon (Colorado Avalanche), who currently leads the NHL scoring race with McDavid. Also on the roster is Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins), one of the greatest players of all time.

Super talent Macklin Celebrini is also on Canada's Olympic team. © GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / ETHAN MILLER

Youthful energy is also guaranteed: 19-year-old Macklin Celebrini (San Jose Sharks) is the biggest talent the NHL currently has to offer. He's currently the league's third-highest scorer. And with Cale Makar (Colorado Avalanche), the NHL's best offensive defenseman is also on board. However, Team Canada's roster did hold one surprise: 20-year-old Connor Bedard, the number one overall pick of 2023, was not selected.

Canada will face the Czech Republic (February 12), Switzerland (February 13) and France (February 15) in Group A.

Canada's contingent

Tor
Jordan Binnington (St. Louis Blues), Darcy Kuemper (Los Angeles Kings), Logan Thompson (Washington Capitals)

Abwehr
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)

Attack
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)