2026 Winter Olympics: Schedule for U.S. men’s, women’s teams as marquee matchups announced

With the winter Olympic Games from 2026 to less than a year old, the A calendar have been presented for both male and female ice hockey games.

The United States Men’s Hockey Team will compete as part of Group C, which will also include Denmark, Germany and Latvia. After the group’s play stage, the quarterfinals will begin on February 17, while the Gold Medals Game will take place on February 22.

In the meantime, the U.S. Women’s Hockey Team will be part of Group A, which is one of the two groups in the women’s strip. The United States will compete along with Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland and Switzerland in the group stage. The quarterfinals will begin on February 13 and the gold medal game will be played on February 19.

Schedule of the United States Men

• February 12: United States in Latvia
• February 14: Denmark in the United States
• February 15: Germany in the United States

Monday, the 12 countries announced the first six players This will constitute their respective roosters. The United States list will be headed by Jack Eichel, Auston Matthews, Brady Tkachuk and Matthew Tkachuk, along with defenders Quinn Hughes and Charlie Mcavoy.

The 2026 winter Olympic Games will mark the first time that Nhl Players will participate in 12 years. NHL players last adapted to their countries in Russia in 2014. The 2026 field will not include Russia, as athletes in the country are still banned after the invasion of Russia in Ukraine.

Finland captured the gold medal at the 2022 winter Olympic Games with a victory over Russia, while Slovakia won the bronze medal with a victory against Sweden. Both Canada and the United States ended up losing in the quarterfinals.

United States Women’s Hours

• February 5: Czech Republic in the United States
• February 7: Finland in the United States
• February 9: United States in Switzerland
• February 10: United States in Canada

The group game will begin on February 5, which is one day before the Olympic opening ceremonies and will conclude on February 10. The quarterfinals will begin on February 13 and the gold medal game will be played on February 19.

The most notable party will probably be when the United States faces Canada on February 10. The United States and Canada are known to each other after fighting the Gold Medal Game at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

In 2022, Canada surpassed Sweden and Switzerland 21-3 en route to a gold medal party, while the United States defeated the tastes of the Czech Republic and Finland. The Canadians finally won a 3-2 victory against the Americans with Amanda Kessel (sister of the former star of the NHL Phil Kessel), scoring the game winner at 19:47 in the third period.

Canada has captured the gold medal in five of the last six Winter Olympic Games dating to 2002. At the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, the United States defeated Canada in the Gold Medal.