{"id":13864,"date":"2026-02-17T22:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T03:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/?p=13864"},"modified":"2026-02-17T22:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T03:08:13","slug":"the-nhl-returns-to-the-winter-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/2026\/02\/17\/the-nhl-returns-to-the-winter-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"The NHL Returns to the Winter Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Allison Bennett<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Communications Liaison\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"ose-gettyimages ose-uid-047fde92278167cc978bcdb4140c8317 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:723px; height:623px; max-height:623px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"GettyImages\"><a id=\"5DbS5limT1Zs7q_0HUb4RA\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2261983576\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:\"5DbS5limT1Zs7q_0HUb4RA\",sig:\"eHiZ0nU4lPVlD_BonhELTIO84BYt67HOokEdfpq0AHk=\",w:\"594px\",h:\"407px\",items:\"2261983576\",caption: false ,tld:\"com\",is360: false })});<\/script><script src=\"\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\" async><\/script><\/div>\n\t\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\tif (typeof gie === 'function') {\n\t\t\t\t\tgie(function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\tvar iframe = document.querySelector('.ose-embedpress-responsive iframe');\n\t\t\t\t\t\tif(iframe && !iframe.getAttribute('title')){\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tiframe.setAttribute('title', '')\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 2014 Sochi Olympics, a personal project of Russian President Vladimir Putin, are known for being the most expensive Olympic Games, as well as the most controversial. Teams Canada, USA, and above all, Russia, had their heart set on winning men\u2019s ice hockey gold. Since the Cold War ended, ice hockey has remained one of the greatest fundamental tests of strength between the nations, reports <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/winter-olympics\/26181787\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BBC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Twelve international teams participated with players from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Hockey League<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (NHL), and after 12 days of intense ice hockey, Team Canada, led by captain Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL, took home gold.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This marks the last time NHL players were allowed to compete in the Winter Olympic Games. Until now. For 12 years, the NHL did not send players to participate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After the NHL failed to come to an agreement with the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhlpa.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> National Hockey League Players Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (NHLPA), the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iihf.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">International Ice Hockey Federation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (IIHF), and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/ioc\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">International Olympic Committee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (IOC), no NHL players participated in PyeongChang in 2018.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Two years later, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons, resulting in the NHL and the NHLPA having to work together more than ever. It was agreed that as long as they could reach agreements with the IIHF and the IOC, NHL players would be sent to Beijing in 2022 and Milan in 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ultimately, the NHL had to pull out of Beijing in 2022 due to the pandemic, but the door was left open for 2026 and beyond.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The men\u2019s hockey tournament at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/milano-cortina-2026\/news\/mens-ice-hockey-milano-cortina-2026-winter-olympics-all-teams-players-complete-list\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> begins on February 11. Twelve international teams of a 25-man roster, will play three preliminary games before all 12 move on to a single-elimination playoff that concludes with the gold medal game on February 22. Russia will not be permitted to participate at Milano Cortina.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Each of the 32 NHL teams has at least one representative heading to the Milano Cortina games. In total, 146 NHL players were added to Olympic Rosters across the 12 international teams, with Teams Canada, USA, and Sweden being composed solely of NHL players, and Team Italy being the only team without an NHL representative.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/olympics\/story\/_\/id\/47539819\/latest-2026-winter-olympic-hockey-rink-nhl-participation\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ESPN <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">says that the stakes are high for the NHL. The NHL is just a guest at Milano Cortina, meaning the league has no control over any aspect of the Olympics, though NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly has made it clear that \u201cif the players believe that ice isn\u2019t safe, then we\u2019re not going to play. It\u2019s as simple as that.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By allowing its players to participate in the Olympics, the NHL is shutting down its $7 billion corporation for three weeks while they take what they call their \u201cOlympic Break.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In June 2025, Team USA and Team Canada named the first six players to their rosters. Forwards Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel, Brady Tkachuk, and Matthew Tkachuk were selected beside defenseman Charlie McAvoy and Quinn Hughes for Team USA. Team Canada named forwards Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Brayden Point, Sam Reinhart, and defenseman Cale Makar.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In tournaments like these, where players transition from rivals to teammates, there is little time to develop chemistry before the games, which is one of the most crucial aspects of the sport. Luckily, for Team USA, one of the top defense pairs in the entire NHL, Brock Faber and Quinn Hughes, made it onto their roster.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Faber and Hughes have been teammates since mid-December, when the Minnesota Wild acquired Hughes in a trade with the Vancouver Canucks. Bill Gueri, General Manager for the Wild and Team USA, has watched the Faber-Hughes duo become more dynamic with every game, resulting in high optimism heading into the Olympics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cFor sure, familiarity is important in an event like this,\u201d Faber told the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/news\/quinn-hughes-brock-faber-look-to-carry-wild-chemistry-into-milano-cortina\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NHL<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. \u201cI mean, when you\u2019re playing with elite defensemen like the ones on Team USA, it\u2019s a pretty seamless transition, no matter who you play with. But obviously, for me with Quinn, it\u2019s pretty extra seamless.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">People are also excited to see Quinn Hughes team up with his younger brother, Jack Hughes, at the Olympics. Jack Hughes plays for the New Jersey Devils alongside Luke Hughes, the youngest of the three brothers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/25367105-jack-hughes-dream-playing-brother-quinn-olympics-and-devils-and-down-season\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bleacher Report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> asked about getting added to the Olympic roster, Jack Hughes said, \u201cYou talk about it when you\u2019re a kid, but it\u2019s so unrealistic when you\u2019re kids. Now it\u2019s pretty ridiculous we get to do that and live out our dreams. Not only am I playing in the Olympics, I\u2019m doing it with my older brother. Super lucky and I\u2019m just looking forward to being with him for a couple of weeks and being on the same team as him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe have a really good group of young, hungry Americans that haven\u2019t played in the Olympics before,\u201d Hughes said on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/news\/topic\/olympics\/united-states-roster-for-2026-winter-olympics\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NBC\u2019s Today Show.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cSo we\u2019re lucky that NHLers are back in the Olympics, first time in 12 years. Guys are pumped up, and we should be really excited.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brothers Matthew Tkachuk, Florida Panthers, and Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators, also get the chance to unite on Team USA.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The United States has not won a gold medal in men\u2019s ice hockey since 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, and Team Canada is not planning on making it any easier for them this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In February, Crosby will find himself sharing the ice with the NHL\u2019s number one and two skaters, McDavid and MacKinnon, as well as number four, 19-year-old Macklin Celebrini.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Celebrini is the youngest player to make Team Canada\u2019s Olympic roster in a year with NHL players.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s a great opportunity anytime you get to be involved in the Olympics. And with it being a while, I know that there are a lot of guys from all the countries that are excited that haven\u2019t been able to participate in it. So, it\u2019s a unique experience and something everyone\u2019s looking forward to,\u201d Crosby told the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/news\/penguins-sidney-crosby-pumped-for-great-opportunity-with-canada-at-2026-winter-olympics\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NHL<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. \u201cI think for a lot of guys, knowing it\u2019s an Olympic year and the opportunity that could be there, I think that you could tell that guys are really motivated in the first half of the season to prove themselves.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Image courtesy of\u00a0<em>Getty Images.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2014 Sochi Olympics, a personal project of Russian President Vladimir Putin, are known for being the most expensive Olympic Games, as well as the most controversial. Teams Canada, USA, and above all, Russia, had their heart set on winning men\u2019s ice hockey gold. Since the Cold War ended, ice hockey has remained one of the greatest fundamental tests of strength between the nations, reports BBC. 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