Quartet of B.C. products named to Canadian Olympic men’s hockey team

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A quartet of B.C. athletes will don Canadian colours for the men’s hockey team at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.

Abbotsford’s Devon Toews, Aldergrove’s Shea Theodore, Vancouver’s Macklin Celebrini and West Vancouver’s Sam Reinhart were all named to the team during a press conference on Wednesday (Dec. 31).

Toews, Theodore and Reinhart all helped Canada win the 4 Nations Face-Off event in February, but it will be the Olympics debut for all four. The 2026 Olympics marks the first time since 2014 that NHL players will compete.

Toews, a member of the Colorado Avalanche, helped that club win the Stanley Cup in 2022 and became the second-ever person from Abbotsford to be engraved on the trophy.

He played for the Abbotsford Minor Hockey Association, Yale Hockey Academy, Fraser Valley Bruins, Abbotsford Pilots and the BCHL’s Surrey Eagles, before moving on to college hockey at Quinnipiac University. Toews was drafted 108th overall in by the New York Islanders in the 2014 NHL Draft and spent several seasons with the AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers before making his debut with the Islanders on Dec. 19, 2018.

He was then dealt to the Colorado Avalanche for two second-round picks in 2020 and inked a seven-year, $50.75 million contract with the team in 2023. His most productive season was 2021-22 when he recorded 57 points in 66 games and this season has 12 points in 38 games.

Theodore, who plays on the Vegas Golden Knights, captured the Stanley Cup with that team in 2023 and also won gold with Team Canada at the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship.

He played for the Aldergrove Minor Hockey Association, Fraser Valley Bruins and Yale Secondary before joining the WHL’s Seattle Thunderbirds for his junior hockey career. The Anaheim Ducks chose him in the first round, 26th overall in the 2013 NHL Draft and he began his pro career in the AHL with the Norfolk Admirals and then the San Diego Gulls.

Theodore made his NHL debut with the Ducks on Dec. 30, 2015, but was then selected by Vegas in the expansion draft. He signed a seven-year, $36.4 million contract with the club in 2018 and signed a seven-year extension in 2024. His most productive season was 2024-25 when he scored 57 points in 67 games and this season has 20 points in 31 games.

Celebrini, a sophomore forward on the San Jose Sharks, is the youngest player on the team at just 19-years-old. He played minor hockey at the North Shore Winter Club and went on to play for the San Jose junior Sharks program as a teenager. He also suited up for Shattuk St. Mary’s and then the Chicago Steel as a junior player.

Celebrini played one season of college hockey at Boston University and was then drafted first overall in 2024 by San Jose. He scored 63 points in 70 games in his rookie season in the NHL and was named to the all-rookie team. This season has seen Celebrini explode for 60 points in 39 games and he ranks third in league scoring.

Reinhart, a two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Florida Panthers, is the son of NHL defenceman Paul Reinhart and also won a world junior gold medal with Canada in 2015.

He played minor hockey with Hollyburn and then starred for the Vancouver NW Giants of the BCEHL. Reinhart was chosen 15th overall by the Kootenay Ice in 2010 and then helped the Ice win the Ed Chynoweth Cup in 2011. He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres second overall in 2014 and was then dealt to Florida in 2022.

Reinhart’s most productive season occurred in 2023-24 when he recorded 94 points in 82 games. He has also cracked the 80-point plateau twice and was named an NHL all-star in 2024.

The roster also consists of:

FORWARDS

• Anthony Cirelli (Tampa Bay Lightning)

• Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins)

• Brandon Hagel (Tampa Bay Lightning)

• Bo Horvat (New York Islanders)

• Nathan MacKinnon (Colorado Avalanche)

• Brad Marchand (Florida Panthers)

• Mitch Marner (Vegas Golden Knights)

• Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers)

• Brayden Point (Tampa Bay Lightning)

• Mark Stone (Vegas Golden Knights)

• Nick Suzuki (Montreal Canadiens)

• Tom Wilson (Washington Capitals)

DEFENCEMAN

• Drew Doughty (Los Angeles Kings)

• Thomas Harley (Dallas Stars)

• Cale Makar (Colorado Avalanche)

• Josh Morrissey (Winnipeg Jets)

• Colton Parayko (St. Louis Blues)

• Travis Sanheim (Philadelphia Flyers)

GOALIES

• Jordan Binnington (St. Louis Blues)

• Darcy Kuemper (Los Angeles Kings)

• Logan Thompson (Washington Capitals)

The team is coached by Prince George’s Jon Cooper, who is also the current coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning. General manager Doug Armstrong (Dallas Stars) and assistant general managers Julien BriseBois (Tampa Bay Lightning), Jim Nill (Dallas Stars) and Don Sweeney (Boston Bruins) helped choose the team.

We are excited to unveil the 25 athletes who have earned the opportunity to wear the maple leaf at the 2026 Olympics, as we believe we have assembled a highly skilled and deep roster that can compete for a gold medal as part of Team Canada in Italy,” said Armstrong. “It was a long and difficult process to finalize our roster, and I am proud of the tireless effort our management group has put in to select our team. We know our entire group is excited and grateful for the opportunity to represent our country, and we look forward to making all Canadians proud and hearing our fans cheer us on as we look to bring a gold medal back to Canada.”

Canada opens the tournament against Czechia on Feb. 12.