Overview

• Hockey Canada brought 92 athletes from the men’s, women’s and para programs to a three-day national orientation camp in Calgary to begin preparations for Milan–Cortina 2026.
• Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby, Sam Reinhart, Nathan MacKinnon, Brayden Point and Cale Makar were unveiled as the first selections for the men’s roster as NHL players return to Olympic competition.
• The women’s program shifted from months-long centralization to three training blocks totaling roughly 50 days together, with sessions set for Calgary, Toronto and Montreal around the PWHL season.
• Twenty-seven of the 30 women invited are PWHL players, with NCAA athletes Eve Gascon, Chloe Primerano and Caitlin Kraemer rounding out the group, and a four-game Rivalry Series against the United States slated for November and December.
• Canada’s women open their Olympic title defense on Feb. 5 against Finland in Milan, while the men begin on Feb. 12 against Czechia after the NHL’s pre-Games schedule pauses on Feb. 5.