2026 Olympic Men’s Hockey Roster Tracker: Initial lineups unveiled
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 Daily Faceoff, we’ll put all the news for you in one place with our roster tracker.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Here are the six initial players named to each team:
Canada
Has yet to be announced.
Czechia
David Pastrnak, F, Boston Bruins
Pavel Zacha, F, Boston Bruins
Martin Necas, F, Colorado Avalanche
Ondrej Palat, F, New Jersey Devils
Radko Gudas, D, Anaheim Ducks
Lukas Dostal, G, Anaheim Ducks
Demark
Oliver Bjorkstrand, F, Tampa Bay Lightning
Jonas Røndbjerg, F, Vegas Golden Knights
Lars Eller, F, Washington Capitals
Nikolaj Ehlers, F, Winnipeg Jets
Jesper Jensen Aabo, D, EC-KAC
Frederik Andersen, G, Carolina Hurricanes
France
Has yet to be announced.
Finland
Sebastian Aho, F, Carolina Hurricanes
Mikko Rantanen, F, Dallas Stars
Aleksander Barkov, F, Florida Panthers
Miro Heiskanen, D, Dallas Stars
Esa Lindell, D, Dallas Stars
Juuse Saros, G, Nashville Predators
Germany
Lukas Reichel, F, Chicago Blackhawks
Nico Sturm, F, Florida Panthers
Leon Draisaitl, F, Edmonton Oilers
Tim Stutzle, F, Ottawa Senators
Moritz Seider, D, Detroit Red Wings
Philipp Grubauer, G, Seattle Kraken
Italy
Diego Kostner, F, HC Ambrì-Piotta
Daniel Mantenuto, F, HC Bolzano
Tommy Purdeller, F, HC Pustertal
Luca Zanatta, D, HC Pustertal
Thomas Larkin, D, Schwenninger Wild Wings
Damian Clara, G, San Diego Gulls
Latvia
Rodrigo Abols, F, Philadelphia Flyers
Zemgus Girgensons, F, Tampa Bay Lightning
Teddy Blueger, F, Vancouver Canucks
Uvis Balinskis, D, Florida Panthers
Elvis Merzlikins, G, Columbus Blue Jackets
Arturs Silovs, G, Vancouver Canucks
Slovakia
Martin Pospisil, F, Calgary Flames
Tomas Tatar, F, EV Zug
Juraj Slafkovsky, F, Montreal Canadiens
Simon Nemec, D, New Jersey Devils
Erik Cernak, D, Tampa Bay Lightning
Martin Fehervary, D, Washington Capitals
Sweden
Gabriel Landeskog, F, Colorado Avalanche
Lucas Raymond, F, Detroit Red Wings
William Nylander, F, Toronto Maple Leafs
Adrian Kempe, F, Los Angeles Kings
Rasmus Dahlin, D, Buffalo Sabres
Victor Hedman, D, Tampa Bay Lightning
Switzerland
Kevin Fiala, F, Los Angeles Kings
Nico Hischier, F, New Jersey Devils
Timo Meier, F, New Jersey Devils
Nino Niederreiter, F, Winnipeg Jets
Roman Josi, D, Nashville Predators
Jonas Siegenthaler, D, New Jersey Devils
United States
Has yet to be announced.