Boston Bruins forward Morgan Geekie deserves to be considered for one of the highly coveted spots on Team Canada’s men’s hockey roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina in February.

Not long ago, the mere thought of Geekie being in the mix for one of the forward spots would have been crazy. It’s not crazy anymore.

There might not be a tougher roster to crack in all of sports than Canada’s in a best-on-best hockey tournament, and this will be the first Olympics with NHL players since 2014. The amount of elite talent Canada has to choose from is staggering. They could ice two teams and be in the mix for a gold medal with both. Star players and past Stanley Cup champions won’t make the cut. Not everyone can be selected.

If Canada just rolled it back with their winning roster from the 4 Nations Face-off back in February, who could blame them?

Geekie doesn’t fit the profile of a traditional star Olympian for Canada, but his on-ice production has been so good for the Bruins that his case for a spot is now impossible to completely ignore.

Geekie has been a goal-scoring machine. And it’s not just a hot start to the season, either. He scored a career-high 33 goals for the B’s in a contract year last season. He got paid in June — a six-year deal worth $5.5 million per season — and he’s been even better.

Geekie has an impressive 20 goals in 27 games through Monday, which is tied with Nathan MacKinnon for the league lead. He’s on a 60-goal pace, and while he’s unlikely to actually hit that milestone, 50 goals is certainly not out of the question.

Geekie leads all Canadian players with 53 goals since the start of last season. He’s the only player in the top 15 goal scorers over that span that has fewer than 10 power-play goals. He doesn’t dine out on the power play. He does most of his damage at even strength.

Furthermore, no player from any nation has more goals in the calendar year 2025 than Geekie’s 45.

What’s the case against Geekie, besides plenty of competition from Canada’s deep talent pool?

Geekie is not an elite defensive player, and his playmaking ability is not world class. He doesn’t have the same all-around skill set that other top-tier Canadian players bring to the ice. He also doesn’t kill penalties. His only international experience came at the 2022 World Championships when Canada won the silver medal. Geekie lacks experience in high stakes Stanley Cup playoff games, too.

But goals can often be hard to come by in these international tournaments. And very few players, if any, are putting the puck in the net more effectively than Geekie right now.

Which players are competing with Geekie for a roster spot? Here’s an early roster projection for Team Canada:

Geekie doesn’t just have to beat out veterans like Mark Scheifele, Brandon Hagel, and Seth Jarvis for a spot. The next wave of Canadian stars, including Macklin Celebrini and Connor Bedard, could be in the mix as well.

It’s probably going to be pretty tough for Geekie to make the Olympic roster despite his excellent play so far this season, but he does deserve genuine consideration. And honestly, just being mentioned is a true testament to how far Geekie has come as an NHL player in recent years.

With the roster deadline for all Olympic hockey teams set for Dec. 31, Geekie still has some more time to boost his case over the next few weeks.