2026 Men’s Olympic Hockey Schedule

The IIHF confirmed the 12 participating nations and their group placements using the 2023 World Ranking and Olympic qualifiers. Olympic hockey qualification is locked in before the tournament cycle, the IIHF uses the most recent completed World Ranking—which, for 2026, is the ranking published after the 2023 World Championship.

2026 Men’s Olympic Hockey – Official Groups

Group A

• Canada
• Finland
• USA
• Germany

These four qualified directly via their 2023 IIHF World Ranking.

Group B

• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Czechia
• Italy (host nation)

Italy receives automatic entry as host; the other three qualified via world ranking.

Group C

• Slovakia
• Latvia
• Denmark
• France

All four earned their spots through the Olympic Qualification Tournament.

Tournament Notes

• 12 teams, 3 groups of 4, round‑robin format.
• All 12 teams advance to the playoff bracket, starting with qualification playoff games.
• Seeding is based on the 2023 IIHF World Ranking.

Game schedule

All times EST

Wednesday, Feb. 11

Group B

• Slovakia vs. Finland | 10:40 a.m.
• Sweden vs. Italy | 3:10 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 12

Group A

• Switzerland vs. France | 6:10 a.m.
• Czechia vs. Canada | 10:40 a.m.

Group C

• Latvia vs. USA | 3:10 p.m.
• Germany vs. Denmark | 3:10 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 13

Group B

• Finland vs. Sweden | 6:10 a.m.
• Italy vs. Slovakia | 6:10 a.m.

Group A

• France vs. Czechia | 10:40 a.m.
• Canada vs. Switzerland | 3:10 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 14

Group B

• Sweden vs. Slovakia | 6:10 a.m.
• Finland vs. Italy | 10:40 a.m.

Group C

• Germany vs. Latvia | 6:10 a.m.
• USA vs. Denmark | 3:10 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 15

Group A

• Switzerland vs. Czechia | 6:10 a.m.
• Canada vs. France | 10:40 a.m.

Group C

• USA vs. Germany | 3:10 p.m.
• Denmark vs. Latvia | 3:10 p.m.

Playoff Qualifiers

Tuesday, Feb. 17

No. 5 Switzerland vs. No. 12 Italy 6:10 a.m. ET (winner faces Finland)
No. 6 Germany vs. No. 11 France. 6:10 a.m. ET (winner faces Slovakia)
No. 8 Czechia vs. No. 9 Denmark. 10:40 a.m. ET (winner faces Canada)
No. 7 Sweden vs. No. 10 Latvia. 3:10 p.m. (winner faces USA)

Quarter Finals

Wednesday, Feb. 18

• Slovakia vs. Germany – 6:10 a.m. ET
• Canada vs. Czechia – 10:40 a.m. ET
• Finland vs. Switzerland – 12:10 p.m. ET
• United States vs. Sweden – 3:10 p.m. ET

Friday, Feb. 20

Semi-Finals

• Canada vs Finland 10:40 am
• USA vs Slovakia 3:10 pm

Saturday, Feb. 21

Bronze medal game | 2:40 p.m.

• Finland 6 – Slovakia 1

Sunday, Feb. 22

Gold medal game | 8:10 a.m.

• Team USA 2 – Canada 1 OT