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Italy will host the Winter Olympics in 2026, and it’s the only country that will boast a hockey team that doesn’t feature any players currently on an NHL roster. Every other squad has revealed its lineup, and we now know which NHL franchises will be sending the most players to the competition in February.
These are the NHL teams that boast the highest number of Olympians in 2026
The arena where men’s hockey games will be played during the Winter Olympics in Italy has been a hot topic of conversation in the lead-up to the event thanks to construction delays and a strange issue with the size of the rink. However, all signs point to the venue being (largely) operational when things get underway in Milan on February 11th.
There will be 12 teams competing in the tournament that will feature the long-awaited return of the NHL players who haven’t competed in the Winter Olympics since 2014.
On Thursday, Slovakia released its roster and officially solidified the list of NHL talent that will be representing their country at the Olympics. Every franchise will be sending at least one guy, and here’s a look at the clubs with the most players suiting up.
T-8. Boston Bruins: 6
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Czechia
- David Pastrnak
- Pavel Zacha
Finland
- Henri Jokiharju
Sweden
- Elias Lindholm
United States
- Charlie McAvoy
- Jeremy Swayman
T-8. Ottawa Senators: 6
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Denmark
- Lars Eller
- Mads Sogaard
Finland
- Nikolas Matinpalo
Germany
- Tim Stützle
United States
- Jake Sanderson
- Brady Tkachuk
T-6. Dallas Stars: 7
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Canada
- Thomas Harley
Czechia
- Radek Faksa
Finland
- Miro Heiskanen
- Roope Hintz
- Esa Lindell
- Mikko Rantanen
United States
- Jake Oettinger
T-6. Vegas Golden Knights: 7
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Canada
- Mitch Marner
- Mark Stone
- Shea Theodore
Czechia
- Tomas Hertl
Switzerland
- Akira Schmid
United States
- Jack Eichel
- Noah Hanifin
T-3. Colorado Avalanche: 8
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Canada
- Nathan MacKinnon
- Cale Makar
- Devon Toews
Czechia
- Martin Necas
Finland
- Joel Kiviranta
- Artturi Lehkonen
Sweden
- Gabe Landeskog
United States
- Brock Nelson
T-3. Minnesota Wild: 8
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Germany
- Nico Sturm
Sweden
- Jonas Brodin
- Joel Eriksson Ek
- Filip Gustavsson
- Jesper Wallstedt
United States
- Matt Boldy
- Brock Faber
- Quinn Hughes
T-3. New Jersey Devils: 8
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Czechia
- Ondrej Palat
Slovakia
- Simon Nemec
Sweden
- Jesper Bratt
- Jacob Markstrom
Switzerland
- Nico Hischier
- Nino Niederreiter
United States
- Jack Hughes
2. Florida Panthers: 9
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Canada
- Brad Marchand
- Sam Reinhart
Finland
- Anton Lundel
- Eetu Luostarinen
- Niko Mikkola
Latvia
- Uvis Balinskis
Sweden
- Gustav Forsling
United States
- Seth Jones
- Matthew Tkachuk
1. Tampa Bay Lightning: 11
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Canada
- Anthony Cirelli
- Brandon Hagel
- Brayden Point
Denmark
- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Germany
- Wojciech Stachowiak
Latvia
- Zemgus Girgensons
Slovakia
- Erik Cernak
Sweden
- Victor Hedman
- Pontus Holmberg
Switzerland
- J.J. Moster
United States
- Jake Guentzel