Canada and Finland Reveal Hockey Jerseys for 2026 Winter Olympics
As the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics approach in February, Canada and Finland have unveiled their hockey uniforms for the games.
Canada's Uniforms
- A white jersey featuring a red maple leaf.
- A black jersey with a black maple leaf.
- A red and black combination version.
Finland's Uniforms
- White version.
- Dark blue version.
Team Backgrounds and Expectations
Finland enters the 2026 Olympics fresh from their gold medal win in Beijing 2022, marking their first-ever Olympic gold in ice hockey. They aim to repeat that success.
Canada has historically excelled in Olympic ice hockey, securing nine gold medals, but their last win came in 2014 at Sochi. The Canadian team did not win any medals in the 2022 Olympics.
NHL Players' Participation
The 2026 Winter Olympics will feature NHL players for the first time since 2014. NHL athletes participated from 1998 to 2014 but were excluded in 2018 because the games conflicted with the NHL season schedule.
This time, the NHL will pause its season to allow players to compete for their countries, making the tournament especially exciting.
NHL players could partake in the Winter Olympics from 1998 to 2014, but the NHL stopped allowing player participation in 2018 since the games come in the middle of the season. With the Winter Olympics coming during the NHL's season, the league will take a mid-season break to allow players to represent their home countries.
Summary: Canada and Finland have unveiled their hockey jerseys for the 2026 Olympics, with NHL players returning to the games after a break, adding excitement to the tournament.