Scott Wedgewood had previously been a career NHL backup, so forgive the Colorado Avalanche goalie if he's not up to date with Hockey Canada's scouting and selection process for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.

"It wasn't a thing at the start of the year where I was like, 'I'll play my way into the Olympics,'" Wedgewood said on this week's episode of the "NHL @TheRink" podcast, which was recorded Wednesday. "It was and still is, just go out there and give the team a chance to win."

Wedgewood has done that more than any goalie in the NHL this season, with 11 wins in 15 starts (11-1-2), and a formidable 2.17 goals-against average and .917 save percentage, numbers that are second to Logan Thompson of the Washington Capitals among Canada-born goalies.

"It's been awesome," Wed

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