Canucks forward Lukas Reichel was named to Germany's 2026 Winter Olympic roster back in June.
Lukas Reichel was named to Germany’s 2026 Winter Olympic roster back in June, but will officially be representing his country as a member of the Vancouver Canucks. The forward is one of four Canucks who have been named to 2026 Winter Olympic rosters, as Elias Pettersson (Sweden), Filip Hronek and David Kämpf (Czechia), and Kevin Lankinen (Finland) have already been named to their respective rosters, while Teddy Blueger was also named to Latvia’s roster back in June.
Reichel’s time with the Canucks has not gone as planned. The forward was acquired by Vancouver back on October 25, 2025, and was brought in as a potential fix for the Canucks’ injury woes down the middle. However, Reichel found himself outplayed after a while and was ultimately sent down to the Abbotsford Canucks.
Internationally, Reichel has represented Germany quite a bit in his young career. He has taken part in four IIHF World Championships (2025, 2024, 2022, 2021) and one U20 World Junior Championship (2020). In 2024, he scored three goals and four assists in six games played.
Players who were also named to Germany’s preliminary roster back in June are Leon Draisaitl, Nico Sturm, Moritz Seider, and Philipp Grubauer. As well, former Canuck Marc Michaelis was named to the full roster earlier today.
Germany will play Denmark in their first game of the 2026 Winter Olympics on February 12 at 12:10 pm PT.
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