๐Ÿ’ Welcome to the 2026 Winter Olympics Hockey Megathread!

This will be your one-stop thread for all Avalanche-adjacent Olympic content.

We'll be posting GDTs for all major matches and elimination rounds, with special priority given to games featuring Avalanche players representing their national teams.

Planned Coverage:

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden!
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland!!
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czechia!
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada!!!
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA!

If one of our boys touches the ice, there will be a GDT. If they score? We riot (respectfully).

Who's Where:

  • Landeskog – Team Sweden
  • Lehkonen – Team Finland
  • Kiviranta – Team Finland
  • Necas – Team Czechia
  • MacKinnon – Team Canada
  • Makar – Team Canada
  • Toews – Team Canada
  • Nelson – Team USA

What to Expect:

  • A GDT for specific games with Planned Coverage (see above)
  • A GDT for all games on a day, if no Planned Coverage
  • This is an Avalanche subreddit, therefore we have a larger focus on games with our players in them.
  • If a game does not get its own GDT, please feel free to discuss in the posted GDT!
  • Weโ€™ll monitor interest and adjust coverage as needed. Your feedback is valued.

Links & Schedule (Updated Daily):

Note:

All times are Mountain Time.

W = Women's
M = Men's

Italicised = GDT Planned

Final scores will be added.

Links:

Schedule:

02.05, Thursday ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿผ Women's Prelim. Rounds

0410 – W – Sweden v Germany – R: 4-1
0640 – W – Italy v France – R: 4-1
0840 – W – USA v Czechia – R: 5-1

02.06, Friday

0410 – W – France v Japan – R: 2-3
0640 – W – Czechia v Switzerland – R: 3-4 (SO)

02.07, Saturday

0410 – W – Germany v Japan
0640 – W – Sweden v Italy
0840 – W – USA v Finland
1310 – W – Switzerland v Canada

02.08, Sunday

0840 – W – France v Sweden
1310 – W – Czechia v Finland

02.09, Monday

0410 – W – Japan v Italy
0840 – W – Germany v France
1240 – W – Switzerland v USA
1310 – W – Canada v Czechia

02.10, Tuesday

0410 – W – Japan v Sweden
0840 – W – Italy v Germany
1210 – W – Canada v USA
1310 – W – Finland v Switzerland

02.11, Wednesday ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฝ Men's Prelim. Rounds

0840 – M – Slovakia v Finland – Link TBD
1310 – M – Sweden v Italy – Link TBD

02.12, Thursday

0410 – M – Switzerland v France
0630 – W – Finland v Canada
0840 – M – Czechia v Canada – Link TBD
1310 – M – Latvia v USA – Link TBD
1310 – M – Germany v Denmark – Link TBD

02.13, Friday ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿผ Women's Quarterfinals

0410 – M – Finland v Sweden – Link TBD
0410 – M – Italy v Slovakia
0840 – M – France v Czechia
0840 – Women's Play-offs Quarterfinals – Link TBD
1310 – M – Canada v Switzerland – Link TBD
1310 – Women's Play-offs Quarterfinals – Link TBD

02.14, Saturday

0410 – M – Sweden v Slovakia – Link TBD
0410 – M – Germany v Latvia
0840 – M – Finland v Italy – Link TBD
0840 – Women's Play-offs Quarterfinals – Link TBD
1310 – M – USA v Denmark – Link TBD
1310 – Women's Play-offs Quarterfinals – Link TBD

02.15, Sunday

0410 – M – Switzerland v Czechia – Link TBD
0840 – M – Canada v France – Link TBD
1110 – M – Denmark v Latvia
1310 – M – USA v Germany – Link TBD

02.16, Monday๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿผ Women's Semifinals

0840 – Women's Play-offs Semifinals – Link TBD
1310 – Women's Play-offs Semifinals – Link TBD

02.17, Tuesday — ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฝ Men's Qualifications

0410 – Men's Qualification Play-off I – Link TBD
0410 – Men's Qualification Play-off II – Link TBD
0840 – Men's Qualification Play-off III – Link TBD
1310 – Men's Qualification Play-off IV – Link TBD

02.18, Wednesday — ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฝ Men's Quarterfinals

0410 – Men's Play-offs Quarterfinals I – Link TBD
0410 – Men's Play-offs Quarterfinals II – Link TBD
0840 – Men's Play-offs Quarterfinals III – Link TBD
1310 – Men's Play-offs Quarterfinals IV – Link TBD

02.19, Thursday — Women's Medal Games ๐Ÿฅ‰๐Ÿฅ‡

0640 – Women's Bronze Medal Game – Link TBD
1110 – Women's Gold Medal Game – Link TBD

02.20, Friday — ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฝ Men's. Semifinals

0840 – Men's Play-offs Semifinals I – Link TBD
1310 – Men's Play-offs Semifinals II – Link TBD

02.21, Saturday — Men's Bronze Medal Game ๐Ÿฅ‰

1240 – Men's Bronze Medal Game – Link TBD

02.22, Sunday — Men's Gold Medal Game ๐Ÿฅ‡

0610 – Men's Gold Medal Game – Link TBD

Leaderboard:

Total Wins only.

Women:

Sweden = 1
Italy = 1
USA = 1
Japan = 1
Switzerland = 1

Men:

TBD

Last update: 02.06, 1230

7 comments
  1. I haven’t seen an update on whether Toews’ wife had their baby yet. He said he wouldn’t go to Italy until the baby is born.

  2. Pasta wearing the Czech jester outfit carrying the Czech flag at the front of the Czech athletes was a classic moment. I didn’t see MacKinnon, Makar, or Toews repping Canada.

  3. Heading to Germany today and will be there, then Sweden for most of the menโ€™s games! Gonna rock a Lande jersey in Sweden while watching the game vs Finland.

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