Welcome to Last Word On Hockey’s 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics men’s ice hockey Predictions. Each day, our writers here look at the games and give in-depth analysis.

MILAN (AP) — Finland showed plenty of fight in reviving its Olympic campaign. Joel Armia scored a short-handed goal and the Finns outmuscled archrival Sweden in a 4-1 group-stage victory Friday — 20 years after the sides squared off in the gold medal game at the Turin Games.

As the quarterfinals take shape in Wednesday’s Olympic hockey competition. one of the biggest stories to date is the fact that Slovakia are Group B champions. By winning Group B, Slovakia does not have to compete in Tuesday’s qualification round.

Finland unveiled its roster for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 on Jan. 2, naming a group that will try to bring the country its second straight gold medal.

MILAN (AP) — Finland defender Jenni Hiirikoski’s fifth and potentially final Olympic Games are over due to an upper-body injury that will require surgery, the Finnish Ice Hockey Association announced on Saturday.

There was yet another scary Olympics crash Sunday in Milano Cortina. Finnish skier Elias Lajunen landed hard on his back during his freeski big air qualification run at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Livigno,

Several member of the Florida Panthers power the Olympic medal hunt as eight players have advanced to the quarterfinal round.

An unwanted issue rocks the Finnish ski team at the 2026 Olympic games in Milan.

The United States and Canada are one win each away from their seventh meeting in the women's hockey gold-medal game.

DENVER (KDVR) — The Colorado Avalanche is one of the NHL teams with the most players at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, and as the tournament heads into the knockout rounds, the Avs have nearly every player still in action.