Landeskog Named To Team Sweden’s Preliminary 2026 Winter Olympic Roster

Gabe Landeskog is heading to Italy for the 2026 Winter Olympics. The Avalanche’s captain was one of six players to be named to Team Sweden’s roster on Monday.

Landeskog, 32, has not donned the Tre Kroner sweater since he played in the 2019 World Championships. He’ll make his return to international play following a nearly three-year absence from professional hockey. Landeskog last played in a regular-season NHL game in March 2022 and, before his Game 3 comeback in Denver this past playoff run, had not dressed since Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final when the Avs won the championship  on June 26, 2022.

His miraculous comeback already has him on Team Sweden’s radar, something that felt unlikely just three months ago.

Along with Landeskog, Team Sweden also announced spots for Victor Hedman, Lucas Raymond, William Nylander, Adrian Kempe, and Rasmus Dahlin.

Twelve nations will participate in the 2026 Winter Olympics from Feb. 6-22. Each nation is revealing the first six names of their preliminary roster throughout the day on Monday.

Each nation’s roster is listed below.

Canada

• Sidney Crosby, C, Pittsburgh Penguins
• Nathan MacKinnon, C, Colorado Avalanche
• Cale Makar, D, Colorado Avalanche
• Connor McDavid, C, Edmonton Oilers
• Brayden Point, C, Tampa Bay Lightning
• Sam Reinhart, RW, Florida Panthers

Czechia

• David Pastrnak, RW, Boston Bruins
• Pavel Zacha, C, Boston Bruins
• Martin Necas, RW, Colorado Avalanche
• Ondrej Palat, RW, New Jersey Devils
• Radko Gudas, D, Anaheim Ducks
• Lukas Dostal, G, Anaheim Ducks

Denmark

• Nikolaj Ehlers, LW, Winnipeg Jets (UFA)
• Frederik Andersen, G, Carolina Hurricanes
• Lars Eller, C, Washington Capitals
• Oliver Bjorkstrand, RW, Tampa Bay Lightning
• Jonas Rondbjerg, RW, Vegas Golden Knights
• Jesper Jensen Abo, D, EC-KAC (ICEHL)

France

• Yohann Auvitu, D, HC Vítkovice (Czechia)
• Jules Boscq, D, HPK (Liiga)
• Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, C, HC Ajoie (NL)
• Hugo Gallet, D, Tappara (Liiga)
• Jordann Perret, RW, Mountfield HK, (Czechia)
• Alexandre Texier, C, St. Louis Blues

Finland

• Sebastian Aho, C, Carolina Hurricanes
• Mikko Rantanen, RW, Dallas Stars
• Aleksander Barkov, C, Florida Panther
• Miro Heiskanen, D, Dallas Stars
• Esa Lindell, D, Dallas Stars
• Juuse Saros, G, Nashville Predators

Germany

• Lukas Reichel, LW, Chicago Blackhawks
• Nico Sturm, C, Florida Panthers
• Leon Draisaitl, C, Edmonton Oilers
• Tim Stutzle, C, Ottawa Senators
• Moritz Seider, D, Detroit Red Wings
• Philipp Grubauer, G, Seattle Kraken

Italy

• Diego Kostner, F, HC Ambrì-Piotta (NL)
• Daniel Mantenuto, F, HC Bolzano (ICEHL)
• Tommy Purdeller, F, HC Pustertal (ICEHL)
• Luca Zanatta, D, HC Pustertal (ICEHL)
• Thomas Larkin, D, Schwenninger Wild Wings (DEL)
• Damian Clara, G, San Diego Gulls (AHL)

Latvia

• Rodrigo Abols, C, Philadelphia Flyers
• Zemgus Girgensons, C, Tampa Bay Lightning
• Teddy Blueger, C, Vancouver Canucks
• Uvis Balinskis, D, Florida Panthers
• Elvis Merzlikins, G, Columbus Blue Jackets
• Arturs Silovs, G, Vancouver Canucks

Slovakia

• Martin Pospisil, C, Calgary Flames
• Tomas Tatar, LW, EV Zug (NL)
• Juraj Slafkovsky, LW, Montreal Canadiens
• Simon Nemec, D, New Jersey Devils
• Erik Cernak, D, Tampa Bay Lightning
• Martin Fehervary, D, Washington Capitals

Sweden

• Gabriel Landeskog, LW, Colorado Avalanche
• Lucas Raymond, LW, Detroit Red Wings
• William Nylander, RW, Toronto Maple Leafs
• Adrian Kempe, RW, Los Angeles Kings
• Rasmus Dahlin, D, Buffalo Sabres
• Victor Hedman, D, Tampa Bay Lightning

Switzerland

• Kevin Fiala, LW, Los Angeles Kings
• Nico Hischier, C, New Jersey Devils
• Timo Meier, RW, New Jersey Devils
• Nino Niederreiter, RW, Winnipeg Jets
• Roman Josi, D, Nashville Predators
• Jonas Siegenthaler, D, New Jersey Devils

United States

• Jack Eichel, C, Vegas Golden Knights
• Quinn Hughes, D, Vancouver Canucks
• Auston Matthews, C, Toronto Maple Leafs
• Charlie McAvoy, D, Boston Bruins
• Brady Tkachuk, LW, Ottawa Senators
• Matthew Tkachuk, LW, Florida Panthers