By: Ryan Bosworth | Follow me on Twitter / X @RyanJBosworth
As the 2026 Winter Olympics near, the official rosters for the men’s hockey teams are starting to be announced. Canada went first, announcing their roster on New Years Eve, though there weren’t any Bruins players named to their roster. That means that, yes, Morgan Geekie was left off of Canada’s roster, though that’s a conversation for a different day.
There were three Bruins players named to their respective country’s preliminary rosters. David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha were named to Team Czechia, and Charlie McAvoy was named to Team USA. That announcement came back on June 16th.
With Charlie McAvoy was already named to the team, next in-line for Team USA was Jeremy Swayman, who was indeed named to the Olympic team. Swayman competed at the IIHF Men’s World Championships following the end of the 2024-25 season, and he put on a stellar performance. He posted a perfect 7-0-0 record, a goals against average of 1.69 and a save percentage of .920%.
Along with Swayman, Henri Jokiharju was named to Team Finland. Jokiharju competed with Team Finland in the 4 Nation’s Face-Off. He won gold with Team Finland at the 2019 IIHF World Championship, as well as at the 2019 IIHF World Junior championship. He competed on the 2016 gold medal World Junior team for Team Finland, and competed in the 2018 U18 World Championship team.
With the release of Sweden’s roster, it was somewhat expected that both Hampus Lindholm and Elias Lindholm would be named to their country’s team, though just Elias was named to the team.
Hampus, who was sidelined with injury for the vast majority of the 2024-25 season and was unable to participate in the Four Nations Face-Off last year, has only just returned to action this season. While it’s disappointing, it’s not entirely surprising considering his recent injury history.
Additionally, Bruins prospect Dans Locmelis is heading to Milan to represent Team Latvia. Locmelis, 21, joined the Bruins organization last season, playing in a total of six games for the Providence Bruins. Tallying 3-9-12 through six games, Locmelis turned heads.
He’d go on to represent Team Latvia at the IIHF World Championship, and he posted 2-4-6 through seven games played. He turned more heads with his play at this tournament, as well.Through 30 games with the Providence Bruins so far this year, Locmelis has posted 12-9-21, so his addition to the Olympic roster doesn’t come with much surprise.
The festivities kick off next month on February 6th, and every game can be found streaming on Peacock.
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