It was just confirmed that both Jeremy Swayman and Charlie McAvoy have a major opportunity with a new team.

Next year, the NHL is making an official return to the Olympics, where we will see teams from around the entire world participate.

This is going to be the first time that NHL players will be able to appear on the Olympic stage since the 2014 Winter Games.

To say this was a well overdue return is an understatement.

Just a couple of days Team USA ended up revealing a roster of players that were invited to their Orientation Camp.

The camp is set to take place on August 26th to the 27th, and will be held in Michigan.

Swayman and McAvoy get a solid opportunity with Team USA

Team USA ended up revealing that 44 different players from 24 different NHL teams were invited by Bill Guerin, their General Manager and his supporting staff.

It was confirmed that both Swayman and McAvoy are going to get a good opporunity with Team USA, as both of them were invited to the Camp.

USA Hockey has invited 44 NHL players to orientation camp in preparation for the 2026 Italy Olympics.

24F: Boldy, Caufield, Connor, Cooley, Eichel, Garland, Guentzel, J. Hughes, P. Kane, Keller, Knies, Kreider, Larkin, Matthews, JT Miller, Nazar, Nelson, Pinto, J. Robertson, Rust, Thompson, B. Tkachuk, Trocheck, Tuch

16D: Faber, Fox, Hanifin, L. Hughes, Q. Hughes, Jones, LaCombe, McAvoy, McDonagh, Pesce, Pionk, Sanderson, Skjei, Slavin, A. Vlasic, Werenski

4G: Daccord, Hellebuyck, Oettinger, Swayman

To make the roster, players do not need to participate in the orientation camp.

Team USA is set to make an announcement early into January, that will reveal their official team.