Men's Ice Hockey | 2/5/2026 10:38:05 AM
Forty-six players with United States Hockey League (USHL) ties are set to participate in the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games. Of those players, fifteen have previously played in the Olympic Games, including defensemen Brock Faber (NTDP) and Jake Sanderson (NTDP, who represented the U.S. at Beijing in 2022.
Each USHL team has at least one former player participating. Following the NTDP, the Sioux City Musketeers and Chicago Steel have the most alumni rostered for the Olympics, with Jake Guentzel (Sioux City Musketeers) and Macklin Celebrini (Chicago Steel) on the American and Canadian rosters, respectively, after a 12-year absence of NHL players in the Olympics.
Each USHL team has at least one former player participating. See the full list below.
| Player |
Country |
Current Team (League) |
USHL Team(s) |
Period |
Years |
| Macklin Celebrini |
Canada |
San Jose Sharks (NHL) |
CHI |
2022-2023 |
1 |
| Dan Vladar |
Czechia |
Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) |
CHI |
2015-2016 |
1 |
| Markus Lauridsen* |
Denmark |
HC Pustertal (ICEHL) |
GB |
2010-2012 |
2 |
| Patrick Russell* |
Denmark |
Kölner Haie (DEL) |
WAT |
2013-2014 |
1 |
| Eeli Tolvanen* |
Finland |
Seattle Kraken (NHL) |
SC |
2015-2017 |
2 |
| Erik Haula* |
Finland |
Nashville Predators (NHL) |
OMA |
2009-2010 |
1 |
| Stéphane Da Costa |
France |
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (KHL) |
SC |
2007-2009 |
2 |
| Frederik Tiffels* |
Germany |
Eisbären Berlin (DEL) |
MUS, FGO, CR |
2012-2014 |
2 |
| Lukas Kälble* |
Germany |
Adler Mannheim (DEL) |
FGO |
2016-2017 |
1 |
| Marc Michaelis* |
Germany |
Adler Mannheim (DEL) |
GB |
2014-2016 |
2 |
| Nico Sturm* |
Germany |
Minnesota Wild (NHL) |
TC |
2015-2016 |
1 |
| Parker Tuomie* |
Germany |
Kölner Haie (DEL) |
SF |
2014-2016 |
2 |
| Wojciech Stachowiak |
Germany |
Syracuse Crunch (AHL) |
CI |
2017-2018 |
1 |
| Dustin Gazley |
Italy |
HC Bolzano (ICEHL) |
SC |
2005-2007 |
2 |
| Luca Frigo |
Italy |
HC Bolzano (ICEHL) |
OMA |
2012-2014 |
2 |
| Nick Sarachino |
Italy |
HC Pustertal (ICEHL) |
CR |
2010-2012 |
2 |
| Eduards Tralmaks |
Latvia |
Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) |
CHI |
2016-2017 |
1 |
| Haralds Egle |
Latvia |
HC Energie Karlovy Vary (Czechia) |
MUS, MAD, CHI |
2013-2016 |
3 |
| Ralfs Freibergs* |
Latvia |
HC Vítkovice (Czechia) |
LIN |
2011-2012 |
1 |
| Zemgus Girgensons* |
Latvia |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
DBQ |
2010-2012 |
2 |
| Adam Gajan |
Slovakia |
Minnesota Duluth (NCAA) |
GB |
2022-2024 |
2 |
| Martin Pospisil* |
Slovakia |
Calgary Flames (NHL) |
SC |
2017-2019 |
2 |
| Patrik Koch* |
Slovakia |
HC Ocelári Trinec (Czechia) |
DM |
2014-2015 |
1 |
| Samuel Hlavaj |
Slovakia |
Iowa Wild (AHL) |
LIN |
2018-2019 |
1 |
| Akira Schmid |
Switzerland |
Vegas Golden Knights (NHL) |
OMA, SC |
2018-2021 |
3 |
| Auston Matthews |
U.S. |
Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) |
NTDP |
2013-2015 |
2 |
| Brady Tkachuk |
U.S. |
Ottawa Senators (NHL) |
NTDP |
2015-2017 |
2 |
| Brock Faber* |
U.S. |
Minnesota Wild (NHL) |
NTDP |
2018-2020 |
2 |
| Charlie McAvoy |
U.S. |
Boston Bruins (NHL) |
NTDP |
2013-2015 |
2 |
| Clayton Keller |
U.S. |
Utah Mammoth (NHL) |
NTDP |
2014-2016 |
2 |
| Dylan Larkin |
U.S. |
Detroit Red Wings (NHL) |
NTDP |
2012-2014 |
2 |
| J.T. Miller |
U.S. |
New York Rangers (NHL) |
NTDP |
2009-2011 |
2 |
| Jaccob Slavin |
U.S. |
Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) |
CHI |
2010-2013 |
3 |
| Jack Eichel |
U.S. |
Vegas Golden Knights (NHL) |
NTDP |
2012-2014 |
2 |
| Jack Hughes |
U.S. |
New Jersey Devils (NHL) |
NTDP |
2017-2019 |
2 |
| Jake Guentzel |
U.S. |
Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL) |
SC |
2012-2013 |
1 |
| Jake Oettinger |
U.S. |
Dallas Stars (NHL) |
NTDP |
2014-2016 |
2 |
| Jake Sanderson* |
U.S. |
Ottawa Senators (NHL) |
NTDP |
2018-2020 |
2 |
| Jeremy Swayman |
U.S. |
Boston Bruins (NHL) |
SF |
2015-2017 |
2 |
| Kyle Connor |
U.S. |
Winnipeg Jets (NHL) |
YNG |
2012-2015 |
3 |
| Matt Boldy |
U.S. |
Minnesota Wild (NHL) |
NTDP |
2017-2019 |
2 |
| Matthew Tkachuk |
U.S. |
Florida Panthers (NHL) |
NTDP |
2013-2015 |
2 |
| Noah Hanifin |
U.S. |
Vegas Golden Knights (NHL) |
NTDP |
2013-2014 |
1 |
| Quinn Hughes |
U.S. |
Minnesota Wild (NHL) |
NTDP |
2015-2017 |
2 |
| Tage Thompson |
U.S. |
Buffalo Sabres (NHL) |
NTDP |
2014-2015 |
1 |
| Zach Werenski |
U.S. |
Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL) |
NTDP |
2013-2014 |
1 |
About the USHL
The United States Hockey League (USHL) and its 16 teams are committed to being the world's leading junior hockey league. This season, more than 50% of NCAA Division I men's hockey players and nearly 25% of NHL players have USHL experience. The USHL has developed more than 285 direct NHL Draft picks since 2020, and eight of the last 10 Hobey Baker Award winners, including Macklin Celebrini (Chicago Steel).
Elevated through the recently announced
Declaration of Excellence with the NHL and USA Hockey, the league's player-first approach, including a 2:1 practice-to-game ratio and a schedule with 90% of games played on weekends, provides its players with the optimal environment for athletic and personal growth, creating pathways for the next generation of stars like
Auston Matthews (NTDP),
Kyle Connor (Youngstown Phantoms),
Jeremy Swayman (Sioux Falls Stampede), and
Johnny Gaudreau (Dubuque Fighting Saints).