Team USA has announced its 2026 Olympic hockey roster just over a month before the puck drops in Italy. The talent pool has never been deeper for the Americans, and that led to some tough decisions as Team USA built a roster expected to compete for the gold medal in February.

Boston College will be well represented in Milan as Cayla Barnes, Hanna Bilka, Alex Carpenter, and Megan Keller will put on the red, white, and blue in Feb.

The United States 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 1980.

This team is heavy on youth, which is a tantalizing prospect for Team USA’s long-term future, but gets a veteran boost at the bottom of the lineup. Shane Pinto, at the ripe old age of 25, gives the Americans a true checking and penalty-killing center, while Chris Kreider and Patrick Kane bring a wealth of international experience.

The general manager of the U.S. Olympic men’s ice hockey team is counting on the chemistry his squad showed in reaching the 4 Nations Face-Off final to provide the missing ingredient for ending the team’s decades-long gold medal drought at next month’s Milano-Cortina Olympics.

Team USA's men's hockey team has been named by the country for the 2026 Olympics in Italy, and of course, there's so star power up and down the roster, from seasoned veterans (Brock Nelson) to breakout youngsters (Matt Boldy). Could they be gold-medal favorites in a couple of months? We'll see.

Olympic hockey regains its biggest stars as the US and Canada name NHL-heavy rosters for Milano-Cortina, renewing one of the Games’ great rivalries

Featuring five Stanley Cup champions, multiple major award winners and a familiar core from the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off