One of the biggest events at the Winter Games is men’s ice hockey.
The competition format has the 12 nations split into three groups of four teams each. They play a round-robin format, with each nation playing every country in its group. These results are used alongside goal differential and other tiebreakers to set a 12-team ranking.
The winner of each group and the best team remaining after are given a bye. Then the eight remaining teams enter the knockout stage, which is a single-elimination bracket. Matches then proceed until the final two teams standing compete for the gold medal.
Here is a look at the hockey bracket for the knockout stage, after the round-robin stage of the 2026 Olympics.
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2026 Olympic men’s hockey playoff bracket
Qualification Games
- No. 8 Czechia 3, No. 9 Denmark 2
- No. 7 Sweden 5, No. 10 Latvia 1
- No. 6 Germany 5, No. 11 France 1
- No. 5 Switzerland 3, No. 12 Italy 0
Quarterfinals
- No. 1 Canada 4, No. 8 Czechia 3 (OT)
- No. 2 USA 2, No. 7 Sweden 1
- No. 3 Slovakia 6, No. 6 Germany 2
- No. 4 Finland 3, No. 5 Switzerland 2 (OT)
Semifinals
- No. 2 USA 6, No. 3 Slovakia 2
- No. 1 Canada 3, No. 4 Finland 2
Bronze Medal Game
- No. 4 Finland 6, No. 3 Slovakia 1
Gold Medal Game
Olympic men’s hockey playoff schedule
Olympic men’s hockey qualification playoffs
Byes: Canada, USA, Slovakia, Finland
Tuesday, February 17
| Time (ET) | Matchup | TV/Live stream |
| 6:10 a.m. | No. 6 Germany 5, No. 11 France 1 | Peacock |
| 6:10 a.m. | No. 5 Switzerland 3, No. 12 Italy 0 | Peacock |
| 10:40 a.m. | No. 8 Czechia 3, No. 9 Denmark 2 | Peacock |
| 3:10 p.m. | No. 7 Sweden 5, No. 10 Latvia 1 | USA, Peacock |
Olympic men’s ice hockey quarterfinals
Wednesday, February 18
| Time (ET) | Matchup | TV/Live stream |
| 6:10 a.m. | No. 3 Slovakia 6, No. 6 Germany 2 | Peacock |
| 10:40 a.m. | No. 1 Canada 4, No. 8 Czechia 3 (OT) | USA, Peacock |
| 12:10 p.m. | No. 4 Finland 3, No. 5 Switzerland 2 (OT) | Peacock |
| 3:10 p.m. | No. 2 USA 2, No. 7 Sweden 1 (OT) | NBC, Peacock |
Olympic men’s ice hockey semifinals
Friday, February 20
| Time (ET) | Matchup | TV/Live stream |
| 10:40 a.m. | No. 1 Canada 3, No. 4 Finland 2 | Peacock |
| 1:10 p.m. | No. 2 USA 6, No. 3 Slovakia 2 | NBC, Peacock |
Olympic men’s ice hockey medal game
Saturday, February 21 — Bronze medal game
| Time (ET) | Matchup | TV/Live stream |
| 2:40 p.m. | Finland 6, Slovakia 1 | USA, Peacock |
Sunday, February 22 — Gold medal game
| Time (ET) | Matchup | TV/Live stream |
| 8:10 a.m. | Canada vs. USA | NBC, Peacock |
