Olympics: 2026 U.S. Olympic Team

[Rabid Ranger]

What are we looking at for 2026? Here's the way I'm leaning:

Goaltenders (x3):

Hellebuyck
Oettenger
 Wolf

Defensemen (x8):

Q. Hughes/Slavin
Fox/McAvoy
Werenski/Sanderson
L. Hughes/Hutson

Forwards (x14):

M. Tkachuk/Matthews/J. Hughes
Connor/Eichel/Caufield
Cooley/Keller/B. Tkachuk
Guentzel/Larkin/Beniers
Thompson/Robertson

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[BKarchitect]

Looks great. You forgot Faber though. He should be one of the top 2 RHD on the team (him and Fox…Faber has definitely been ahead of McAvoy and Sanderson for me). Shouldn’t Slavin and Fox be switched for handedness or are you wanting to escort Quinn with Slavin for size and defensive prowess?

For me…something like:

Quinn-Faber
Werenski-Fox
Slavin-McAvoy
Sanderson/Luke/Lane

Any way you dice it…tremendous talent and options. And then in net, even with Demko struggling with health and form and Swayman being bad this year, you’ve got Wolf coming up…elite.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Start with the 4 nations team and make a few subs here and there based on health and how players are playing.