U.S. Olympic gold medal-winners shake up the NHL landscape with trade requests

Sep 17, 2026, 7:17 PM ET|Comments (0)

from The Globe and Mail — Hockey,

What happened in Milan did not stay in Milan. It may have changed the course of NHL history.

Since the U.S. won gold at the Olympics in February, three members of that team asked for a trade and another was the subject of serious trade talk that did not materialize. Brady Tkachuk asked out of Ottawa and wound up in Florida to play with brother Matthew; Connor Hellebuyck could soon join him crossing the border after going public with his trade demand to leave Winnipeg; and Dylan Larkin’s future in Detroit is in limbo following his desire for a fresh start.

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