Nineteen-year-old sensation Macklin Celebrini is a notable new name on the final Winter Olympics roster, announced by Hockey Canada on Wednesday.
General manager Doug Armstrong’s 25-man team features five players, including Celebrini, who were not part of the gold medal-winning lineup at the 4 Nations Face-Off last February. The others are forwards Nick Suzuki and Tom Wilson and goaltenders Darcy Kuemper and Logan Thompson.
NHL scoring leaders Connor McDavid (69 points) and Nathan MacKinnon (66 points) were named to the team in June along with perennial captain Sidney Crosby, fellow forwards Sam Reinhart and Brayden Point, and defenseman Cale Makar.
Celebrini, who has 60 points for the San Jose Sharks in his second NHL season, will make his Olympic debut at the tournament that runs from Feb. 11-22, 2026, in Milan, Italy.
The remaining forwards Armstrong selected Wednesday are Anthony Cirelli, Brandon Hagel, Bo Horvat, Brad Marchand, Mitch Marner and Mark Stone.
Canada’s Makar-led defense corps includes 4 Nations returnees Drew Doughty, Thomas Harley, Josh Morrissey, Colton Parayko, Travis Sanheim, Shea Theodore and Devon Toews.
Kuemper and Thompson join 4 Nations starter Jordan Binnington as Canada’s goalies.
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper will man the Canadian bench with assistance from veteran counterparts Bruce Cassidy, Peter DeBoer and Rick Tocchet.
The Canadians are grouped at the Olympics with Czechia, their first opponent, on Feb. 12; Switzerland, the opponent on Feb. 13; and France, whom they face Feb. 15.
Forwards dropped from the 4 Nations team to make room for Celebrini, Suzuki and Wilson were Sam Bennett, Seth Jarvis and Travis Konecny. Adin Hill and Sam Montembeault were unused goaltenders at the event.
Canada edged the United States in overtime to win the 4 Nations final in Boston.
USA Hockey plans to announce its Olympic roster Friday morning on NBC’s “Today.”
The initial six American selections were forwards Jack Eichel, Auston Matthews, Brady Tkachuk and Matthew Tkachuk, and defensemen Quinn Hughes and Charlie McAvoy.
The U.S. is scheduled to oppose Latvia on Feb. 12, Denmark on Feb. 14 and Germany on Feb. 15.
–Field Level Media
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