After a week or so of preliminaries and qualifiers, we’ve reached the quarterfinals of the 2026 Olympic Men’s Hockey Tournament.
There were four games on Tuesday, with Germany, Czechia, Switzerland, and Sweden all winning to advance to today’s quarterfinals.
There will be four more games today to help whet your appetite for hockey, with things kicking off bright and early here on the East Coast.
Your schedule for Wednesday’s hockey-fest:
- 6:10 AM: Slovakia vs. Germany
- 10:40 AM: Canada vs. Czechia
- 12:10 PM: Finland vs. Switzerland
- 3:10 PM: United States vs. Sweden
As you can see, these some pretty enticing match-ups, particularly
the Sweden vs. United States game.
The Swedes didn’t exactly get off to a flying start in this tournament, but remain a pretty formidable opponent.
They’re certainly the best team the United States men have faced so far in the tournament, so they’ll represent a pretty stiff test.
David Pastrnak and Czechia held on to defeat Denmark on Tuesday and move on to the quarterfinals, where their reward is………Canada.
The Canadians beat Pastrnak and the Czechs 5-0 earlier in the tournament, so we’ll see if the Czechs have any magic in them to pull off an upset.
After today’s slate of games, the men’s semifinals will be on Friday, followed by the bronze medal game on Saturday and the gold medal game on Sunday.
The American women will be going for gold on Thursday afternoon (1:10 PM start), as they face Canada once again.
In non-Olympic related news, the Bruins (remember them?!) will actually return to practice today, with the non-Olympians gathering at Warrior Arena at 11 AM to begin shaking off some of the rust.
As a reminder, the B’s will resume regular NHL action one week from tomorrow, when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets at TD Garden.
Discuss.
