The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, Italy, will function NHL gamers for the primary time since 2014. European groups have introduced their first six gamers for the preliminary rosters for the boys’s hockey event, set to run from February 11 to February 22, 2026. Under are the preliminary six gamers named for every European workforce, based mostly on out there info from current sources.
Czechia
- Lukas Dostal, G (Anaheim Geese)
- Radko Gudas, D (Anaheim Geese)
- Martin Necas, F (Colorado Avalanche)
- Ondrej Palat, F (New Jersey Devils)
- David Pastrnak, F (Boston Bruins)
- Pavel Zacha, F (Boston Bruins)
Denmark
- Frederik Andersen, G (Carolina Hurricanes)
- Jensen Abo, D (Austrian League)
- Nikolaj Ehlers, F (Winnipeg Jets)
- Oliver Bjorkstrand, F (Seattle Kraken)
- Two further forwards (names not laid out in out there knowledge)
Finland
- Sebastian Aho, F (Carolina Hurricanes)
- Aleksander Barkov, F (Florida Panthers)
- Mikko Rantanen, F (Colorado Avalanche)
- Juuse Saros, G (Nashville Predators)
- Two further gamers (names not laid out in out there knowledge)
France
- Six gamers named, however particular names not detailed in out there sources.
Germany
- Leon Draisaitl, F (Edmonton Oilers)
- Tim Stutzle, F (Ottawa Senators)
- Moritz Seider, D (Detroit Purple Wings)
- Nico Sturm, F (San Jose Sharks/Florida Panthers)
- Two further gamers (names not laid out in out there knowledge)
Italy
- Six gamers named, however particular names not detailed in out there sources.
Latvia
- Rodrigo Abols, F (Philadelphia Flyers/Lehigh Valley Phantoms)
- Uvis Balinskis, D (Florida Panthers)
- Teodors Blugers, F (Vancouver Canucks)
- Zemgus Girgensons, F (Tampa Bay Lightning)
- Elvis Merzlikins, G (Columbus Blue Jackets)
- Arturs Silovs, G (Vancouver Canucks/Abbotsford Canucks)
Slovakia
- Erik Cernak, D (Tampa Bay Lightning)
- Juraj Slafkovsky, F (Montreal Canadiens)
- Tomas Tatar, F (New Jersey Devils)
- Three further gamers (names not laid out in out there knowledge)
Sweden
- Rasmus Dahlin, D (Buffalo Sabres)
- Victor Hedman, D (Tampa Bay Lightning)
- Adrian Kempe, F (Los Angeles Kings)
- Gabriel Landeskog, F (Colorado Avalanche)
- William Nylander, F (Toronto Maple Leafs)
- Lucas Raymond, F (Detroit Purple Wings)
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)
Notes:
- Incomplete Rosters: For some groups (e.g., Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Slovakia), fewer than six gamers had been explicitly named within the sources, although it’s confirmed that every workforce introduced six gamers. Full particulars might emerge nearer to the ultimate roster bulletins in early 2026.
- Event Context: The boys’s hockey event will function 12 groups, with preliminary video games beginning February 11 and the gold medal recreation on February 22, 2026. Russia is excluded because of its army aggression in Ukraine, with France changing them in Group C.
- Group Construction:
- Group A: Canada, Czechia, Switzerland, France
- Group B: Finland, Sweden, Slovakia, Italy
- Group C: United States, Germany, Latvia, Denmark
- Sentiment: Posts on X spotlight sturdy begins for Sweden and Finland, with Czechia and Switzerland additionally seen as aggressive. Italy is seen as an underdog however with potential for upsets.
For essentially the most present and full roster particulars, examine official sources like NHL.com or IIHF bulletins, as further gamers will probably be named later in 2025 or early 2026. If you happen to want particular participant stats or projections for these groups, let me know.
