Everything to know about the 2026 Olympic hockey tournaments

Many of the world's best hockey players will face off in Italy. What's the format? Who are the favorites and top players?

Nearly a dozen with Minnesota ties could be playing men's hockey in the Milan Olympics

For the U.S. team, led by Wild general manager Bill Guerin, recent acquisition Quinn Hughes was one of six players named to the U.S. squad over the summer. The others include Charlie McAvoy, Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel, Brady Tkachuk, and Matthew Tkachuk.

Who was Canada’s biggest Olympics snub?

Now that the Olympics hockey roster is here, did general manager Doug Armstrong and the rest of the Canada braintrust get it right?
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What are the Olympic hockey events for men and women?

Get to know the basics of Olympic hockey — learn how the men’s and women’s tournaments are structured, how games are scored and decided, what rules differ from the NHL, and who the top medal contenders are for Milan Cortina 2026.
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