USA Hockey announced that a group of 44 players, including two members of the Boston Bruins, on Tuesday who will participate in its orientation camp ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy.
Charlie McAvoy and Jeremy Swayman will be among the contingent who will partake in the two-day camp from August 26-27 in Plymouth, Michigan, which will largely be administrative with a heavy focus on team-building activities. There will be no formal on-ice activity as part of the camp.
Introducing the 44 players who will attend the U.S. Men’s Olympic Orientation Camp 🇺🇸
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— USA Hockey (@usahockey) August 19, 2025
McAvoy has already been named to the USA’s Olympic roster, as one of the first six players selected. Meanwhile, Swayman will be in the mix to be one of three goalies to earn a spot on the team.
Both players were on the Team USA during the 4 Nations Face-Off.
McAvoy played in the first two games of the tournament before sustaining a Grade-5 AC joint separation, which quickly developed an infection that required surgery and eventually ended his season altogether.
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Swayman did not play during the 4 Nations tournament, but did suit up in seven games for the Americans at the IIHF World Championships earlier this summer, helping the Americans win the gold medal.
Full List of Invitees to U.S Men’s Olympic Orientation Camp:
Forwards: Matt Boldy, Cole Caufield, Logan Cooley, Kyle Connor, Jack Eichel, Conor Garland, Jake Guentzel, Jack Hughes, Patrick Kane, Clayton Keller, Matthew Knies, Chris Kreider, Dylan Larkin, Auston Matthews, J.T. Miller, Frank Nazar, Brock Nelson, Shane Pinto, Jason Robertson, Bryan Rust, Tage Thompson, Brady Tkachuk, Vincent Trocheck, Alex Tuch
Defense: Brock Faber, Adam Fox, Luke Hughes, Quinn Hughes, Noah Hanifin, Seth Jones, Jackson LaCombe, Charlie McAvoy, Ryan McDonagh, Brett Pesce, Neal Pionk, Jake Sanderson, Brady Skjei, Jaccob Slavin, Alex Vlasic, Zach Werenski
Goalies: Joey Daccord, Connor Hellebuyck, Jake Oettinger, Jeremy Swayman
The Bruins anticipate to have several of their players skating on the international stage.
Like McAvoy, David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha have already been selected to represent their home country of Czechia. Both Elias Lindholm and Hampus Lindholm are expected to be in the running to earn spots of Team Sweden. Joonas Korpisalo could potentially be picked to play for Finland, and forward prospect Dans Locmelis has a good chance to earn a spot playing for the Latvians.
The preliminary games for the men’s ice hockey tournament in Milan will start on Feb. 11, 2025
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