Olympic hockey game schedules set for 2026 Milan Cortina Games
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Olympic hockey game schedules set for 2026 Milan Cortina Games
The U.S. women’s hockey team will face Czechia in its first game of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. The men’S tournament starts Feb. 11 and finishes Feb. 22, the day of the Closing Ceremony. In the men’s tournament, NHL players will participate for the first time since the 2014 Sochi Games. The gold-medal game is on the 46th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice. The women’s tournament starts on Feb. 5, one day before the Opening Ceremony, and finishes with medal games Feb. 19. All of the Group A teams automatically qualify for the quarterfinals and will be seeded based on their group results. The three group winners, plus the single best second-place team, advance to the quarterfinal. The other eight teams play in a qualification round to determine the last four quarterfinalists.
The women’s tournament starts Feb. 5, one day before the Opening Ceremony, and finishes with medal games Feb. 19. The men’s tournament starts Feb. 11 (the U.S. opens Feb. 12) and finishes Feb. 22, the day of the Closing Ceremony.
In the women’s tournament, the U.S. and Canada have met in six of the seven Olympic finals. Canada is the reigning Olympic champion. The U.S. is the reigning world champion.
They’re joined in Group A by Czechia, Switzerland and Finland. At the world championship in April, the U.S. edged Czechia 2-1 in a close semifinal, though the Americans outshot the Czechs 45-11.
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All of the Group A teams — the world’s five highest-ranked teams — automatically qualify for the quarterfinals and will be seeded based on their group results.
In the men’s tournament, NHL players will participate for the first time since the 2014 Sochi Games.
The U.S. is grouped with Latvia, Denmark and Germany.
The three group winners, plus the single best second-place team, advance to the quarterfinals. The other eight teams play in a qualification round to determine the last four quarterfinalists.
Finland won the 2022 Olympic title without NHL players. Canada won the last two Olympics with NHL players. The U.S. last won Olympic men’s hockey gold at the 1980 Lake Placid Games.
The gold-medal game is on the 46th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice.
2026 Olympic Women’s Hockey Game Schedule
Date Time (ET) Teams Stage Feb. 5 6:10 a.m. SWE-GER Group B Feb. 5 8:40 a.m. ITA-FRA Group B Feb. 5 10:40 a.m. USA-CZE Group A Feb. 5 3:10 p.m. CAN-FIN Group A Feb. 6 6:10 a.m. FRA-JPN Group B Feb. 6 8:40 a.m. CZE-SUI Group A Feb. 7 6:10 a.m. GER-JPN Group B Feb. 7 8:40 a.m. SWE-ITA Group B Feb. 7 10:40 a.m. USA-FIN Group A Feb. 7 3:10 p.m. SUI-CAN Group A Feb. 8 10:40 a.m. FRA-SWE Group B Feb. 8 3:10 p.m. CZE-FIN Group A Feb. 9 6:10 a.m. JPN-ITA Group B Feb. 9 8:40 a.m. GER-FRA Group B Feb. 9 2:10 p.m. USA-SUI Group A Feb. 9 3:10 p.m. CAN-CZE Group A Feb. 10 6:10 a.m. JPN-SWE Group B Feb. 10 8:40 a.m. ITA-GER Group B Feb. 10 2:10 p.m. USA-CAN Group A Feb. 10 3:10 p.m. FIN-SUI Group A Feb. 13 10:40 a.m. TBD Quarterfinal Feb. 13 3:10 p.m. TBD Quarterfinal Feb. 14 10:40 a.m. TBD Quarterfinal Feb. 14 3:10 p.m. TBD Quarterfinal Feb. 16 10:40 a.m. TBD Semifinal Feb. 16 3:10 p.m. TBD Semifinal Feb. 19 8:40 a.m. TBD Bronze Feb. 19 1:10 p.m. TBD Gold
2026 Olympic Men’s Hockey Game Schedule
Source: https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/2026-olympic-hockey-schedule-games-groups-mens-womens