Tuning in to U.S. men's hockey games at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics might give you a sense of deja vu.
Team USA is mostly running it back with the players who took part in the 4 Nations Face-Off.
That's a sensible approach because the USA fell one game short of winning the 2025 tournament, losing to Canada in overtime of the championship game. Canada has brought back 19 players and added six newcomers.
The 2026 U.S. Olympic team has only three newcomers - Clayton Keller, Tage Thompson and Seth Jones - among the final roster announced on Friday, Jan. 2. Adam Fox and Chris Kreider aren't back from the 4 Nations team.
Here's the team that will be going to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, the first appearance by NHL players since 2014 (*-was on 4 Nations roster):
