As the 2025 calendar year begins to wrap up, more and more focus is shifting to the next big event on the horizon and that’s the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympics. The Colorado Avalanche expect to have a large
contingent of players heading to Milan to take part in the festivities but is there one Avalanche player that isn’t getting talked about enough?
Going into the season it was Mackenzie Blackwood getting the Olympic hopeful hype but with how Scott Wedgewood has played to begin the 2025-26 campaign he’s getting the talk as rosters will begin to solidly heading into the new year.
In an interview with The Rink podcast, Wedgewood talked about the possibility of getting the call to represent Canada due to his excellent start in Colorado this season. His 13-1-2 record with a 2.09 Goals Against Average and .918 save percentage must be getting some attention with the Hockey Canada folks especially as they try to convince themselves Jordan Binnington and his current .880 save percentage for the St. Louis Blues is good enough to win the gold medal.
Wedgewood does not have extensive experience with Hockey Canada and hasn’t played on any team at the men’s level, last participating in the 2012 World Junior Championship. He makes a compelling argument, though, as he’s very familiar with backup usage so he’d be a good option as someone who can come in cold for a spot start as needed.
Also, for the Wedgewood fans, here’s a great interview on NHL Tonight following the 4-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks earlier this month.
