For the second straight year, Connor McDavid and the Oilers came agonizingly close to winning the Stanley Cup only to fall to the Florida Panthers.

Winter Olympics in Italy less than a year away, the 12 national men's hockey teams participating are in the process of revealing the initial six players who will be on their respective rosters. Those teams will announce the remainder of their rosters at a later date closer to the Winter Games,

Eight of the 12 nations competing in the men's hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics released their initial lists of participants early Monday.

The most noteworthy matchup will likely be when the United States faces Canada on Feb. 10.