Men's Olympic Ice Hockey
2026 Olympic
Hockey
Advertisement
Canada has begun the men’s hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics in dominant form, routing Czechia 5-0 in its opening game.
Macklin Celebrini, Mark Stone, Bo Horvat, Nathan MacKinnon and Nick Suzuki scored for Canada.
The lone negative for the Canadians was that Josh Morrissey left the game early in the second period and did not return.
Share your reaction with us at live@theathletic.com.
There have been 25 editions of men's hockey at the Winter Olympics. Here are the six most successful nations:
Great Britain, Germany, Switzerland, Slovakia have also won medals in men's hockey.
Russia and Czechia's totals includes medals won as predecessor nations.
GO FURTHER
Ranking the greatest men’s Olympic hockey teams from Canada and the USA
NHL players competed at the Olympics for the first time in 12 years yesterday as the men's hockey tournament got underway.
The first result was an absolute stunner, as Slovakia upset Finland 4-1 behind a two-goal performance from Juraj Slafkovsky. The second game's result was more in line with expectations as Sweden beat host nation Italy 5-2, though the Italians scored first before keeping it a one-goal game until the final five minutes.
Follow the link below to learn more about yesterday's action.
GO FURTHER
What we saw on Day 1 of Olympic men’s hockey: Slovakia stuns Finland, Landeskog returns
Today's hockey action kicks off in 10 minutes, as the other two teams in Canada and Czechia's group, Switzerland and France, face off. Today's slate also features the final preliminary game of the women's tournament, the rescheduled game between Canada and Finland.
Later on, Team USA plays its first game in men's hockey, taking on Latvia at 9:10 p.m. CET / 3:10 p.m. ET.
Click on the schedule below to check out the full hockey schedule.
All events have concluded. See full medal count.
Will Canada get off to a strong start today, or can Czechia pull off an upset? Which country will win the gold medal in men's hockey?
We’d love to hear your thoughts, opinions and predictions for the Milan Cortina Games.
Email us at live@theathletic.com, and we'll take the best submissions and feature them in our coverage here!
There is no better place to get the highest quality sports journalism than The Athletic.
Our comprehensive Milan Cortina coverage will continue through the extinguishing of the Olympic flame.
If you are a sports fan who wants insightful, thorough reporting, a subscription to The Athletic is for you. Get one here.
Today's men's hockey game between Canada and Czechia at the 2026 Winter Olympics will air on CBC, Sportsnet One and TSN 1, and stream on CBC Gem, Sportsnet+ and TSN for fans in Canada.
For those in the U.S., the game will will air on USA Network and stream on Peacock and NBCOlympics.com.
Today's men's hockey game between Canada and Czechia at the 2026 Winter Olympics is scheduled for 4:40 p.m. CET local time in Milan. That's 10:40 a.m. ET and 7:40 a.m. PT in North America.
Hello and welcome along to our live coverage of today's Canada vs. Czechia game in men's hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
NHL players are back at the Olympics for the first time in 12 years, so today's game marks the Olympic debut of players like Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar.
Stay with us as we build up to today's game!
Hockey News