In early September, the NHL and IOC announced an agreement to send players to Beijing to compete for gold. Governing bodies for each team must announce its first three players by Oct. 15 while submitting their “long list.” Final rosters will be announced in January.

The puck will drop on the tournament on Feb. 9. The bronze- and gold-medal games will be held on Feb. 19. Canada and the United States will square off in the preliminary round on Feb. 11 at 11:10 p.m. ET.

Below are the team rosters for the 12 countries competing as they are announced.

2022 Winter Olympic rosters for men’s ice hockey

Group A: Canada

Group A: United States

Group A: Germany

Group A: China

To be announced

Group B: ROC

Group B: Czech Republic

Group B: Switzerland

Group B: Denmark

Group C: Finland

Group C: Sweden

Group C: Slovakia

Group C: Latvia