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Hockey Canada Gathers 92 for Olympic Orientation as Six Men Locked In for 2026

A PWHL-aligned training model replaces months-long centralization ahead of January roster calls.

Team Canada hockey player Sidney Crosby speaks to the media at Hockey Canada’s National Teams orientation camp in Calgary, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Canada’s Caitlin Kraemer, right, celebrates with, from left, Ava Murphy, Piper Grober, Emma Pais and Alex Law after scoring a goal against Sweden during the U18 world championship at Ostersund Arena in Ostersund, Sweden, on Jan. 15, 2023.

Overview

  • A three-day national orientation in Calgary brought together NHL, women’s and para players for briefings, with no on-ice work for NHL invitees as women and para athletes remain to skate.
  • Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby, Sam Reinhart, Nathan MacKinnon, Brayden Point and Cale Makar were pre-selected for the men’s team, with the full 25-man roster targeted for early January.
  • The NHL returns to the Olympics after missing 2018 and 2022, and at the camp only Crosby and Drew Doughty had prior Olympic experience.
  • Canada’s women will stay with their PWHL clubs and convene for three two-week national-team blocks in Calgary, Toronto and Montreal, totaling about 50 days together; 27 of the 30 invitees play in the PWHL.
  • The women’s team will face the United States in a Rivalry Series in November and December, opening Nov. 6 in Cleveland and Nov. 8 in Buffalo, before Canada’s Olympic openers versus Finland on Feb. 5 and Czechia on Feb. 12.