Might 16, 2024; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Edmonton Oilers ahead Leon Draisaitl (29) skates in heat up previous to sport 5 of the second spherical of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs towards the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Area. Obligatory Credit score: Bob Frid-Imagn Photos
Eight of the 12 nations competing within the males’s hockey match on the 2026 Winter Olympics launched their preliminary lists of individuals early Monday.
The preliminary rosters are full of NHL gamers apart from the crew from Italy, which has a spot within the Video games because the host nation. Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo are the host cities.
This would be the first look of NHL gamers within the Olympics since they had been held in Sochi, Russia, in 2014.
A disagreement between the NHL and the IIHF stored the NHL gamers out of the 2018 Video games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and so they did not play in Beijing in 2022 due to COVID-related scheduling points.
Preliminary video games will start within the Olympics on Feb. 11, with the gold-medal sport scheduled to be performed Feb. 22. Finland is the defending champion.
The remaining nations — Canada, Denmark, France and america — are set to announce their picks later Monday.
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
FINLAND
Sebastian Aho, F, Carolina Hurricanes
Aleksander Barkov, F, Florida Panthers
Miro Heiskanen, D, Dallas Stars
Esa Lindell, D, Dallas Stars
Mikko Rantanen, F, Dallas Stars
Juuse Saros, G, Nashville Predators
GERMANY
Leon Draisaitl, F, Edmonton Oilers
Philipp Grubauer, G, Seattle Kraken
Lukas Reichel, F, Chicago Blackhawks
Moritz Seider, D, Detroit Pink Wings
Nico Sturm, F, Florida Panthers
Tim Stutzle, F, Ottawa Senators
ITALY
Diego Kostner, F
Daniel Mantenuto, F
Tommy Purdeller, F
Thomas Larkin, D
Luca Zanatta, D
Damian Clara, G, Anaheim Geese
LATVIA
Rodrigo Abols, F, Philadelphia Flyers
Uvis Balinskis, D, Florida Panthers
Teddy Blueger, F, Vancouver Canucks
Zemgus Girgensons, F, Tampa Bay Lightning
Elvis Merzlikins, G, Columbus Blue Jackets
Arturs Silovs, G, Vancouver Canucks
SLOVAKIA
Erik Cernak, D, Tampa Bay Lightning
Martin Fehervary, D, Washington Capitals
Simon Nemec, D, New Jersey Devils
Martin Pospisil, F, Calgary Flames
Juraj Slafkovsky, F, Montreal Canadians
Tomas Tatar, F
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 Pink Wings
SWITZERLAND
Kevin Fiala, F, Los Angeles Kings
Nico Hischier, F, New Jersey Devils
Roman Josi, D, Nashville Predators
Timo Meier, F, New Jersey Devils
Nino Niederreiter, F, Winnipeg Jets
Jonas Siegenthaler, D, New Jersey Devils
–Subject Degree Media