2026 men’s Olympic hockey: Schedule, rosters, how to watch

After two straight Olympic Games without NHL players, the world's top professional hockey league returned to the Milan-Cortina Games.

The opening ceremony of the Games will take place on February 6, and the men's hockey tournament will not begin until February 11. Another 10 teams will compete..

Group A includes Canada, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and France; Group B includes Finland, Sweden, Slovenia and Italy; Group C – USA, Germany, Latvia and Denmark.

Continue reading for complete coverage of the event, including lineups, full game schedule, the latest Olympic hockey news and broadcast information from the round-robin games to the medal round.

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Game Schedule

Note: All times are Eastern.

Wednesday, February 11

Group B
Slovakia vs Finland | 10:40 am
Sweden vs Italy | 15:10

Thursday, February 12

Group A
Switzerland vs France | 6:10 am
Czech Republic vs Canada | 10:40 am

Group C
Latvia vs. USA | 15:10
Germany vs Denmark | 15:10

Friday, February 13th.

Group B
Finland vs Sweden | 6:10 am
Italy vs Slovakia | 6:10 am

Group A
France vs Czech Republic | 10:40 am
Canada vs Switzerland | 15:10

Saturday, February 14

Group B
Sweden vs Slovakia | 6:10 am
Finland vs Italy | 10:40 am

Group C
Germany vs Latvia | 6:10 am
USA vs Denmark | 15:10

Sunday, February 15

Group A
Switzerland vs Czech Republic | 6:10 am
Canada vs France | 10:40 am

Group C
USA vs Germany | 15:10
Denmark vs Latvia | 15:10

Tuesday, February 17th.

Playoff qualifying matches

Wednesday, February 18

Quarterfinal matches

Friday, February 20

Semi-final matches

Saturday, February 21

Bronze medal match | 14:40

Sunday, February 22

Gold medal game | 8:10 am

Team compositions

Note. Countries are listed in alphabetical order, and each team's players are listed alphabetically by position. Teams for NHL players included.

Canada

Forwards: McLean Celebrini (San Jose Sharks), Anthony Cirelli (Tampa Bay Lightning), Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins), Brandon Hagel (Tampa Bay Lightning), Bo Horvat (New York Islanders), Nathan MacKinnon (Colorado Avalanche), Brad Marchand (Florida Panthers), Mitch Marner (Vegas Golden Knights), Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers), Braden Point (Tampa Bay Lightning), Sam Reinhart (Florida Panthers), Mark Stone (Vegas Golden Knights), Nick Suzuki (Montreal Canadiens), Tom Wilson (Washington Capitals)

Defenders: Drew Doughty (Los Angeles Kings), Thomas Harley (Dallas Stars), Kale Makar (Colorado Avalanche), Josh Morrissey (Winnipeg Jets), Colton Parayko (St. Louis Blues), Travis Sanheim (Philadelphia Flyers), Shea Theodore (Vegas Golden Knights), Devon Toews (Colorado Avalanche)

Goalkeepers: Jordan Binnington (St. Louis Blues), Darcy Kumper (Los Angeles Kings), Logan Thompson (Washington Capitals)


Czech Republic

Forwards: TBD

Defenders: TBD

Goalkeepers: TBD


Denmark

Forwards: TBD

Defenders: TBD

Goalkeepers: TBD


Finland

Forwards: I'm Sebastian (Carolina Hurricanes), Joel Army (Los Angeles Kings), Mikael Granlund (Anaheim Ducks), Eric Haula (Nashville Predators), Roop Hintz (Dallas Stars), Kaapo Kako (Seattle Kraken), Oliver Kapanen (Montreal Canadiens), Joel Kiviranta (Colorado Avalanche), Artturi Lehkonen (Colorado Avalanche), Anton Lundell (Florida Panthers), Eetu Luostarinen (Florida Panthers), Mikko Rantanen (Dallas Stars), Teuvo Teravainen (Chicago Blackhawks), Eli Tolvanen (Seattle Kraken)

