The 7 Hottest Hockey Players to Know on Team USA Before the 2026 Winter Olympics

The 2026 Winter Olympics are about to open. We Fashion Getting a full picture of the match situation between Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo. Because it’s a real shame to downgrade an athlete based solely on their “ability” and “wins and losses,” I’ve been researching the various ice hockey players set to compete in this year’s Olympics with the goal of compiling a completely unscientific list of the all-around best and/or coolest players.

In the spirit of gender equality and bisexuality, this list includes players from both men’s and women’s teams, and for the sake of brevity I’m limiting this field to American players. I think this list has a spiritual connection to a Google doc I was looking at with a few friends around 2017, where we ranked the Los Angeles Dodgers based on popularity (Kike Hernandez and Clayton Kershaw were tied for first, in case you’re curious), but this list also takes into account who has good style, good amateurism, and/or all-around good vibes. Let’s dig in and do something fierce competition– Shapeshifting favorite pick, okay?

Hilary Knight

I mean, I can’t no That includes one of the consensus best players in women’s hockey history — who also happens to be openly queer — especially since Knight (a forward and captain of the Seattle Rapids who won a record 10 gold medals at the IIHF Women’s World Championship) has been dating Team USA speed skater Brittany Bowe since 2022. Guys, this now-couple will be taking a masked walk together during the Beijing Winter Olympics! Do I miss the COVID restrictions now…? (No, but it’s almost cute enough to get me there.)