Olympic hockey bracket: Updated schedule, results for 2026 men's knockout games

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One of the biggest events at the Winter Games is men's ice hockey.

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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 vs. No. 9 Denmark
  • No. 7 Sweden vs. No. 10 Latvia
  • No. 6 Germany vs. No. 11 France
  • No. 5 Switzerland vs. No. 12 Italy

Quarterfinals

  • No. 1 Canada vs. No. 8 Czechia/No. 9 Denmark
  • No. 2 USA vs. No. 7 Sweden/No. 10 Latvia
  • No. 3 Slovakia vs. No. 6 Germany/No. 11 France
  • No. 4 Finland vs. No. 5 Switzerland/No. 12 Italy

Semifinals

  • TBD vs. TBD
  • TBD vs. TBD

Bronze Medal Game

  • TBD vs. TBD

Gold Medal Game

  • TBD vs. TBD

Olympic men's hockey playoff schedule

Olympic men's hockey qualification playoffs

Byes: Canada, USA, Slovakia, Finland

Tuesday, February 17

Time (ET)Matchup6:10 a.m.No. 6 Germany vs. No. 11 France6:10 a.m. No. 5 Switzerland vs. No. 12 Italy10:40 a.m.No. 8 Czechia vs. No. 9 Denmark3:10 p.m.No. 7 Sweden vs. No. 10 Latvia

Olympic men's ice hockey quarterfinals 

Wednesday, February 18

Time (ET)Matchup6:10 a.m.No. 3 Slovakia vs. No. 6 Germany/No. 11 France10:40 a.m.No. 1 Canada vs. No. 8 Czechia/No. 9 Denmark12:10 p.m.No. 4 Finland vs. No. 5 Switzerland/No. 12 Italy3:10 p.m.No. 2 USA vs. No. 7 Sweden/No. 10 Latvia

Olympic men's ice hockey semifinals

Friday, February 20

Time (ET)Matchup10:40 a.m.TBD1:10 p.m.TBD

Olympic men's ice hockey finals

Saturday, February 21 -- Bronze medal game

Time (ET)Matchup2:40 p.m. TBD

Sunday, February 22 -- Gold medal game

Time (ET)Matchup8:10 a.m.TBD

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