Forty-one OHL Alumni Chasing Gold at 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Italy

Men’s hockey at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milano Cortina, Italy gets underway on Wednesday, with a total of 41 OHL graduates included on tournament-opening rosters.

The 41 OHL alumni are part of a larger group of 96 from across the Canadian Hockey League.

OHL fans can watch past talent from as far back as Canada’s Drew Doughty, who broke into the League with the Guelph Storm in 2005 along with more recent stars in 2024 first team all-star Dalibor Dvorsky, formerly of the Sudbury Wolves, who is competing for Slovakia.

As a refresher, Finland won the last Olympic men’s gold at the 2022 games in Beijing, China. Russia prevailed in 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea while Canada’s most recent gold came in 2014 in Sochi, Russia.

Canada’s schedule gets underway on Thursday against Czechia, with a 4:40pm ET puck drop. All of the action can be seen for free online by creating an account on CBC Gem.

 

OHL Alumni Named to Men’s Hockey Rosters for 2026 Olympic Winter Games

CANADA (9)

Goaltenders:
Jordan Binnington (St. Louis Blues) – Owen Sound Attack, 2009-13

Defencemen:
Drew Doughty (Los Angeles Kings) – Guelph Storm, 2005-08
Thomas Harley (Dallas Stars) – Mississauga Steelheads, 2017-20

Forwards:
Sam Bennett (Florida Panthers) – Kingston Frontenacs, 2012-15
Bo Horvat (New York Islanders) – London Knights, 2011-14
Mitch Marner (Vegas Golden Knights) – London Knights, 2013-16
Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers) – Erie Otters, 2012-15
Nick Suzuki (Montreal Canadiens) – Owen Sound/Guelph, 2015-19
Tom Wilson (Washington Capitals) – Plymouth Whalers, 2010-13

 

CZECHIA (4)

Defencemen:
Filip Hronek (Vancouver Canucks) – Saginaw Spirit, 2016-17

Forwards:
Radek Faksa (Dallas Stars) – Kitchener/Sudbury, 2011-14
Dominik Kubalik (EV Zug) – Sudbury/Kitchener, 2012-14
David Tomasek (Farjestad) – Belleville Bulls, 2013-15

 

DENMARK (2)

Forwards:
Mikkel Aagaard (Skelleftea) – Niagara/Sudbury, 2014-16
Nicklas Jensen (Rapperswil-Jona) – Oshawa, 2010-12

 

FINLAND (1)

Defencemen:
Olli Maatta (Utah Mammoth) – London Knights, 2011-13

 

GERMANY (5)

Goaltenders:
Philipp Grubauer (Seattle Kraken) – Belleville/Windsor/Kingston, 2008-11
Mathias Niederberger (Munchen) – Barrie Colts, 2011-13

Forwards:
Dominik Kahun (Lausanne) – Sudbury Wolves, 2012-14
Tobias Rieder (Munchen) – Kitchener Rangers, 2010-13
Josh Samanski (Edmonton Oilers) – Owen Sound Attack, 2019-20

 

ITALY (4)

Defencemen:
Dylan Di Perna (HC Bolzano) – Kingston/Kitchener, 2012-17
Gregory Di Tomaso (HC Val Pusteria) – Mississauga/Saginaw/Barrie, 2013-16
Tommy Purdeller (HC Val Puseria) – Peterborough Petes, 2022-24

Forwards:
Cristiano DiGiacinto (HC Bolzano) – Windsor Spitfires, 2013-17

 

LATVIA (4)

Goaltenders:
Arturs Silovs (Pittsburgh Penguins) – Barrie Colts, 2019-20

Forwards:
Kaspars Daugavins (Kassel) – Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors, 2006-09
Renars Krastenbergs (Olomouc) – Oshawa Generals, 2016-18
Sandis Vilmanis (Florida Panthers) – Sarnia/North Bay, 2022-24

 

SLOVAKIA (4)

Defencemen:
Peter Ceresnak (Dynamo Pardubice) – Peterborough Petes, 2011-13
Erik Cernak (Tampa Bay Lightning) – Erie Otters, 2015-17

Forwards:
Dalibor Dvorsky (St. Louis Blues) – Sudbury Wolves, 2023-24
Adam Liska (Severestal) – Kitchener Rangers, 2017-18
Adam Ruzicka (Moscow Spartak) – Sarnia/Sudbury, 2016-19

 

SWEDEN (3)

Defencemen:
Rasmus Andersson (Vegas Golden Knights) – Barrie Colts, 2014-16

Forwards:
Gabriel Landeskog (Colorado Avalanche) – Kitchener Rangers, 2009-11
Rickard Rakell (Pittsburgh Penguins) – Plymouth Whalers, 2010-13

 

SWITZERLAND (1)

Forwards:
Pius Suter (St. Louis Blues) – Guelph Storm, 2013-15

 

UNITED STATES (3)

Forwards:
J.T. Miller (New York Rangers) – Plymouth Whalers, 2011-12
Matthew Tkachuk (Florida Panthers) – London Knights, 2015-16
Vincent Trocheck (New York Rangers) – Saginaw/Plymouth, 2009-13

 

For full coverage of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, visit olympics.com.