Seven Former IceHogs To Participate In Winter Olympics
IceHogs fans may hear some familiar names when watching the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan over the next two weeks. Seven former IceHogs will represent their home nations in the two-week event.
Five different nations will be represented by former IceHogs as NHL players will return to the international event for the first time since the 2014 winter games.
Player | Position | Country | Years With Rockford |
| Gustav Forsling | Defenseman | Sweden | 2016-19 |
| Henri Jokiharju | Defenseman | Finland | 2018-19 |
| Philip Kurashev | Center | Switzerland | 2018-20, 2022 |
| Kevin Lankinen | Goalie | Finland | 2018-20 |
| Lucas Reichel | Left Wing | Germany | 2021-24 |
| Jan Rutta | Defenseman | Czech Republic | 2018-19 |
| Tuevo Teravainen | Center | Finland | 2013-15 |