NHL Power Rankings: New 1-32 poll, each team’s Olympic players


The 2025-26 NHL season is a special one, as players will be competing in the Olympic Games for the first time since 2014.
Eleven of 12 teams in the tournament have revealed their rosters — what’s the holdup, Italy? — featuring a mix of current, former and future NHLers.
As part of this week’s ESPN NHL Power Rankings — led again by the Colorado Avalanche — we’ve identified the players from each team who will be representing their respective countries in Milan Cortina in February.
How we rank: A panel of ESPN hockey commentators, analysts, reporters and editors sends in a 1-32 poll based on the games through Wednesday.
Note: Previous ranking for each team refers to the previous edition, published Jan. 2. Points percentages are through Thursday’s games.