Connor McDavid is headed to his very first Olympic Games. As NHL players gear up to return to the Winter Olympics for the first time since 2014, the twelve participating nations announced on Monday six initial players who will lead their groups in Milan next year.

The countdown to the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics has begun. Canada announced the first six players for next year’s Winter Games on Monday as part of the scheduled reveal for each of the 12 Olympic qualifiers: Sidney Crosby,

Sam Reinhart scored four times and the Florida Panthers defenders thwarted Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers offense in a Game 6 domination to secure a second-consecutive Stanley Cup on Tuesday in Sunrise,

Connor McDavid scored his first goal of this Stanley Cup Final in Game 5, only after he and the Edmonton Oilers fell behind 3-0 on the way to getting pushed to the brink by the defending champion Florida Panthers.

While there will be critics of his Stanley Cup Final performance, McDavid has now strung together two exceptional postseasons for the Oilers. His 33 points were tied with teammate Leon Draisaitl for the most in the playoffs, and they were 10 more than Sam Reinhart, the next closest player.