The USA men's hockey team is in the Winter Olympics quarterfinal game vs. Sweden. Here's the date and time of the game.

The qualification playoff round of the men's hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics took place on Tuesday in Milan, Italy.

While Norway rules the 2026 medal table, its hockey teams are at home — a stark difference from its Nordic neighbors Sweden and Finland.

There seems to be some confusion at the moment regarding the rules of fighting in hockey at the Olympic Winter Games. On Sunday in the game between Canada and France, Pierre Crinon of France fought Tom Wilson of Canada.

An ice hockey player has been banned by his own team for elbowing and then fighting an opponent at the Winter Olympics in Italy.

The men's hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics moves to its single-elimination format starting Feb.17: Here's the bracket and schedule:

Sweden will face Latvia in the men’s hockey qualification playoffs of the 2026 Winter Olympics at Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena, with puck drop at 3:10 p.m. ET and streaming on Peacock, and TV coverage on USA Network.

Severance is coming off an outstanding NHL season in which he went 235-155-21 (plus $2,022). He entered the Olympic break on a 26-12 roll on NHL money-line picks this season, returning $1,326 for $100 players. Anyone following his hockey picks at their favorite sportsbooks could have seen huge returns.

Pierre Crinon has long been considered one of the sport's top global performers, having represented his nation previously at the IIHF World Championships, and played professionally for Brûleurs de Loups of the Ligue Magnus.