The 12 teams competing in men's hockey in the 2026 Olympics are each naming their first six players on Monday.
Of note, Erik Karlsson was not named to Sweden's first six, after previously being one first six named to the 4 Nations roster. Sweden named William Nylander, Lucas Raymond, Adrian Kempe, Rasmus Dahlin, Gabe Landeskog and Victor Hedman.
The European teams participating in the Olympics all had their rosters out Monday morning, with Canada and the U.S. coming later in the day. Here's who else has been named to rosters, with Teddy Blueger and Lars Eller being the two former Penguins to make the cut:
Finland: Mikko Rantanen, Juuse Saros, Miro Heiskanen, Sebastian Aho, Esa Lindell, Aleksander Barkov
Italy: Luca Zanata, Thomas Larkin, Diego Kostner, Daniel Mantenuto, Damian Clara, Tommy Purdeller
Czechia: David Pastrnak, Radko Gudas, Martin Necas, Lukas Dostal, Ondrej Palat, Pavel Zacha
Switzerland: Roman Josi, Timo Meier, Kevin Fiala, Nico Hischier, Nino Niederreiter, Jonas Siegenthaler
Germany: Philipp Grubauer, Leon Draisaitl, Nico Sturm, Tim Stutzle, Lukas Reichel, Moritz Seider
Slovakia: Martin Fehervary, Juraj Slafkovsky, Tomas Tatar, Martin Pospisil, Simon Nemec, Erik Cernak
Denmark: Oliver Bjorkstrand, Nikolaj Ehlers, Frederik Anderen, Jonas Rondbjerg, Lars Eller, Jesper Jensen Abo
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2:34 pm - 06.16.2025DowntownKarlsson not in Sweden's initial Olympic group
The 12 teams competing in men's hockey in the 2026 Olympics are each naming their first six players on Monday.
Of note, Erik Karlsson was not named to Sweden's first six, after previously being one first six named to the 4 Nations roster. Sweden named William Nylander, Lucas Raymond, Adrian Kempe, Rasmus Dahlin, Gabe Landeskog and Victor Hedman.
The European teams participating in the Olympics all had their rosters out Monday morning, with Canada and the U.S. coming later in the day. Here's who else has been named to rosters, with Teddy Blueger and Lars Eller being the two former Penguins to make the cut:
Latvia: Arturs Silovs, Elvis Mrzlikins, Teddy Blueger, Uvis Balinskis, Zemgus Girgensons, Rodrigo Abols
Finland: Mikko Rantanen, Juuse Saros, Miro Heiskanen, Sebastian Aho, Esa Lindell, Aleksander Barkov
Italy: Luca Zanata, Thomas Larkin, Diego Kostner, Daniel Mantenuto, Damian Clara, Tommy Purdeller
Czechia: David Pastrnak, Radko Gudas, Martin Necas, Lukas Dostal, Ondrej Palat, Pavel Zacha
Switzerland: Roman Josi, Timo Meier, Kevin Fiala, Nico Hischier, Nino Niederreiter, Jonas Siegenthaler
Germany: Philipp Grubauer, Leon Draisaitl, Nico Sturm, Tim Stutzle, Lukas Reichel, Moritz Seider
Slovakia: Martin Fehervary, Juraj Slafkovsky, Tomas Tatar, Martin Pospisil, Simon Nemec, Erik Cernak
Denmark: Oliver Bjorkstrand, Nikolaj Ehlers, Frederik Anderen, Jonas Rondbjerg, Lars Eller, Jesper Jensen Abo
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