LaCombe Named to Team USA Roster for Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026

Ducks defenseman Jackson LaCombe was named to Team USA’s roster at present for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. LaCombe is the third-youngest defenseman named to Team USA and the fifth-youngest participant for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games.

LaCombe, 25 (1/9/01), will seem in his first Olympic Winter Games with Team USA and his fourth worldwide look for his nation. LaCombe is the third Ducks defenseman to be named to Team USA for a Winter Olympic Games, becoming a member of Cam Fowler (2014) and Ryan Whitney (2010). Other Ducks gamers to symbolize Team USA on the Olympics embrace Troy Terry (2018), Bobby Ryan (2010) and Guy Hebert (1998).

LaCombe joins goaltender Lukas Dostal and defenseman Radko Gudas (each Czechia), middle Leo Carlsson (Sweden), ahead Mikael Granlund (Finland) and goaltender prospect Damian Clara (host Italy) as Anaheim’s six gamers chosen to take part within the February Olympic Winter Games.

A local of Eden Prairie, Minn., LaCombe helped Team USA win gold medals on the 2025 World Championship and 2021 World Junior Championship (WJC). He was a part of Team USA’s first gold at a World Championship in 92 years in 2025, scoring 2-3=5 factors whereas he ranked third amongst match leaders with a +11 ranking. He earned one help in six match video games on the 2021 WJC. He additionally represented his nation on the 2018 U-18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.

The 6-2, 208-pound defenseman has collected 6-25=31 factors in 49 video games with Anaheim this season, pacing Ducks defensemen in factors, assists and time on ice per recreation (24:26). He leads the Ducks in time on ice per recreation, is third in assists (25) and fifth in factors (6-25=31).

Signed by Anaheim to an eight-year contract extension via the 2033-34 NHL season on Oct. 2, 2025, LaCombe has recorded 22-69=91 factors and 62 penalty minutes (PIM) in 197 profession NHL video games with Anaheim. In the 2024-25 season, he scored 14-29=43 factors with a fair ranking in 75 video games, rating tied for seventh amongst all NHL defensemen in even-strength targets (12) and eleventh in targets (14). LaCombe paced Anaheim blueliners in factors, targets, assists, power-play factors (2-7=9) and pictures (134), and led all Ducks skaters in time on ice per recreation (22:18).

Selected by Anaheim within the second spherical (thirty ninth general) of the 2019 NHL Draft, LaCombe recorded 19-80=99 factors with a +53 ranking and 47 PIM in 140 profession NCAA video games with the University of Minnesota (Big Ten) from 2019-23. LaCombe helped the Golden Gophers attain the 2023 NCAA championship recreation as a senior in 2022-23 whereas he helped Minnesota attain the Frozen Four 3 times (2020, 2022 and 2023). He led Minnesota defensemen in factors and targets in every of his ultimate three seasons, together with 2020-21 (4-17=21 in 27 video games), 2021-22 (3-27=30 in 39 video games) and 2022-23 (9-26=35 in 37 video games).

The Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 will happen from Feb. 11-22. The 12 groups will every play three preliminary video games of their respective teams. The three group winners and the very best second-place workforce will get a bye into the quarterfinals; the opposite eight groups will play single-elimination video games to find out the opposite 4 quarterfinalists. The gold medal recreation shall be held on Sunday, Feb. 22.

Team USA opens play within the Olympic match on Feb. 12 in opposition to Latvia. Opening faceoff is about for 9:10 p.m. native/12:10 p.m. PT and the sport will air dwell on USA Network and be streamed dwell on Peacock.