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A former NHL star is ready to lead his country in Milan. On Monday, the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation announced that forward Tomas Tatar will be the captain of the men’s ice hockey team at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

With an NHL-leading 10 players set to compete, the Florida Panthers will soon take center stage at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. In addition to players, the Panthers also have five representatives among the staff and coaches.

The 26-year-old forward will represent Slovakia at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina; the lone Calgary Flames player selected for the tournament. Pospisil will trade in the Flames’ red and yellow for Slovakia’s blue, red, and white as he prepares for his first Olympic appearance.

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The 2023 second-rounder will be Team Slovakia’s second-youngest player on the roster after St. Louis Blues forward Dalibor Dvorsky. After two seasons in the juniors and as many seasons in the NCAA with Minnesota-Duluth, Adam Gajan was thus selected to the Slovak roster, and he will be a bit of a dark horse on the team.

The 2026 Olympic men's hockey tournament officially begins on Wednesday, Feb. 11, with the preliminary rounds, and it's shaping up to be an intense run of games between 12 teams. What makes the 2026 Olympics stand of is that it brings the return of NHL players,

Minnesota Duluth netminder Adam Gajan has been the glue for the Bulldogs this season, as UMD finds itself No. in the