Crosby was one of six players named to the initial Team Canada men’s roster on Monday.
Sidney Crosby is set to return to the Olympics for the first time since 2014.
The Pittsburgh Penguins captain was one of the first six men’s players named to the Team Canada roster ahead of the 2026 Milano Cortina Games.
Meet the first 6⃣ players who will wear the at #MilanoCortina2026!
Voici les 6⃣ premiers joueurs qui porteront la à #MilanoCortina2026!@TeamCanada | @Equipe_Canada
— Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) June 16, 2025
Crosby, who scored the golden goal in Vancouver in 2010 and captained Canada to another gold in Sochi in 2014, is the only player on the Canadian roster with Olympic experience.
He is set to join the Colorado Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar alongside the Edmonton Oilers’ Connor McDavid, Tampa Bay Lightning’s Brayden Point and Florida Panthers’ Sam Reinhart in representing Canada at the upcoming Games.
Kyle Dubas, who is serving as director of player personnel for Team Canada, was one of the people on the selection team behind the first six names.
All 12 teams competing in the upcoming men’s tournament revealed the first six players on their rosters Monday. Here’s a look at the full list, which features a couple former Penguins including Lars Eller and Teddy Blueger.
USA: Jack Eichel, Quinn Hughes, Auston Matthews, Charlie McAvoy, Brady Tkachuk, Matthew Tkachuk
Czechia: Lukas Dostal, Radko Gudas, Martin Necas, Ondrej Palat, David Pastrnak, Pavel Zacha
Denmark: Jesper Jensen Aabo, Frederik Andersen, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Nikolaj Ehlers, Lars Eller, Jonas Rondbjerg
Finland: Sebastian Aho, Aleksander Barkov, Miro Heiskanen, Esa Lindell, Mikko Rantanen, Juuse Saros
France: Yohann Auvitu, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Jules Boscq, Hugo Gallet, Jordann Perret, Alexandre Texier
Germany: Leon Draisaitl, Philipp Grubauer, Lukas Reichel, Moritz Seider, Nico Sturm, Tim Stutzle
Italy: Damian Clara, Thomas Larkin, Diego Kostner, Daniel Mantenuto, Tommy Purdeller, Luca Zanatta,
Latvia: Rodrigo Abols, Uvis Balinskis, Teddy Blueger, Zemgus Girgensons, Elvis Merzlikins, Arturs Silovs
Slovakia: Erik Cernak, Martin Fehervary, Simon Nemec, Martin Pospisil, Juraj Slafkovsky, Tomas Tatar
Sweden: Rasmus Dahlin, Victor Hedman, Adrian Kempe, Gabriel Landeskog, William Nylander, Lucas Raymond
Switzerland: Kevin Fiala, Nico Hischier, Roman Josi, Timo Meier, Nino Niederreiter, Jonas Siegenthaler
Rickard Rakell and Erik Karlsson, who both made the roster last winter at the 4 Nations Face-Off, could be hoping to get calls from Team Sweden before the rosters are finalized.
Each team gets a total of 25 players, up from the 23 players on the rosters for the 4 Nations Face-Off. The full rosters are expected to be announced by January.
The 2026 Olympic Games are set to take place in Italy from Feb. 6 to Feb. 22, 2026. The men’s bronze medal game will take place on Feb. 21, followed by the men’s gold medal game on Feb. 22.