Defenders: Miro Heiskanen (Dallas Stars), Henri Jokihar (Boston Bruins), Mikko Lehtonen, Asa Lindell (Dallas Stars), Olli Maatta (Utah Mammoth), Nicholas Matinpalo (Ottawa Senators), Niko Mikkola (Florida Panthers), Rasmus Ristolainen (Philadelphia Flyers)

Goalkeepers: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (Buffalo Sabers), Kevin Lankinen (Vancouver Canucks), Hair in Saros (Nashville Predators)


France

Forwards: Justin Addamo, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Charles Bertrand, Louis Boudon, Kevin Bozon, Stéphane Da Costa, Aurélien Dare, Florent Douay, Dylan Fabre, Jordan Perret, Anthony Rech, Nicolas Ritz, Sacha Treille

Defenders: Johann Auvitu, Jules Bosc, Enzo Cantagallo, Florian Chakiashvili, Pierre Crinon, Hugo Galle, Enzo Gebi, Thomas Thiry

Goalkeepers: Julian Junca, Martin Neckar, Antoine Keller


Germany

Forwards: TBD

Defenders: TBD

Goalkeepers: TBD


Italy

Forwards: TBD

Defenders: TBD

Goalkeepers: TBD


Latvia

Forwards: TBD

Defenders: TBD

Goalkeepers: TBD


Slovakia

Forwards: TBD

Defenders: TBD

Goalkeepers: TBD


Sweden

Forwards: Jesper Bratt (New Jersey Devils), Leo Karlsson (Anaheim Ducks), Joel Ericsson I (Minnesota Wild), Philip Forsberg (Nashville Predators), Pontus Holmberg (Tampa Bay Lightning), Adrian Kempe (Los Angeles Kings), Gabriel Landeskog (Colorado Avalanche), Elias Lindholm (Boston Bruins), William Nylander (Toronto Maple Leafs), Elias Pettersson (Vancouver Canucks), Rickard Rakell (Pittsburgh Penguins), Lucas Raymond (Detroit Red Wings), Alexander Wennberg (San Jose Sharks), Mika Zibanejad (New York Rangers)

Defenders: Rasmus Andersson (Calgary Flames), Philip Broberg (St. Louis Blues), Jonas Brodin (Minnesota Wild), Rasmus Dahlin (Buffalo Sabers), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (Toronto Maple Leafs), Gustav Forsling (Florida Panthers), Victor Hedman (Tampa Bay Lightning), Erik Karlsson (Pittsburgh Penguins)

Goalkeepers: Philip Gustafsson (Minnesota Wild), Jacob Markstrom (New Jersey Devils), Jesper Wahlstedt (Minnesota Wild)


Switzerland

Forwards: TBD

Defenders: TBD

Goalkeepers: TBD


United States of America

Forwards: Matt Boldy (Minnesota Wild), Kyle Connor (Winnipeg Jets), Jack Eichel (Vegas Golden Knights), Jake Guentzel (Tampa Bay Lightning), Jack Hughes (New Jersey Devils), Clayton Keller (Utah Mammoth), Dylan Larkin (Detroit Red Wings), Auston Matthews (Toronto Maple Leafs), JT Miller (New York Rangers), Brock Nelson (Colorado Avalanche), Take Thompson (Buffalo Sabers), Brady Tkachuk (Ottawa Senators), Matthew Tkachuk (Florida Panthers), Vincent Trocheck (New York Rangers)

Defenders: Brock Faber (Minnesota Wild), Noah Hanifin (Vegas Golden Knights), Quinn Hughes (Minnesota Wild), Seth Jones (Florida Panthers), Charlie McAvoy (Boston Bruins), Jake Sanderson (Ottawa Senators), Jacob Slavin (Carolina Hurricanes), Zach Werenski (Columbus Blue Jackets)

Goalkeepers: Connor Hellebuyck (Winnipeg Jets), Jake Ettinger (Dallas Stars), Jeremy Swayman (Boston Bruins)

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