Patrick Kane Seeks a Spot in the Winter Olympics with the United States
Detroit Red Wings star Patrick Kane will participate in the U.S. men’s team orientation camp this month, hoping to represent his country for the third time at the Winter Games in Italy next year.
Kane, 36, already participated in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, where the US team won silver, and in the 2014 Sochi Olympics, where they finished fourth. In his 12 Olympic appearances, Kane has three goals and six assists.
The experienced winger, who is about to begin his 19th season in the NHL, is one of 44 players invited to the orientation camp that will be held in Plymouth, Michigan, from August 26 to 27. This two-day meeting is mainly focused on administrative and team-building aspects, without formal on-ice activities.
Along with Kane, four other former Olympians will also be present at the camp, including Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh (2014), and three members of the 2022 United States team that were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Slovakia: defensemen Brock Faber (Minnesota Wild) and Jake Sanderson (Ottawa Senators), as well as forward Matthew Knies (Toronto Maple Leafs).
At the beginning of this summer, USA Hockey announced the first six members of the United States men’s hockey team for the 2026 Olympic Games: forwards Jack Eichel (Vegas Golden Knights), Auston Matthews (Toronto Maple Leafs), Brady Tkachuk (Ottawa Senators), and Matthew Tkachuk (Florida Panthers); and defensemen Quinn Hughes (Vancouver Canucks) and Charlie McAvoy (Boston Bruins).
The final 25-player roster is expected to be announced in early January. All 23 players who were part of the United States team at the 4 Nations Face-Off will attend the camp, with the exception of Matthew Tkachuk, who reported that he was considering surgery that could keep him out of action for two to three months.
Notable NHL players who did not receive an invitation to the USA Hockey camp include winger Alex DeBrincat, Kane’s teammate on the Red Wings; Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson, who was part of the 2014 Sochi team; Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko and winger Brock Boeser; Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson, winner of the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year last season; and Calgary Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf, a Calder finalist.
Full list of players called up to the United States Olympic camp:
- Goaltenders: Joey Daccord, Connor Hellebuyck, Jake Oettinger, Jeremy Swayman
- Defensemen: Brock Faber, Adam Fox, Luke Hughes, Noah Hanifin, Seth Jones, Jackson LaCombe, Charlie McAvoy, Ryan McDonagh, Brett Pesce, Neal Pionk, Jake Sanderson, Brady Skjei, Jaccob Slavin, Alex Vlasic, Zach Werenski
- Forwards: Matt Boldy, Cole Caufield, Logan Cooley, Kyle Connor, Jack Eichel, Conor Garland, Jake Guentzel, Jack Hughes, Patrick Kane, Clayton Keller, Matthew Knies, Chris Kreider, Dylan Larkin, Auston Matthews, J.T. Miller, Frank Nazar, Brock Nelson, Shane Pinto, Jason Robertson, Bryan Rust, Tage Thompson, Matthew Tkachuk, Vincent Trocheck, Alex Tuch
Bill Guerin, general manager of the Minnesota Wild, is the team’s general manager, and Mike Sullivan, head coach of the New York Rangers, leads the coaching staff.
