As the sun blazes down in the midst of another hot summer, it’s hard to wrap a sunburned head around the fact that the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy are roughly eight months away. That means the national teams have to start figuring out who is going to play hockey for them. With the NHL returning to the Olympics for the first time since 2014, that means several Tampa Bay Lightning players will be making the trip overseas to play for flag and country. On Monday, the 12 teams competing for the gold, silver, and bronze medals released an initial roster of six players each.
Several Tampa Bay Lightning players named to Olympic rosters
