<p>The 12 men’s ice hockey teams participating in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy will be announcing the initial six players named to their rosters. Here at <em>Daily Faceoff</em>, we’ll put all the news for you in one place with our roster tracker.</p>



<p>The teams will use this initial roster as a preview for what their roster will look like for the tournament in February 2026, with the remaining players set to be announced at a later date.</p>



<p>The 2026 tournament will mark the first time in 12 years that NHL players will participate at the Winter Olympics, last doing so in Sochi, Russia in 2014. They had previously missed the 2018 tournament due to a disagreement between the NHL and the IIHF and the 2022 tournament due to COVID-19 concerns.</p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="132"></div>



<p>Entering the 2026 tournament, Finland will be looking to defend their gold medal win in the 2022 tournament. Russia, which is banned from the 2026 tournament due to its country’s military assault on Ukraine, won silver in the tournament, while Slovakia won bronze.</p>



<p>However, Canada is also defending their own international glory, having won the last four best-on-best tournaments. They captured gold in the 2010 and 2014 Olympics, as well as the 2016 World Cup of Hockey and the 4 Nations Face-Off held earlier this year.</p>



<p>Here are the six initial players named to each team:</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Canada</h3>



<p>Nathan MacKinnon, F, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/colorado-avalanche/line-combinations">Colorado Avalanche</a><br>Connor McDavid, F, <a href="https://oilersnation.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Edmonton Oilers</a><br>Sam Reinhart, F, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/florida-panthers/line-combinations" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Florida Panthers</a><br>Sidney Crosby, F, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/pittsburgh-penguins/line-combinations" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pittsburgh Penguins</a><br>Brayden Point, F, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/tampa-bay-lightning/line-combinations" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tampa Bay Lightning</a><br>Cale Makar, D, Colorado Avalanche</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://dailyfaceoff.com/2026-olympic-mens-hockey-roster-czechia-dostal-gudas-necas-pastrnak-palat-zacha/">Czechia</a></h3>



<p>David Pastrnak, F, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/boston-bruins/line-combinations">Boston Bruins</a><br>Pavel Zacha, F, Boston Bruins<br>Martin Necas, F, Colorado Avalanche<br>Ondrej Palat, F, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/new-jersey-devils/line-combinations">New Jersey Devils</a><br>Radko Gudas, D,<a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/anaheim-ducks/line-combinations"> Anaheim Ducks</a><br>Lukas Dostal, G, Anaheim Ducks</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="148"></div>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Demark</h3>



<p>Oliver Bjorkstrand, F, Tampa Bay Lightning<br>Jonas Røndbjerg, F, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/vegas-golden-knights/line-combinations">Vegas Golden Knights</a><br>Lars Eller, F, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/washington-capitals/line-combinations">Washington Capitals</a><br>Nikolaj Ehlers, F, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/winnipeg-jets/line-combinations" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Winnipeg Jets</a><br>Jesper Jensen Aabo, D, EC-KAC<br>Frederik Andersen, G, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/carolina-hurricanes/line-combinations" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Carolina Hurricanes</a><br></p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/bellemare-texier-among-first-six-players-named-to-frances-2026-olympic-hockey-team">France</a></h3>



<p>Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, F, HC Ajoie<br>Jordann Perret, F, Mountfield HK<br>Alexandre Texier, F, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/st-louis-blues/line-combinations">St. Louis Blues</a><br>Jules Boscq, D, HPK<br>Hugo Gallet, D, Tappara<br>Yohann Auvitu, D, HC Vitkovice<br></p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/aleksander-barkov-miro-heiskanen-2026-mens-olympic-hockey-finland-roster">Finland</a></h3>



