Shea Theodore, a former Kent-based Seattle Thunderbirds junior hockey player, was named to Team Canada for the 2026 Winter Olympics at Milano Cortina in Italy.
Theodore, 30, a defenseman for the Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL, played from 2010 to 2015 in Kent at the accesso ShoWare Center. Team Canada announced its roster Dec. 31.
Men’s hockey will be played Feb. 11-22 at both the Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena and Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena.
Canada is considered a favorite to win gold with a roster that includes Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby, Edmonton’s Connor McDavid, Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar, Tampa Bay’s Brayden Point and Florida’s Sam Reinhart. San Jose rookie Macklin Celebrini, 19, also is on the team.
Theodore, of Aldergrove, British Columbia, represented Team Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off in February but was injured in the first game and didn’t play again.
The Anaheim Ducks selected Theodore in the first round, 26th overall, in the 2013 NHL Draft. He returned to the T-Birds for the next two years before playing two seasons with the Ducks, who traded him to Vegas in 2017.
Theodore became a Stanley Cup champion in 2022-23, helping the Golden Knights win their first NHL title with 13 points (one goal, 12 assists) in 21 playoff games.
Theodore signed a seven-year, $51.97 million contract (average annual value of $7.425 million) with the Golden Knights on Oct. 24, 2024, according to nhl.com.
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Shea Theodore. COURTESY PHOTO, NHL
