Team Canada 2026 Olympic Men's Roster

Forwards:

Marner-McDavid-Reinhart

Celebrini-Crosby-Bedard

Point-MacKinnon-Scheifele

Hagel-Bennett-Jarvis

Cirelli

Defensemen:

Morrissey-Makar

Theodore-Dobson

Parayko-Ekblad

Doughty

Goaltenders:

Binnington

Hill

Thompson


That was my prediction in a previous post. The bolded, they didn't make it -- excluding the ones who were pre-announced on the team. 

My biggest thoughts here is a lot of the players earned it. I understand Bedard was injured, but I personally am not a fan of Marchand, ever since the 2018 playoffs he lost my respect by licking players. As for Tom Wilson I find he is a solid hockey player but I feel his dirty play should've not got him on Canada. Mark Stone I don't feel deserved to get in because there were way better players than him. As for Anthony Cirelli, that one is self explanatory; I think Cirelli is one hell of a player but lots of players deserved to make it over him.  

I think Jon Cooper did choose to add grit to Canada because as we saw in the Four Nations how JT Miller, and the Tkachuk brothers brought in top-tier grit. Some that challenged them, which is why Brandon Hagel did earn a spot on that team. Sam Bennett not making it was because of the awkward season Florida is having. 

But I think Mark Scheifele did deserve to make it, given he compliments the offense and brings in a bigger game. I mean, how do you leave off someone who is carrying a teams offense? Seth Jarvis bring in such a big game and a valuable locker room presence that brings the team up so leaving him off is setting team Canada back. I do think Bo Horvat is indeed having a great season, but given he wasn't able to be a leader with the Canucks lets me know how he doesn't deserve to make that team. He's also not the leading scorer on the Islanders! Speaking of Islanders, Matthew Schaefer is the one guy I'd fix my prediction with and add because he deserved to make it and him not being on the roster sets Canada back. But I would've put Schaefer over Dobson. But I mean, I got seven wrong which I wanna say shows how much I believe to be accurate on takes, except some were injured. 

I am rooting for team Canada, but this team is looking like they may lose if I'm being honest. But I hope on everything I'm wrong as disappointing as it sounds. But USA looks like they're gonna win. They got the better goaltending in Connor Hellebuyck, Jake Oettinger, and Jeremy Swayman. I cannot deny I take those three goalies over Canada's. That's their big advantage, but I think coaching is a disadvantage for them. But I think they know how to beat Canada given their experience in the four nations. But I know if Canada doesn't win gold, they are winning silver. And I think Sweden wins Bronze. 

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