Team Sweden names 6 NHL stars to Olympic roster.

Team Sweden is coming for gold at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games that will be held in Italy next year.

On Monday, teams from the 12 countries that will participate in the tournament will announce the first 6 additions to their roster in somewhat of an unconventional format for the upcoming tournament. A lot can change between now at the start of the games themselves, including injuries and even poor performances on the ice, but for one reason or another a part of each country's roster will be unveiled well ahead of schedule this time around.

Team Sweden has introduced their first 6 players for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games and it is a star-studded lineup of the National Hockey League's best and brightest, a clear sign that Team Sweden will be a very competitive team at this tournament.

The players announced today, in no particular order, are the following:

William Nylander- Toronto Maple Leafs.
Victor Hedman - Tampa Bay Lightning.
Adrian Kempe - Los Angeles Kings.
Lucas Raymond - Detroit Red Wings.
Rasmus Dahlin - Buffalo Sabres.
Gabriel Landeskog - Colorado Avalanche.

First and foremost I must say that it is truly awesome that Gabriel Landeskog will get the chance to play for his home country after a years-long struggle just to get healthy enough to once again play hockey at the highest level. His love of the sport is undeniable and I for one am just grateful that he will get at least one last chance to shine on the international stage.

That being said this entire lineup is absolutely stacked with each man named here fully capable of being a top line forward or top pairing defenseman, whichever category they happen to fall in. There are no obvious weaknesses to point to with these first 6 announcements and that only has me that much more excited to see the rest of these rosters unveiled.

Let me know what you think of Sweden's first 6 players in the comments.