The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are into the final week, and the knockout medal bracket in men’s hockey is upon us. All 12 teams still have a chance at reaching the gold medal game, but for eight of those teams,

The point is not to be surprised that Canada isn’t a mega-lock here. By Olympic standards, this game is expected to be close, where just 1.2 goals separate the two teams. Canada is expected to win and is clearly the better team, but in hockey, anything can happen when the margins are that thin. Finland is going to be a tough out.

The United States men's hockey team is moving on to the Winter Olympics semifinals. After a hard-fought battle with Sweden in the quarterfinal, Quinn Hughes played hero for the United States and scored the game-winning goal in overtime. Fans celebrated the iconic moment for Team USA on social media afterwards.

Find the full schedule, scoring and goaltending leaders and knockout round bracket here.

Canada captain Sidney Crosby has not been ruled out of the men's Olympic tournament, coach Jon Cooper said on Thursday, after the twice gold medallist left their quarter-final game injured.

His performance in that Beijing tournament heavily influenced the Montreal Canadiens’ decision to draft Juraj Slafkovský with the No. 1 overall pick at the 2022 NHL Draft. It gave them confidence that a big stage did not scare him and he would not wilt under the pressure, something Slafkovský is showing with Slovakia again at these Olympics.

The Germans will meet Slovakia in the quarterfinals of the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics.