Add Connor McDavid to the list of NHL players keen on a trip to PyeongChang in 2018.

The Edmonton Oilers superstar and burgeoning face of the league is fully in favor of NHL player participation at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.

"One hundred percent. NHL players should be there," McDavid stated at the end of All-Star weekend, according to Mike Zeisberger of Postmedia. "I certainly hope they are there. But ultimately it isn’t up to me. There’s a lot of people a lot higher than me who will make that decision.

"But 100% they should go. I couldn’t really picture an Olympics without it, to be honest."

McDavid, of course, is hoping to be part of a Canadian roster set on defending the gold medal won in Sochi back in 2014.

"It would mean everything," McDavid said of being part of the team. "Just to get the chance to chase down a spot on the team. Just to have that opportunity. It would be very special.

"We’re very lucky in Canada to have a long list of great Canadian players who are available. It’s a tough team to make."

We're pretty sure you'd have a good chance of cracking the roster, Connor.

McDavid, who was born in 1997, has never witnessed an Olympic Games without NHL players present, seeing as the last men's hockey tournament without them took place in 1994. If the NHL wants to grow the game worldwide, McDavid is certainly the kind of player to build around at the next opportunity.

No firm timeline has been set for a decision on this matter.

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