Canada World Championship roster 2026: Sidney Crosby, Macklin Celebrini headline team for IIHF tournament originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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After falling short of an Olympic crown in Milan Cortina in the winter, Canada has its sights on gold at the 2026 IIHF World Championship.
The Canadians called up the big guns for the competition, enlisting a handful of supernovas — including Penguins standout Sidney Crosby and Sharks star Macklin Celebrini — in the hopes of capturing some additional hardware.
Historically, Team Canada has been the tournament’s best side. The Canadians have 28 gold medals under their belt, one more than second-place Russia.
And yet, Canada has proven unable to scale the podium on each of the last two trips to the tournament. In 2025, the Canadians finished a distant fifth, falling in the quarterfinals to Denmark. Suffice to say, they want revenge this time around.
With that, here’s a look at Canada’s World Championship roster in 2026.
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Canada roster IIHF World Championship 2026
Here is the roster for Canada at the 2026 IIHF World Championship.
Forwards
| # | Player | Team |
| 13 | Gabriel Vilardi | Winnipeg Jets |
| 16 | Connor Brown | New Jersey Devils |
| 18 | Robert Thomas | St. Louis Blues |
| 19 | Dawson Mercer | New Jersey Devils |
| 24 | Dylan Cozens | Ottawa Senators |
| 55 | Mark Scheifele | Winnipeg Jets |
| 58 | Emmitt Finnie | Detroit Red Wings |
| 71 | Macklin Celebrini | San Jose Sharks |
| 81 | Dylan Holloway | St. Louis Blues |
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 90 | Ryan O’Reilly | Nashville Predators |
| 91 | John Tavares | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 93 | Fraser Minten | Boston Bruins |
| 94 | Porter Martone | Philadelphia Flyers |
Defensemen
| # | Player | Team |
| 2 | Dylan DeMelo | Winnipeg Jets |
| 5 | Denton Mateychuk | Colombus Blue Jackets |
| 6 | Sam Dickinson | San Jose Sharks |
| 22 | Evan Bouchard | Edmonton Oilers |
| 25 | Darnell Nurse | Calgary Flames |
| 28 | Zach Whitecloud | Calgary Flames |
| 29 | Parker Wotherspoon | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 44 | Morgan Rielly | Toronto Maple Leafs |
Goalies
| # | Player | Team |
| 33 | Cam Talbot | Detroit Red Wings |
| 72 | Jack Ivankovic | Nashville Predators/University of Michigan |
| 73 | Jet Greaves | Columbus Blue Jackets |
Canada schedule IIHF World Championship 2026
Canada will play seven preliminary round matchups, at minimum, during the 2026 IIHF World Championship. The top four sides from each group will advance to the knockout stage, a single-elimination tournament.
Canada’s group features a host of notable sides, with Denmark, Slovenia, Slovakia, Norway, Italy, Czechia and defending third-place finisher Sweden making up the numbers.
| Date | Matchup | Time (ET) |
| Friday, May 15 | Canada vs. Sweden | 10:20 a.m. |
| Saturday, May 16 | Italy vs. Canada | 10:20 a.m. |
| Monday, May 18 | Denmark vs. Canada | 10:20 a.m. |
| Thursday, May 21 | Canada vs. Norway | 10:20 a.m. |
| Friday, May 22 | Slovenia vs. Canada | 10:20 a.m. |
| Sunday, May 24 | Slovakia vs. Canada | 2:20 p.m. |
| Tuesday, May 26 | Canada vs. Czechia | 2:20 p.m. |
| Thursday, May 22 | Quarterfinal* | TBD |
| Saturday, May 24 | Semifinal* | TBD |
| Sunday, May 25 | Medal Game* | TBD |
* if necessary