Thursday, February 5, 2026

More than 100 from NCAA Hockey to Compete for Women’s Olympic Gold

33 Active College Hockey Players Among Those Named to Olympic Rosters

More than 100 from NCAA Hockey to Compete for Women’s Olympic Gold
NCAA scoring leader Abbey Murphy will represent the United States (Photo: Brad Rempel).

The 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games are underway, and women’s hockey rosters feature a whopping 120 current or former NCAA players, including 33 current NCAA players and 87 college hockey alumnae.

Among the 87 alumnae are former Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award recipients Sophie Jaques (2023), Taylor Heise (2022), Aerin Frankel (2021), Daryl Watts (2018), Ann-Renée Desbiens (2017) and Kendall Coyne Schofield (2016).

Thirty-four different NCAA women’s hockey programs will be represented during the Olympics. Ohio State leads with 13 current or former women’s players, followed by Wisconsin (12) and Minnesota (nine). Minnesota Duluth, Northeastern and St. Cloud State have eight each. In all, 25 schools have multiple players on Olympic rosters.

All 10 participating countries will have NCAA representation, including 23 each on both the United States and Canada:

UNITED STATES (23)
D Cayla Barnes, Boston College/Ohio St.
F Hannah Bilka, Boston College/Ohio St.
F Alex Carpenter, Boston College
F Kendall Coyne Schofield, Northeastern
F Britta Curl-Salemme, Wisconsin
F Joy Dunne, Ohio State*
D Laila Edwards, Wisconsin*
G Aerin Frankel, Northeastern
D Rory Guilday, Cornell
D Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin*
F Taylor Heise, Minnesota
F Tessa Janecke, Penn State*
D Megan Keller, Boston College
F Hilary Knight, Wisconsin
G Ava McNaughton, Wisconsin*
F Abbey Murphy, Minnesota*
F Kelly Pannek, Minnesota
G Gwyneth Philips, Northeastern
F Hayley Scamurra, Northeastern
F Kirsten Simms, Wisconsin*
D Lee Stecklein, Minnesota
D Haley Winn, Clarkson
F Grace Zumwinkle, Minnesota

CANADA (23)
D Erin Ambrose, Clarkson
F Emily Clark, Wisconsin
G Ann-Renée Desbiens, Wisconsin
D Renata Fast, Clarkson
F Sarah Fillier, Princeton
F Jenn Gardiner, Ohio State
F Julia Gosling, St. Lawrence
D Sophie Jaques, Ohio State
F Brianne Jenner, Cornell
D Jocelyne Larocque, Minn. Duluth
F Emma Maltais, Ohio State
G Emerance Maschmeyer, Harvard
F Sarah Nurse, Wisconsin
F Kristin O’Neill, Cornell
G Kayle Osborne, Colgate
F Marie-Philip Poulin, Boston Univ.
D Ella Shelton, Clarkson
F Natalie Spooner, Ohio State
F Laura Stacey, Dartmouth
D Kati Tabin, Quinnipiac
D Claire Thompson, Princeton
F Blayre Turnbull, Wisconsin
F Daryl Watts, Boston College/Wisconsin

CZECHIA (14)
G Michaela Hesová, Dartmouth*
F Klára Hymlárová, St. Cloud State
F Kristýna Kaltounková, Colgate
F Denisa Křížová, Northeastern
D Dominika Lásková, Merrimack
F Natálie Mlýnková, Vermont/Minnesota
F Kateřina Mrázová, Minn. Duluth
D Noemi Neubauerová, Colgate/Providence
F Michaela Pejzlová, Clarkson
F Tereza Plosová, Minnesota*
F Vendula Přibylová, Maine
F Adéla Šapovalivová, Wisconsin*
D Andrea Trnková, RPI/Clarkson*
F Tereza Vanišová, Maine

FINLAND (12)
G Sanni Ahola, St. Cloud State
D Sini Karjalainen, Vermont
F Michelle Karvinen, North Dakota
F Ida Kuoppala, Maine
G Emilia Kyrkkö, St. Cloud State*
D Nelli Laitinen, Minnesota*
F Emma Nuutinen, Mercyhurst/No. Dakota
F Jenniina Nylund, St. Cloud State
F Julia Schalin, Mercyhurst*
F Susanna Tapani, North Dakota
F Sanni Vanhanen, Ohio State*
D Siiri Yrjölä, St. Cloud State*

SWEDEN (12)
D Jessica Adolfsson, Penn State
F Josefin Bouveng, Minnesota*
F Nicole Hall, Penn State*
F Sara Hjalmarsson, Providence
G Tindra Holm, LIU/Minn. Duluth
F Thea Johansson, Mercyhurst/Minn. Duluth*
D Mira Jungåker, Ohio State*
D Ida Karlsson, Minnesota Duluth*
F Sofie Lundin, Ohio State
D Jenna Raunio, Ohio State*
G Emma Söderberg, Minn. Duluth
F Hilda Svensson, Ohio State*

ITALY (11)
F Anna Caumo, Maine/Franklin Pierce
F Kristin Della Rovere, Harvard
D Matilde Fantin, Penn State*
D Amie Fielding Varano, Sacred Heart
D Laura Fortino, Cornell
D Kristen Guerriero, St. Lawrence
D Nadia Mattivi, Boston University
F Marta Mazzocchi, Trinity
D Jacqueline Pierri, Brown
F Justine Reyes, St. Lawrence
F Kayla Tutino, Boston University

SWITZERLAND (10)
D Alessia Baechler, Northeastern*
G Andrea Brändli, Ohio St./Boston U.
F Rahel Enzler, Maine
F Naemi Herzig, Holy Cross*
G Saskia Maurer, St. Thomas
F Alina Müller, Northeastern
F Lara Stalder, Minnesota Duluth
D Nicole Vallario, St. Thomas
G Monja Wagner, Union*
F Laura Zimmermann, St. Cloud State

GERMANY (7)
G Sandra Abstreiter, Providence
F Nina Christof, RPI*
D Katarina Jobst-Smith, Minn. Duluth
F Laura Kluge, St. Cloud State
F Svenja Voigt, St. Cloud State*
F Lilli Welcke, Maine/Boston Univ.*
F Luisa Welcke, Maine/Boston Univ.*

FRANCE (6)
F Chloé Aurard-Bushee, Northeastern
F Jade Barbirati, Quinnipiac
F Manon Le Scodan, Clarkson*
F Julia Mesplède, Vermont
D Lucie Quarto, Lindenwood*
D Élina Zilliox, Lindenwood*

JAPAN (2)
G Rei Halloran, Wesleyan University
D Akane Hosoyamada, Syracuse

*  indicates active NCAA player

The women’s hockey schedule of the 2026 Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games began today and runs through Feb. 19. For more information, visit IIHF.com.