<p>Sebastian Aho, F, Carolina Hurricanes<br>Mikko Rantanen, F, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/dallas-stars/line-combinations" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dallas Stars</a><br>Aleksander Barkov, F, Florida Panthers<br>Miro Heiskanen, D, Dallas Stars<br>Esa Lindell, D, Dallas Stars<br>Juuse Saros, G, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/nashville-predators/line-combinations" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Nashville Predators</a></p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/draisaitl-stutzle-among-six-initial-six-players-on-germanys-2026-olympic-roster">Germany</a></h3>



<p>Lukas Reichel, F, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/chicago-blackhawks/line-combinations">Chicago Blackhawks</a><br>Nico Sturm, F, Florida Panthers<br>Leon Draisaitl, F, Edmonton Oilers<br>Tim Stutzle, F, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/ottawa-senators/line-combinations">Ottawa Senators</a><br>Moritz Seider, D, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/detroit-red-wings/line-combinations">Detroit Red Wings</a><br>Philipp Grubauer, G, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/seattle-kraken/line-combinations">Seattle Kraken</a></p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/damian-clara-thomas-larkin-italy-2026-mens-olympic-hockey-roster">Italy</a></h3>



<p>Diego Kostner, F, HC Ambrì-Piotta<br>Daniel Mantenuto, F, HC Bolzano<br>Tommy Purdeller, F, HC Pustertal<br>Luca Zanatta, D, HC Pustertal<br>Thomas Larkin, D, Schwenninger Wild Wings<br>Damian Clara, G, San Diego Gulls</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/latvia-name-first-six-players-to-2026-milan-cortina-olympic-roster">Latvia</a></h3>



<p>Rodrigo Abols, F, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/philadelphia-flyers/line-combinations" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Philadelphia Flyers</a><br>Zemgus Girgensons, F, Tampa Bay Lightning<br>Teddy Blueger, F, <a href="https://canucksarmy.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Vancouver Canucks</a><br>Uvis Balinskis, D, Florida Panthers<br>Elvis Merzlikins, G, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/columbus-blue-jackets/line-combinations" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Columbus Blue Jackets</a><br>Arturs Silovs, G, Vancouver Canucks</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="2" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="156"></div>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/slafkovsky-nemec-among-first-six-players-named-to-slovakias-2026-olympic-team">Slovakia</a></h3>



<p>Martin Pospisil, F, <a href="http://flamesnation.ca">Calgary Flames</a><br>Tomas Tatar, F, EV Zug<br>Juraj Slafkovsky, F, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/montreal-canadiens/line-combinations">Montreal Canadiens</a><br>Simon Nemec, D, New Jersey Devils<br>Erik Cernak, D, Tampa Bay Lightning<br>Martin Fehervary, D, Washington Capitals</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/2026-olympics-milan-team-sweden-mens-hockey-first-six-players-nylander-landeskog-hedman">Sweden</a></h3>



<p>Gabriel Landeskog, F, Colorado Avalanche<br>Lucas Raymond, F, Detroit Red Wings<br>William Nylander, F, <a href="http://theleafsnation.com">Toronto Maple Leafs</a><br>Adrian Kempe, F, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/los-angeles-kings/line-combinations">Los Angeles Kings</a><br>Rasmus Dahlin, D, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/buffalo-sabres/line-combinations">Buffalo Sabres</a><br>Victor Hedman, D, Tampa Bay Lightning</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Switzerland</h3>



<p>Kevin Fiala, F, Los Angeles Kings<br>Nico Hischier, F, New Jersey Devils<br>Timo Meier, F, New Jersey Devils<br>Nino Niederreiter, F, Winnipeg Jets<br>Roman Josi, D, Nashville Predators<br>Jonas Siegenthaler, D, New Jersey Devils</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">United States</h3>



<p>Matthew Tkachuk, F, Florida Panthers<br>Brady Tkachuk, F, Ottawa Senators<br>Auston Matthews, F, Toronto Maple Leafs<br>Jack Eichel, F, Vegas Golden Knights<br>Charlie McAvoy, D, Boston Bruins<br>Quinn Hughes, D, Vancouver Canucks</p>
