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