Overview

• Hockey Canada extended invitations to 92 athletes—42 NHL players for the men’s program, 30 women and 20 Para hockey hopefuls—to participate in orientation camps from August 26–28 in Calgary
• Six stars—Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Brayden Point and Sam Reinhart—are already locked into the men’s preliminary roster alongside goalies Jordan Binnington, Adin Hill and Sam Montembeault
• The three-day off-ice sessions will feature presentations, team-building activities, meetings and media opportunities to evaluate talent and foster cohesion across all three programs
• Final rosters for the 2026 Winter Games are capped at 25 for men (22 skaters, three goalies) and 23 for women, with selections to be announced between December and January
• Scott Salmond, Hockey Canada’s senior vice-president of hockey operations, described the camps as the first step toward securing three gold medals in Olympic and Paralympic hockey