The 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics men’s ice hockey tournament starts in just two days. Although Canada and the United States are considered to be the favorites, there are five really good teams, and even 8 or 10 who could

With NHL players finally returning to the Olympics, Team Canada announced its captain and alternate captains for the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic men’s hockey team.

Ice hockey is one of the most popular events each Winter Olympics cycle. Check out information on the format, scoring, rules, and more now.

After suffering a devastating loss to Canada in the gold medal game four years ago, the U.S. women's hockey team is out for some revenge at the 2026 Winter Olympics. With a collection of proven Olympic veterans and rising stars, the Americans have shown through their first two games that they have the team to compete for another gold medal.

The 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics ice hockey events will take place at the Milano Rho and Milano Santagiulia ice hockey arenas, kicking off with preliminary round matches on Thursday, Feb. 5, running through to the men's gold medal match on Sunday, Feb. 22. A full schedule of the ice hockey events can be found down below.

The Canadian women have won gold at five of the last six Winter Olympics, but USA has all the momentum heading into the 2026 Milano Cortina Games.

A pivotal Group A matchup is set for Sunday night in Milan, as Czechia prepares to take on Finland in women’s ice hockey action at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

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MILAN (AP) — Host nation Italy secured a place in the quarterfinals of the Olympic women's hockey tournament for the first time by beating Japan 3-2 on Monday. Italy improved to 2-1, with one game left against Germany,

Stream every moment and every medal of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games on Peacock. Read more NBC News coverage of the Olympics and the athletes competing. Fresh off her gold medal win in Italy, skier Breezy Johnson spoke with NBC News NOW about being the first gold medalist for Team USA for the 2026 Winter Games.

Canada has won nine Olympic gold medals in men’s ice hockey. Their first Olympic gold medal came in 1920 at the Antwerp Summer Olympics. The team dominated for three decades before the rise of the Soviet Union. Canada’s men’s Olympic hockey gold medals came in the following years: