Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament
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- The men's tournament in ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics took place in Milan, Italy, between 11 and 22 February 2026.
- Russia and Belarus were banned from competing due to the countries' invasion of Ukraine.
- Finland, the defending 2022 Olympic champions, were defeated by Canada in the semifinals and won the bronze medal over 2022 bronze medalists Slovakia.
- A knockout system was used after the group stage.
- Rosters NHL participation On 2 February 2024, the IIHF announced that an agreement had been reached with the National Hockey League (NHL) for a break in its regular season to allow the league's players to participate in the Olympics for the first time since 2014.
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WikipediaThe men's tournament in ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics took place in Milan, Italy, between 11 and 22 February 2026. Twelve countries qualified for the tournament; eight via ranking by the IIHF, three via qualification tournaments, and Italy as hosts. Russia and Belarus were banned from competing due to the countries' invasion of Ukraine.
The United States won their first gold medal since 1980, defeating Canada 2–1 in overtime in the gold medal game. Finland, the defending 2022 Olympic champions, were defeated by Canada in the semifinals and won the bronze medal over 2022 bronze medalists Slovakia.
The twelve teams were split into three groups of four teams, and played each team in the group once. A knockout system was used after the group stage. The top team of each group and the best second-ranked team advanced to the quarterfinals, while all other teams played in the qualification playoffs.
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