Team Canada is in danger of losing another big-name fan if they don’t select Tom Wilson for their roster at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Dylan Strome, a Mississauga, Ontario native, agreed with recent comments made by TNT analyst Paul Bissonnette.

“Speaking of Wilson, you’re a Team Canada guy,” RMNB’s Katie Adler began after a recent Capitals practice. “What are you seeing there (in terms of his Olympic chances)?”

“Did you see what Bissonnette said recently?” Strome replied. “That’s how I feel. I’ll say that.”

Bissonnette, nearly a week ago, appeared on Monumental Sports Network’s Hockey Lifers podcast and told Bruce Boudreau and Jeff Marek that, “If [Wilson] doesn’t play for Team Canada, I’ll be rooting for the United States.”

Strome’s comments come after Hockey Canada executives recently met in Florida to discuss their 25-man roster ahead of the December 31 roster submission deadline.

According to recent reporting from The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun, the management group wanted to come out of their meetings with a majority of the team decided, with seven or eight spots remaining up for debate. Wilson will likely be among the bubble players discussed. The Capitals’ right wing is already on their radar, as he was one of 42 players invited to Canada’s National Teams Orientation Camp this summer.

So far, the 31-year-old Wilson has done all that he can to impress Team Canada decision makers, including Doug Armstrong (GM, St. Louis Blues), Julien BriseBois (GM, Tampa Bay Lightning), Jim Nill (GM, Dallas Stars), Don Sweeney (GM, Boston Bruins), and Kyle Dubas (GM, Pittsburgh Penguins). He currently leads the Capitals in goals (17) and points (32), putting him on pace for career highs in each category (45 goals and 85 points).

Wilson plays in all situations for the Capitals, including on the penalty kill, where he averages 2:03 of shorthanded ice time per game. He is also one of head coach Spencer Carbery’s first options to come off the bench with the Caps leading at the end of games.

In October, Wilson even posted a three-point night in front of Team Canada head coach Jon Cooper.

“When you’re a kid, it’s the Stanley Cup and an Olympic gold medal, that’s everything — that’s your biggest and wildest dreams,” he said during Capitals’ Training Camp.

While Canada will have plenty of elite offensive talent like Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby, and Nathan MacKinnon, they’ll need a small group of forwards willing to play more defensive shutdown roles, which Wilson could excel in.

Not only that, games at the two arenas in Italy will be played on rinks measuring 196.85 by 85.3 feet, smaller than the standard NHL rink dimensions. The smaller surface should benefit a physical, quick, and tough-to-play-against player like Wilson.

The men’s ice hockey tournament will start with preliminary games on February 11, with the gold-medal game scheduled for February 22. Canada won gold at the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia, the last to involve NHL player participation.