Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar are heading to the 2026 Winter Olympics with Team Canada.
The Avalanche’s pair of superstars will represent their nation once again following a successful 4 Nations Face-Off Gold Medal this past February.
MacKinnon, 29, won the 4 Nations MVP after scoring four goals in as many games. He also played for Canada again at the World Championships following the Avs’ early playoff elimination. In that tournament, the Halifax, Nova Scotia native recorded seven goals and 13 points in eight games.
Makar, 26, was a key piece of Team Canada’s 4 Nations roster. He had one assist in three games but led the team with 28:06 of ice time while playing alonside Avalanche teammate Devon Toews. The reigning Norris Trophy winner is Canada’s top defenseman.
Both MacKinnon and Makar were among the six preliminary roster selections for the 4 Nations nearly a year before that tournament took place. The duo is regarded as two of the best hockey players in the world.
Twelve nations will participate in the 2026 Winter Olympics from Feb. 6-22. Each nation is revealing the first six names of their preliminary roster throughout the day on Monday.
Each nation’s roster is listed below.
Canada
Sidney Crosby, C, Pittsburgh Penguins
Nathan MacKinnon, C, Colorado Avalanche
Cale Makar, D, Colorado Avalanche
Connor McDavid, C, Edmonton Oilers
Brayden Point, C, Tampa Bay Lightning
Sam Reinhart, RW, Florida Panthers
Czechia
David Pastrnak, RW, Boston Bruins
Pavel Zacha, C, Boston Bruins
Martin Necas, RW, Colorado Avalanche
Ondrej Palat, RW, New Jersey Devils
Radko Gudas, D, Anaheim Ducks
Lukas Dostal, G, Anaheim Ducks
Denmark
Nikolaj Ehlers, LW, Winnipeg Jets (UFA)
Frederik Andersen, G, Carolina Hurricanes
Lars Eller, C, Washington Capitals
Oliver Bjorkstrand, RW, Tampa Bay Lightning
Jonas Rondbjerg, RW, Vegas Golden Knights
Jesper Jensen Abo, D, EC-KAC (ICEHL)
France
Yohann Auvitu, D, HC Vítkovice (Czechia)
Jules Boscq, D, HPK (Liiga)
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, C, HC Ajoie (NL)
Hugo Gallet, D, Tappara (Liiga)
Jordann Perret, RW, Mountfield HK, (Czechia)
Alexandre Texier, C, St. Louis Blues
Finland
Sebastian Aho, C, Carolina Hurricanes
Mikko Rantanen, RW, Dallas Stars
Aleksander Barkov, C, Florida Panther
Miro Heiskanen, D, Dallas Stars
Esa Lindell, D, Dallas Stars
Juuse Saros, G, Nashville Predators
Germany
Lukas Reichel, LW, Chicago Blackhawks
Nico Sturm, C, Florida Panthers
Leon Draisaitl, C, Edmonton Oilers
Tim Stutzle, C, Ottawa Senators
Moritz Seider, D, Detroit Red Wings
Philipp Grubauer, G, Seattle Kraken
Italy
Diego Kostner, F, HC Ambrì-Piotta (NL)
Daniel Mantenuto, F, HC Bolzano (ICEHL)
Tommy Purdeller, F, HC Pustertal (ICEHL)
Luca Zanatta, D, HC Pustertal (ICEHL)
Thomas Larkin, D, Schwenninger Wild Wings (DEL)
Damian Clara, G, San Diego Gulls (AHL)
Latvia
Rodrigo Abols, C, Philadelphia Flyers
Zemgus Girgensons, C, Tampa Bay Lightning
Teddy Blueger, C, Vancouver Canucks
Uvis Balinskis, D, Florida Panthers
Elvis Merzlikins, G, Columbus Blue Jackets
Arturs Silovs, G, Vancouver Canucks
Slovakia
Martin Pospisil, C, Calgary Flames
Tomas Tatar, LW, EV Zug (NL)
Juraj Slafkovsky, LW, Montreal Canadiens
Simon Nemec, D, New Jersey Devils
Erik Cernak, D, Tampa Bay Lightning
Martin Fehervary, D, Washington Capitals
Sweden
Gabriel Landeskog, LW, Colorado Avalanche
Lucas Raymond, LW, Detroit Red Wings
William Nylander, RW, Toronto Maple Leafs
Adrian Kempe, RW, Los Angeles Kings
Rasmus Dahlin, D, Buffalo Sabres
Victor Hedman, D, Tampa Bay Lightning
Switzerland
Kevin Fiala, LW, Los Angeles Kings
Nico Hischier, C, New Jersey Devils
Timo Meier, RW, New Jersey Devils
Nino Niederreiter, RW, Winnipeg Jets
Roman Josi, D, Nashville Predators
Jonas Siegenthaler, D, New Jersey Devils
United States
Not yet announced
