Beijing 2022: five NHL players to keep your eye on at the Winter Olympics
- While superstars like Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews are expected to make headlines, others may steal the show
- Nathan MacKinnon, Philipp Grubauer, Patrick Kane, Victor Hedman and Kirill Kaprizov could all be game-breakers
The National Hockey League’s best of the best will be making their way to China in February for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
Hockey fans across the planet are salivating at this tournament, as NHL players did not make the trip to South Korea in 2018 because of a number of issues between the players and league management.
While superstars like Canadian Connor McDavid, who plays for the Edmonton Oilers, and American Auston Matthews, who plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs, are expected to headline the showcase of talent, any hockey fan knows these types of international events produce some heroes in and of themselves.
With that in mind here are five players to keep your eye on when Beijing’s showpiece event, men’s ice hockey, kicks off on February 4 at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium and Wukesong Arena.
Nathan MacKinnon, forward, Canada
