The men's hockey tournament at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 will begin Wednesday with Team Slovakia playing Team Finland followed by Team Sweden against host Team Italy.
The tournament, the first with NHL players since the 2014 Sochi Olympics, will feature all 12 teams playing three preliminary games in their respective groups, then all 12 moving on to a single-elimination playoff that will conclude with the gold medal game Feb. 22.
Team USA, which is in Group C, will open against Team Latvia on Feb. 12, then play Team Denmark on Feb. 14 and Team Germany on Feb. 15.
Team Canada also plays its first game on Feb. 12 against Team Czechia, faces Team Switzerland the next day and concludes preliminary play against Team France on Feb. 15.
The games will be played at either the Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena or the Rho Ice Hockey Arena in Milano.
Each NHL team has at least one player participating in the Olympics. The Florida Panthers have an NHL-high 10 players. The Vegas Golden Knights have nine and the Colorado Avalanche, Minnesota Wild and Tampa Bay Lightning each have eight.
Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 men's hockey schedule (all times ET):
All games on Peacock in the United States, and CBC Gem in Canada, others where noted:
Wednesday, Feb. 11
Group B
Slovakia vs Finland, 10:40 a.m. (USA, TSN, CBC) -- Santagiulia Arena
Sweden vs. Italy, 3:10 p.m. (USA, SN, TSN, CBC) -- Santagiulia Arena
Thursday, Feb. 12
Group A
Switzerland vs. France, 6:10 a.m. (SN) -- Santagiulia Arena
Czechia vs. Canada, 10:40 a.m. (USA, CBC) -- Santagiulia Arena
Group C
Latvia vs. United States, 3:10 p.m. (USA, SN, CBC) -- Santagiulia Arena
Germany vs. Denmark, 3:10 p.m. (TSN) -- Rho Arena
Friday, Feb. 13
Group B
Finland vs. Sweden, 6:10 a.m. (USA, TSN) -- Santaguilia Arena
Italy vs. Slovakia, 6:10 a.m. (SN) -- Rho Arena
Group A
France vs. Czechia, 10:40 a.m. (SN, CBC) -- Santagiulia Arena
Canada vs. Switzerland, 3:10 p.m. (CBC) -- Santagiulia Arena
Saturday, Feb. 14
Group B
Sweden vs Slovakia, 6:10 a.m. (SN) -- Santagiulia Arena
Finland vs. Italy, 10:40 a.m. (USA, SN, CBC) -- Santagiulia Arena
Group C
Germany vs. Latvia, 6:10 a.m. (CNBC, TSN) -- Rho Arena
USA vs. Denmark, 3:10 p.m. (USA, TSN) -- Santagiulia Arena
Sunday, Feb. 15
Group A
Switzerland vs. Czechia, 6:10 a.m. (CNBC, SN) -- Santagiulia Arena
Canada vs. France, 10:40 a.m. (USA, CBC) -- Santagiulia Arena
Group C
Denmark vs. Latvia, 1:10 p.m. (CNBC) -- Rho Arena
USA vs. Germany, 3:10 p.m. (USA, TSN, CBC) -- Santagiulia Arena
Tuesday Feb. 17
Qualification playoff, 6:10 a.m. -- Santagiulia Arena
Qualification playoff, 6:10 a.m. -- Rho Arena
Qualification playoff, 10:40 a.m. -- Santagiulia Arena
Qualification playoff, 3:10 p.m. -- Santagiulia Arena
Wednesday, Feb. 18
Quarterfinal -- 6:10 a.m. -- Santagiulia Arena
Quarterfinal, 10:40 a.m. (USA) -- Santagiulia Arena
Quarterfinal, 12:10 p.m. -- (USA) Rho Arena
Quarterfinal, 3:10 p.m -- (NBC) Santagiulia Arena
Friday, Feb. 20
Semifinal -- 10:40 a.m. -- (USA) Santagiulia Arena
Semifinal -- 3:10 p.m. -- (NBC) Santagiulia Arena
Saturday, Feb. 21
Bronze medal game -- 2:40 p.m. (USA) -- Santagiulia Arena
Sunday, Feb. 22
Gold medal game -- 8:10 a.m. (NBC) -- Santagiulia Arena
