Canada and Finland Reveal Hockey Jerseys for 2026 Winter Olympics
Ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in February, Canada and Finland showcased their new hockey uniforms.
Canada's Uniforms
- Three designs: a white jersey with a red maple leaf, a black jersey with a black maple leaf, and a red and black jersey.
Finland's Uniforms
- Two versions: white and dark blue jerseys.
Finland's Olympic Outlook
Finland enters the 2026 Winter Games fresh from winning their first-ever Olympic gold medal in ice hockey at the Beijing 2022 Olympics. The team aims to claim gold once again.
Canada's Olympic History
Canada has won nine gold medals in Olympic ice hockey but last took gold at the 2014 Sochi Games. The team did not medal in 2022.
NHL Players' Participation
The 2026 Olympics will mark the return of NHL players to the Winter Games for the first time since 2014. NHL athletes were allowed from 1998 to 2014 but were excluded in 2018 because the Olympics conflicted with the NHL season.
The NHL will now pause its season mid-way to allow players to compete for their countries.
This decision is expected to make ice hockey competition especially exciting at the upcoming Olympics.
Author's summary: Canada and Finland unveil distinct hockey jerseys for the 2026 Olympics, with NHL players returning to heighten competition following Finland's historic gold and Canada's quest to reclaim top status.