The 2026 Winter Olympic Games are underway in Italy and several Devils are taking part, representing their countries in Men’s Ice Hockey: Nico Hischier, Timo Meier and Jonas Siegenthaler (Switzerland), Jack Hughes (USA), Jesper Bratt and Jacob Markstrom (Sweden) and Simon Nemec (Slovakia).
The tournament begins Wednesday, Feb. 11 and concludes with the Gold Medal Game on Sunday, Feb. 22.
Stay tuned here for daily updates, recaps, videos and more on the Devils players and how they’re performing for their countries.
Slovakia vs. Finland, 10:40 a.m.
Slovakia: Nemec
Sweden vs. Italy, 3:10 p.m.
Sweden: Bratt, Markstrom
Photos from the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Italy. Photos by Getty Images.
Sweden’s Jesper Bratt: “Obviously we come here to win gold. There's nothing else on our agenda. But it's got to start with every game. It's not a Game 7.” pic.twitter.com/YcNgQrXSaj
De sex stora nationerna i OS och hur de tränat inför premiärmatcherna senare i veckan.
🇨🇦 Kanada & 🇺🇸 USA (1)
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🇸🇪 Sverige & 🇫🇮 Finland (2)
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🇨🇿 Tjeckien & 🇨🇭 Schweiz (3) pic.twitter.com/2Yi8t1dtwf
Alle Spieler sind gut in Mailand angekommen ✔️. Erstes Olympia-Training mit dem kompletten Team: Harte Arbeit bei hoher Intensität. 💯
Tous les joueurs sont bien arrivés à Milan. Premier entraînement olympique avec l’équipe au complet : travail intense et grande intensité. 🚀 pic.twitter.com/aEzHfW6IQt
Cory and Brian have Nico Hischier on as a guest in the latest episode of One-Time All Stars.
The NHL has officially hit pause and the hockey world’s attention shifts to Milan for the next couple of weeks. While some of the league’s biggest stars are heading overseas for best-on-best Olympic competition, others (myself included!) are packing their bags for a different kind of trip, chasing some sun, grabbing a little relaxation, loading up on vitamin D, and resetting before the final stretch of the NHL season.
It’s definitely a little strange to have such a long break in February, but it’s the trade-off that comes with Olympic hockey. The players not participating will be back in action sooner than it feels, teams are allowed to start holding practices again on February 18, though some rosters will still be missing their Olympians. It’ll create a bit of a mini training camp vibe around the league. But before we start thinking about the stretch run, this is a good moment for everyone, players and fans alike, to take a breath and enjoy the break.
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