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When men’s ice hockey begins at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, players with college ties will be all over the ice. Nearly 50 NCAA alumni from 29 schools are set to compete for nine countries. Players include former national champions, Frozen Four standouts and major award winners. On a world stage, the Olympics will showcase collegiate hockey’s impact on some of the world’s best athletes.<\/p>\n
How many NCAA players are in men’s ice hockey at Milan Cortina 2026?<\/p>\n
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Which NCAA schools are represented?\u00a0<\/p>\n A total of\u00a029 NCAA schools\u00a0are represented across Olympic men’s ice hockey. Below are Olympians who were also student-athletes (transfers are counted for each school):<\/p>\n
What NCAA Conferences are represented?\u00a0<\/p>\n 17 NCAA primary conferences\u00a0contributed men’s hockey Olympians:<\/p>\n
Sport-specific conferences<\/p>\n Six sport-specific conferences are represented within the men’s Olympic ice hockey rosters, as well as one independent school (Alaska Fairbanks).\u00a0<\/p>\n
What countries are the NCAA athletes representing at the Olympics?<\/p>\n The men’s hockey Olympians come from\u00a09 national teams:<\/p>\n
\n\tNCAA alums competing in men’s ice hockey:\u00a049 athletes from nine countries.
\n\tNCAA programs represented:\u00a029.
\n\tDid you know?\u00a016% (49 of 300) of all men’s hockey athletes in the Olympics played at an NCAA institution.\u00a0(Full NCAA Olympic dashboard<\/a>)\u00a0
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\n\tDivision I:\u00a034.
\n\tDivision II:\u00a011.
\n\tDivision III:\u00a05.
\n\tNote:\u00a0Players transferring to another division are counted in both divisions.
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\n\tBoston U. (6):\u00a0Macklin Celebrini, Jack Eichel, Clayton Keller, Charlie McAvoy, Jake Oettinger, Brady Tkachuk.
\n\tMichigan (4):\u00a0Kyle Connor, Quinn Hughes, Dylan Larkin, Zach Werenski.
\n\tClarkson (3):\u00a0Haralds Egle, Lukas Kaelble, Nico Sturm.
\n\tMinnesota (3):\u00a0Brock Faber, Erik Haula, Jackson LaCombe.
\n\tMinnesota State Mankato (3):\u00a0Teddy Blueger, Marc Michaelis, Parker Tuomie.
\n\tBoston College (2):\u00a0Matt Boldy, Noah Hanifin.
\n\tLake Superior State (2):\u00a0Louis Boudon, Lukas Kaelble.
\n\tMichigan State (2):\u00a0Dustin Gazley, Wojciech Stachowiak.
\n\tNorth Dakota (2):\u00a0Brock Nelson, Jake Sanderson.
\n\tRobert Morris (2):\u00a0Justin Addamo, Daniel Mantenuto.
\n\tSt. Cloud State (2):\u00a0Oliver Lauridsen, Patrick Russell.
\n\tUMass Lowell (2):\u00a0Connor Hellebuyck, Dans Locmelis.
\n\tUniversity of Maine (2):\u00a0Jeremy Swayman, Eduards Tralmaks.
\n\tAlaska Fairbanks:\u00a0Colton Parayko.
\n\tAmerican International:\u00a0Janis Jaks.
\n\tBowling Green: Ralfs Freibergs.
\n\tColgate:\u00a0Thomas Larkin.
\n\tColorado College:\u00a0Jaccob Slavin.
\n\tMassachusetts:\u00a0Cale Makar.
\n\tMerrimack:\u00a0St\u00e9phane Da Costa.
\n\tMichigan Tech:\u00a0Alex Petan.
\n\tMinnesota Duluth:\u00a0Adam Gajan.
\n\tOmaha:\u00a0Jake Guentzel.
\n\tPlattsburgh State:\u00a0Nick Jensen.
\n\tProvidence:\u00a0Nick Saracino.
\n\tQuinnipiac:\u00a0Devon Toews.
\n\tRensselaer:\u00a0Justin Addamo.
\n\tUConn:\u00a0Tage Thompson.
\n\tWestern Michigan:\u00a0Frederik Tiffels.
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\n\tBig Ten Conference \u2014 9.
\n\tPatriot League \u2014 7.
\n\tNorthern Sun Intercollegiate Conference \u2014 6.
\n\tAmerica East Conference \u2014 4.
\n\tLiberty League \u2014 4.
\n\tGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference \u2014 3.
\n\tMid-American Conference \u2014 3.
\n\tThe Summit League \u2014 3.
\n\tAtlantic Coast Conference \u2014 2.
\n\tBig East Conference \u2014 2.
\n\tHorizon League \u2014 2.
\n\tMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference \u2014 2.
\n\tNortheast Conference \u2014 1.
\n\tNortheast 10 Conference \u2014 1.
\n\tGreat Northwest Athletic Conference \u2014 1.
\n\tSouthern Collegiate Athletic Conference \u2014 1.
\n\tState University of New York Athletic Conference \u2014 1.
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\n\tHockey East Association \u2014 15.
\n\tCentral Collegiate Hockey Association \u2014 7.\u00a0
\n\tNational Collegiate Hockey Conference \u2014 7.\u00a0
\n\tEastern College Athletic Conference \u2014 5.\u00a0
\n\tAtlantic Hockey America (Men’s) \u2014 2.\u00a0
\n\tNorthern Collegiate Hockey Conference \u2014 1.\u00a0
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\n\tUnited States \u2014 20.
\n\tGermany \u2014 6.
\n\tLatvia \u2014 6.
\n\tItaly \u2014 5.
\n\tCanada \u2014 4.
\n\tDenmark \u2014 3.
\n\tFrance \u2014 3.
\n\tFinland \u2014 1.
\n\tSlovakia \u2014 1.
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