La vita è bella for Colorado Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews.
He was named to Canada’s team Wednesday for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, joining teammates Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar on a loaded squad that will bring gold-medal-or-bust expectations to Northern Italy in early February.
Toews and his wife Kerry are also expecting a fourth child in 2026. And his day job is going pretty well, as the Avs get ready for the final game of 2025 against the St. Louis Blues at Ball Arena with the league’s best record after a historic start to the season.
MacKinnon and Makar were among the six players named to Canada’s roster in June. The rest of the team was announced Wednesday morning.
It will be the first time at the Winter Olympics for all three Avs stars. The NHL has not sent players to the Games since 2014, when Canada defeated Gabe Landeskog’s Sweden team for the gold medal.
Two Avs who did not make the Canadian roster despite an incredible start to the 2025-26 season are goaltenders Mackenzie Blackwood and Scott Wedgewood. Blackwood is second in the NHL this season in save percentage (.924) and third in goals against average (2.15), while Wedgewood is fourth in save percentage (.919) and second in GAA (2.13).
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Canada has won every best-on-best tournament since Sidney Crosby’s golden goal at the 2010 Olympics. The most recent triumph was the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off this past February in Montreal and Boston.
Toews, MacKinnon and Makar were all on that team, with MacKinnon claiming tournament MVP honors. Makar missed the preliminary round game against the United States with an illness, but Canada won its other three contests, including an overtime win against the Americans in the final.
Makar and Toews played together in those three Canadian wins, and Colorado’s top defensive pairing is expected to fill the same role for their country on the global stage.
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