{"id":480742,"date":"2026-02-17T13:23:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T13:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/480742\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T13:23:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T13:23:33","slug":"jamesville-native-thomas-harley-seeks-gold-with-team-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/480742\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamesville native Thomas Harley seeks gold with Team Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Before<\/p>\n

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Stephanie Harley<\/p>\n

Jamesville native Thomas Harley seeks gold with Team Canada at 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics<\/p>\n

Before Thomas Harley was an NHL defenseman, he initially wanted to play goalie. His father Brian played the position for the University of Alberta.<\/p>\n

\"Thomas<\/p>\n

2 \/ 15<\/p>\n

Stephanie Harley<\/p>\n

Jamesville native Thomas Harley seeks gold with Team Canada at 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics<\/p>\n

Thomas Harley began his hockey career skating with the Syracuse Nationals.<\/p>\n

\"Thomas<\/p>\n

3 \/ 15<\/p>\n

Stephanie Harley<\/p>\n

Jamesville native Thomas Harley seeks gold with Team Canada at 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics<\/p>\n

Thomas Harley, wearing Team Canada goalie pads, surrounded by, from left, younger brother Greg Harley, older sister Emilie Harley, older brother Stuart Harley and Gavin Gray.<\/p>\n

\"One<\/p>\n

4 \/ 15<\/p>\n

Stephanie Harley<\/p>\n

Jamesville native Thomas Harley seeks gold with Team Canada at 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics<\/p>\n

One of Thomas Harley’s favorite players growing up was Daniel Bri\u00e8re, left. Before he switched to jersey No. 55 for the Dallas Stars, he wore 48 because of Bri\u00e8re.<\/p>\n

\""I<\/p>\n

5 \/ 15<\/p>\n

Stephanie Harley<\/p>\n

Jamesville native Thomas Harley seeks gold with Team Canada at 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics<\/p>\n

“I remember one when we were younger, he kind of just took it all himself, put the game on his back, put the team on his back and went the length of the ice and finished it for us,” former Syracuse Nationals teammate Jimmy Rayhill said.<\/p>\n

\"VANCOUVER,<\/p>\n

6 \/ 15<\/p>\n

Kevin Light<\/p>\n

2019 NHL Draft – Portraits<\/p>\n

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – JUNE 21: Thomas Harley poses for a portrait after being selected eighteenth overall by the Dallas Stars during the first round of the 2019 NHL Draft at Rogers Arena on June 21, 2019 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Light\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\"MISSISSAUGA,<\/p>\n

7 \/ 15<\/p>\n

Graig Abel<\/p>\n

Ottawa 67s v Mississauga Steelheads<\/p>\n

MISSISSAUGA, ON – OCTOBER 21: Thomas Harley #48 of the Mississauga Steelheads battles for the puck against Marco Rossi #23 \\and Tye Felhaber #29 of the Ottawa 67s during OHL game action on October 21, 2018 at Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Graig Abel\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\"Dallas<\/p>\n

8 \/ 15<\/p>\n

Gareth Patterson<\/p>\n

Thomas Harley<\/p>\n

Dallas Stars’ Thomas Harley celebrates after scoring in overtime in Game 6 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series against the Winnipeg Jets in Dallas, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo\/Gareth Patterson)<\/p>\n

\"United<\/p>\n

9 \/ 15<\/p>\n

Christinne Muschi<\/p>\n

Jack Eichel<\/p>\n

United States’ Jack Eichel (9) takes a shot as Canada’s Thomas Harley (48) defends during second period 4 Nations Face-Off hockey action in Montreal, Saturday, February 15, 2025. (Christinne Muschi\/The Canadian Press via AP)<\/p>\n

\"France's<\/p>\n

10 \/ 15<\/p>\n

Hassan Ammar<\/p>\n

Thomas Harley competes for Team Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina<\/p>\n

France’s Jordann Perret (72) challenges Canada’s Thomas Harley (20) during a preliminary round game of men’s ice hockey between Canada and France at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo\/Hassan Ammar)<\/p>\n

\"Thomas<\/p>\n

11 \/ 15<\/p>\n

Gregory Shamus<\/p>\n

Thomas Harley competes for Team Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina<\/p>\n

Thomas Harley #20 of Team Canada controls the puck against Dominik Kubalik #81 of Team Czechia in the second period during the Men’s Preliminary Group A match between Czechia and Canada on day six of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 12, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Gregory Shamus\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\"Thomas<\/p>\n

12 \/ 15<\/p>\n

Gregory Shamus<\/p>\n

Thomas Harley competes for Team Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina<\/p>\n

Thomas Harley #20 of Team Canada skates with the puck in the first period during the Men’s Preliminary Group A match between Canada and France on day nine of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 15, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Gregory Shamus\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\"Switzerland's<\/p>\n

13 \/ 15<\/p>\n

Hassan Ammar<\/p>\n

Thomas Harley competes for Team Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina<\/p>\n

Switzerland’s goalkeeper Akira Schmid fails to make a save against a shot by Canada’s Thomas Harley during a preliminary round match of men’s ice hockey between Canada and Switzerland at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo\/Hassan Ammar)<\/p>\n

\"Thomas<\/p>\n

14 \/ 15<\/p>\n

RvS.Media\/Robert Hradil<\/p>\n

Thomas Harley competes for Team Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina<\/p>\n

Thomas Harley #20 of Canada scores a goal against Sandro Schmid #40 of Switzerland during the Men’s Preliminary Group A match between Canada and Switzerland on day seven of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 13, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by RvS.Media\/Robert Hradil\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\"Thomas<\/p>\n

15 \/ 15<\/p>\n

Bruce Bennett<\/p>\n

Thomas Harley competes for Team Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina<\/p>\n

Thomas Harley #20 of Team Canada celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal in the first period during the Men’s Preliminary Group A match between Canada and Switzerland on day seven of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 13, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Bruce Bennett\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1 \/ 15 Stephanie Harley Jamesville native Thomas Harley seeks gold with Team Canada at 2026 Milan Cortina…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":480743,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194297],"tags":[49,48,55405],"class_list":{"0":"post-480742","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mississauga","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-mississauga"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=480742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480742\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/480743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=480742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=480742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=480742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}