The return of ice hockey's biggest stars to the Winter Games could spark a renaissance for the sport on the global stage, as gold-medal favourites United States and Canada handpicked top NHL talent for the Milano-Cortina Olympics.

Hilary Knight makes US team for fifth Olympic Games. She's said these will be her last tournament for the United States. See the full roster.

USA Hockey unveiled the roster of NHL stars for next month's Winter Olympics on Friday, a 25-man lineup that includes 21 players from last year's emotional Four Nations Face-Off.Sanderson and Faber competed for the US squad in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and are the only US players with Games experience as active NHL talent returns to the Olympics for the first time since 2014.

Hilary Knight is set to make her fifth Olympic appearance, and this time lead a younger, faster U.S. women’s national team favored to win gold at the Milan Cortina Winter Games next month.