Hockey Canada invited 92 players to its men's, women's and Para hockey national team orientation camps in the lead-up to the 2026 Olympics. The national teams orientation camp [https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/orientation-camp-rosters-set-2025-news] is scheduled for Aug. 26 to 28 in Calgary. It's an off-ice event that includes presentations, team-building activities, meetings and media opportunities. For the men's group, 42 NHL players were selected, including 26 forwards, 13 defensemen and three goaltenders. They include the six players already named to the roster [https://thehockeynews.com/news/latest-news/men-s-2026-olympic-hockey-teams-announce-their-first-six-players-tracker-and-reaction] – Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Brayden Point and Sam Reinhart – along with all the players who won gold at the 4 Nations Face-Off. Other invited players who weren't at the 4 Nations Face-Off include Mark Scheifele, MacKenzie Weegar, Connor Bedard, Quinton Byfield, Robert Thomas and more. On the women's side, 30 players were invited, including 16 forwards, 10 defenders and four goaltenders. Of that group, 17 of them won gold for Canada at the 2022 Olympics. They include PWHL [https://thehockeynews.com/womens]MVP Marie-Philip Poulin, PWHL rookie of the year Sarah Fillier, veterans Erin Ambrose and Natalie Spooner and more. In net, Emerance Maschmeyer, Ann-Renee Desbiens, Kayle Osborne and Eve Gascon were invited. As for Canada's national Para hockey team, 20 players received an invitation, including 11 forwards, six defenders and three goaltenders. Nine of the players earned a silver medal at the 2022 Paralympics, and 16 of them won gold at the 2024 World Para Hockey Championship [https://thehockeynews.com/news/news/this-is-an-amazing-feeling-canada-ends-usas-run-of-gold-medals-at-para-hockey-worlds]. Among the invited players are Tyler McGregor, Dominic Cozzolino and Liam Hickey, who each led the 2024 worlds in scoring, with 17 points in five games. Hockey Canada president-CEO Katherine Henderson [https://thehockeynews.com/news/video/the-graeme-roustan-show-katherine-henderson] said this season will be a particularly exciting time for the sport. “We certainly do not take for granted the opportunity and privilege we have to unite Canadians through our national winter sport, and we are confident that our national team athletes, coaches and staff will represent our country with tremendous pride on and off the ice as they deliver on our commitment to performance excellence,” Henderson said in a news release [https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/orientation-camp-rosters-set-2025-news]. The full list of invitees for each side is below in alphabetical order. Sidney Crosby (Winslow Townson-Imagn Images) [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/4c1d4abf-ab7c-4e87-be36-ffc0a9b74977.jpeg] Sidney Crosby (Winslow Townson-Imagn Images) MEN'S ORIENTATION CAMP INVITEES FORWARDS Connor Bedard Sam Bennett Quinton Byfield Macklin Celebrini Anthony Cirelli Sidney Crosby Brandon Hagel Bo Horvat Zach Hyman Seth Jarvis Wyatt Johnston Travis Konecny Nathan MacKinnon Brad Marchand Mitch Marner Connor McDavid Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Brayden Point Sam Reinhart Mark Scheifele Mark Stone Nick Suzuki John Tavares Robert Thomas Carter Verhaeghe Tom Wilson DEFENDERS Evan Bouchard Noah Dobson Drew Doughty Aaron Ekblad Thomas Harley Cale Makar Brandon Montour Josh Morrissey Colton Parayko Travis Sanheim Shea Theodore Devon Toews MacKenzie Weegar GOALTENDERS Jordan Binnington Adin Hill Sam Montembeault Marie-Philip Poulin (Nick Wosika-Imagn Images) [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/993cf4fe-5c02-4371-aa82-ccd0f01ea8d9.jpeg] Marie-Philip Poulin (Nick Wosika-Imagn Images) WOMEN'S ORIENTATION CAMP INVITEES FORWARDS Emily Clark Sarah Fillier Jennifer Gardiner Julia Gosling Brianne Jenner Caitlin Kraemer Emma Maltais Hannah Miller* Sarah Nurse Kristin O'Neill Marie-Philip Poulin Danielle Serdachny Natalie Spooner Laura Stacey Blayre Turnbull Daryl Watts DEFENDERS Erin Ambrose Renata Fast Nicole Gosling Micah Zandee-Hart Sophie Jaques Jocelyne Larocque Chloe Primerano Ella Shelton Kati Tabin Claire Thompson GOALTENDERS Ann-Renee Desbiens Eve Gascon Emerance Maschmeyer Kayle Osborne Tyler McGregor (Hockey Canada Images) [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/68deddb5-ec4b-4c0f-b878-ccc2201c0301.png] Tyler McGregor (Hockey Canada Images) PARA HOCKEY ORIENTATION CAMP INVITEES FORWARDS Vincent Boily Dominic Cozzolino Jonathan Daigle Adam Dixon James Dunn Liam Hickey Anton Jacobs-Webb Micah Kovacevich Mathieu Lelievre Tyler McGregor Matteo Pellizzari DEFENDERS Rob Armstrong Gavin Baggs Shawn Burnett Auren Halbert Tyrone Henry Zach Lavin GOALTENDERS Jean-Francois Huneault Adam Kingsmill Corbin Watson Get the latest news and trending stories by following The Hockey News on Google News [https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMK-q0gsw7sXpAw?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA%3Aen] and by subscribing to The Hockey News newsletter here [http://eepurl.com/i7OC4I]. 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