The 2026 Winter Olympics have gotten underway in Italy, but you'll have to wait a little longer for Men's Hockey in Milan. Three Toronto Maple Leafs [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs] players will represent their countries at the Games: Auston Matthews with the United States, and William Nylander and Oliver Ekman-Larsson [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/maple-leafs-oliver-ekman-larsson-knew-about-olympics-selection-weeks-before-official-announcement] with Team Sweden. There'll be three clusters of teams in the Men's tournament, with Canada, the US, and Sweden each in different groups: Group A Group B Group C Canada Finland USA Switzerland Sweden Germany Czechia Slovakia Latvia France Italy Denmark As there are different groups, each of the two teams with Maple Leafs players — as well as Canada — won't face each other in the round-robin. They could, however, see one another in the knockout rounds. Below are the preliminary round schedules for the USA, Sweden, and Canada. TEAM USA'S SCHEDULE Thursday, Feb. 12 - Latvia vs. United States - 3:10 p.m. ET (9:10 p.m. local) *Watch in Canada: CBC, CBC Gem, SN; in the US: USA, Peacock Saturday, Feb. 14 - United States vs. Denmark - 3:10 p.m. ET (9:10 p.m. local) *Watch in Canada: CBC Gem, TSN; in the US: USA, Peacock Sunday, Feb. 15 - United States vs. Germany - 3:10 p.m. ET (9:10 p.m. local) *Watch in Canada: CBC, CBC Gem, TSN; in the US: USA, Peacock TEAM SWEDEN'S SCHEDULE Wednesday, Feb. 11 - Sweden vs. Italy - 3:10 p.m. ET (9:10 p.m. local) *Watch in Canada: CBC, SN, and TSN; in the US: USA and Peacock Friday, Feb. 13 - Finland vs. Sweden - 6:10 a.m. ET (12:10 p.m. local) *Watch in Canada: TSN, CBC Gem; in the US: USA and Peacock Saturday, Feb. 14 - Sweden vs. Slovakia - 6:10 a.m. ET (12:10 p.m. local) *Watch in Canada: SN, CBC Gem; in the US: Peacock TEAM CANADA'S SCHEDULE Thursday, Feb. 12 - Czechia vs. Canada - 10:40 a.m. ET (4:40 p.m. local) *Watch in Canada: CBC, CBC Gem; in the US: USA, Peacock Friday, Feb. 13 - Canada vs. Switzerland - 3:10 p.m. ET (9:10 p.m. local) *Watch in Canada: CBC, CBC Gem; in the US: Peacock Sunday, Feb. 15 - Canada vs. France - 10:40 a.m. ET (4:40 p.m. local) *Watch in Canada: CBC, CBC Gem; in the US: USA, Peacock 'Probably A Little Chirping': What The Maple Leafs Expect When Facing Each Other In Winter Olympics [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/a51c70a1-38ce-4f5f-b232-d3feca672140.jpeg] 'Probably A Little Chirping': What The Maple Leafs Expect When Facing Each Other In Winter Olympics Canada, the USA, and Sweden are in different groups, but could face each other in the elimination rounds. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/probably-a-little-chirping-what-the-maple-leafs-expect-when-facing-each-other-in-winter-olympics] Once the round-robin ends, the top four teams will earn byes in the quarterfinals. The other eight teams will then play in the playoff qualification (on Feb. 17) as follows: 5 vs. 12 6 vs. 11 7 vs. 10 8 vs. 9 Once those games are finished, the quarterfinals (on Feb. 18) will then be set with: 1 vs. Winner of 8/9 2 vs. Winner of 7/10 3 vs. Winner of 6/11 4 vs. Winner of 5/12 Following the round of eight, the semifinals will be played on Feb. 20, with the highest-seeded team facing the lowest-seeded team (from the preliminary round) and the other two teams taking on each other. The losers of the semi-final will play in the Bronze Medal game (Feb. 21). The winners will then face off in the Gold Medal game (Feb. 22).
