Last month, Minnesota general manager Bill Guerin chose Quinn Hughes, bringing the star defenseman to the Wild in an effort to produce big wins in May and even June. On Friday, in his role as Team USA’s general manager for the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympics, Guerin chose Hughes again.

The National Hockey League (NHL) and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced rosters for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, as selected by each National Association (German Ice Hockey Federation,

Russian athletes at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics will not be able to represent their country even if a peace deal is reached with Ukraine, International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry said in an Italian newspaper interview.

Minnesota teammates Joel Eriksson Ek and Jonas Brodin were also named to the team.

Sweden unveiled its roster for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 on Friday, naming a group that will try to bring the country its first gold medal since 2006 in Turin.

The US national women's hockey team is officially prepared for the 2026 Olympics behind star forward Hilary Knight.

Grand Rapids Griffins forward Eduards Tralmaks is one of several players within the Red Wings organization who could see action at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Casey Dawson has secured a spot in the men’s 5,000 meters in long track speedskating at the Milan Cortina Winter Games by winning that event at the U.S. Olympic trials.