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Marcus D. Smith, USA TODAYFebruary 16, 2026 at 6:06 AM

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Olympic men's hockey: Who's in playoff qualifying, bracket, schedule

The men's hockey knockout rounds have been set after the conclusion of the preliminary round at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina, Italy.

The tournament continues with the qualifying round on Tuesday, Feb. 17, and concludes with the gold medal game on Feb. 22.

The preliminary round ended on Feb. 15 with Switzerland beating Czechia 4-3 in overtime, Canada pummeling France 10-2, Denmark beating Latvia 4-2 and the USA handling Germany 5-1.

Canada finished atop Group A with 3-0 and nine points and the United States led Group C with the same record. Canada won the top overall seed with a better goal differential than the USA. Both teams earned a bye to the quarterfinals, avoiding the qualifying round.

Slovakia, Finland and Sweden each had six points in Group B. Slovakia won the group on a tiebreaker and Finland finished with the best second-place record. Those two countries also got a bye. The remaining eight teams playing in the qualifying round.

Here's the full schedule for the men's ice hockey playoffs at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games:

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Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 15, 2026 in Milan, Italy.

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Quinn Hughes #43 of Team United States skates with the puck against Parker Tuomie #62 of Team Germany in the first period during the Men's Preliminary Group C match between the United States and Germany on day nine of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 15, 2026 in Milan, Italy.

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Men's ice hockey: 2026 Winter Olympic playoffs full schedule

Here's is the full schedule for the 2026 Winter Olympics playoffs from Feb. 17 to Feb. 22. All games will be played at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena or Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, and aired on USA Network, CNBC or NBC and streamed on Peacock.

Tuesday, Feb. 17

Here is the following men's ice hockey schedule at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina, Italy on Feb. 17:

Men's ice hockey qualifying round -

Germany vs. France, 6:10 a.m. ET

Switzerland vs. Italy, 6:10 a.m. ET

Czechia vs. Denmark, 10:40 a.m. ET

Sweden vs. Latvia, 3:10 p.m. ET

Wednesday, Feb. 18

Here is the men's ice hockey schedule at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina, Italy on Feb. 18:

Men's ice hockey quarterfinal round -

Slovakia vs. Germany-France winner, 6:10 a.m. ET

Canada vs. Czechia-Denmark winner, 10:40 a.m. ET

Finland vs. Switzerland-Italy winner, 12:10 p.m. ET

United States vs. Sweden-Latvia winner, 3:10 p.m. ET

Friday, Feb. 20

Here is the men's ice hockey schedule at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina, Italy on Feb. 20:

Men's ice hockey semifinal round -

TBD vs. TBD, 10:40 a.m. ET

TBD vs. TBD, 3:10 p.m. ET

Saturday, Feb. 21: Bronze medal game

Here is the men's ice hockey schedule for the bronze medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina, Italy on Feb. 21:

Seminfinal loser vs. semifinal loser, 2:40 p.m. ET

Sunday, Feb. 22: Gold medal game

Here is the men's ice hockey schedule for the gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina, Italy on Feb. 22.

Semifinal winner vs. semifinal winner, 8:10 a.m. ET

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