Just because the New York Rangers were shut out by all 12 countries when each submitted the first six players included for the preliminary rosters at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics, doesn’t mean the Blueshirts won’t be representing on the biggest world stage in February.

Auston Matthews, brothers Brady and Matthew Tkachuk, Quinn Hughes, Jack Eichel and Charlie McAvoy are the first six players named to the 2026 U.S. Olympic men's hockey team. The core six, all age 28 and younger,