Mike Sullivan has been selected U.S. coach for the 2026 Milan Olympics. USA Hockey announced the long-expected decision Saturday while also saying the Pittsburgh Penguins coach will be behind the bench for the NHL’s Four Nations Face-Off tournament next year. Sullivan won the Stanley Cup in 2016 and ‘17 and is considered among the best American coaches in the sport. Milan marks the return of NHL players to the Olympics after missing the past two. The U.S. lost to eventual champion Canada in the semifinals of the 2014 Sochi Olympics, then to Finland in the bronze-medal game.