Six Anaheim Ducks will be part of the historic Milan Cortina Olympics hockey competition when NHL players return to Olympic ice for the first time in 12 years.
Men’s hockey opened play Wednesday with Finland taking on Slovakia and Sweden facing off against hosts Italy. The United States men’s team opens play Wednesday against Latvia.
The gold medal game is scheduled for Feb. 22. This Olympics is the first since 2014 to include NHL players.
Anaheim Ducks at the Milan Cortina Olympics
Here are the Anaheim Ducks competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Jackson Lacombe, Team United States
Feb. 12: USA v. Latvia: Feb. 12 at 12:10 p.m.
Feb. 14: USA v. Denmark: Feb. 14 12:10 p.m.
Feb. 15: USA v. Germany, 12:10 p.m.
Lukas Dostal and Radko Gudas, Team Czechia
Feb. 12: Czechia v. Canada, 7:40 a.m.
Feb. 13: France v. Czechia, 7:40 a.m.
Feb. 15: Switzerland v. Czechia, 3:10 a.m.
Leo Carlsson, Team Sweden
Feb. 11: Sweden vs. Italy, 12:10 p.m.
Feb. 13: Finland vs. Sweden, 3:10 a.m.
Feb. 14: Sweden vs. Slovakia, 3:10 a.m.
Mikael Granlund, Team Finland
Feb. 11: Slovakia v. Finland, 7:40 a.m.
Feb. 13: Finland v. Sweden, 3:10 a.m.
Feb. 14: Finland v. Italy, 7:40 a.m.
Damian Clara, Team Italy
Sweden vs. Italy, 12:10 p.m.
Italy vs. Slovakia, 3:10 a.m.
Finland vs. Italy, 7:40 a.m.
Men’s hockey groups at the Milan Cortina Olympics
The competition format features 12 teams split into three groups.
Play starts with a round robin in each group. Each team will play three games with the group’s top teams and the best overall second-place team advancing to the quarterfinals. The other eight teams enter a qualification playoff to determine four remaining quarterfinal spots.
Group A
Group B
Group C