US EditionEx-Michigan Defenseman Among First Named to USA Hockey Olympic Team
- On Monday afternoon, all twelve participating nations revealed the first six athletes selected for their men's hockey team at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina, Italy.
- This follows NHL players last participating in the 2014 Winter Olympics, with absences in 2018 and 2022 due to league disputes and other issues.
- Among Team USA's first six named players is Quinn Hughes, the 25-year-old Vancouver Canucks captain and former Michigan defenseman, who missed the Four Nations Face-Off earlier this year due to an injury.
- Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin described the selected players as having strong hockey sense and competitiveness, saying, "You have to be highly competitive" and they represent that well.
- The full Olympic rosters will be revealed later this year, with Hughes and other players positioned to compete as NHL athletes return to the Olympics after a 12-year absence.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. named Matthew and Brady Tkachuk, Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel, Quinn Hughes and Charlie McAvoy as its first six players for the 2026 Olympics, avoiding goaltenders on the initial roster unveiled Monday.
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