Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid , Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby , Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon , Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar and St. Louis Blues goalie Jordan Binnington are among 42 players invited to Canada's national teams orientation camp that will decide its final 25-man roster for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 in February.

The camp will be held in Calgary from Aug. 26-28.

The men's tournament will start with preliminary games Feb. 11, with the gold-medal game scheduled for Feb. 22. This is the first time NHL players will participate in the Winter Olympics since Sochi in 2014.

In the Olympics, each team traditionally carries 14 forwards, eight defensemen and three goalies.

Six players were named to the Canada roster June

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