Damian Clara News: Starting Saturday versus Finland

Clara will defend the Italian crease versus Finland on Saturday at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Clara was outstanding versus Sweden on Wednesday, when he sropped 46 of 49 shots, before leaving the game with an injury. However, he was well enough to return as the backup netminder behind Davide Fadani on Friday and stopped seven of eight shots in relief during Italy's 3-2 loss to Slovakia.