The Winter Olympics are underway in Italy and Canada’s men’s hockey team start their road to the gold medal today.
Who is playing for Team Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics? Starting goalie and lines for the men’s hockey team
The 2026 Winter Olympics (Milano Cortina) officially began with the Opening Ceremony on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
However, because some tournaments require more time to complete, preliminary competitions in sports like curling, ice hockey, and freestyle skiing actually started as early as Wednesday, Feb. 4.
The men’s ice hockey competition is consistently one of the top three most-watched sports at the Winter Olympics. In many countries, particularly in North America and Northern Europe, it is considered the “premier” event of the Games but for Canadians, it is far and away the most-watched event. For example, during the 2014 Sochi Games, nearly half of the entire Canadian population tuned in to watch the gold medal game.
Starting lines and goalie against Czechia
Jordan Binnington has been named starter for Canada in their first game against Czechia.
The lines for Canada against Czechia are listed in the post below:
Canada at the 2026 Games
Canada are the leading favorites to win the gold medal in men’s ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
This will be the first (and likely only) time we see Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid play together for Team Canada in the Olympics.
Canada won the “4 Nations Face-Off” in early 2025 (an NHL-led preview of best-on-best talent), beating the USA in a dramatic overtime final.
Canada: Men’s ice hockey roster for Milan
The official 25-man roster for the Team Canada men’s ice hockey team was announced on December 31, 2025.
The team is a mix of legendary veterans and elite young talent, featuring two-time gold medalists Sidney Crosby and Drew Doughty alongside 23 players making their Olympic debuts.
Goaltenders
- Jordan Binnington (Richmond Hill, ON/St. Louis, NHL),
- Logan Thompson (Calgary, AB/Washington, NHL)
- Reserve: Darcy Kuemper (Saskatoon, SK/Los Angeles, NHL)
Defencemen
- Cale Makar (Calgary, AB/Colorado, NHL)
- Josh Morrissey (Calgary, AB/Winnipeg, NHL)
- Travis Sanheim (Elkhorn, MB/Philadelphia, NHL)
- Shea Theodore (Aldergrove, BC/Vegas, NHL)
- Devon Toews (Abbotsford, BC/Colorado, NHL).
- Drew Doughty (London, ON/Los Angeles, NHL)
- Colton Parayko (St. Albert, AB/St. Louis, NHL)
- Thomas Harley (Syracuse, NY/Dallas, NHL)
Forwards
- Macklin Celebrini (Vancouver, BC/San Jose, NHL)
- Sidney Crosby (Cole Harbour, NS/Pittsburgh, NHL)
- Brandon Hagel (Morinville, AB/Tampa Bay, NHL)
- Bo Horvat (London, ON/New York Islanders, NHL)
- Nathan MacKinnon (Cole Harbour, NS/Colorado, NHL)
- Brad Marchand (Hammonds Plains, NS/Florida, NHL)
- Mitch Marner (Thornhill, ON/Vegas, NHL)
- Connor McDavid (Newmarket, ON/Edmonton, NHL)
- Sam Reinhart (West Vancouver, BC/Florida, NHL)
- Mark Stone (Winnipeg, MB/Vegas, NHL)
- Nick Suzuki (London, ON/Montréal, NHL)
- Tom Wilson (Toronto, ON/Washington, NHL)
- Brayden Point (Calgary, AB/Tampa Bay, NHL)
- Anthony Cirelli (Woodbridge, ON/Tampa Bay, NHL)
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