Saskatoon’s Darcy Kuemper on the roster for Canadian men’s Olympic hockey team

The speculation is over.

On Wednesday, Hockey Canada unveiled the roster for the men’s hockey team that will represent the nation at the 2026 Olympics in Italy. While some of the star players had been previously announced, including Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Sam Reinhart, this was the first time Canadian hockey fans got a look at the full lineup.

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The roster includes Darcy Kuemper, a goaltender from Saskatoon who currently plays in Los Angeles, and Brandon Hagel, who was also born in Saskatoon, though Hockey Canada listed Morinville, Alberta, as his hometown.

Kuemper’s parents proud

As Canadian hockey players were receiving phone calls this morning telling them if they had made the team or not, Saskatoon’s Darcy Kuemper received the call every kid dreams of.

He was one of three goalies selected to the Olympic roster, and when he found out the news, he quickly called his parents, Sharon and Brent Kuemper.

“He called right away,” Brent said. “We’re both excited. We were on a family group chat, and of course, the rest of the kids all chipped in and we were talking.”

Kuemper is in his 14th National Hockey League season and already has a Stanley Cup under his belt, now to represent Canada is a great honour said his mom, Sharon.

“We thought this was a nice cherry on top to represent your country,” she said. “Every hockey player wants to be Team Canada when they’re growing up playing street hockey.”

This isn’t Kuemper’s first time wearing a Team Canada jersey, but it is his first time doing so at the Olympics, and it’s something his parents can’t wait to see.

“Just having the Olympic jersey, it’s going to be quite something for us parents to marvel about,” Brent said.

“We’ll be sitting pretty tall in those stands,” Sharon said.

The Kumpers said the Olympics are always an exciting time, but now that their son will be a part of it, that takes it to the next level.

“I get excited every two years when they come,” Brent said. “But when you have your own child in it, it’s pretty surreal.”

Full lineup

Here’s the list of players who will be suiting up for Canada in February:

Forwards:

Macklin Celebrini (Vancouver, B.C.)
Anthony Cirelli (Woodbridge, Ont.)
Sidney Crosby (Cole Harbour, N.S.)
Brandon Hagel (Morinville, Alta.)
Bo Horvat (London, Ont.)
Nathan Mackinnon (Cole Harbour, N.S.)
Brad Marchand (Hammonds Plains, N.S.)
Mitch Marner (Thornhill, Ont.)
Connor McDavid (Newmarket, Ont.)
Brayden Point (Calgary, Alta.)
Sam Reinhart (West Vancouver, B.C.)
Mark Stone (Winnipeg, Man.)
Nick Suzuki (London, Ont.)
Tom Wilson (Toronto, Ont.)

Defence:

Drew Doughty (London, Ont.)
Thomas Harley (Syracuse, N.Y.)
Cale Makar (Calgary, Alta.)
Josh Morrissey (Calgary, Alta.)
Colton Parayko (St. Albert, Alta.)
Travis Sanheim (Elkhorn, Man.)
Shea Theodore (Aldergrove, B.C.)
Devon Toews (Abbotsford, B.C.)

Goal:

Jordan Binnington (Richmond Hill, Ont.)
Darcy Kuemper (Saskatoon, Sask.)
Logan Thompson (Calgary, Alta.)

The announcement was made in Minnesota, where the IIHF is hosting its World Junior Hockey Championship. Team Canada is currently 3-0 at the tournament, and is set to face off against Finland on Wednesday evening.

The 2026 Olympics run from Feb. 6 to 22 in Milan, Cortina d’Ampezzo and other sites around Italy.

— with files from 650 CKOM’s Will Mandzuk