Bedard, Celebrini among 42 NHLers invited to Canada's Olympic camp

Hockey Canada announced Friday the 42 men's players invited to an off-ice Olympic orientation camp set for Aug. 26-28 in Calgary.

The organization also extended invitations to 30 players for the women's team and 20 players for the para team.

Among the 42 NHL players selected to the camp are 20-year-old Connor Bedard and 19-year-old Macklin Celebrini, the first overall picks in the 2023 and 2024 NHL Drafts, respectively.

Here's the full list of invitees from the men's side:
🍁 = Named to Olympic roster in June as part of six-player announcement by each competing country
🏆 = Represented Canada at February's 4 Nations Face-Off triumph
🥇 = Represented Canada at a previous Olympics

Forwards (26)

Player Team Connor Bedard Blackhawks Sam Bennett 🏆 Panthers Quinton Byfield Kings Macklin Celebrini Sharks Anthony Cirelli 🏆 Lightning Sidney Crosby 🍁🏆🥇 Penguins Brandon Hagel 🏆 Lightning Bo Horvat Islanders Zach Hyman Oilers Seth Jarvis 🏆 Hurricanes Wyatt Johnston Stars Travis Konecny 🏆 Flyers Nathan MacKinnon 🍁🏆 Avalanche Brad Marchand 🏆 Panthers Mitch Marner 🏆 Golden Knights Connor McDavid 🍁🏆 Oilers Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Oilers Brayden Point 🍁🏆 Lightning Sam Reinhart 🍁🏆 Panthers Mark Scheifele Jets Mark Stone 🏆 Golden Knights Nick Suzuki Canadiens John Tavares 🥇 Maple Leafs Robert Thomas Blues Carter Verhaeghe Panthers Tom Wilson Capitals

Defense (13)

Player Team Evan Bouchard Oilers Noah Dobson Canadiens Drew Doughty 🏆🥇 Kings Aaron Ekblad Panthers Thomas Harley 🏆 Stars Cale Makar 🍁🏆 Avalanche Brandon Montour Kraken Josh Morrissey 🏆 Jets Colton Parayko 🏆 Blues Travis Sanheim 🏆 Flyers Shea Theodore 🏆 Golden Knights Devon Toews 🏆 Avalanche MacKenzie Weegar Flames

Goalies (3)

Player Team Jordan Binnington 🏆 Blues Adin Hill 🏆 Golden Knights Sam Montembeault 🏆 Canadiens

Full Olympic hockey rosters must be submitted by Dec. 31. St. Louis Blues president of hockey operations and general manager Doug Armstrong will lead the selection process for Canada's team. Tampa Bay Lightning bench boss Jon Cooper is the head coach.

Players not invited to the orientation camp can still make the Olympic roster.

The men's hockey tournament runs from Feb. 12-22 in Milan.

Canada won the last two Olympic men's hockey tournaments that included NHL players in 2014 and 2010.

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