{"id":397260,"date":"2026-01-09T13:14:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T13:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/397260\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T13:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T13:14:14","slug":"the-9-nhl-teams-sending-the-most-players-to-the-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/397260\/","title":{"rendered":"The 9 NHL Teams Sending The Most Players To The Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23911079\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sidney-crosby-canada-olympics-2014.jpg\" alt=\"Sidney Crosby playing for Canada at 2014 Olympics\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Al Bello\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Italy will host the Winter Olympics in 2026, and it\u2019s the only country that will boast a hockey team that doesn\u2019t feature any players currently on an NHL roster. Every other squad has revealed its lineup, and we now know which NHL franchises will be sending the most players to the competition in February.<\/p>\n<p>These are the NHL teams that boast the highest number of Olympians in 2026<\/p>\n<p>The arena where men\u2019s hockey games will be played during the Winter Olympics in Italy has been a hot topic of conversation in the lead-up to the event thanks to construction delays and<a href=\"https:\/\/brobible.com\/sports\/article\/winter-olympics-italy-small-hockey-rink\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> a strange issue with the size of the rink<\/a>. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/01\/07\/sport\/olympics-2026-hockey-arena-delays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">all signs point to the venue being (largely) operational<\/a> when things get underway in Milan on February 11th.<\/p>\n<p>There will be 12 teams competing in the tournament that will feature the long-awaited return of the <a href=\"https:\/\/brobible.com\/tag\/nhl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NHL<\/a> players who haven\u2019t competed in the Winter Olympics since 2014.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Slovakia released its roster and officially solidified the list of NHL talent that will be representing their country at the Olympics. Every franchise will be sending at least one guy, and here\u2019s a look at the clubs with the most players suiting up.<\/p>\n<p>T-8. Boston Bruins: 6\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23911126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/boston-bruins-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Boston Bruins logo\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Jerome Miron-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Czechia<\/p>\n<p>David Pastrnak<br \/>\nPavel Zacha<\/p>\n<p>Finland<\/p>\n<p>Sweden<\/p>\n<p>United States<\/p>\n<p>Charlie McAvoy<br \/>\nJeremy Swayman<\/p>\n<p>T-8. Ottawa Senators: 6<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23911149\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ottawa-senators-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Ottawa Senators logo\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-media-credit\">David Kirouac-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Denmark<\/p>\n<p>Finland<\/p>\n<p>Germany<\/p>\n<p>United States<\/p>\n<p>Jake Sanderson<br \/>\nBrady Tkachuk<\/p>\n<p>T-6. Dallas Stars: 7<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23911137\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dallas-stars-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Dallas Stars logo\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-media-credit\">David Kirouac-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Canada<\/p>\n<p>Czechia<\/p>\n<p>Finland<\/p>\n<p>Miro Heiskanen<br \/>\nRoope Hintz<br \/>\nEsa Lindell<br \/>\nMikko Rantanen<\/p>\n<p>United States<\/p>\n<p>T-6. Vegas Golden Knights: 7<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23911144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/vegas-golden-knights-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Vegas Golden Knights logo\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-media-credit\">David Kirouac-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Canada<\/p>\n<p>Mitch Marner<br \/>\nMark Stone<br \/>\nShea Theodore<\/p>\n<p>Czechia\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Switzerland<\/p>\n<p>United States<\/p>\n<p>T-3. Colorado Avalanche: 8<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23911089\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/colorado-avalanche-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Colorado Avalanche logo\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Jerome Miron-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Canada<\/p>\n<p>Nathan MacKinnon<br \/>\nCale Makar<br \/>\nDevon Toews<\/p>\n<p>Czechia<\/p>\n<p>Finland<\/p>\n<p>Joel Kiviranta<br \/>\nArtturi Lehkonen<\/p>\n<p>Sweden<\/p>\n<p>United States<\/p>\n<p>T-3. Minnesota Wild: 8<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23911111\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/minnesota-wild-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Minnesota Wild logo\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Jerome Miron-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Germany<\/p>\n<p>Sweden<\/p>\n<p>Jonas Brodin<br \/>\nJoel Eriksson Ek<br \/>\nFilip Gustavsson<br \/>\nJesper Wallstedt<\/p>\n<p>United States<\/p>\n<p>Matt Boldy<br \/>\nBrock Faber<br \/>\nQuinn Hughes<\/p>\n<p>T-3. New Jersey Devils: 8<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23911115\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/new-jersey-devils-logo.jpg\" alt=\"New Jersey Devils logo\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-media-credit\">David Kirouac-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Czechia\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Slovakia<\/p>\n<p>Sweden<\/p>\n<p>Jesper Bratt<br \/>\nJacob Markstrom<\/p>\n<p>Switzerland<\/p>\n<p>Nico Hischier<br \/>\nNino Niederreiter<\/p>\n<p>United States<\/p>\n<p>2. Florida Panthers: 9<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23663627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/florida-panthers-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Florida Panthers logo\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-media-credit\">David Kirouac-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Canada<\/p>\n<p>Brad Marchand<br \/>\nSam Reinhart<\/p>\n<p>Finland<\/p>\n<p>Anton Lundel<br \/>\nEetu Luostarinen<br \/>\nNiko Mikkola<\/p>\n<p>Latvia<\/p>\n<p>Sweden<\/p>\n<p>United States<\/p>\n<p>Seth Jones<br \/>\nMatthew Tkachuk<\/p>\n<p>1. Tampa Bay Lightning: 11<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23911086\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tampa-bay-lightning-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Tampa Bay Lightning logo\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-media-credit\">David Kirouac-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Canada<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Cirelli<br \/>\nBrandon Hagel<br \/>\nBrayden Point<\/p>\n<p>Denmark<\/p>\n<p>Germany<\/p>\n<p>Latvia<\/p>\n<p>Slovakia<\/p>\n<p>Sweden<\/p>\n<p>Victor Hedman<br \/>\nPontus Holmberg<\/p>\n<p>Switzerland<\/p>\n<p>United States\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Al Bello\/Getty Images Italy will host the Winter Olympics in 2026, and it\u2019s the only country that will&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":397261,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[831,6755,385,99,58926],"class_list":{"0":"post-397260","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-featured","9":"tag-hockey","10":"tag-nhl","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-winter-olympics"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=397260"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397260\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/397261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=397260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=397260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=397260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}