By the time the 2026 Winter Olympics arrive in February, it’ll have been 12 years since NHL players last touched Olympic ice.

Veteran forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare was among the first six players named to France's roster for the 2026 Olympics last month and will captain the team at the Milano Cortina games.

Illia Kovtun has switched nationality to Croatia after winning Ukraine's lone gymnastics medal at the Paris Olympics. He will ...