Canada’s Connor McDavid named Olympic tournament MVP

Team Canada forward Connor McDavid was named the tournament MVP for men’s hockey at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics.

The award was announced soon after Canada’s 2-1 overtime loss to the United States in the gold-medal game on Sunday.

McDavid finished the tournament with two goals and 11 assists for 13 points in six games. Sunday’s gold-medal game was his first of the tournament that he was held off the scoresheet.

McDavid was also named Best Forward. Team USA defenseman Quinn Hughes was named Top Defender while U.S. goaltender Connor Hellebuyck was named Top Goaltender.

The tournament’s media All-Star Team consisted of McDavid, Hughes, Hellebuyck, Canadian forward Macklin Celebrini and Slovakia forward Juraj Slafkovsky.

Earlier in the week, McDavid set the single-tournament Olympic hockey record for points in the NHL era.

McDavid served as Canada’s captain after it was announced that Sidney Crosby would miss their semifinal matchup against Finland.

While this was McDavid’s first Olympic experience, he has represented Canada on a number of occasions, including last year’s 4 Nations Face-Off, where he recorded three goals and two assists for five points.

He has also played in two World Championships (2016 and 2018), where in 20 career games, he’s recorded six goals and 20 assists for 26 points. He helped earn a championship in 2016.

Canada lost Sunday’s gold-medal game to the U.S. 2-1 in overtime, thanks to a Jack Hughes goal less than two minutes into the extra frame. It is the Americans’ first Olympic gold medal in men’s hockey since NHLers were allowed to play, and their first Olympic championship since their “Miracle on Ice” in 1980 at Lake Placid.

As for Canada, it was their fourth Olympic gold-medal game in men’s hockey since 2002, but their first silver-medal finish.