Quinnipiac had its fair share of representation at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. From coaches to athletes, gold medals and cherished memories, the Bobcats were well represented in ice hockey.
MEN’S ICE HOCKEY
Former Bobcat and current Colorado Avalanche alternate captain defenseman Devon Toews travels back to the U.S. with a silver medal as part of Team Canada.
After Toews’ Olympic Games participation was questionable, the defenseman made his way to Italy, appearing in all games for Team Canada.
The Abbotsford native has the highest plus-minus of the tournament with nine. Additionally, he appeared in every game for Team Canada, tallying one goal and two assists, one of which was the assist on the game-tying goal of the gold medal game.
WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY
Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey showed up at this year’s Olympics, with assistant coach Brent Hill, freshman forward Jade Barbirati and former Bobcat defenseman Kati Tabin ‘20.
As part of Team USA’s coaching staff, Hill will return to Hamden with an Olympic gold medal team on his resume, after the U.S. defeated Canada in a thrilling 2-1 overtime win.
The U.S. was dominant in Olympic competition, outscoring its opponents 33 to 2, while earning five shutout wins. The gold medal game was the only game for Team USA where it was held to fewer than five goals.
Hill was a part of various milestones for USA Hockey, coaching forward Hilary Knight to her fifth Olympic medal, while further breaking the U.S. women’s ice hockey record for career goals at 15.
Hill also coached defenseman and forward Laila Edwards to her first gold medal, making her the first black woman to play for Team USA and the first to win gold.
Tabin will return to the States with a silver medal, as a part of Team Canada, after falling to the U. S. in the gold medal game.
Throughout the tournament, Tabin would record five shots on net and 69 minutes and 14 seconds of ice time.
Barbirati will come back to Hamden after finishing in 10th with Team France. The Aix Les Bains native appeared in all four games, totaling around 65 minutes of ice time, seven shots on net and a penalty for roughing.
