Sidney Crosby is going to his third Olympics in 2026, and he'll be joined by a decorated Canadian cast of Olympic rookies. Crosby, a gold medalist in 2010 and 2014, headlines the first six players named to the Canada men’s hockey roster for the Milan Cortina Games.

Winter Olympics in Italy less than a year away, the 12 national men's hockey teams participating are in the process of revealing the initial six players who will be on their respective rosters. Those teams will announce the remainder of their rosters at a later date closer to the Winter Games,

Hockey Canada’s road to the 2026 Winter Olympics officially began Monday with the announcement of the first six players bound for a trip to Milano-Cortina next February. With NHL stars again eligible for Olympic participation for the first time since 2014,