Team Sweden plays its first game at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina on Wednesday, marking Lightning captain Victor Hedman’s first appearance on the Olympic stage.
NHL players are back in the Olympics for the first time since the 2014 Sochi Winter Games, which means this tournament will truly feature the best of the best men's hockey players in the world. The tournament is comprised of 12 teams which are seeded and broken into three groups.
If Sweden and Finland aren't at the top of Group B at the conclusion of the preliminary round, then the Olympics will have turned upside down.
The NHL players compete in the Winter Olympics for the first time since 2014, as the 2026 Men's Hockey Tournament is scheduled to start on February 11 in Milan. There will be 12 teams competing in the group stage,
Watch and follow Winter Olympics action, with Team GB's Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson going for a figure skating medal later on day five.
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