who is on the usa olympic hockey team
The 2026 USA Olympic men’s ice hockey team has a full 25‑man roster: three goalies, eight defensemen, and fourteen forwards, plus coach Mike Sullivan as head coach.
Below is the roster in a quick, skimmable format.
Coaching
- Head coach: Mike Sullivan
Goalies
- Jeremy Swayman (Boston Bruins)
- Jake Oettinger (Dallas Stars)
- Connor Hellebuyck (Winnipeg Jets)
Defensemen
- Jackson LaCombe (Anaheim Ducks) – injury replacement for Seth Jones
- Zach Werenski (Columbus Blue Jackets)
- Brock Faber (Minnesota Wild)
- Noah Hanifin (Vegas Golden Knights)
- Charlie McAvoy – alternate captain (Boston Bruins)
- Quinn Hughes (Minnesota Wild)
- Jaccob Slavin (Carolina Hurricanes)
- Jake Sanderson (Ottawa Senators)
Forwards
- Auston Matthews – captain (Toronto Maple Leafs)
- Matthew Tkachuk – alternate captain (Florida Panthers)
- Jack Hughes (New Jersey Devils)
- Brady Tkachuk (Ottawa Senators)
- Jack Eichel (Vegas Golden Knights)
- J. T. Miller (New York Rangers)
- Matt Boldy (Minnesota Wild)
- Vincent Trocheck (New York Rangers)
- Dylan Larkin (Detroit Red Wings)
- Brock Nelson (Colorado Avalanche)
- Jake Guentzel (Tampa Bay Lightning)
- Tage Thompson (Buffalo Sabres)
- Kyle Connor (Winnipeg Jets)
- Clayton Keller (Utah Mammoth)
Mini context & recent buzz
- Auston Matthews was named captain on February 8, 2026, with Charlie McAvoy and Matthew Tkachuk as alternates.
- The U.S. went on to win its first men’s Olympic gold since the 1980 “Miracle on Ice,” with Jack Hughes scoring the overtime winner against Canada.
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