Who has been ruled out of the 2026 Winter Olympics due to injury?

Anthony Cirelli of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, goalie for the Buffalo Sabres, have been ruled out of the 2026 Winter Olympics due to injuries.

Who are the replacements for the injured NHL players in the 2026 Olympics?

Sam Bennett of the Florida Panthers has replaced Anthony Cirelli, and Joonas Korpisalo of the Boston Bruins has replaced Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.

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Injury Bug Hits NHL: Stars Miss 2026 Winter Games

Q: Which other NHL players have uncertain Olympic status due to injury?

The Olympic status of players like Jack Hughes (USA), Brayden Point and Brad Marchand (Canada), Gabriel Landeskog and Elias Lindholm (Sweden), and Martin Necas and Pavel Zacha (Czechia) is uncertain due to their injuries.

4 Feb

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Summary

Tampa Bay's Anthony Cirelli and Buffalo's Luukkonen are out.
Sam Bennett and Joonas Korpisalo have replaced injured players.
Several other NHL stars' Olympic statuses are uncertain.

The 2026 Winter Olympics are facing significant player disruptions as several prominent NHL stars have been sidelined due to injuries. Anthony Cirelli, a center for the Tampa Bay Lightning, will miss the games after being injured in a recent match. He has been replaced on Team Canada by Sam Bennett, a forward for the Florida Panthers.

Further complicating the rosters, Buffalo Sabres goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has also been ruled out for the Olympics. Bruins goalie Joonas Korpisalo has been named as his replacement. Several other NHL Olympians are currently sidelined with injuries, leading to uncertainty about their availability for their respective national teams.

Previously, injuries led to replacements for Seth Jones (USA), Jonas Brodin and Leo Carlsson (Sweden), and Rodrigo Abols (Latvia). The status of other key players like Jack Hughes (USA), Brayden Point and Brad Marchand (Canada), Gabriel Landeskog and Elias Lindholm (Sweden), and Martin Necas and Pavel Zacha (Czechia) remains uncertain as they deal with their injuries.

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