Everyone is represented.
There are four teams left in the men’s hockey Winter Olympics tournament: Canada, the United States, Finland and Slovakia. And between them, all 32 NHL teams have at least one player still alive chasing a gold medal.
It seems like it should be next-to-impossible, but it’s true. The NHL shared that stat Friday morning before the semifinals, and it checks out when you break it down team by team.
Here’s how that works out, giving every fan base a rooting interest in the Canada-Finland and USA-Slovakia games.
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NHL players on Olympic semifinal rosters from all 32 teams
This is the full breakdown, with NHL teams listed in alphabetical order:
- Anaheim Ducks: Mikael Granlund (Finland), Jackson LaCombe (USA)
- Boston Bruins: Henri Jokiharju (Finland), Joonas Korpisalo (Finland), Charlie McAvoy (USA), Jeremy Swayman (USA)
- Buffalo Sabres: Tage Thompson, (USA)
- Calgary Flames: Martin Pospisil (Slovakia)
- Carolina Hurricanes: Sebastian Aho (Finland), Seth Jarvis (Canada), Jaccob Slavin (USA)
- Chicago Blackhawks: Teuvo Teravainen (Finland)
- Colorado Avalanche: Joel Kiviranta (Finland), Artturi Lehkonen (Finland), Nathan MacKinnon (Canada), Cale Makaer (Canada), Brock Nelson (USA), Devon Toews (Canada)
- Columbus Blue Jackets: Zach Werenski (USA)
- Dallas Stars: Thomas Harley (Canada), Miro Heiskanen (Finland), Roope Hintz (Finland), Esa Lindell (Finland), Jake Oettinger (USA), Mikko Rantanen (Finland)
- Detorit Red Wings: Dylan Larkin (USA)
- Edmonton Oilers: Connor McDavid (Canada)
- Florida Panthers: Sam Bennett (Canada), Anton Lundell (Finland), Eetu Luostarinen (Finland), Niko Mikkola (Finland), Brad Marchand (Canada), Sam Reinhart (Canada), Matthew Tkachuk (USA)
- Los Angeles Kings: Joel Armia (Finland), Drew Doughty (Canada), Darcy Kuemper (Canada)
- Minnesota Wild: Matt Boldy (USA), Brock Faber (USA), Quinn Hughes (USA)
- Montreal Canadiens: Juraj Slafkovsky (Slovakia), Oliver Kapanen (Finland), Nick Suzuki (Canada)
- Nashville Predators: Erik Haula (Finland), Juuse Saros (Finland)
- New Jersey Devils: Jack Hughes (USA), Simon Nemec (Slovakia)
- New York Islanders: Bo Horvat (Canada)
- New York Rangers: J.T. Miller (USA), Vincent Trocheck (USA)
- Ottawa Senators: Nikolas Matinpalo (Finland), Jake Sanderson (USA), Brady Tkachuk (USA)
- Philadelphia Flyers: Rasmus Ristolainen (Finland), Travis Sanheim (Canada)
- Pittsburgh Penguins: Sidney Crosby (Canada)
- San Jose Sharks: Macklin Celebrini (Canada), Pavol Regenda (Slovakia)
- Seattle Kraken: Kaapo Kakko (Finland), Eeli Tolvanen (Finland)
- St. Louis Blues: Jordan Binnington (Canada), Dalibor Dvorsky (Slovakia), Colton Parayko (Canada)
- Tampa Bay Lightning: Erik Cernak (Slovakia), Jake Guentzel (USA), Brandon Hagel (Canada)
- Toronto Maple Leafs: Auston Matthews (USA)
- Utah Mammoth: Clayton Keller (USA), Olli Maata (Finland)
- Vancouver Canucks: Kevin Lankinen (Finland)
- Vegas Golden Knights: Jack Eichel (USA), Noah Hanifin (USA), Mitch Marner (Canada), Mark Stone (Canada), Shea Theodore (Canada)
- Washington Capitals: Martin Fehervary (Slovakia), Logan Thompson (Canada), Tom Wilson (Canada)
- Winnipeg Jets: Kyle Connor (USA), Connor Hellebuyck (USA), Josh Morrissey (Canada
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Fittingly, the defending back-to-back Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers have the most players remaining with seven.
There are also six players still standing from the Colorado Avalanche.
The Pittsburgh Penguins only have Sidney Crosby left, and he’s out with an injury, so there won’t actually be any Penguins on the gameday roster for the semifinals.
Given the widespread variety here, a ton of NHL teams will have representation in the gold medal game, too, which is great for the league’s fanbases to enjoy.
