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- Wolverines
- Updated: Jan. 02, 2026, 10:11 a.m.
- Published: Jan. 02, 2026, 10:10 a.m.
Michigan’s lucky programme will beryllium well-represented astatine nan 2026 Winter Olympics.
Four erstwhile Wolverines were named to nan United States’ Olympic squad connected Friday: Detroit Red Wings guardant Dylan Larkin, Winnipeg Jets guardant Kyle Connor, Minnesota Wild defenseman Quinn Hughes and Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski.
All 4 are expected to play a awesome domiciled for nan Americans. Hughes is 1 of nan 4 caller faces who wasn’t connected past year’s 4 Nation’s Face-Off tourney roster but he would person been a headliner if he wasn’t injured.
The 2024 Norris Trophy victor was traded from Vancouver to Minnesota past period successful a blockbuster woody and ranks 11th among bluish liners this play successful scoring contempt missing clip because of injury. The 26-year-old has 30 points successful 35 games and leads nan convention successful crystal clip per game.
Werenski is No. 2 successful crystal clip and is 2nd among defensemen successful goals (14) and points (40). Both he and Hughes are erstwhile top-10 picks.
Up front, Connor is considered 1 of nan apical axenic goal-scorers successful nan NHL. The No. 17 wide prime successful 2017 has reached nan 30-goal people successful 7 of his first 8 afloat NHL seasons and is connected gait to eclipse that people again this twelvemonth pinch 18 successful 39 games.
Larkin chiefly played successful a bottom-six domiciled astatine 4 Nations but could spot his domiciled expanded successful Italy. The 29-year-old Waterford autochthonal is having a profession twelvemonth for nan first-place Wings (24-14-4). In 42 games, Larkin has 21 goals and 17 assists while playing much than 20 minutes per game.
The Winter Olympics tally from Feb. 6-22 successful Milano and Cortina, Italy. It is nan first clip since 2014 that NHL players will participate.
Here is USA’s afloat 25-man roster:
Forwards: Matt Boldy (Minnesota), Kyle Connor (Winnipeg), Jack Eichel (Vegas), Jake Guentzel (Tampa Bay), Jack Hughes (New Jersey), Clayton Keller (Utah), Dylan Larkin (Detroit), Auston Matthews (Toronto), J.T. Miller (Rangers), Brock Nelson (Islanders), Tage Thompson (Buffalo), Brady Tkachuk (Ottawa), Matthew Tkachuk (Florida), Vincent Trochek (Rangers).
Defensemen: Brock Faber (Minnesota), Noah Hanafin (Vegas), Quinn Hughes (Minnesota), Charlie McAvoy (Boston), Seth Jones (Florida), Jake Sanderson (Ottawa), Jacob Slavin (Carolina), Zach Werenski (Columbus).
Goaltenders: Connor Hellebuyck (Winnipeg), Jake Oettinger (Dallas), Jeremy Swayman (Boston).
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Ryan Zuke is simply a sports newsman for MLive.com and covers University of Michigan athletics. He writes astir a assortment of sports pinch a superior attraction connected shot and recruiting. With nan occurrence of galore Wolverines...
