The quarterfinals for the men's hockey tournament will be set on Feb. 17 as the qualification round has four games at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Slovakia opened the 2026 Winter Olympics with a decisive 4–1 victory over defending champion Finland, powered by two goals from Juraj Slafkovský and a 38-save performance from Samuel Hlavaj.

Washington Capitals player Martin Fehervary is representing Slovakia at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games. He hopes to win an Olympic medal for his newborn daughter, Anna. Fehervary is focused on the tournament while his girlfriend Natalia cares for their baby in the US.

MILAN (AP) — Fans, try to keep up: Sometimes the hockey tournament at the Olympics isn’t just win and move on. Slovakia was all smiles after losing 5-3 to Sweden on Saturday. That is because Dalibor Dvorsky scored with 39 seconds left to make it a two-goal margin instead of three and it also gave Slovakia the tiebreaker it needed to win the group and advance automatically to the quarterfinals.

The Olympic men's hockey preliminary round is over. See where Canada, USA, Slovakia, and other teams stand in the power rankings as playoffs begin.

Men's ice hockey preliminary rounds have concluded and playoff brackets are set at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. See the full schedule here.

We are just over a week away from the premier Winter Olympic event: the men’s hockey gold medal game. With the single-elimination tournament starting on Tuesday, let’s take a look at the three favorites (according to Polymarket) to take home gold in Milan.

The quarterfinals for the men's hockey tournament will be set on Feb. 17 as the qualification round has four games at the 2026 Winter Olympics.