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A pair of Vancouver Canucks have been named to Czechia’s roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, Italy, which is set to get underway in a month.
We’re officially one month away from the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano-Cortina, Italy and it will also mark the return of National Hockey League players for the first time since 2014.
On Tuesday morning, three more nations announced their respective rosters for the Winter Olympics and for a pair of Vancouver Canucks, they’ll get to live out a childhood dream next month in Italy.
Pair of Vancouver Canucks named to Czechia’s roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics
In a social media post this morning, the International Ice Hockey Federation unveiled Czechia’s roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics and of course the big name to keep an eye on in February will be David Pastrnak of the Boston Bruins.
Among those named to Czechia’s roster are Vancouver Canucks forward David Kampf and defenseman Filip Hronek, both of whom have plenty of experience on the international stage, with a combined seven appearances at the IIHF World Championship.
Note: the following is translated from Czech
“The men’s nomination includes players from the NHL, Czech Extraliga and other European competitions. The selection includes experienced Olympians, led by Roman Červenka, who will be competing in his fourth Olympic Games. In addition, six players who were on the preliminary Olympic roster were previously introduced: David Pastrňák, Martin Nečas, Ondřej Palát, Pavel Zacha, Radko Gudas and Lukáš Dostál.” the Czech Ice Hockey Association said in a press release.
After the announcement, the Vancouver Canucks took to social media to congratulate David Kampf and Filip Hronek on this well deserved honor.
“Czech it out!
Congrats to David Kämpf who will be representing Czechia at the upcoming Olympic Winter Games.”
“Fil is in!
Congratulations Filip Hronek on being named to Team Czechia’s Olympic team.”
The Vancouver Canucks could’ve had three players representing Czechia at the Winter Games however an injury to centerman Filip Chytil, who hasn’t played since Sunday, October 19th in Washington, prevented that from happening.
Czechia will begin their quest for an Olympic medal on Thursday, February 12th as they take on the gold medal favourites, Canada, at 7:40 a.m. PT. The Czechs will also face France (February 13th) and Switzerland (February 15th) in the preliminary round.
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