U.S. men's ice hockey roster revealed for 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Team USA announced its roster for the men’s ice hockey competition at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics on Friday, and it features the return of NHL stars to the Olympic stage.
Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel and Jack Hughes headline the 25-player roster, which includes 22 skaters and three goaltenders:
Forwards
- Jack Eichel, center, Vegas Golden Knights
- Auston Matthews, center, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Matthew Tkachuk, winger, Florida Panthers
- Brady Tkachuk, winger, Ottawa Senators
- Matt Boldy, forward, Minnesota Wild
- Kyle Connor, winger, Winnipeg Jets
- Jake Guentzel, winger, Tampa Bay Lightning
- Jack Hughes, center, New Jersey Devils
- Clayton Keller, forward, Utah Mammoth
- Dylan Larkin, center, Detroit Red Wings
- J.T. Miller, forward, New York Rangers
- Brock Nelson, Colorado Avalanche
- Tage Thompson, center, Buffalo Sabres
- Vincent Trocheck, center, New York Rangers
Defensemen
- Charlie McAvoy, defenseman, Boston Bruins
- Quinn Hughes, defenseman, Vancouver Canucks
- Brock Faber, defenseman, Minnesota Wild
- Noah Hanifin, defenseman, Vegas Golden Knights
- Seth Jones, defenseman, Florida Panthers
- Jake Sanderson, defenseman, Ottawa Senators
- Jaccob Slavin, defenseman, Carolina Hurricanes
- Zach Werenski, defenseman, Columbus Blue Jackets
Goalies
- Connor Hellebuyck, goaltender, Winnipeg Jets
- Jake Oettinger, goaltender, Dallas Stars
- Jeremy Swayman, goaltender, Boston Bruins
Matthews wore the “C” as Team USA’s captain during the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off last year. McAvoy and Matthew Tkachuk were the team’s alternate captains during the competition, where Team USA fell to Canada in overtime of the championship tilt.
Sanderson and Faber are the only Team USA players with any prior Olympic experience, both of whom competed in the Winter Games in Beijing 2022.
Team USA will compete in Group C, along with Latvia, Denmark and Germany. Here is the team’s group play schedule:
- Team USA vs. Latvia: Thursday, Feb. 12, 3:10 p.m. ET
- Team USA vs. Denmark: Saturday, Feb. 14, 3:10 p.m. ET
- Team USA vs. Germany: Sunday, Feb. 15, 3:10 p.m. ET
Group A will feature Canada, Switzerland, France and the Czech Republic. Reigning gold medalist Finland will play in Group B alongside Sweden, Slovakia and host Italy.
The gold medal will be awarded on Sunday, Feb. 22, the same day as the Closing Ceremony.
Team USA has 11 men’s hockey medals in its Olympic history. It earned its two gold medals on home ice, winning it all at the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics and 1980 Lake Placid Olympics.
The U.S. collected its most recent Olympic medal in Vancouver in 2010, when it fell to host Canada in overtime of the gold medal game. The team failed to medal at each of the next three Olympics without NHL players on the roster, placing fourth at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, seventh at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics and fifth at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
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