After the men’s Olympic hockey tournament kicked off at the 2026 Winter Olympics with a doubleheader on Wednesday with National Hockey League players participating for the first time in 12 years, eight nations will take the ice on Thursday.
Canada won the last two Olympics to feature NHL players, in 2010 and 2014, and looks to add their 10th gold overall, but Finland is the defending Olympic champion after its triumph at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
The United States last won a gold medal in the event in 1980, part of the ‘Miracle on Ice’ run, and last medaled in 2010, taking home the silver after an overtime loss to Canada at the Vancouver games.
Here is the full men’s hockey Olympic schedule for Thursday, Feb. 12:
- 6:10 a.m. – Switzerland vs. France | Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com
- 10:40 a.m. – Canada vs. Czechia | Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena | USA Network, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com
- 3:10 p.m. – USA vs. Latvia | Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena | USA Network, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com
- 3:10 p.m. – Germany vs. Denmark | Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com
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