Overview
- Officials will reveal the full men’s roster at a 12 p.m. ET press conference in Minneapolis ahead of the Milan-Cortina Games.
- Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Brayden Point and Sam Reinhart were confirmed in June as part of the squad.
- General manager Doug Armstrong leads the selection group with head coach Jon Cooper behind the bench and assistants including Rick Tocchet and Misha Donskov.
- Roster decisions have focused on three goaltender slots and whether rising talents such as Macklin Celebrini and the recently injured-but-practicing Connor Bedard earn places.
- The 12-team tournament begins Feb. 11, Canada opens against the Czech Republic on Feb. 12, and teams carry 25-player rosters after Canada’s momentum-building 4 Nations Face-Off win.