{"time":1771430827223,"blocks":[{"id":"g0XNp-GRVl","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"It's hockey's time to shine at the 2026 Olympics in Milan."}},{"id":"zVLIQPDTYG","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"And The Hockey News is your destination for coverage and analysis and a chance to share your thoughts during the prestigious Winter Games."}},{"id":"EZsWSrDzDi","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Ryan Kennedy and Michael Traikos are on the ground in Milan as 22 national teams – 12 on the men's side, and 10 on the women's side – look to make their countries proud."}},{"id":"ml5b2e5u","type":"video","data":{"url":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/bcaf2b01-205b-490c-b104-6c4c9b310b31/mp4","caption":"","autoplay":false,"controls":true,"muted":false,"stretched":true,"width":0,"height":0,"image":{"url":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/bcaf2b01-205b-490c-b104-6c4c9b310b31/thumbnail"},"cdn":{"videoId":"bcaf2b01-205b-490c-b104-6c4c9b310b31","libraryId":"372172","collectionId":"30032062-eefd-4041-a355-12ad05bc987b","cdnBaseUrl":"https://vz-052fc010-b27.b-cdn.net","mp4Url":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/bcaf2b01-205b-490c-b104-6c4c9b310b31/mp4","thumbnailUrl":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/bcaf2b01-205b-490c-b104-6c4c9b310b31/thumbnail","previewAnimationUrl":"https://vz-052fc010-b27.b-cdn.net/bcaf2b01-205b-490c-b104-6c4c9b310b31/preview.webp"}}},{"id":"vm0fDAkqYP","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Not only do we have the latest Olympic hockey content for you, but we also have The Hockey News Community on the home page, a forum where you can create your own posts."}},{"id":"2vhpLs_96O","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Here are the schedules, rosters and related stories to dive into as the hockey world gets hyped up for Olympic action."}},{"id":"PBoq9cFaTm","type":"header","data":{"text":"Men's Olympic Hockey Schedule","level":2,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"KU_LmLjByV","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)."}},{"id":"9Eb6q8D_Yj","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Wednesday, Feb. 11: Finland (1) vs. Slovakia (4), Italy (2) vs. Sweden (5)"}},{"id":"jH56E0uP-k","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Thursday, Feb. 12: France (0) vs. Switzerland (4), Canada (5) vs. Czechia (0), USA (5) vs. Latvia (1), Denmark (1) vs. Germany (3)"}},{"id":"siNMr8zpwq","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Friday, Feb. 13: Sweden (1) vs. Finland (4), Slovakia (3) vs. Italy (2), Czechia (6) vs. France (3), Switzerland (1) vs. Canada (5)"}},{"id":"wqELNGQ-9z","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Saturday, Feb. 14: Slovakia (3) vs. Sweden (5), Latvia (4) vs. Germany (3), Italy (0) vs. Finland (11), Denmark (3) vs. USA (6)"}},{"id":"s9VjIfhXd3","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Sunday, Feb. 15: Czechia (3) vs. Switzerland (4, OT), France (2) vs. Canada (10), Latvia (2) vs. Denmark (4), Germany (1) vs. USA (5)"}},{"id":"iG0CkvSW_z","type":"header","data":{"text":"Knockout Stages","level":3,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"tUsqdsfKlT","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Tuesday, Feb. 17: Qualifying round – Germany (5) vs. France (1), Switzerland (3) vs. Italy (0), Czechia (3) vs. Denmark (2), Sweden (5) vs. Latvia (1)"}},{"id":"sYoaQCiUvY","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Wednesday, Feb. 18: Quarterfinals – Slovakia vs. Germany (6:10 a.m.), Canada vs. Czechia (10:40 a.m.), Finland vs. Switzerland (12:10 p.m.), USA vs. Sweden (3:10 p.m.)"}},{"id":"C2IjAAYOuE","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Friday, Feb. 20: Semifinals (games at 10:40 a.m. and 3:10 p.m.)"}},{"id":"RR2vM3Wve-","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Saturday, Feb. 21: Bronze medal game (2:40 p.m.)"}},{"id":"D3I4eHT26o","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Sunday, Feb. 22: Gold medal game (8:10 a.m.)"}},{"id":"lt5R9-h4rk","type":"embed","data":{"service":"twitter","source":"https://x.com/TheHockeyNews/status/2016168698776531286?s=20","embed":"https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=2016168698776531286","width":600,"height":300,"caption":"","meta":{"title":"The Hockey News (@TheHockeyNews) on X","site_name":"X (formerly Twitter)","description":"18-year-old star rookie Matthew Schaefer is back on the cover of The Hockey News for a second time! 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