Latvia names Blue Jackets goalie, Merzlikins, one of its first six players for 2026 Winter Olympics; Werenski not among the U.S. first six.

The Brandon Wheat Kings added two defencemen and a giant goalie in the Canadian Hockey League import draft on Wednesday. The ...

The 2026 games will mark the first time in 12 years NHL players are participating in the men’s ice hockey tournament. Multiple NHL stars have been named to the preliminary rosters. While he was ...

Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins selected to Latvia’s 2026 Olympic team by: Orri Benatar Posted: Jun 16, 2025 / 09:40 AM EDT Updated: Jun 16, 2025 / 01:07 PM EDT ...

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The Blazers added two players in the CHL Import Draft on Wednesday, selecting 2007-born goaltender Ivans Kufterins of Riga, ...

The International Ice Hockey Federation announced on Monday each of the 12 Olympic teams’ six players named to preliminary rosters. One of those names is Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins ...

Blue Jackets Goalie was given a big honor today by the Latvian National Team. The goalie was selected as one of the first six players for TEAM LATVIA, which will compete in the upcoming Winter ...

The U.S. named Matthew and Brady Tkachuk, Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel, Quinn Hughes and Charlie McAvoy as its first six players for the 2026 Olympics, avoiding goaltenders on the initial roster ...

Each of the 12 teams playing in the 2026 Olympics named the first six players to their rosters that will be competing in Milano Cortina in February.

The Flyers will have at least one representative in next February’s Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, and it is probably not the first name you’d expect. That player is Rodrigo ...